Topic: Placating Publishers by Limiting Links: A Google 5-Click FAQ

[sam]

Google’s been taking it on the chin from traditional publishers (i.e., News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch) a lot lately. So it should come as no surprise that the search giant has come up with a new way for media sites to throw up a digital checkpoint where money or credentials can be demanded from readers who got there in a Google search.

http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/12/placating-publishers-by-limiting-links-a-google-five-click-faq/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+(Wired%3A+Index+3+(Top+Stories+2)) 

[Rik]

I wonder why they are trying to placate Murdoch in this way. If he wants to charge for news, he can just go ahead and do so.

[sam]

I wonder why they are trying to placate Murdoch in this way. If he wants to charge for news, he can just go ahead and do so.

yeah, I also wonder how many people use google directly for news (I use their rss reader, but would never consider adding any of Murdoch's s**t)

[Clive]

Me neither Sam.  There are dozens of alternative sources and I refuse to pay for any of them,

[Simon]

The trouble is, though, it only takes a couple to jump on the bandwagon, and they will all be doing it. 

[sam]

don't worry there will always be the bbc...

[Simon]

True. 

[Rik]

Though they are talking about cutting back the website this week.

[sam]

Though they are talking about cutting back the website this week.

bum.