Staci Kramer of paidContent argues that the report "paints a classic damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don't scenario" because if you move too fast you have to deal with risks but if you go too slow then "inertia becomes the greatest risk."
among online critics. Staci Kramer, an editor at digital-media news site PaidContent, called it "one of the most poorly conceived paywall efforts I've come across" and said it had also broken access to the site from the Post's Facebook page, instead presenting iPad users with the same redirect message.
"The NYP literally is blocking the web for a subset of users (usually that's left to totalitarian regimes), targeting the way someone accesses the web to keep readers out," writes Paid Content's Staci Kramer. "You can't even see the front page or the day's front/back cover images. For iPad users rel
Date: Jun 19, 2011
Category: Sci/Tech
Source: Google
NY Post blocks access to its website on iPads to drive app purchases
While Safari is a no-go, Staci Kramer of PaidContent notes that NY Post's site works fine through the free alternative browsers Skyfire and Opera Mini. "It is one of the most poorly conceived paywall efforts Ive come across," Kramer says.