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title: The End of Free
date: "2002-04-17T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1361
description: I found a resource tracking web services moving from free to paid models. It highlights the challenge of implementing fees without triggering user revolts like the Unisys GIF patent controversy and the "burn all gifs" campaign.
keywords: [the end of free, monetization, burn all gifs, gif patent, unisys, subscription models]
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[The End of Free](http://www.theendoffree.com/). What's going from free to fee. Of course, the service has to be immune to reactions like [burn all gifs](http://burnallgifs.org/).