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Flattr
Feb 11, 2010 20:58:28 GMT
www.neowin.net/news/pirate-bay-co-founder-launches-social-payments-system---flattrBasically, you pay some money every month. Then, during that month, you click "flattr" buttons next to some content (much like digg buttons). Then, at the end of the month, the money you paid is distributed evenly among the owners of the content for all the buttons you click. Personally, I like the idea. As a developer/designer, I could toss this button next to ever project I complete. That way, even if I distributed it for free, I could still get some kind of payment for doing it and the people who truly are grateful for it would have a way to show their appreciation other than just using it. Thoughts? Does this look like something that the Internet could use?
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wat
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Flattr
Feb 11, 2010 21:21:59 GMT
Seems a pretty good idea in theory, but I doubt many people will bother donating/paying if they can get the product for free. So its not really a reliable way of earning income from a project. Unless you can use it for commercial projects...
Last Edit: Feb 11, 2010 21:22:51 GMT by Simie
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Flattr
Feb 12, 2010 0:41:20 GMT
Like Simie said, good in theory, but I doubt anyone would actually pay.
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newfieldgrafix
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Flattr
Feb 12, 2010 5:26:55 GMT
I like how they use "cake" instead of "money".
Not my "piece of cake"...
It defeats the object of "personal"; Josh, your UI designs are fantastic. Simple
Besides, what's Digg for?
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Flattr
Feb 12, 2010 5:32:23 GMT
There has to be some reward for the flatterers.
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Flattr
Feb 13, 2010 0:26:12 GMT
I could see it being a nice way to donate money if you only want to donate so much in a certain time period but are unsure of how many sites you'd donate to... but that's about it. 
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