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February 8, 2005
Tribune considers online access fee
E&P -- Chicago Tribune chief says online subscription being studied
For the online audience we are going to program the site for breaking news, classifieds, retail, and online shopping — that will be open access. For another set, our view is that they use it as an enhancement to their newspaper. We are going to have another portion of that site as subscriber-only.
Posted by eubie at 10:33 PM permalink
Ask Jeeves to buy Bloglines
Business Week reports that Ask Jeeves has bought Bloglines, my RSS reader of choice. Other bloggers are reporting it too. Tip from Susan Mernit's blog.
Update: Susan Mernit -- Bloglines/Jeeves: The scoop on the acquisition. The leak of the story on Napsterization is creating its own discussion about whether bloggers can keep a secret. Here's the official note from bloglines.
Posted by eubie at 10:17 PM permalink
The cost of a digital lifestyle
Om Malik, senior writer with Business 2.0, notes his digital lifestyle costs him $305 a month -- more than he spends on groceries.
Posted by eubie at 8:17 PM permalink
Top 10 online retailers in Dec. 2004
From Internet Retailer:
Visitors in millions for Dec. '04, Dec. '03, and change.
* eBay, 50.9, 49.9, 2%
* Amazon, 42.5, 37.4, 14%
* Wal-Mart Stores, 23.8, 16.7, 42%
* Yahoo Shopping, 22.6, 21.5, 5%
* Shopping.com, 19.1, 17.1, 11%
* Target, 17.5, 13.9, 26%
* Dell, 17.5, 12.7, 38%
* Best Buy, 17.3, 12.9, 34%
* Overstock.com, 14.7, 8.6, 71%
* Expedia, 12.7, 11.4, 11%
Time on the site was interesting. Time on eBay: 1 hr. 48 min.. Time on No. 2 Amazon, 27 min. Tip: Susan Mernit
Posted by eubie at 6:39 PM permalink