I've called this model "microsubscription", on the idea that it combines features of micropayment and subscription. It's arguably bundling and it arguably isn't

I've called this model "microsubscription", on the idea that it combines features of micropayment and subscription. It's arguably bundling and it arguably isn't, so I'm going to go ahead with the cool name. Flattr are doing it, Google Contributor was doing it drifted away. Readability used to do it. In fact, so many people have thought of this model that I have kinda lost track. Google Subscriber splits the middle. It's not really a walled garden, but Google's reach and interpenetration of the open internet is so total that it feels and behaves very much like one. I was granted a patent last year on a technical aspect: how to (1) log the visits, (2) let visitors through a paywall, (3) without revealing their identity to the publisher. This is easy (but potentially expensive) if you have a walled garden (Netflix, Spotify, Texture). It's more difficult if you don't. If you want to contact me about it, use jacques@robojar.com.