Many of us will remember how successful it was when OMNI:The Magazine of Science and Science Fiction tried it.
Is TIME magazine next?
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jerrod6
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It might not be soo bad. I currently have a 7 day weekly subscription to the New York Times which includes digital access. I have been trying to get use to viewing it via the web. I also have the app for my phone but I prefer the web version. The thing I see is that many of the articles are on the web DAYS before they hit print.
I just bought a Google Nexus 7 seven inch tablet which lets me view the paper via web in a larger format than my phone. This works for me because I like to read the paper at breakfast, and finish off what I didn't get to at dinner, so I can take the tablet to the dinner table and read instead of sitting in front of the computer.
So I will be reducing my NY times subscription to weekends only, and save some money.
It takes some getting use because articles and pictures are not always in the same place on the web as they appear in print(some printed pictures are actually snaps of the video that appears on the web) but it will work for me.
I just bought a Google Nexus 7 seven inch tablet which lets me view the paper via web in a larger format than my phone. This works for me because I like to read the paper at breakfast, and finish off what I didn't get to at dinner, so I can take the tablet to the dinner table and read instead of sitting in front of the computer.
So I will be reducing my NY times subscription to weekends only, and save some money.
It takes some getting use because articles and pictures are not always in the same place on the web as they appear in print(some printed pictures are actually snaps of the video that appears on the web) but it will work for me.
passatdoc
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I have an electronic subscription to the NY Times. I get unlimited viewing on computer and mobile device. I do not have the upgraded plan which gives premium access to some of the more popular columnists. It costs $15/month. Worth it in my opinion. I can log on from anywhere, from work, home, or on the road. If I had a print subscription it would cost more and be less green.
NY Times charges your credit card once a month for the service. This week I got a message from AmEx: on Sunday, there was a suspicious string of charges at stores I never use (WALMART) so they froze the card. My card had never been used at WalMart, so the fact that someone wanted to buy $492 from WalMart triggered their software to decline the transaction. I bought gas on Sunday and I'll bet someone skimmed the card information by inserting a reader into the gas pump after I made my purchase.
I have been issued a new card with a changed account number. One word to the wise: if you have recurring monthly charges (such as a NY Times subscription), be sure to change the payment info so you don't have declined charges. Likewise, for any online retailer where you have "securely" stored your credit card info, go in and change the account number.
With respect to online payment of the credit card bill, AmEx said that payments sent using the old account number would be credited (i.e. they can accept payments for the old number, even though it is frozen for making purchases), but of course you would want to change the acct number programmed into your bank's online payment website asap. However, had I made an online payment two days ago, unaware that there had been fraud activity, the payment would have been credited properly. I checked the AmEx website. They already have my new acct number displayed, and it shows purchases made with the old number. The new card will be delivered today via UPS.
NY Times charges your credit card once a month for the service. This week I got a message from AmEx: on Sunday, there was a suspicious string of charges at stores I never use (WALMART) so they froze the card. My card had never been used at WalMart, so the fact that someone wanted to buy $492 from WalMart triggered their software to decline the transaction. I bought gas on Sunday and I'll bet someone skimmed the card information by inserting a reader into the gas pump after I made my purchase.
I have been issued a new card with a changed account number. One word to the wise: if you have recurring monthly charges (such as a NY Times subscription), be sure to change the payment info so you don't have declined charges. Likewise, for any online retailer where you have "securely" stored your credit card info, go in and change the account number.
With respect to online payment of the credit card bill, AmEx said that payments sent using the old account number would be credited (i.e. they can accept payments for the old number, even though it is frozen for making purchases), but of course you would want to change the acct number programmed into your bank's online payment website asap. However, had I made an online payment two days ago, unaware that there had been fraud activity, the payment would have been credited properly. I checked the AmEx website. They already have my new acct number displayed, and it shows purchases made with the old number. The new card will be delivered today via UPS.
whirlcool
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Wouldn't be so bad, but how many pop ups, video commercials and other aggravation will you have to wade through to find the actual news content?
passatdoc
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@whirlcool
re: NYTimes.com, no popups at all. Works seamlessly. Also, on video content, no annoying ads before the video á la CNN.com.
As a political moderate, their editorials are often to the left of my views, but the paper is so far above the competition in world news, the arts, travel, culture, etc. that it doesn't matter. I subscribe to be informed and to be challenged, not to see an editorial page that mimics my personal views.
PS the nice thing about being a moderate is that you get to decide most elections as the crucial swing bloc of voters courted by everyone.
re: NYTimes.com, no popups at all. Works seamlessly. Also, on video content, no annoying ads before the video á la CNN.com.
As a political moderate, their editorials are often to the left of my views, but the paper is so far above the competition in world news, the arts, travel, culture, etc. that it doesn't matter. I subscribe to be informed and to be challenged, not to see an editorial page that mimics my personal views.
PS the nice thing about being a moderate is that you get to decide most elections as the crucial swing bloc of voters courted by everyone.
Newspapers!
The internet has been wonderful to get differing viewpoints.
I'm a big fan of checking out the site of the NY Times, the UK Daily Telegraph (telegraph.co.uk), the Jerusalem post (jpost.com), and a few others.
Everyone has a slant, but if you read differing viewpoints I feel you can figure out where the truth actually lies.
I will occasionally also read Canadian papers -- the Toronto Globe and Mail and the National Post.
Some things are behind subscription but you can get a lot from the 'free' areas.
The internet has been wonderful to get differing viewpoints.
I'm a big fan of checking out the site of the NY Times, the UK Daily Telegraph (telegraph.co.uk), the Jerusalem post (jpost.com), and a few others.
Everyone has a slant, but if you read differing viewpoints I feel you can figure out where the truth actually lies.
I will occasionally also read Canadian papers -- the Toronto Globe and Mail and the National Post.
Some things are behind subscription but you can get a lot from the 'free' areas.
