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Seems like an odd incentive structure: You have to pay to be able to post free links, but then you get paid if you do it a lot?
by jMyles 9y ago
Seems like an odd incentive structure: You have to pay to be able to post free links, but then you get paid if you do it a lot?
- munchbunny 9y agoI see it more as a matter that some people read to actively source news, but not everyone does. These people are likely origin points for sharing news more broadly, so you want to make it easy for those key users to generate potential traffic for new customer acquisition. I think the problem is that it's a bit easy to exploit, and articles from the major publications get shared enough anyway that I don't think giving everyone the ability to "sample" really changes the decision to buy.
- AnthonyMouse 9y ago> Seems like an odd incentive structure: You have to pay to be able to post free links, but then you get paid if you do it a lot? It's almost like the relationship the RIAA has had with radio stations. The stations have to pay to license the music they play and then the RIAA member companies orchestrate payola schemes where they pay the radio stations to play their songs.