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Flattr could create a bookmarklet to flattr any webpage. Then if enough people have done so for a given domain they can contact the owner saying "Hey, you have

by pedrocr 16y ago

Flattr could create a bookmarklet to flattr any webpage. Then if enough people have done so for a given domain they can contact the owner saying "Hey, you have 5$ to collect at flattr, why not sign-up?". This is basically what paypal does, allowing you to send money to anyone with an e-mail address even if they're not yet registered.

3pt14159 16y ago
I went back and forth with someone at flattr like 8 times saying this. At the end of the day that person just broke down and told me that it was a deeply political issue and the sides were divided on it. Sigh.
- 3pt14159 16y ago
  Oh and I should say that I was coming up with solutions left right and center for the "problems" associated with it. Each of the problems was more like a starting point to a great solution than a fundamental problem. (Eg. "what if 1m sites have less than 2 cents even after months?" "Auto lottery that shit" or "what if we can't contact the person?" "Same solution to someone signing up for flattr and getting hit by a bus. You can never rely on getting in touch with a person set reasonable limits and state them publically" etc, etc, etc)
  - mnutt 16y ago
    There might be legal issues with collecting money on another entity's behalf (while saying you're collecting it for them) without their consent. I'm not a lawyer and it's probably not a show-stopper, but it might involve more hoops to jump through.
carrotsalad 16y ago
TipTheWeb ( http://tiptheweb.org/ http://tiptheweb.org/ ) lets you tip almost anything, as long as it is free to access. When a publisher claims their site, they'll find the tips waiting for them. (If tips go unclaimed for a really long time, they get returned to the tipper's account).
maccman 16y ago
ha, I had just emailed them with this idea - great minds think alike ;)
a5seo 16y ago
exactly. or going another step... i'll set aside some $ amt to give each money, then I want to point flattr to my instapaper feed and have them figure out each site's split of my monthly largess. I would not sign up as the service stands now because the whole thing requires too much daily thought from me.
limmeau 16y ago
Isn't that how the new Readability was supposed to operate?

by pedrocr 16y ago

3pt14159 16y ago

I went back and forth with someone at flattr like 8 times saying this. At the end of the day that person just broke down and told me that it was a deeply political issue and the sides were divided on it. Sigh.

3pt14159 16y ago
Oh and I should say that I was coming up with solutions left right and center for the "problems" associated with it. Each of the problems was more like a starting point to a great solution than a fundamental problem. (Eg. "what if 1m sites have less than 2 cents even after months?" "Auto lottery that shit" or "what if we can't contact the person?" "Same solution to someone signing up for flattr and getting hit by a bus. You can never rely on getting in touch with a person set reasonable limits and state them publically" etc, etc, etc)
- mnutt 16y ago
  There might be legal issues with collecting money on another entity's behalf (while saying you're collecting it for them) without their consent. I'm not a lawyer and it's probably not a show-stopper, but it might involve more hoops to jump through.

carrotsalad 16y ago

TipTheWeb ( http://tiptheweb.org/ http://tiptheweb.org/ ) lets you tip almost anything, as long as it is free to access. When a publisher claims their site, they'll find the tips waiting for them. (If tips go unclaimed for a really long time, they get returned to the tipper's account).

maccman 16y ago

ha, I had just emailed them with this idea - great minds think alike ;)

a5seo 16y ago

exactly. or going another step... i'll set aside some $ amt to give each money, then I want to point flattr to my instapaper feed and have them figure out each site's split of my monthly largess. I would not sign up as the service stands now because the whole thing requires too much daily thought from me.

limmeau 16y ago

Isn't that how the new Readability was supposed to operate?