TechTV reports on the recent Pew study, "The Dot-com Meltdown and the Web." The story contains a link to the full report, which is available in PDF.

Survey finds most Internet users seek out free alternatives when their favorite sites start charging.

The dot-com shakeout has resulted in some websites charging fees to access content, but few Americans have been willing to pay, according to a survey released Wednesday.

About 17 percent of Internet users, or about 19 million people, have been asked to pay for access to website content that used to be free, but half found free alternatives, while 12 percent pay, and the rest just decide to stop getting that content or service from an online source, according to a study by the Pew Internet & Life Project."

Few Willing to Pay for Web Content