paywalling
Restricting free content
Paywalling is the practice of restricting content behind a payment requirement.
News sites paywall articles to generate subscription revenue.
The term often carries a critical edge—implying that information that should be freely accessible has been locked away: They paywalled the research even though it was publicly funded.
To paywall something is to put it behind such a barrier.
Paid recurring access
- newsReports of recent events
- articlesWritten works or items
- mediaInformation distribution channels
- publishersFirms producing printed works
newspapers · magazines · content · readers · journalism · reporting · access · premium
Real-time digital delivery
- appsMobile software, briefly
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- featuresDistinctive qualities or aspects
- contentWhat something contains
subscriptions · freemium · membership · unlock · tiered · monetization · platforms · downloads
Controlling access to something
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- barriersThings blocking access
- elitismPreference for privileged rule
inaccessibility · restriction · privilege · monetization · exploitation · corporate · greed · blocking
Business income total
- monetizationConverting something into revenue
- subscribersThose enrolled for content
- conversionAct of changing states
- retentionContinued holding or possession
pricing · tiers · strategy · model · income · recurring · churn · acquisition
Systematic fact-finding effort
- papersOfficial written records
- journalsPeriodicals or personal logs
- studiesLearns through examination
- scholarlyMarked by serious learning
citations · abstracts · databases · academia · knowledge · publications · scientific · peer-reviewed
subscription
Paid recurring access
publishers · newspapers · magazines · content · readers · journalism · reporting · access · premium · exclusive
streaming
Real-time digital delivery
- appsMobile software, briefly
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- featuresDistinctive qualities or aspects
content · subscriptions · freemium · membership · unlock · tiered · monetization · platforms · downloads · online
gatekeeping
Controlling access to something
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- barriersThings blocking access
elitism · inaccessibility · restriction · privilege · monetization · exploitation · corporate · greed · blocking · limiting
revenue
Business income total
- monetizationConverting something into revenue
- subscribersThose enrolled for content
- conversionAct of changing states
retention · pricing · tiers · strategy · model · income · recurring · churn · acquisition · growth
research
Systematic fact-finding effort
scholarly · citations · abstracts · databases · academia · knowledge · publications · scientific · peer-reviewed · Elsevier
paywallingfree access
Entry without charge
freemium · universal access · open access · open-sourcing · ad-supported
paywallingknowledge sharing
Transferring expertise between people
copyleft · gift economy · transparency · pirating · leaking