andrewmayne

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by andrewmayne 14y ago
Capitalist systems could be described as systems where the government plays a larger role in monetary policy through banking, loans, etc. In a true free market the government wouldn't bail out bad private investments or use public funds to
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by andrewmayne 15y ago
We get to hear a speaker explain how to tap into the secret behind dowsing rods to build a space drive? Sounds...um...never mind.
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How to monetize a YouTube video you're not making money on(monetizethis.info)
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How my YouTube video got over 1 million views(monetizethis.info)
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Are Google fans too cheap to pay for anything?(monetizethis.info)
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by andrewmayne 17y ago
I think it comes down to how you value what other people do. I value certain musicians and actually enjoy paying for what they do. It's not enough for me to say I like them. I feel it's only fair to spend money some money to reward what t
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by andrewmayne 17y ago
Do you have some examples of where that's actually worked in a significant way? I'd love to do a follow-up post of counter examples.
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by andrewmayne 17y ago
I hear you, but we all have a pretty good idea how to compensate hair dressers and waiters. We also agree that there's an implicit contract that tipping is part of the transaction. When was the last time you tipped the producers of your fa
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by andrewmayne 17y ago
When can I meet your polite alias?
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by andrewmayne 17y ago
You're right in that the Kroc grant doesn't cover them forever. That wasn't my point. I think NPR is a very well run organization. When they received the Kroc grant they used it to expand and increased their annual budget by 20%. Coming f
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by andrewmayne 17y ago
In all seriousness, what does "tax deductible" mean to you?
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by andrewmayne 17y ago
I hope so too. I'd like to be wrong in my observation.
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by andrewmayne 17y ago
1.) I pulled the figure from WolframAlpha: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=wikipedia+monthly+visit... Which is based on Alexa. 2.) Every charity makes it a point to spell out that donations are tax deductible. The reason is to mak
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by andrewmayne 17y ago
Good point. They've done studies where just eyes draw on a tip jar get more donations.
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by andrewmayne 17y ago
Always the best motivator.
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by andrewmayne 17y ago
My post was about using this model to support blogs and podcasts. Not bona fide charitable organizations. I actually have experience in doing successful online fundraising for those kinds of groups.
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by andrewmayne 17y ago
Thank you for your notes. 1.) I didn't say Wikipedia has 5 billion uniques. I said it gets 5 billion visitors . In ad sales a visitor is different than a unique. I changed it to "visits" so avoid the confusion. 2.) Tax deduction makes t
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A jar full of fail: Why tipping and donations don't work on the Internet(monetizethis.info)
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How to make money on a fan podcast - using Harry Potter fancasts as an example(monetizethis.info)
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Is the Apple App Store Helping other Mobile Apps?(talkingheadtv.com)
1 points by andrewmayne 18y ago|0 comments