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Posted By STONERS 3 weeks ago in NewsRupert Murdoch says he will remove stories from Google's search index as a way to encourage people to pay for content online.
In an interview with Sky News Australia, the mogul said that newspapers in his media empire – including the Sun, the Times and the Wall Street Journal – would consider blocking Google entirely once they had enacted plans to charge people for reading their stories on the web.
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STONERS3 weeks ago
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"In recent months, Murdoch his lieutenants have stepped up their war of words with Google, accusing it of "kleptomania" and acting as a "parasite" for including News Corp content in its Google News pages. But asked why News Corp executives had not chosen to simply remove their websites entirely from Google's search indexes – a simple technical operation – Murdoch said just such a move was on the cards."
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"I think we will, but that's when we start charging," he said. "We have it already with the Wall Street Journal. We have a wall, but it's not right to the ceiling. You can get, usually, the first paragraph from any story - but if you're not a paying subscriber to WSJ.com all you get is a paragraph and a subscription form." -
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truthiness3 weeks ago
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I imagine if I were a journalist, I would be a little upset about my content being spread throughout the web without seeing any payment for my work.
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I have a feeling Murdoch's plan is only going to cost him profit, however. He doesn;t seem to understand the viral nature of the web.
whoever does figure out a way to distinguish between online journalism and joe's blog, and to make that difference profitable, will become very wealthy. -
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reallypsst3 weeks ago
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They already have us on the fish line with all the cable networks we pay for,its just a matter of time,remember when water was free,they will keep squeezing you till you bust but they are not worried because there is always new blood to take your place,hence our new immigration surge,the cycle is endless !
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EKB_3 weeks ago
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Wow! He actually believes (and is probably right) that he can brainwash the right wing enough that they will subscribe to his service in order to hear their own views regurgitated back to them. The ultra rich get richer and the right wing rednecks get poorer. He'd charge for hate radio if he could and I'd bet the right wing would pay for it.
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