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Interesting suggestion on Twitter: > hendrikmorkel Hendrik Morkel RT by flattr > I'd like @disqus to implement @flattr buttons in the comments so that I can
by kmfrk 16y ago
Interesting suggestion on Twitter:
> hendrikmorkel Hendrik Morkel RT by flattr
> I'd like @disqus to implement @flattr buttons in the comments so that I can Flattr smart contributions.
A lot of interesting potential in this flattr that has yet to be unexplored.
https://twitter.com/#!/hendrikmorkel/status/61456052524298241 https://twitter.com/#!/hendrikmorkel/status/6145605252429824...
EDIT: I also look forward to seeing HNers use this for their weekend projects. HN is not always an interesting way to gauge appreciation.
EDIT2: It's also the perfect tool to counter slacktivism as seen on reddit where people think they contribute to ending world suffering by upvoting a story detailing it. Now, it's possible to, say, create a subreddit where all the submissions have a flattr profile for a cause specific cause.
Clicking a button is so damn easy, and if they same can be applied to charitable donations, it might revolutionize online donations. You can even make a poster with a QR code!
- EJE 16y agoA Flattr intern and I were discussing a Pay by Facebook button and we made a point that in order for Flattr to scale, it would need better integration into popular services. Before putting a Flattr button for comments, just integrate it into Disqus so that anyone with Disqus on their blog can now receive Flattr donations. http://ericelias.posterous.com/facebooks-credits-will-trump-flattr-the-next http://ericelias.posterous.com/facebooks-credits-will-trump-...
- kmfrk 16y agoPeople on Disqus need to have a flattr account first, though. Preferable, people without an account would receive a message that people wanted to send them money for their comments, when people tried to flattr them. It's easily doable - the only thing holding it back is Disqus's desire to innovate. So let's do our best to make sure it lands in Daniel Ha's desk. It could also be interested to see it on some forums - but I'd worry that people might get an incentive to game the system. The same might apply to Disqus to some extent - go for the low-hanging fruit in a very partisan-lenient political discussion for instance. It might work on forums if it was only possible to flattr the opening posts and the work that went into making them. Gated forums where people are admitted at the admins' discretion might also make this work.