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Google offers a free news site and with the collapse of the print ad market, publishers want more paid content. The WSJ has long since made the conversion. Others currently on the fence are the Denver Post and the Dallas Morning News.
The above sites want the traffic as does Google so it seems to make sense Google will pick and choose profitable sites to pay for in order to continue their traffic (hits). Drudge realizes the value of hits, he has created the most and more hits generate more dollars in other areas.
As of today probably less than 100 sites have blocked Google yet the number grows. Technology is changing rapidly. How many households still use LAN lines? More than 50% have made the cell conversion. And the cells today have Internet. Consider how many more people read their news... over an iPhone and realize the increase in Internet usage.
The majority of users know how to query, what kind of room is there in a new and changing market?
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