Google said Tuesday it is changing how it grants access to news stories through its search engine to give publishers more control over how much content people can see for free.
The move by Google marks a step toward placating the publishing industry, which has raised concerns that the popular search engine has undermined its revenues.
The changes will be made to Google's "First Click Free" program, which allowed users free access to content through Google News that a publisher would normally charge for.
Users could click and read a story for free when coming from Google News. If a user continued to click within the publisher's Web site, the publisher could then display a pay wall, asking the user to pay to read more content.
More: http://computerworld.com/s/article/9141660/
The move by Google marks a step toward placating the publishing industry, which has raised concerns that the popular search engine has undermined its revenues.
The changes will be made to Google's "First Click Free" program, which allowed users free access to content through Google News that a publisher would normally charge for.
Users could click and read a story for free when coming from Google News. If a user continued to click within the publisher's Web site, the publisher could then display a pay wall, asking the user to pay to read more content.
More: http://computerworld.com/s/article/9141660/