Jeff Bercovici of Conde Nast Portfolio writes Monday about how the Financial Times’ Web site has a new area for professionals to discuss the day’s business news.
“To ensure a high quality of discussion, participants will have to be approved by FT.com editors. That vetting process, says Grimshaw, will minimize the risk of users posting rumors of the sort that could have ugly legal ramifications or have a dangerous effect on markets — rumors like the one about Steve Jobs’ supposed heart attack that appeared on CNN’s iReport site. With Long Room’s relatively stringent membership policy, Grimshaw foresees a minimal need for moderation: ‘We are going to be pretty free in terms of how we allow users to use this room.’
“FT.com’s foray into community comes a year after the site switched over from what was essentially a subscription-only model to one that enables users to view a certain amount of content for free. Grimshaw says the new model has been a success: The site now has 750,000 registered users, up from 150,000 at the end of 2007, and it retains a subscriber base of 100,000.”
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