It would be nice to have a little tip cup next to each article so that I can pitch in a couple of quarters when I read something I like. Someone should set up a service called like "eTip Cup" where you can punch in your VISA card and have them store say $20 in your account. From there, you can hand out tips on all the various web sites that have an "eTip Cup". In fact you could have 3 little Tip Cup icons for 3 tip levels that you configure in your account. You could have a tip cup per article or just a tip cup for the whole website.
I think this is better than a subscription service because at times I'll go a week or so without getting by head out of my work and who wants to pay for something that they have no time to read. Also, this way you're directly contributing to magazine/person that created the content, and only when the content is good.
(FYI: www.etipcup.com is not taken, email me if you've got venture capital and want my help;-D)
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It would be nice to have a little tip cup next to each article so that I can pitch in a couple of quarters when I read something I like. Someone should set up a service called like "eTip Cup" where you can punch in your VISA card and have them store say $20 in your account. From there, you can hand out tips on all the various web sites that have an "eTip Cup". In fact you could have 3 little Tip Cup icons for 3 tip levels that you configure in your account. You could have a tip cup per article or just a tip cup for the whole website. I think this is better than a subscription service because at times I'll go a week or so without getting by head out of my work and who wants to pay for something that they have no time to read. Also, this way you're directly contributing to magazine/person that created the content, and only when the content is good. (FYI: www.etipcup.com is not taken, email me if you've got venture capital and want my help ;-D)