Today is the first day of distributing free copies of The Standard, one of English newspaper in Hong Kong. This move is believed to increase the standard of free newspapers. For The Standard, becoming free newspaper is a critical business decision. Although The Standard as an English post publisher has enjoyed higher profile in Hong Kong, compared with South China Morning Post, it was in a weaker position. There are only about 3% non-Chinese residents in Hong Kong, hence the market is slightly enough to have two charged English newspapers. In addition to losing policy favors such as the compulsory announcement of listed companies, The Standard struggled in shifting sands. A change is a chance. The difficulty has forced the post to perform revolution. The content of the newspaper has been published on its website since early years. Browsing the content on web is free of charge. RSS feed is also provided. Yet this small and crowded island is not a place favorite to Internet business. T...