The end of free content on the Web?

Courtesy Digg - Business & Finance  Thu, 06/04/2009 - 11:50

Facebook is rolling out a new payments system. Hulu may start charging for videos. And some newspapers want people to pay to read articles online.Is this the end of free content on the Web?

The business models were heading in this direction, but the economic downturn has perhaps sped it along a bit.


 

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