Wednesday, August 31, 2011

The Daily Herald's Pay Wall

The Daily Herald announced yesterday that they would start charging $19.95 a month for access to their website. Details are here and here.

Good luck with that.

I have nothing against the Daily Herald. In fact, I subscribe to it and read it every day. But their website is absolutely terrible. Finding a story of interest there is like finding a needle in a haystack. I've even had trouble finding a story I already read in the hard copy (when I wanted to link to it here).

The only thing I'll miss is the on-line obituaries. My mom calls me about once a week to find one for her.