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So what are you going to do? The easy thing would be to just shut it off, but more amusing thing would be to make the news links nonsensical (ie go to Onion etc
by sireat 16y ago
So what are you going to do? The easy thing would be to just shut it off, but more amusing thing would be to make the news links nonsensical (ie go to Onion etc).
Of course, the best thing would be to get your own cut of the revenue.
- jonknee 16y agoI asked for money and if I don't get it will cut it off. It takes a bit for an update to make it through the App Store, so I have a bit of leverage.
- alanfalcon 16y agoInstead of cutting it off, can you just add some ads on the page? Many will probably complain, leave 1 star reviews, and stop using the app, but in the meantime you'll make some money off the app (even the free version). Whatever ethical issues inherent in profiting off scraped content have already been bypassed by asking for money, though any issues with the law could be a bigger concern.
- jonknee 16y agoAfter balking at payment, I have cut him off and asked that profits be donated to the Red Cross. We'll see, crazier things have happened.