Flattr, and Why It's Brilliant

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Post by danielrm26 » Thu, Jul 08, 2010, 3:40 PM UTC

Flattr, and Why It's Brilliant
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Re: Flattr, and Why It's Brilliant

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Post by NickPollard » Thu, Jul 08, 2010, 4:01 PM UTC

For some reason when I follow this link, I appear to be logged in as Daniel M with full access privileges - might want to fix that.

Re: Flattr, and Why It's Brilliant

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Post by mhd » Thu, Jul 08, 2010, 4:51 PM UTC

AFAIK, this is getting quite huge in Europe. I sure hope that the company itself isn't legally attached to The Pirate Bay, because if that ever goes down (and stays down)…

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8512263.stm

Re: Flattr, and Why It's Brilliant

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Post by danielrm26 » Thu, Jul 08, 2010, 4:55 PM UTC

NickPollard wrote: post #2

For some reason when I follow this link, I appear to be logged in as Daniel M with full access privileges - might want to fix that.

I'm running Wordpress, so let's investigate. Can you send me a screenshot?

Re: Flattr, and Why It's Brilliant

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Post by danielrm26 » Thu, Jul 08, 2010, 4:56 PM UTC

mhd wrote: post #3

AFAIK, this is getting quite huge in Europe. I sure hope that the company itself isn't legally attached to The Pirate Bay, because if that ever goes down (and stays down)… http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8512263.stm

Yeah, I hope this thing takes off and can stand on its own.

Re: Flattr, and Why It's Brilliant

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Post by Avshalom » Thu, Jul 08, 2010, 5:13 PM UTC

Flattr, and Why It's Not:

http://www.websnark.com/archives/2010/02/by-the-way-the.html

Re: Flattr, and Why It's Brilliant

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Post by adw » Thu, Jul 08, 2010, 5:38 PM UTC

danielrm26 wrote: post #5

mhd wrote: post #3

AFAIK, this is getting quite huge in Europe. I sure hope that the company itself isn't legally attached to The Pirate Bay, because if that ever goes down (and stays down)… http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8512263.stm

Yeah, I hope this thing takes off and can stand on its own.

I'm pretty sure the only legal connection is Peter Sunde himself. Flattr's UK ops are based out of our (shared) office, White Bear Yard.

Re: Flattr, and Why It's Brilliant

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Post by jasonlotito » Thu, Jul 08, 2010, 5:46 PM UTC

Avshalom wrote: post #6

Flattr, and Why It's Not: http://www.websnark.com/archives/2010/02/by-the-way-the.html

That article is wrong. 25 cent micro transactions? Right. The reason MP's failed is not because MP are a bad idea, but because the implementation wasn't realistic. Flattr solves several problems, and does it realistically, and elegantly.

Re: Flattr, and Why It's Brilliant

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Post by danielrm26 » Thu, Jul 08, 2010, 5:51 PM UTC

Avshalom wrote: post #6

Flattr, and Why It's Not: http://www.websnark.com/archives/2010/02/by-the-way-the.html

I think it's being a bit pedantic to say that flattr is not doing micropayments because the author is not defining a flat fee that people must pay.

I think any system that allows small amounts of money to flow to content creators can both be considered a win and be referred to as a micropayment as well.

Re: Flattr, and Why It's Brilliant

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Post by Avshalom » Thu, Jul 08, 2010, 6:14 PM UTC

jasonlotito wrote: post #8

Avshalom wrote: post #6

Flattr, and Why It's Not: http://www.websnark.com/archives/2010/02/by-the-way-the.html

That article is wrong. 25 cent micro transactions? Right. The reason MP's failed is not because MP are a bad idea, but because the implementation wasn't realistic. Flattr solves several problems, and does it realistically, and elegantly.

Flattr creates a system where neither the giver nor the receiver knows how large a donation is until next month. That's not really a solution and it certainly isn't elegant.