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Unreal... I hope you didnt buy the Ireland.com breaking news....

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  • 12-07-2002 8:21am
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    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    ... cos now they are giving it away free on Eircom.net

    http://home.eircom.net/News/breaking/

    Tell me i'm dreaming...

    DeV.


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    WhiteWashMan
    Registered Users Posts: 20,099 ✭✭✭✭WhiteWashMan


    you are dre...
    oh hold on

    no.

    no youre not.


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    jd
    Registered Users Posts: 5,695 ✭✭✭jd


    Originally posted by WhiteWashMan
    you are dre...
    oh hold on

    no.

    no youre not.

    yeah-some deal was cut with ireland.com-I don't know how much eircom.net are paying for it...


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    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    What... like Eircom.net bought Ireland.com's business sense and moral backbone? Wonder how much they paid for it....

    I mean, this is unreal, it doesnt even link back to the story. why the **** would you pay for Ireland.com now?

    Jesus. A two-year old could see that this is a bad idea.... someone give the Irish Times a two-year old.

    I hope they are being paid by impression hahahhaha.

    DeV.


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    BuffyBot
    Registered Users Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    Oh dear....that was a *great* business descision on ireland.com's part...not! :/


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    b20uvkft6m5xwg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,695 ✭✭✭b20uvkft6m5xwg


    Is this just not simply the "breaking news" section, which is already freely available on ireland.com !!?? Its the main newspaper section that is PPV.

    Am I missing something :confused:


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    DMC
    Registered Users Posts: 10,726 ✭✭✭✭DMC


    But great if you like Ireland.com 's content but don't want to pay for it! :D

    And I like!


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    b20uvkft6m5xwg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,695 ✭✭✭b20uvkft6m5xwg


    available here free...
    http://www.ireland.com/scripts/tardis.plx?main=newspaper/breaking


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    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    weird, werent they charging for that before?!

    Now its free on the Ireland.com site too...

    Am I confused?

    DeV.


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    Rabies
    Registered Users Posts: 15,258 ✭✭✭✭Rabies


    go here and find out what is subscription based on ireland.com


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    DMC
    Registered Users Posts: 10,726 ✭✭✭✭DMC


    I think only the main 3 headlines in Breaking News is available to all, but each story underneath brings you to the subscription info, like the front page of the paper.


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    Raskolnikov
    Registered Users Posts: 10,148 ✭✭✭✭Raskolnikov


    http://home.eircom.net/news/Breaking/story.asp?id=74

    I thought you meant this thread at first, it's also pretty unbelieveable


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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,370 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    Ireland.com seem to have "liberalised" the free content alright, but eircom only appear to be showing some of the stories (about 20%).

    Perhaps this is what was intended all along?


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    jmcc
    Registered Users Posts: 7,410 ✭✭✭jmcc


    Originally posted by Victor
    Ireland.com seem to have "liberalised" the free content alright, but eircom only appear to be showing some of the stories (about 20%).

    Perhaps this is what was intended all along?

    Two words to describe the Eircom and Ireland.com relationship: dumb and dumber. :)

    Regards...jmcc


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