Instead of a paywall around its existing content, Slate is trying to convince its biggest fans to become members of a community — membership that will bring them additional benefits, including… Read more »
Apps and services like Secret and Whisper have re-ignited the debate over the value of anonymous or pseudonymous behavior online, but despite the prevalence of trolls and bullying the benefits of… Read more »
Critics argue that anonymity of the kind offered by apps like Secret and in blog comments creates an environment for bad behavior, but 4chan founder Chris “Moot” Poole says anonymity has… Read more »
The Dutch crowdfunded journalism site De Correspondent is already bringing in almost $2 million per year in subscription revenue, and part of its success is being driven by the relationship it… Read more »
Popular Science magazine says it is shutting down comments because they are “bad for science,” but what’s really bad for science is closing off a potential avenue for informed debate around… Read more »
Many publishers have given up on reader comments, but Gawker founder Nick Denton says he not only finds them worthwhile, he sees them as one of the key factors in the… Read more »
Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington says the site will no longer allow anonymous comments — but by taking such a step, the site will be giving up something of value, and… Read more »
Quartz, the business site that is part of Atlantic Media, is giving readers the ability to add “annotations” to specific parts of a story in an attempt to reinvent the way… Read more »
The New York Times has started experimenting with a system that highlights comments from readers alongside the story they are responding to, part of an increasing trend towards making the audience… Read more »
With the rollout of new blogging and rewriting features for readers who use its Kinja platform, Denton and Gawker Media continue to blur the line between their writers and editors and… Read more »