Clay Shirky writes another article on micropayments which is bound to create huge ripples in the industry…the last one he wrote practically killed the industry in its infancy. (Just keep an eye on this story on how it rises in links through Technorati–it was just published so it will take some time, by Monday afternoon for sure–and for sure, this will be slashdotted as well…)
Some choice responses filtering in from others online (courtesy Technorati):
Jeff Jarvis: The free me
Arnold Kling: Economics of Content
Ant’s Eye View: Shirky Disses Micropayments
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Background:
–The Scott McCloud Comic Strip Essay which Clay alludes to.
– The Case Against Micropayments
– The Case for Micropayments
– Online Micropayment Strategies and Solutions
– Will [Wireless] Carriers Cash In On Micropayments?
– Will BitPass Break the Micropayments Quagmire?
– Evangelizing For the Small Guy
– Micropayments: Is It The Time?
– The Skinny on AT&T’s Web Cents Pre-Paid Content Subscription Card
– BitPass Closes First Round Funding at $1.5 Million
– Peppercoin Receives $1.7 Million in Venture Funding, Launches Service
– Micropayment’s Big Potential
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