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I use uBlock Origin, but I hope they can make something good of this. Flattr is a good idea, but it never gained critical mass. Patreon is fine for hobbyists wi

I use uBlock Origin, but I hope they can make something good of this. Flattr is a good idea, but it never gained critical mass. Patreon is fine for hobbyists with dedicated fans, but not really for websites you only visit every now and then. Someone will eventually figure out "Netflix for News/Webstuff" so I support anyone trying.

chaostheory 10y ago
https://brave.com https://brave.com is another attempt at this. You can fill a 'wallet' and have Brave distribute it to publishers EDIT: Brave also focuses on privacy and ad blocking. It's also already released.
- problems 10y ago
  Brave does a lot more than just that though - it's a full fledged browser built on Electron. On desktop I found it lacking, but on mobile it's an excellent option. A good compromise between the UI responsiveness of Chrome and the extensibility and privacy features of Firefox for Android.
  - campbelltown 10y ago
    I finally bit the bullet and downloaded it. It's a pretty seamless transition from using chrome. I'm really impressed.
btown 10y ago
Amazon is actually EXCELLENTLY positioned to build a cross-domain paywall, a distributed Spotify for the web. Bezos owns the Post and knows the space, they have tremendous mindshare among developers (so the actual paywall API would be trusted out of the gate, hell they could even throw around AWS discounts to incentivize the cost of integration), and they have a strong ability to negotiate: "no, you don't get your own terms because you think you're a big news site, you get paid at the same rates everyone else does, because we're the WalMart here and our word is law." The only reason I can imagine they haven't done this already is that they're mired in endless bureaucratic debates about whether this should be bundled with Prime... -_-
- toyg 10y ago
  Bezos owning the Post is actually an argument against Amazon ever being successful at providing a portal for different news publishers. Would you entrust your business to a competitor? Of course not.

chaostheory 10y ago

https://brave.com https://brave.com is another attempt at this. You can fill a 'wallet' and have Brave distribute it to publishers EDIT: Brave also focuses on privacy and ad blocking. It's also already released.

problems 10y ago
Brave does a lot more than just that though - it's a full fledged browser built on Electron. On desktop I found it lacking, but on mobile it's an excellent option. A good compromise between the UI responsiveness of Chrome and the extensibility and privacy features of Firefox for Android.
- campbelltown 10y ago
  I finally bit the bullet and downloaded it. It's a pretty seamless transition from using chrome. I'm really impressed.

btown 10y ago

Amazon is actually EXCELLENTLY positioned to build a cross-domain paywall, a distributed Spotify for the web. Bezos owns the Post and knows the space, they have tremendous mindshare among developers (so the actual paywall API would be trusted out of the gate, hell they could even throw around AWS discounts to incentivize the cost of integration), and they have a strong ability to negotiate: "no, you don't get your own terms because you think you're a big news site, you get paid at the same rates everyone else does, because we're the WalMart here and our word is law." The only reason I can imagine they haven't done this already is that they're mired in endless bureaucratic debates about whether this should be bundled with Prime... -_-

toyg 10y ago
Bezos owning the Post is actually an argument against Amazon ever being successful at providing a portal for different news publishers. Would you entrust your business to a competitor? Of course not.