Subscription Hell

#1

Post by Semirhage » Sun, May 06, 2018, 4:43 PM UTC

Subscription Hell
techcrunch.com

Re: Subscription Hell

#2

Post by scarface74 » Sun, May 06, 2018, 4:48 PM UTC

You can't have it both ways. Either you pay for high quality content or you deal with intrusive ads.

Re: Subscription Hell

#3

Post by Semirhage » Sun, May 06, 2018, 4:49 PM UTC

scarface74 wrote: post #2

You can't have it both ways. Either you pay for high quality content or you deal with intrusive ads.

The irony of saying that on a popular site that does neither of those things should be lost on no one.

Re: Subscription Hell

#4

Post by trimbo » Sun, May 06, 2018, 4:53 PM UTC

Semirhage wrote: post #3

scarface74 wrote: post #2

You can't have it both ways. Either you pay for high quality content or you deal with intrusive ads.

The irony of saying that on a popular site that does neither of those things should be lost on no one.

This site has employment ads for YC portfolio companies placed into the feed.

Re: Subscription Hell

#5

Post by wand3r » Sun, May 06, 2018, 4:53 PM UTC

Semirhage wrote: post #3

scarface74 wrote: post #2

You can't have it both ways. Either you pay for high quality content or you deal with intrusive ads.

The irony of saying that on a popular site that does neither of those things should be lost on no one.

To be fair hn does not operate news as a business but as a cost center that feeds recruitment for talent for both investment and hiring.

Re: Subscription Hell

#6

Post by mozumder » Sun, May 06, 2018, 4:54 PM UTC

Or, stop consuming so much shit.

It's OK to not have everything, you know?

Re: Subscription Hell

#7

Post by seszett » Sun, May 06, 2018, 4:56 PM UTC

trimbo wrote: post #4

Semirhage wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The irony of saying that on a popular site that does neither of those things should be lost on no one.

This site has employment ads for YC portfolio companies placed into the feed.

These ads don't feel intrusive to me.

Re: Subscription Hell

#8

Post by fwdpropaganda » Sun, May 06, 2018, 4:58 PM UTC

> I’m an emphatic champion of subscription models, particularly in media.

> All of these subscriptions are starting to add up.

Just thought I'd save everyone the time of reading this article. Not much substance.

Re: Subscription Hell

#9

Post by whatever1 » Sun, May 06, 2018, 4:58 PM UTC

scarface74 wrote: post #2

You can't have it both ways. Either you pay for high quality content or you deal with intrusive ads.

Was Bloomberg making $35 from ads from my 3 visits to their site per month? If not why do they ask me now for $35?

Re: Subscription Hell

#10

Post by fjsolwmv » Sun, May 06, 2018, 4:59 PM UTC

Semirhage wrote: post #3

scarface74 wrote: post #2

You can't have it both ways. Either you pay for high quality content or you deal with intrusive ads.

The irony of saying that on a popular site that does neither of those things should be lost on no one.

HN is has two parts:

1. Free chitchat

2. Links to content.

HN isn't much without the external content.