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Great analysis of the challenges of micropayments as an online news business

Robert G. Picard: The transaction cost problem of newspaper micropayments Summary: No deed goes unpunished. Some points: Each article (or content item) has a different economic value, but the cost of a sale remains significant per article. So, in a … Continue reading

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Google’s chief economist explains value in era of endless info

Hal R. Varian quoted in Wired: Varian believes that a new era is dawning for what you might call the datarati—and it’s all about harnessing supply and demand. ‘What’s ubiquitous and cheap?’ Varian asks. ‘Data.’ And what is scarce? The … Continue reading

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