The way I see it, flattr is a good way to give people a way to express gratitude when they feel the need to do so.
>From the user perspective, I quite like it. I have donated via flattr to some worthy causes. >From the content creator side, I do not use it and have no idea if it's effective / worth the trouble / whatever. - klaatu On 08/11/2014 10:26 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Thanks, George! > > Gotta admit, I do want to give a little financial support to some of the > casts I listen too as well as some of the good browser add-ons I run. > You seem to have no hard feelings about using the thing! > > I would expect that a 'caster would be better off both with a prominent > button display as well as mentions in his show. > > I heard early on they had a swedish browser add-on that shows a button > if the website has a hidden text tag in the webpage, so a person could > have the button show up just for flatter users, I wonder if that is > still done, and in english. > > Thanks for the reply! > --- > DeepGeek > > On Aug 10 2014, George wrote: > >> I'm running flattr on The CerebralRift. Personally, I don't know that >> it's done all that well for me in terms of defraying costs, I've only >> brought in a little money. OTOH this could have more to do with the >> link for flatter being in my websites footer, and not necessarily >> being as visible as it really should be. This is something I have >> plans on changing soon. >> >> But, the flip side of flatter (which has been beneficial) has been in >> my ability to quickly tip several of the netlabels that I routinely >> get new releases from. >> >> I know that some podcast publishing software allows embedding your >> flattr link in the RSS feed. I haven't looked into this yet. >> >> George >> >> --- >> We need to heed the words of the Dalai Lama, >> Or at least, the words of your mama. >> >> On 2014-08-10 05:55, dg wrote: >>> Hello, HPR congress, >>> >>> Wondering about how anybody here feels about flattr. You are my peers >>> and I would like your opinions! BTW, both for "flattr in general" as >>> well as "flattr for HPR contributors/hosts" as well as "HPR being >>> flattr-able itself to defray costs." >>> >>> Just looking for opinion as I am considering opening a flattr account to >>> give, but wondering about receiving too. You know the deal, "look >>> before you leap." >>> >>> Thank You, >>> --- >>> DeepGeek >>> >>> ===================== >>> * WARNING: Due to several recent Presidential Executive Orders, >>> policies of the US Dept. of Justice and National Security Agency (NSA) >>> be advised this email, unless protected by message encryption or >>> delivered within the context of a closed and private email system, has >>> likely been recorded without notice nor warrant, and may have been >>> analyzed, categorized, or read without warning, notice, warrant, nor >>> evidence this has occurred, and without official acknowledgement, even >>> though expressly intended to be for the sole, private, exclusive, and >>> confidential use of the designated recipient. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Hpr mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://hackerpublicradio.org/mailman/listinfo/hpr_hackerpublicradio.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Hpr mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://hackerpublicradio.org/mailman/listinfo/hpr_hackerpublicradio.org >> > > -- * WARNING: Due to several recent Presidential Executive Orders, > policies of the US Dept. of Justice and National Security Agency (NSA) > be advised this email, unless protected by message encryption or > delivered within the context of a closed and private email system, has > likely been recorded without notice nor warrant, and may have been > analyzed, categorized, or read without warning, notice, warrant, nor > evidence this has occurred, and without official acknowledgement, even > though expressly intended to be for the sole, private, exclusive, and > confidential use of the designated recipient. > > > _______________________________________________ > Hpr mailing list > [email protected] > http://hackerpublicradio.org/mailman/listinfo/hpr_hackerpublicradio.org > > _______________________________________________ Hpr mailing list [email protected] http://hackerpublicradio.org/mailman/listinfo/hpr_hackerpublicradio.org
