Payment for Posting

[jaysay]

Facebook, but fairer? New social site Chime.in pays you money for posts | Mail Online

There's a new Social Networking site called Chime,in which will be paying have the advertising few to any ad that appears next to your posts on the site, if you sell the space direst to a company then you get the whole fee. Do you think this will take of and will it hurt the likes of Facebook and Myspace

[MargaretR]

It will probably get full of drivel postings by people who will treat doing that as an 'earner'.

Now I come to think of it - some people do that here to gain prestige/rep power with a large post count.

[Pudwoppa]

Who'd do a thing like that?

[mobertol]

Didn't realise that....

[cmonstanley]

the thing is how would they pay you and you would probably be full of spam

[Margaret Pilkington]

why don't you join and tell us?

[garinda]

Originally Posted by MargaretR

Now I come to think of it - some people do that here to gain prestige/rep power with a large post count.

She posted somewhat pointlessly, but increasing her post count.

[garinda]

It's the sort of thing that on paper sounds like a good idea.

But because the existing social network sites are already so established, and well used, I think it has very little chance of taking off.

If you could, who would prefer to sponsor your posts on Accy Web?

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[gynn]

Originally Posted by garinda

If you could, who would prefer to sponsor your posts on Accy Web?

Eric could be sponsored by Canadian Pacific.
Mobertol by Luigis Italian Restaurant.
DaveinGermany by the Cologne Currywurst Company
Bee by Mothercare....

...and Groove by Bad Jokes Inc.

[jaysay]

Well they once said Facebook wouldn't catch on

[garinda]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Well they once said Facebook wouldn't catch on

Yes, but really it was the first of it's kind, and now dominates.

It's like a new search engine, trying to challenge Google.

There's a chance people may give it preference, but it's slim.

If people started deserting Facebook for the new site, all they have to do is offer the same deal.

The challenger hasn't a unique selling point...that can't be copied.

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[DaveinGermany]

Originally Posted by gynn

Eric could be sponsored by Canadian Pacific.
Mobertol by Luigis Italian Restaurant.
DaveinGermany by the Cologne Currywurst Company
Bee by Mothercare....

...and Groove by Bad Jokes Inc.

Who are these Currywurst people Gynn ? Not heard of them.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

Who are these Currywurst people Gynn ? Not heard of them.

Don't they make sausages, out of scouse?

[DaveinGermany]

Originally Posted by garinda

Don't they make sausages, out of scouse?

I don't ask to many questions about the Bratties here, except maybe is it a named meat & did it have 2 or 4 legs ?

[Pudwoppa]

Originally Posted by garinda

It's like a new search engine, trying to challenge Google.

It's unlikely, but it has happened. I remember when Yahoo and Lycos ruled the search engine roost. Google innovated and kicked them into touch.