PayPerPost Isn’t Evil

Comments off · October 9, 2006 at 5:00 am · Hot Web Topics

It sounds like I am one of the few people out there that doesn’t think PayPerPost is evil.

I think the main problem some “big names” have with PayPerPost is that it sends the perks over to somebody else. Big blogs are used to having everybody and their grandmother fawn over them, so this change might be difficult. The super successful blog will be as relevant as the blog that is getting paid an extra dollar or two for the same post.

Want to toss ethics in there? I read through the PayPerPost Web site, and not once did I see that they are holding a gun to your head and making you post about something you don’t like. For some folks, I could see PayPerPost being more of an inspiration engine. Run out of good ideas to write about? Pick something interesting from the list that you like (or would like to try) and make a little extra on the side.

I think it is about time the nobodies stood up and said they don’t want chances being taken away by massive egos in the blogging world. If anybody doesn’t like seeing posts, they can always decide not to look at them. That is the beauty of the Internet! You can read who you want to read, support who you want to support and you don’t have to listen to anybody trying to play the role of the Internet’s conscience.

 

Dear Netscape - Pay Me All You Want!

Comments (2) · July 22, 2006 at 5:30 am · Hot Web Topics

So Jason Calacanis of the new Netscape actually wants to pay folks for finding stories. I say good for him. People need to make money, and as somebody who earns a living off of what he makes from the Internet, I like seeing this type of system work. I don’t know one person who could honestly say he would turn down money for just sitting around and finding links on the Web. Eric Rice has it right.

Now where I see a problem to this idea of stealing away the top Digg users is that I don’t go to Digg to go see what top poster number one through five is posting. I go to Digg because I want to see what is on Digg. Five guys leave, five guys come in to take their places. I think if Netscape really wants to win, they are going to have to take a look at Digg and do whatever Digg isn’t able to do right now. Don’t steal ideas, make ideas.

So to sum things up, getting paid is good. Stealing “talent” and ideas? Well, that one seems a little sleazy.