Economics of Online Content

Some Economics of Online Content By Albert Sun

Hi Everybody! Albert Sun albertsun.info  Class of 2010  Majoring in Economics and Math

So what am I going to talk about?

Who else flew here today?

One price fits all?

Some ECON 101 “The economy depends about as much on economists as the weather does on weather forecasters.” -Unknown

Supply and Demand Price Supply Market Price Equilibrium The market clears! Demand Equilibrium Quantity Quantity

Price Discriminate! Price Demand Quantity

How do we apply this to journalism?

 For each target audience what shape is their demand curve? What does the demand curve actually look like?  For any price change, how much will traffic change? The shape and elasticity of demand give key questions to be answered by every news outlet.  What numbers do we label the axes with?

Imagine… Price $24.95/m $14.95/mo Free! onth nth Read all our articles online! X X X Early sneak peeks, get vital information up to a week early! X X Read it anywhere! Full RSS feeds, on your mobile, and audio versions. X X Opinion leader? Your comments start with extra karma and higher placement X

Discussion How can you target your product at different audiences?

Photo Credits  http://www.flickr.com/photos/rene_ehrhardt/2391114010/  http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinsteele/1507196484/  http://www.flickr.com/photos/extraketchup/622612084/  http://www.flickr.com/photos/86921622@N00/1403809229/  http://www.flickr.com/photos/andyinnyc/2491395142/  http://www.flickr.com/photos/bjmccray/515435761/  http://www.flickr.com/photos/btindrelunas/2250204291/  http://www.nwa.com/travel/perkchoice_demo_html/  And http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Economic-surpluses.svg

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