We think the biggest problem escrow services face at the moment is trust.
If we define:
Credibility=Can they find you?
Reputation=Have you been trustworthy in the past?
Security=Are your doors locked?
Trust=Credibility + Reputation + Security
There is obviously a trade off between
On Friday, June 20, 2003, at 08:35 AM, Danny Van den Berghe wrote:
I would like to alter your formula a little bit:
Trust = (Credibility * Security) + Reputation
I like it, very expressive.
You can have some trust based on reputation only, but in absence of
reputation you
will need both
... but simply signed endorsements from some people who already have a high
Trust factor, saying in effect We know the people running this escrow
service, we know how it's organized. It's a real gem - you can trust it...
Of course, that would be the best way to gain trust. After all, news
Hello!!
Yes the entire thing happens through e-gold. Our primary reason for doing
things this way was to eliminate the risk of forged or intercepted emails
but there are other benefits too.
THe escrow service is a side project to something else we are working on
that integrates value and
www.universal-escrow.com
Universal Escrow uses the e-gold system for information and funds
transfer.
You mean you are using the Memo line of micro spends to communicate,
rather than e-mail? If so, then that's an interesting way to combat spam
to say the least :o) Neat idea.
Cheers,
Robert.
On Tuesday, June 17, 2003, at 05:30 PM, Robert S.Z. wrote:
www.universal-escrow.com
Universal Escrow uses the e-gold system for information and funds
transfer.
You mean you are using the Memo line of micro spends to communicate,
rather than e-mail? If so, then that's an interesting way to combat
That's exactly right, Robert, their entire payment and release protocol
is based on parsing info in the Memo field.
BTW, that http://sneakemail.com service they use looks pretty neat too.
-- Patrick
Oops, I just realized that they are hosting with us and have a featured
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