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Yahoo!In a surprise April 1 move, independent.com announced plans to go to a subscription-only Web site.
Set to begin April 15, “so our loyal readers get their two-week’s notice,” Publisher Randy Campbell explains the details in the promotional video accompanying this article. “We figured Tax Day is a great time, because everybody is thinkin’ about money and stuff.”
Campbell is confident his pay-for-view scheme is destined for success: “We only need a handful of subscribers to be successful.”
The rate is to be $1,509,364 for a year’s membership.
The Independent is also considering a similar scheme for its award-winning weekly newspaper, which would “reduce the cost of 40,000 copies per week to, like, less than 100 copies!” unnamed sources said.
Happy April Fools Day!
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April Fool!! No bailout for you. If you need more money, just print it like the Fed does.Now get back to work on our free local paper. Nice try, though.
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goletasue (anonymous profile)
April 1, 2009 at 12:29 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Whaa? April Fools? Dam and I already got my no money down loan for the subscription. I claimed I made $2,000,000 a year at my non-profit org.
Now what do I do...Maybe I'll short sell it to some other sucker, declare bankruptcy, get a bailout from the government and run off to Costa Rica to do the jobs no Costa Rican would do.
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sa1 (anonymous profile)
April 1, 2009 at 1:18 a.m. (Suggest removal)
haha cute! I was sad by the title and ready to be mad at the only reliable local news source! Totally forgot it was April 1st until you did that. Good one! :)
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santabarbarasand (anonymous profile)
April 1, 2009 at 6:07 a.m. (Suggest removal)
got me
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lordleadbetter (anonymous profile)
April 1, 2009 at 8 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Good One! Also had my - "you'll die a slow death like the NEWS PRESS mantra ready"
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BeachLivin (anonymous profile)
April 1, 2009 at 8:21 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Happy April Fools' Day!!!
robert (Robert LeBlanc)
April 1, 2009 at 8:24 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Are you going to fire all your best employees and put broccoli on the cover, too?
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surfergirlsb (anonymous profile)
April 1, 2009 at 9:21 a.m. (Suggest removal)
But wait, I like the new headquarters in the picture. I thought I'd get an ocean view!
laszlo (Laszlo Hodosy)
April 1, 2009 at 9:43 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Hate to admit it, but I loved that song back in the day, and still love it.
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binky (anonymous profile)
April 1, 2009 at 10:13 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Paypel... That's awesome!
That video is hilarious...
JasonGann (Jason Gann)
April 1, 2009 at 3:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Brilliant, I missed the vid the first time around.
Just goes to show you though...white men can't dance.
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sa1 (anonymous profile)
April 1, 2009 at 4:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)
You got me!!!! I'm going , Oh,no, my link to home cut off just that easy.
Haven't thought of a joke to play down here in Baja. My Spanish is not good enough to do jokes. And our two cultures have different senses of humor. I could end up with egg on my face if I tried a prank, and then the joke would be on me. My dear husband has enough trouble explaining my sense of humor to the People here in Baja.
They are a fun loving joking people, but I don't understand their humor either.
Love your new building. Can I get a job there?
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bajamama (anonymous profile)
April 1, 2009 at 6:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)
"My Spanish is not good enough to do jokes."
Six months from now you'll be telling jokes and even dreaming in Spanish. All you need to do is circulate and tell people to correct your Spanish when you make mistakes. You'll get there.
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billclausen (anonymous profile)
April 1, 2009 at 7:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)
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