BMW decides heated seat subscriptions are a bust - Enlarge / A BMW worker installs a seat in an i4. The company will no lo... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1966494 #bmwheatedseatssubscription #in-carsubscription #microtransactions #micropayments #cars #bmw

Ars Technica: BMW decides heated seat subscriptions are a bust https://arstechnica.com/?p=1966494 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #BMWheatedseatssubscription #in-carsubscription #Microtransactions #micropayments #Cars #BMW

@fzer0 Ja. Frauen gehen auf Frauen los. Da ist Stutenbissigkeit das eine Motiv, (zzz diese Hormone) andererseits aber auch das kalte Kalkül, dass die schwächste Gegnerin die man aus dem Weg räumen kann, eine andere Frau ist. Ich finde beides immer abstoßend und dahinter steckt zumeinst ein erkennbarer #Führungsfehler .

#Fallout habe ich damals aufgegeben, es gab mir noch zu wenige verschiedene Währungen für #p2w -#micropayments (gab glaub ich "bloß" 5)

#oida #erbsgruen #nierentisch #bakelit

#Greed has perverted the #internet and #advertising was the tool used to do it.
This video explains the entire life cycle and suggests possible near-term outcomes.
Personally, I'm of the opinion that #Micropayments may be the answer.
What do YOU think?
https://tilvids.com/w/99oSPPBJb3tkdVLc3fsSe5

Article about #micropayments and online news. #axate
https://pressgazette.co.uk/paywalls/micropayments-for-news/

Any tips on how to arrange #micropayments for research? Like giving people $2 for a 10 minute questionnaire.

@indieauthornews

I don't think he is any unique savior. Post.News is already doing this, just as one example.

Not to mention advertising-based publishing is soon threatened by big upcoming changes in search.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattnovak/2023/05/11/google-is-about-to-drop-a-nuclear-bomb-on-the-online-publishing-industry/?sh=22ef9fd63faa

I actually DO think this is a big issue, I just think inflating Musk's already bloated ego by suggesting he is somehow showing the way or saving the day is not a good approach to talking about it. It sidetracks into hot button personality issues and misses the ubiquity of the scope and the number of other players exploring this.

See also some notes (at links below) that I wrote at post.news before I stopped blogging there about a different way to think about micropayments. (TL;DR Direct pay per article in advance is problematic. I'd rather pay ahead into a pool that later gets divvied out by formula tracking my use frequency and my decisions to highlight articles I ended up valuing.)

See "On the Managing of Micropayments" by me on Post at https://post.news/@/kentpitman/2JbqCKuASm6rIf6LjohMwlTFLRQ
and, in particular, the included post "A vision of Post subscriptions" by me on Post at https://post.news/@/kentpitman/2JYjq2hWQDI61IAPxJ8iwz4i4FZ

#Media #news #subscription #PayWall #PayPerView #PayPerRead #PayPerArticle #WritingCommunity #MicroPayments #BusinessModel #SelfPublishing #Writing

Micropayments. Elon Musk thinks he’s got a “major win-win” for news publishers with…micropayments. #2023_05_01 #nieman_lab #joshua_benton #featured_art #regular_post #apple #digital_subscriptions #elon_musk #friction #micropayments

>> https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/05/micropayments-elon-musk-thinks-hes-got-a-major-win-win-for-news-publishers-with-micropayments/

Interesting read from @jbenton who writes he is "quite confident the man who has spent the past half-year destroying the news media’s favorite online space won’t be the one to" come up with a win-win for news publishers: #micropayments.

Interested in others' thoughts on #news and micropayments...

https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/05/micropayments-elon-musk-thinks-hes-got-a-major-win-win-for-news-publishers-with-micropayments/

Bitcoin Lightning Network is 1,000x cheaper than Visa and MasterCard: Data - Glassnode data demonstrates that the Lightning Network outcompete... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-lightning-network-is-1-000x-cheaper-than-visa-and-mastercard-data #lightningnetwork #bitcoinpayments #micropayments #p2ppayments #lightning #payments

Has anyone thought about using #MicroPayments for #FOSS projects? This would take power away from Google because it's not ad-based. It reduces the 'friction' of paying for software. Imagine a paid option on Arduino/Github where a library would charge you a few cents to clone/use it. I would happily pay that to support the developers. It could provide substantial revenue for popular projects. There are still risks of clones/piracy, but it's a start. Certainly better than a worthless 'star' 🤬

Paying the way for Bitcoin adoption in El Salvador: Video - What is Bitcoin adoption like on the ground as peer-to-peer cash ... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/paying-the-way-for-bitcoin-adoption-in-el-salvador-video #bitcoinpayments #micropayments #elsalvador #payments #youtube

Update: Coil has discontinued its browser extension-based micro-payments subscription service. I have no doubt its poor transparency regarding where your money went contributed to the service’s demise. 💸 #MicroPayments #CreatorEconomy #WebMonetization
https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/coil-transparency.html#src=mastodon

@da 🤔 Coil’s privacy by design meant it could not tell you who you sent payments to. It functioned as a wallet with payouts sent to creators’ wallets as you encountered them in your browser. It used the federated Interledger payment network. Both of these were very good improvements over the original Flattr model. There was an additional add-on for client side tracking if you really wanted to know.

#microPayments #creatorEconomy #WebMonetization

@Jeremiah I’m not surprised to hear that Coil is shutting down. They failed to — nay, refused to — answer the crucial question, “where did my money go?” If only Flattr had kept their better and more transparent browser-based alternative alive ... . #microPayments #creatorEconomy

Bitcoin adoption of Guatemalan merchants grows one BTC tattoo at a time - The Central American country of Guatemala is getting inked on the... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-adoption-of-guatemalan-merchants-grows-one-btc-tattoo-at-a-time #bitcoincommunity #bitcoinpayments #micropayments #latinamerica #guatemala #merchants #art

I am trying to find out more about good ways to use #micropayments to fund the artists and writers and web services I like and use. I'm also trying to learn more about the ideas behind which micropayments methods will be most sustainable and fair. Will government need to be involved? Or just businesses/nonprofits? Or all? Any tips are welcome ...

I'm curious about user behavior re the use of #eWallets for #MicroPayments

Do you only (usually) use the same #eWallet brand to pay recipients using the same eWallet?

Does that even matter where you're from? Feel free to elaborate by adding a reply.

In the #Philippines, for example, people usually pay #Gcash to Gcash / or #Maya to Maya because of zero transaction fees. A transaction with another wallet (e.g. Maya to Gcash) may cause a few extra bucks - which adds up, if you use it a lot.

Still waiting for an open #micropayments standard for the web. It’s been only, what, 30 years?

@amberage

Many publishers (including Popula) would love to offer this, and have been working on it for years. However, money transfers of small amounts are still impractical, because the payment processing costs per transaction are more than the small fee we'd charge.

Crypto and blockchain have a bad rap right now, but the technology solves for this problem. Patiently waiting for the furore to die down so we can get on with it.

#press #journalism #micropayments #blockchain