Comments on: Future of Online News

By: Evan Skuthorpe

Evan Skuthorpe — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:04:54 +0000

I wouldn’t visit if you charged. Quite frankly the internet is a free source of information and entertainment (mostly) that we all use and value.

If a given web site started to charge, another free one covering exactly the same content would popup in it’s place.

A case in point: Here in London, a newspaper called The Evening Standard which started way back in 1827 recently became a freesheet. It’s a London based paper that many hundreds of thousands of people read on the way home from work. It became free due to competition from other freesheets. It’s paid for by advertising.

Old media is adopting the way of the new.

By: Jeffrey Zeldman

Jeffrey Zeldman — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:06:23 +0000

Who are the competitors of A List Apart?

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/ might be considered a competitor.

Webmonkey and Think Vitamin were, but both appear to have relaunched as ordinary blogs.

By: Neal G

Neal G — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:15:54 +0000

The funny thing is, the Financial Times website that limits users to viewing only 10 articles per month doesn’t do a very good job at blocking us from viewing the content. Its as simple as using Firefox+Stylish to hide the annoying overlay and display: block the content they are trying to hide.

By: Theo

Theo — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:56:48 +0000

Agree with Joe, A List Apart is unique.Free and incredibly good content. Behind a paywall it would not be “Apart” anymore.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:28:51 +0000

Who are the competitors of A List Apart? I am not aware of any site that could be considered a peer to A List Apart.

(funny typo: A Lust Apart)