>That's really cool of Palm, but how do you handle such a service
>as far as the cash transaction? Is there some kind of secure account
>system or something?
Yes; HotDispatch provides that. You can get paid by check, credit card,
etc., or you can leave the cash in your account so you can ask questions
with it. See http://www.hotdispatch.com for details.
As an example of this all, there's a question posted right now for $20 that
I've answered on this forum several times, and others have too. And
there's even sample code in our KB to answer it. Want to make a quick $20?
Go to http://www.hotdispatch.com/view-task-provider?ID=3814576
(No, this isn't a planted question! I just saw it, that's all. And this is
in the general HotDispatch site, not the one they're doing in conjunction
with us. Which hasn't seen much action because it hasn't been promoted at
all.)
> I know I wouldn't mind making some kind of
>compensation for answering newbie questions (I answer way too many
>already on my lunch and breaks), but I wouldn't even mind some kind
>of points system where I could trade them in for nifty Palm merchandise,
>too. =)
Yes, we were thinking about that too. Cash is nice, but there are things
more valuable than cash... We've some ideas and plans but I'd be speaking
out of turn to announce them before they're ready.
-David Fedor
Palm Developer Support
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