"It is with great sadness that I must announce that this will be the last 8wire Newsletter. After much debate and attempts to secure additional funding, we are simply unable to continue to provide you with the quality of articles, reviews and features that you've come to expect. As many of you know, the online advertsing industry has not been kind to small businesses in the past year and we're simply unable to keep up with the costs of putting 8wire online. Therefore, rather than letting the quantity and quality of our articles dwindle until we're no longer useful and current, we've decided to shut down. As a practical matter, the site will be up for a bit longer, so if you've been meaning to save, print or email an article, make sure to do it soon."

Commentary from Olivier: it's becoming obvious that switching from free to paying is not a realistic or practical option for many web sites and newsletters.