Google Considers Fees

The telegraph.co.uk reports that Google is considering user fees for some sections of its site like the new News search. According to the article, Google's Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Field Operations, Omid Kordestani, said: "We may experiment with ways of monetising after we have got the service right. Charging would be one approach. So far we have found it better to keep the service free and charge for targetted advertising." It sounds like they are just floating the idea with no definite plans to start charging yet, but it is one more reason to be comfortable with the Google alternatives. First seen at Pandia.