If you are interested in learning more about where I work, check out the latest post by David Churbuck, “The State of Paid Research”.
David writes:
“I won’t boil the ocean of information economics and attempt a trenchant analysis of paid vs. free content, but a confluence of factors points to a disruption in the historical model of tucking value behind a so-called “cost-wall.???
And also:
“My experiences with both products, and insights into flat-fee subscriptions vs. micro-payments, or per-article schemes, led me to the conclusion that Factiva’s model was seriously challenged by Highbeam’s.”
I’m glad to be part of the disruption.