Subject: Re:USA Today Online From: CIIR@aol.com Date: Tue, 28 Mar 1995 11:08:42 -0500

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On 3/23, Steve Yelvington wrote:

>According to Reuters, USA Today is launching its own online news 
>service using web technology, but accessible only through the 
>Compuserve network, at a monthly price of $14.95 for three hours plus 
>$3.95/hour for overtime. Comments?

Whether or not this is an accurate picture of USA Today's plan, why not? USA
Today has already tried some other online options. There is no "right" or
proven way of going yet. If they did the Interchange route, Prodigy, straight
home page on Web there would be second guessers as well. I believe this
medium will develop by letting lots of folks go their own way in developing
content, formats, distribution processes, and pricing. Over time (maybe
months, more likely a few years), one or more patterns will emerge for all
the above variables.

Ben Compaine
Chairman, Center for Information Industry Research
Temple University





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