Skim bypass fee?

RawAlex · 2004-09-28, 03:03 PM

I think trying to charge the end surfer for something he can get for free almost any other place is just not a good business model. It will only drive people to other TGPs that don't "skim" (nice way of saying circle jerking). Surfers know the trick, and as someone mentioned before, they will go as far as to look at the page source to get around the skim - or they will move on.

Places like thehun don't skim - they don't have to. Their viewership numbers keep going up, you should take that as a lmajor indicator of how surfers feel.

Charging them to get rid of misdirection and dishonesty is really like giving someone a virus and charging for the cure.

Alex

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2004-09-28, 03:03 PM	#21
RawAlex Took the hint. Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,597	I think trying to charge the end surfer for something he can get for free almost any other place is just not a good business model. It will only drive people to other TGPs that don't "skim" (nice way of saying circle jerking). Surfers know the trick, and as someone mentioned before, they will go as far as to look at the page source to get around the skim - or they will move on. Places like thehun don't skim - they don't have to. Their viewership numbers keep going up, you should take that as a lmajor indicator of how surfers feel. Charging them to get rid of misdirection and dishonesty is really like giving someone a virus and charging for the cure. Alex