Billboard's bad example: $100 a year for an e-mail

Stick_Fig writes: "As part of a current trend towards charging for content online, Billboard Magazine has dropped an unbelievably bad idea onto the world in the form of a e-mail newsletter that costs $100 a year. This newsletter has been free for years and, until now, largely told you what was on the Web site. On my site, ShortFormBlog, I argue how this could have ramifications for big-media content at large."