Nov. 15, 2009
9:42 p.m.
http://searchengineland.com/josh-cohen-of-google-news-on-paywalls-partnershi... Josh Cohen Of Google News On Paywalls, Partnerships & Working With Publishers Nov 15, 2009 at 9:00am ET by Danny Sullivan Want to do a paywall with no “first click free?” That’s fine with Google, says business product manager Josh Cohen. Want to do micropayments? Google will be “flexible” in considering support of new business models like this. But if you charge, expect less traffic, and also expect that your competitors will be “ecstatic” to pick up your loss, he said. Cohen’s comments on paywall issues were part of a wide-ranging interview I had with him about Google and its news service. [...] jc