Comments on: Who pays for the Internet? http://www.keally.org/2009/04/02/who-pays-for-the-internet/ Life of the ABD grad student... Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:46:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Matt http://www.keally.org/2009/04/02/who-pays-for-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-738 Matt Tue, 18 Jan 2011 04:53:34 +0000 http://www.keally.org/?p=627#comment-738 My argument is that many internet content creators believe they deserve a profit and want _everyone_ who accesses their websites to pay for it. For the most part, only those who view and click on web ads pay in some manner. However, even in the two years since I wrote that post, there has been a significant shift towards paywalls and paid newspaper/magazine/video apps (iPad) that require everyone to pay. The end of free and open access means the end of the internet as we know it. My argument is that many internet content creators believe they deserve a profit and want _everyone_ who accesses their websites to pay for it. For the most part, only those who view and click on web ads pay in some manner. However, even in the two years since I wrote that post, there has been a significant shift towards paywalls and paid newspaper/magazine/video apps (iPad) that require everyone to pay. The end of free and open access means the end of the internet as we know it.

]]> By: joelle blackstarr http://www.keally.org/2009/04/02/who-pays-for-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-737 joelle blackstarr Tue, 18 Jan 2011 01:30:19 +0000 http://www.keally.org/?p=627#comment-737 Not to be facetious, but, trying to understand, you said that (in an effort to explain how the internet gets paid for): "Somebody has to pay for hosting and generation of that website you frequent or the videos you watch, and again, it’s going to be you." Like you, in the many years that I have used the internet, I have never clicked on ads - it's never been why I was online. Like you and I, there must be tons of others who don't click either, so, I'm guessing that you mean "you" as in the consumer, but, only those consumers who do click, pay for the internet. Can you shed some light on that? Again, not being facetious, just trying to grasp the concept. Thanks. Peace. (e-mail address provided) Not to be facetious, but, trying to understand, you said that (in an effort to explain how the internet gets paid for):

“Somebody has to pay for hosting and generation of that website you frequent or the videos you watch, and again, it’s going to be you.”

Like you, in the many years that I have used the internet, I have never clicked on ads – it’s never been why I was online. Like you and I, there must be tons of others who don’t click either, so, I’m guessing that you mean “you” as in the consumer, but, only those consumers who do click, pay for the internet. Can you shed some light on that? Again, not being facetious, just trying to grasp the concept. Thanks. Peace.

(e-mail address provided)

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