Govolsxtra now charging

#77
#77
I followed a link on govols one day and was hooked on volnation . read both site for a year and then ditched that sorry azz format when I realized that posters here bring better info than kns.
 
#78
#78
Unless they change their relationship with the Tennessean, it won't matter anyway, since most of the latter paper's coverage of UT athletics is recycled KNS material. An out-of-state editor took over their sports department last year, and the Tennessean now produces little original material pertaining to our beloved Big Orange, except for an occasional piece by David Climer, which typically is just as negative as the drivel produced by John Adams.
 
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#80
#80
I dropped my News Sentinel subscription when they started trying to make the news instead of reporting the news. I don't go to their sites when they're free. I sure as he!! wouldn't pay for that garbage.
 
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Velo Vol said:
Why do you think they will? KNS is following the trend of newspapers across the country. They're not forging a new business model here.
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Tennessean has tried it in spurts. They used the free-mium model earlier this year and had to increase the number of free articles shortly after due to a loss in traffic. They're try to do it again now. I just see it as a never ending cycle of charging/hits going down, removing pay wall/hits return amd they decide to charge again.
 
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Velo Vol said:
Why do you think they will? KNS is following the trend of newspapers across the country. They're not forging a new business model here.
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San Francisco Chronicle newspaper tried a paywall and dropped it after only a short time so its quite possible that the KNS could eventually do the same.
 
#84
#84
If I have to pay I will pay Hubbs. At least he can get in the door. KNS blew it years ago under Fulmer. No access no news then we have to read Adams. Bye KNS.
 
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VolsnRavens said:
Who would pay to read John Adams? :loco: That site was barely worth reading when it was free. Oh well. I get 99% of my Vols info and fun back and forth on Volnation anyway. C'mon season. It's time!!
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Lol. Joan Adams is charging for her articles now?
 
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#88
Folks, this could be worse than what we won't read. Have you read the threads at GVX? They are one food fight and personal pissing contest after another. I know it happens here, but that is about all there is over there. If those morons migrate over here, this site will go bad pdq.
 
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Volosaurus rex said:
Unless they change their relationship with the Tennessean, it won't matter anyway, since most of the latter paper's coverage of UT athletics is recycled KNS material. An out-of-state editor took over their sports department last year, and the Tennessean now produces little original material pertaining to our beloved Big Orange, except for an occasional piece by David Climer, which typically is just as negative as the drivel produced by John Adams.
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:eek:k:
 
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Vol Main said:
Folks, this could be worse than what we won't read. Have you read the threads at GVX? They are one food fight and personal pissing contest after another. I know it happens here, but that is about all there is over there. If those morons migrate over here, this site will go bad pdq.
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Absolutely true. But, board moderation is much better here. Hopefully their dearth spiral firewall will lock in all those types in their closed in world for years to come.

It also appeared to me and others that KNS had it's own "staff trolls" who kept the controversy stirring, and this the page load counts, and hits. Which of course converts to advertiser dollars.
Apple and Samsung, for example, pay "trolls" to influence public opinion online. It's not a new concept.
 
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Witch_Doctor said:
Witch Doctor gonna be over here quite a bit more.They try to hire Witch Doctor but negotiations break down when Witch Doctor find out their definition of "G6" is a Pontiac for W_Ds travels. wth??..the barbarians!.
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Lmao, "Pontiac" those animals!!!
 
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#94
Since govolsxtra has gone for pay, why should (does) volnation show headlines and links to to those sorry a--holes. I think freak should do away with this. How do you feel?
 
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volstuff37641 said:
Since govolsxtra has gone for pay, why should (does) volnation show headlines and links to to those sorry a--holes. I think freak should do away with this. How do you feel?
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For charging for their work? Do u do your job for free? LOL Just be thankful of the ones we can still get for free.
 
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As their page hits decrease, their decrease in ad revenue will be sure to follow. Quit clickin' and watch them take a lickin'.
 
#99
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I'll let Freak worry about that. If it's generating revenue for him, enough to keep this place up and going for us, then who's to complain? The only thing I click on at this site is the UT Football Forums anyways.
 
#100
#100
KNS should earn their revenues by selling "hits per day" to advertisers. Major news orgs like Foxnews.com never charge; they want to tell advertisers how many people look at the site per day. Paper publications like "GOLF DIGEST will give you a free gift subscription if you buy a subscription for practically nothing; they just want to sell a number of subscribers to advertisers. KNS wants to double-dip.

If you are not going to pay the KNS, don't give them free hits by looking at headlines of stories you can't read. Also, if you receive an email of GoVolXtra headlines, you should unsubscribe: every click on a headline gives them a free hit.
 
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