New York Times Opens Site, Who is Next? »
Early this week, the New York Times stopped charging for access to parts of the web site. Obviously part of this comes from the fact that online advertising is doing well. Just look at Google to see this - a huge amount of their profit is derived from advertising.
I've long maintained that access to online data should remain open, and it's really irritated me when it doesn't. I strive to keep the archives here available - a feat which isn't easy if I move things around. And I understand that it's not always easy to do if you have as much data as a newspaper or an online portal. But storage is cheap and advertising plentiful. Why shouldn't archives be free?
