Schenectady, NY, paper to drop most free online content, Web ads don’t materialize

October 9th, 2009 AP, News Corp bosses say pay upBEIJING — The message from some of the world's leading news providers at the first Beijing international media summit was clear: It's time to demand payment for online use of content. After free-falling profits and massive changes in technology and in the way people obtain their news, global media leaders who gathered in Beijing said Friday that it is time for search engines and others who use articles, photos and video without fair compensation to pay up.

September 17th, 2009 Variety trade newspaper to charge for online siteLOS ANGELES — Ending a three-year flirtation with free online content, Variety newspaper plans to put some of its Web site content behind a "pay wall" that will require a paid annual subscription, its publisher said Thursday. The changes at the Hollywood trade publication will take place early next year and come with new online features such as a better archive, publisher Brian Gott said.

September 10th, 2009 AT&T launches an online video site like HuluDALLAS — AT&T Inc. on Thursday unveiled a Web site that offers free access to TV shows and movies.

August 21st, 2009 Wikipedia operator gets $500,000 foundation grantSAN FRANCISCO — The nonprofit organization that operates the popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia has received a $500,000 grant from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to expand its work bringing free educational content to people around the globe. The Hewlett Foundation says Wikipedia plays an important role in making information freely accessible.

August 7th, 2009 News Corp. plans fees for newspaper Web sitesNEW YORK — Visitors to the Web sites of newspapers owned by News Corp. will have to start paying fees to read the news within the next year, Chairman Rupert Murdoch said.

July 23rd, 2009 The Ann Arbor News hits the streets for last timeANN ARBOR, Mich. — The Ann Arbor News hit the streets Thursday for the last time in 174 years, a victim of the struggling newspaper industry, and will be replaced by an online news operation built from scratch by the same owner.

July 23rd, 2009 Disney CEO: Hulu could charge for contentPASADENA, Calif. — Walt Disney Co.

July 21st, 2009 Starbucks is giving away free pastries today (July 21st) until 10:30am You will still have to buy a coffee but the pastry is free will a coupon (here). The coupon is good until pastries run out or it is over 10:30 am.

July 13th, 2009 Newspaper to begin charging for online accessHARLINGEN, Texas — A South Texas newspaper says it will begin charging for access to its Web site this week, warning that the days of giving content away for free are over. The Valley Morning Star announced in its online edition Monday that Web site access would remain free for subscribers who receive the print edition seven days a week.

July 7th, 2009 Nielsen: Kids spending more time onlineNEW YORK — Young kids are getting online at a faster rate than their parents and older siblings. A new study from Nielsen Online found that nearly 16 million U.S.

July 1st, 2009 Alice.com grasps the woes of buying toilet paperNEW YORK — If shopping for household essentials like toilet paper and soap isn't your favorite activity, a new Web site might eliminate the task — while saving you cash. The recently launched Alice.com lets people buy all manner of necessities from different manufacturers.

June 24th, 2009 News startup expects 10 pct of Web readers to paySAN FRANCISCO — A startup planning to sell news online is hoping to get money from about 10 percent of Internet readers accustomed to mostly free access to newspaper and magazine Web sites since the 1990s. The still-developing venture, Journalism Online, made the projection Wednesday in a New York meeting with reporters that The Associated Press joined on a telephone.

June 24th, 2009 Time Warner, Comcast to start online video trialsPHILADELPHIA — Time Warner and Comcast are joining forces to bring cable TV shows to the Internet, but only for paying subscribers. Starting next month, the companies will launch online video trials nationwide giving 5,000 Comcast Corp.

May 12th, 2009 Minor league ballpark offers peanut-free sectionCAMDEN, N.J. — Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack ...

April 27th, 2009 PhoCusWright says online travel finally downSHERMAN, Conn. — The recession is finally taking its toll on online travel, with a decline in revenues this year forecast by PhoCusWright, the travel industry research company.