Twitter Countdown on the the NYT Paywall
Here's a collection of some of the last minute discussion of the New York Times digital subscription plans before the paper throws the switch at 2 p.m. Eastern today.
- Dire warnings:
- This month NYT will have 31,4M visitors (Comscore). The new paywall is starting today. Let's track april UU next month. ow.ly/4nU25
- The New York Times needs to get with the times & see how pathetic a "paywall" is. t.co/YUDAzJU UnNews all the way! Or just @CNN
- RT @SissyWillis: RT @LegInsurrection: Heh- #Rush Due 2 #NYTimes new paywall, the poor no longer can read the NYTimes #tcot #teaparty
- RT @Kortenhaus: Today’s the day we‘ve all been dreading: The @NYTimes Paywall goes live at 2 PM... fb.me/UbPZBnDy
- NYT succeeds in keeping me from using their site for news....New York Times paywall goes live t.co/KSvTXYf via @CNNMoney
- Easy workarounds:
- RT @JeffreyFeldman: How to not be, um...inconvenienced by the NYT paywall: bit.ly/gbb6bC
- New York Times' lengthy efforts to implement a #Paywall have all been for nothing.. Defeated by four lines of code. bit.ly/ecif0R
- Ethical questions:
- The NY Times Paywall Goes Up. When Is It Immoral to Go Around It? - TIME (blog) bit.ly/eu722q
- Best wishes:
- I just signed up, hope it turns out well for them. @NYTimes paywall goes live today - bit.ly/dXgmMm
- Fun stuff:
- The Onion on NYT's new "digital subscription"/#paywall effective today -- onion.com/dOI6LL // (h/t to many)
- RT @JessicaSuarez: Can't talk, I have to read so much NYTimes in the next two hours: bit.ly/e2fFwD
- Actual news:
- New York Times Offers Substantial Subscription Discount Ahead of Paywall Launch - on.mash.to/hlhxvM
- And more:
- there may be something smarter said about the NYT paywall in the next 24 hrs, but sorta doubt it bit.ly/hQPPKV @simondumenco nails it














