I love the New York Times op-ed section (especially Paul Krugman -- in my opinion the best in the business), but am I going to pay to read it? Nope. Just as a test, ask me how many times I've read Salon since my subscription ran out...? And the WSJ? OpinionJournal, yes. Shelling out for the dry side, nope. The NYT will eventually learn what the recording industry has: the unstoppable combination of technology and young people who know how to use it will always ensure the availability of free content. These blogs don't pay enough to make folk start paying for content -- hell, half the bloggers out there don't even pay for their bandwith! And as for regular readers, I suppose there's an audience out there for premium opinion and multimedia content, and the biz analysts obviously agree. It's an interesting experiment, but it won't drive links to MoDo.
<%
dim done
done = request.form("done")
if done = "" then
done = "No"
%>
Tell a friend
<%
Else
if request.form("done") = "Yes" then
'sets variables
dim email, sendmail
email = request.form("email")
Set sendmail = Server.CreateObject("CDONTS.NewMail")
'put the webmaster address here
sendmail.From = "webmaster@aspbasics.com"
'The mail is sent to the address entered in the previous page.
sendmail.To = email
'Enter the subject of your mail here
sendmail.Subject = "Check out this website"
'send a specific page or send a site url
dim url
'url = Request.ServerVariables("HTTP_REFERER")
url = "http://www.aspbasics.net"
'This is the content of the message.
sendmail.Body = "Site recommendation from a friend!" & _
vbCrlf & vbCrlf & "A friend has sent you this email and thought you would should check out this site." & _
vbCrlf & url & vbCrlf
'this sets mail priority.... 0=low 1=normal 2=high
sendmail.Importance = 1
sendmail.Send 'Send the email!
response.redirect Request.ServerVariables("HTTP_REFERER")
'Response.write ("Sent to ") & email
End if
End if
%>
"[T]he practice of arbitrary imprisonments, have been, in all ages, the favorite and most formidable instruments of tyranny.' Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 84, August, 1788
