> Let's say you have a site with 10 videos that anybody can watch, and > then you post 20 or 30 or 100 more that it costs anywhere from 1 cent > to 10 cents ( or more) for people to watch. And on your site you have > a little button that takes folks to another site where they buy > credits - $ 5.00 or $ 10.00 at a time. Then they come back to your > site, and click on a video that they want to watch, that costs 2 > cents. They watch it and they are happy, and you've made two cents.
Looks like it's time to revisit the Micropayments debate. Clay Shirky in 2000: http://www.openp2p.com/pub/a/p2p/2000/12/19/micropayments.html Clay Shirky in 2003: http://www.shirky.com/writings/fame_vs_fortune.html Scout McCloud rebuttal: http://www.scottmccloud.com/home/essays/2003-09-micros/micros.html Our very own Nathan Frietas even made a great site that allowed you to charge for downloads: http://cruxy.com/ I know he intimately understands shaving pennies fromm online transaction fees. Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790
