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Fame, Fortune and Micropayments

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the please-deposit-5-cents-for-the-next-two-pages dept.

adharma writes "Clay Shirky is at it again. Addressed previously, his new article discussess the failures of Micropayments and the joys of free content."

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  1. Sure I'd love to have my bank statements... by Currawong · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...500 pages long with 3 zillion transactions. *Thats* why it'd fail ;)

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  2. Micropayments are doomed by Eponymous+Cowboy · · Score: 5, Funny

    I honestly can't think of a single web site where people would be willing to spend $0.005 to view a page.

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  3. How About a nice Counterpoint? by gallavad · · Score: 5, Informative

    For a view from the other-side (that of the independent content provider) check out Scott Mccloud's response to Shirky's latest essay.