Comments on: What if every ‘like’ and ‘favorite’ came with money? Flattr makes it possible

By: Patrick Hogan

Patrick Hogan — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:47:28 +0000

Well it should be interesting to see how this plays out, the guy who wrote that about Kachingle just discovered someone has left him money on Flattr. Doesn’t sound too happy. https://twitter.com/krisstraub/status/314039338801446912

By: David

David — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:04:06 +0000

Same thing for the poorly-named Gittip, which would be an even more excellent service for web comic creators. (Because Gittip establishes recurring payments, and it doesn’t take 10% off the top.)

By: shparekh

shparekh — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:42:49 +0000

Never used Flattr before. But I would think the person “liking” should be getting the money instead. They are the ones helping peddle the article/video.

By: David Meyer

David Meyer — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:01:03 +0000

In this case, though, no-one collects money until the content creator opts in.

By: Patrick Hogan

Patrick Hogan — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:57:55 +0000

I remember when Kachingle did the same thing, content creators weren’t super thrilled about them collecting money on their behalf without their permission. http://krisstraub.com/2011/11/20/kachingle-and-the-transgression-of-opt-out/