According to a new survey, 17% of US internet users have been asked
to pay for access to a web site or content that used to be free.
But half of them have found a free alternative. Just 12% of them
pay for the service and the rest just decide to stop getting that
content or service from an on-line source.
The survey by The Pew Internet & American Life Project also
found that 12% of US internet users say a favourite web site of
theirs has gone out of business. Two-thirds have found other web
sites that provide the same information or service.
The Pew Internet & American Life Project is an independent
research organisation which studies the impact of the internet on
families, communities, health care, education, civic and political
life, and the work place.
