YouTube May Allow Content Creators To Create Subscription Channels

Date: February 3, 2012

It’s not official, but YouTube CEO Salar Kamangar recently stated that the company may soon allow original content creators to create subscription-based channels on the site.
This is quite an about-face for the Google-owned company. Google’s Eric Schmidt has previously praised the virtues of free content, an easy stance to take when your business model is [...]

New EMV Credit Card Technology May Increase Online Fraud

Date: February 2, 2012

MasterCard and Visa recently announced their plans to start EMV technology adoption in credit cards, 15 years after the technology was developed (it’s already been adopted in many countries, particularly in Europe).
EMV (which actually stands for Europay, Mastercard and Visa) uses a digital chip to encrypt card data, much more secure than the current magnetic [...]

Has Apple Gone to the Dark Side With iBooks 2.0?

Date: February 1, 2012

Previously, Paywall Times had praised Apple for its iBooks 2.0 software, that’s really quite revolutionary and intuitive. Like a good Jedi, it promised to serenity in the epublishing world, restoring balance to our lives. We were in love and not heeding that small voice telling us to curb our enthusiasm.
But it looks like Apple may [...]

A Tale of Two Ecommerce Sites: When They Work & When They Don’t

Date: January 31, 2012

When The Boston Globe split off from Boston.com last year, the Globe hogged all the financial glory with their paywall (and smart re-design). Boston.com was left with the corporate equivalent of spousal support.
But Boston.com rallied and has played to its strengths as a lifestyle website. It eschewed the paywall model and branched into ecommerce by [...]

Can You Sell Used Content Online? Capitol Records and ReDigi Battle It Out

Date: January 30, 2012

In the real-world, reselling used books and CDs is not only legal, but the way most of us got through college. But what does a re-sell model look like in the virtual world?
EMI’s Capitol Records is currently seeking an injunction against ReDigi, a start-up that claims to sell “used” digital tracks. The site scans user’s [...]