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Post by eferraiuolo » Thu, Mar 24, 2011, 3:48 AM UTC

jacques_chester wrote: post #10

eferraiuolo wrote: post #9

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People are free to add money to their TipTheWeb account to use to fund their Tips at any time. Making a Tip isn't a financial transaction; this allows Tips to be as small as 5¢! And Tips can be made even if there isn't enough money to back it at the time it's made, and can be funded whenever the person wants to. We’ve made everything about the service extremely flexible and low-key, and shouldn't cause any tense feel…

> Making a Tip isn't a financial transaction; this allows Tips to be as small as 5¢! And Tips can be made even if there isn't enough money to back it at the time it's made, and can be funded whenever the person wants to. Tipjoy basically did this, but they still had the fundamental problem that the user has to remember to click in order for the tip to take place. I just don't think people are wired that way. I admire…

Post by eferraiuolo » Thu, Mar 24, 2011, 4:36 AM UTC

jacques_chester wrote: post #12

eferraiuolo wrote: post #11

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With Readability you still have to "remember to click" the read now/later button, and you don't get to choose how much you want to support that article; you actually have to support it _before_ you even read it.

I stand corrected. Looks like I was projecting my own thinking on to their system. The closest to what I'm doing was Contenture, since shut down. If they don't have one already, I expect an opt-out feature before too long. It's the first objection raised to my system whenever I talk to people about it.