http://www.cambirch.com/the-internet-free-or-not/ Thoughts about Business, Finance and all things interesting Sat, 14 Jan 2012 04:08:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.cambirch.com/the-internet-free-or-not/#comment-25 Samantha Love Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:28:32 +0000 http://www.cambirch.com/?p=213#comment-25 I completely agree with your viewpoint that the internet is offering more and more value for money. Everything from the actual cost of getting online (remember the days of pay per minute dial up access) to the content available, through to having your own online presence is either coming down or free. There is free access to public domain literature and movies, there are informed enthusiasts offering their knowledge for free, but most remarkable in my opinion are the savvy site owners who know how to monetise their sites without having to charge the users for the content. One of the best examples has to be PlentyOfFish - surely the best fully featured free dating site which is financed purely from advertising revenue (an example - not an endorsement!). I completely agree with your viewpoint that the internet is offering more and more value for money. Everything from the actual cost of getting online (remember the days of pay per minute dial up access) to the content available, through to having your own online presence is either coming down or free. There is free access to public domain literature and movies, there are informed enthusiasts offering their knowledge for free, but most remarkable in my opinion are the savvy site owners who know how to monetise their sites without having to charge the users for the content. One of the best examples has to be PlentyOfFish – surely the best fully featured free dating site which is financed purely from advertising revenue (an example – not an endorsement!).

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