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Articles tagged crosswords (10)

“Aside from handwriting, there’s also potential for interactive features like ‘scribble-to-erase’ detection, in-app self-training mechanisms, and a whole host of other doors that on-device ML in the Games app can open.”
NYT Games editorial director Everdeen Mason on building a more diverse set of puzzle constructors and an “ecosystem” for solvers. “I don’t want people to just come in and play a game and leave.”
“If you’re looking at a metric like unique visitors, the audience for the crossword is not colossal. But if you’re looking at people who subscribe, or people who read multiple articles a month, those are groups that really value our crossword.”
“Habit is something that has always been in our DNA, but we haven’t called it that.”
And what lessons can the rest of the industry draw from the Times’ outsized success?
The paywall, now more than seven years old, still has room to grow.
“My team believes that by investing in the subscribers we have and making the subscription experience better and better, we’ll be able to help all parts of the subscription business.”
“Sometimes, I’ve learned, you have to take opportunity where you least expect it. And in the end that’s what happened to us.”
November 18, 2009
March 20, 2009