Why Micropayments Won't Work for the New York Times
Portfolio, February 10, 2009
In the age of blogs, the New York Times has carved out an enviable place for itself as the paper of online record: The Times doesn't break permalinks and the brand is simply authoritative. But the minute the Times stops doing that, bloggers will start linking to someone else -- there is an enormous amount of journalism available for free.
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