The New York Times is re-evaluating its TimesSelect experiment, which introduced micropayments for some of the paper’s content, and thinking of instituting a tiered membership scheme. The idea is akin to the American Express model, with different levels, from platinum to gold. The paper is also investigating other types of revenue, such as selling research to Fortune 500 companies. As of now, the newspaper has rejected raising the endowment or seeking individual donations as viable options.