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I know I stopped visiting their site when 90% of the interesting content was premium, looks like others might have followed suit.
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FindlayBucks;788539; said:
Do you subscribe to the Mag? You get Insider free with the subscription, and vice versa.
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FindlayBucks;788561; said:
A 3 year old computer with built in douchelozzle recognition? I bet that cost a pretty penny.
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I think that ESPN has lost traffic for three reasons.
Moving content to premium. Even if it has possibly increasing short and medium term profits, longer term it will kill them because the content they are reporting is widely available and the opinions are not really all that unique. Which do you trust more for insight, the knowledgeable posters on BP or ESPN?
Placing too much emphasis on confrontation as a basis for sports entertainment. The N is for news and there ain't much of that at ESPN anymore.
Third, taking positions on issues to generate traffic. The thinking behind this is, attack a team and you may lose its supporters in the short term, but like any motor car crash, you will get a lot of passersby to stop and look in on the scene. In the case of this whole mess with Ohio State, they knowingly published allegations that they knew had been proven false. They took a position rather than reported news. And they lost me.
Formerly, I visited ESPN because their coverage of global sports used to be superior to others. Now, they have no credibility with me. I visit FoxSports, CNNSI, and CBSSportsline before visiting ESPN.
Another point. These wonderful sports journalists bought global distribution rights to March Madness, so even though I am registered, I cannot watch March Madness on Demand. Instead, I have had to watch the games they choose.
Moving content to premium. Even if it has possibly increasing short and medium term profits, longer term it will kill them because the content they are reporting is widely available and the opinions are not really all that unique. Which do you trust more for insight, the knowledgeable posters on BP or ESPN?
Placing too much emphasis on confrontation as a basis for sports entertainment. The N is for news and there ain't much of that at ESPN anymore.
Third, taking positions on issues to generate traffic. The thinking behind this is, attack a team and you may lose its supporters in the short term, but like any motor car crash, you will get a lot of passersby to stop and look in on the scene. In the case of this whole mess with Ohio State, they knowingly published allegations that they knew had been proven false. They took a position rather than reported news. And they lost me.
Formerly, I visited ESPN because their coverage of global sports used to be superior to others. Now, they have no credibility with me. I visit FoxSports, CNNSI, and CBSSportsline before visiting ESPN.
Another point. These wonderful sports journalists bought global distribution rights to March Madness, so even though I am registered, I cannot watch March Madness on Demand. Instead, I have had to watch the games they choose.
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ScarletBlood31
Buckeye in Blacksburg
My dad got insider so he could listen to the radio shows whenever, so i get all the benefits for free.
But in reality, its nice and all, but its not that damn special what they give you.
The only times it really benefits are around big events, like March Madness, recruiting, or the NFL Draft, where you have a bunch of information from local sources, and guides put together.
But in reality, its nice and all, but its not that damn special what they give you.
The only times it really benefits are around big events, like March Madness, recruiting, or the NFL Draft, where you have a bunch of information from local sources, and guides put together.
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My take has always been that reading Feldman, Maisel, Neyer, Gammons, and Olney is worth $4.95 a month on its own. Everything else is a bonus.ScarletBlood31;788759; said:
Honestly though, one issue of the Mag would cost $4.95 at a news stand. So for the same price you get a non-contract, pay-as-you-go monthly subscription, the Insider content, the Scouts Inc and NFL Draft coverage, plus a Web browser viewable digital copy and the physical printed copy of the Mag (which is bi-weekly, so you're getting two for the price of one going by its cover price).
IMHO, there is huge value there.
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