42244 0 3 econsultancy_xml <p>The paper decided to drop its pay wall back in September, reckoning that increased traffic and subsequent ad revenue would be more than enough to offset the loss of the $10m per year it received from subscribers. </p> <p>In the UK, <a href="/blog/1797-ft-com-changes-its-subscription-model">FT.com has also recently made more of its content free to view</a>, while Rupert Murdoch announced last week that the Wall Street Journal will soon be free to access. </p> <p> <strong>Related stories:<br /></strong> <a href="/blog/1839-is-the-nyt-s-comment-policy-up-with-the-times">Is the NYT's comment policy up with the times?</a> <br /> <a href="/blog/629-new-york-times-allows-user-comments-on-third-party-sites">New York Times allows user comments - on third party sites</a> </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>The paper decided to drop its pay wall back in September, reckoning that increased traffic and subsequent ad revenue would be more than enough to offset the loss of the $10m per year it received from subscribers. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>In the UK, <Link URL="/blog/1797-ft-com-changes-its-subscription-model" Window="Self">FT.com has also recently made more of its content free to view</Link>, while Rupert Murdoch announced last week that the Wall Street Journal will soon be free to access. </Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Related stories:<LineBreak /></Emphasis> <Link URL="/blog/1839-is-the-nyt-s-comment-policy-up-with-the-times" Window="Self">Is the NYT's comment policy up with the times?</Link> <LineBreak /> <Link URL="/blog/629-new-york-times-allows-user-comments-on-third-party-sites" Window="Self">New York Times allows user comments - on third party sites</Link> </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2007-11-19T10:54:00+00:00 0 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>The New York Times' decision to drop its outdated subscription model appears to have paid off, with visitor numbers increasing by almost 3m in October.</strong> </p> <p>Figures from Nielsen/NetRatings, <a href="http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/11/16/nytimes-com-traffic-booms-after-dropping-select">quoted</a> in WebProNews, show that the newspaper's online audience grew from 14.6m in September to 17.5m last month.</p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>The New York Times' decision to drop its outdated subscription model appears to have paid off, with visitor numbers increasing by almost 3m in October.</Emphasis> </Paragraph> <Paragraph>Figures from Nielsen/NetRatings, <Link URL="http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/11/16/nytimes-com-traffic-booms-after-dropping-select" Window="Self">quoted</Link> in WebProNews, show that the newspaper's online audience grew from 14.6m in September to 17.5m last month.</Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 1955 364610 NYT traffic boosted by new model false 2007-11-19T12:51:00+00:00 nyt-traffic-boosted-by-new-model 2009-04-29T21:29:58+01:00 2009-04-29T21:29:58+01:00 630