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How would you say this compares to the Web Monetization standard (https://webmonetization.org/ https://webmonetization.org/) and Coil (https://coil.com/ https:/

How would you say this compares to the Web Monetization standard (https://webmonetization.org/ https://webmonetization.org/) and Coil (https://coil.com/ https://coil.com/)? I guess the question is from both a content creator and a reader's point of view. What's better about your offering?

jacamera 5y ago
There are several differences: - Readup is universal. As a content creator you don't have to opt in by creating an account or adding new metadata to your site. You can send me a link to a blog post you published 5 years ago and after I read it using Readup you'll have a balance in our system. - Readup is specifically focused on reading articles. This means content creators get paid only when an article is read in full vs. a time-on-page metric that the Web Monetization API and other services like Flattr use.
th0rgall 5y ago
In addition to what Jeff said, from the reader's point of view, Readup's mission is to make a home for deep reading on the internet first. It's not only ad-blocking and monetizing for creators. We already have article discovery/ranking based on our read tracking algorithm, and future developments will improve the reading experience even more. For example, by being able to construct your own feeds with your favorite RSS & newsletter sources, topped up with our metadata, or expanding on the ability to organize & curate your reading socially. A comparison with "the next Pocket" might be appropriate from that perspective, or to a "Spotify for reading" (a nice read on this trend: https://readup.com/read/protocol/spotify-for-readers-how-tech-is-inventing-better-ways-to-read-the-internet https://readup.com/read/protocol/spotify-for-readers-how-tec...). Our universal monetization model indeed draws comparisons to Coil, Brave Rewards, Flattr, Twitter Blue... we have in common that we try to make the web more ethical & sustainable. For a writer or publisher, we're one more monetization source for which they don't have to do extra work. And we come with a community of readers that you can interact deeply with (example: https://readup.com/comments/organizer-sandbox/ginny-our-little-girl-from-beginning-to-end https://readup.com/comments/organizer-sandbox/ginny-our-litt...). Coil had [an article discovery Reddit-clone](https://coil.com/blogs https://coil.com/blogs), but they have moved that to [Write.as](https://write.as/ https://write.as/) now. I invite you to look at Readup's ranking and compare what you see!

jacamera 5y ago

There are several differences: - Readup is universal. As a content creator you don't have to opt in by creating an account or adding new metadata to your site. You can send me a link to a blog post you published 5 years ago and after I read it using Readup you'll have a balance in our system. - Readup is specifically focused on reading articles. This means content creators get paid only when an article is read in full vs. a time-on-page metric that the Web Monetization API and other services like Flattr use.

th0rgall 5y ago

In addition to what Jeff said, from the reader's point of view, Readup's mission is to make a home for deep reading on the internet first. It's not only ad-blocking and monetizing for creators. We already have article discovery/ranking based on our read tracking algorithm, and future developments will improve the reading experience even more. For example, by being able to construct your own feeds with your favorite RSS & newsletter sources, topped up with our metadata, or expanding on the ability to organize & curate your reading socially. A comparison with "the next Pocket" might be appropriate from that perspective, or to a "Spotify for reading" (a nice read on this trend: https://readup.com/read/protocol/spotify-for-readers-how-tech-is-inventing-better-ways-to-read-the-internet https://readup.com/read/protocol/spotify-for-readers-how-tec...). Our universal monetization model indeed draws comparisons to Coil, Brave Rewards, Flattr, Twitter Blue... we have in common that we try to make the web more ethical & sustainable. For a writer or publisher, we're one more monetization source for which they don't have to do extra work. And we come with a community of readers that you can interact deeply with (example: https://readup.com/comments/organizer-sandbox/ginny-our-little-girl-from-beginning-to-end https://readup.com/comments/organizer-sandbox/ginny-our-litt...). Coil had [an article discovery Reddit-clone](https://coil.com/blogs https://coil.com/blogs), but they have moved that to [Write.as](https://write.as/ https://write.as/) now. I invite you to look at Readup's ranking and compare what you see!