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Any site that asks me to share before I've viewed gets a big fuck you from me and I'll just leave. It's ridiculous and completely ignores the point of sharing.

Any site that asks me to share before I've viewed gets a big fuck you from me and I'll just leave. It's ridiculous and completely ignores the point of sharing. I don't see the cover of a film and say "Hey friend, you should watch [film], it's awesome!"... because how can I know it's Awesome? I haven't seen it. The same goes for any sort of web content, I am not sharing content unless I enjoy it and I can't know that before I have viewed it.

mfitzerald 15y ago
This is very similar to the Groupon model... you get a deal (or a thing) while being being motivated to spread the word. Not 'sharing' so much as promoting. You're being inconvenienced (paying) and it allows you to edit the text.. so you can just say.. "I'm tweeting this page so I can read it rather than pay them. Sorry." I don't know. Not sure if this is the final iteration but very cool that they're trying to figure out how to put value on content other than banner ads. Hope they figure it out.
- ahemphill 15y ago
  There's an "ignore" button. :)
  - mfitzerald 15y ago
    Yeah, that's nice too. So after we've donated does it remember us?
    - ahemphill 15y ago
      Sure does. (In fact, we're implementing some extra features for those who choose to pay.)