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I think gittip is a bit more nerdy - for people using libraries of code and so on - or plugins for sites. So you'd not mind that much. I've donated to OCW MIT - but I'd like the idea of a monthly chip in kinda thing as a way of paying for MOOCs or OER creation? But I agree a micropayments tool seems to be missing from the web..... Pgogy Webstuff - http://www.pgogywebstuff.com Maker of web things of a fair to middling quality ----- Original Message ----- From: "Open Educational Resources" To: Cc: Sent:Fri, 22 Feb 2013 07:30:31 -0500 Subject:Re: Open Educational Resource micropayments I'm sure some of you heard this story from last year where a teacher in the U.S. made over $1M selling lesson plans. It's not OER, it's selling and not donating, and it is in a marketplace setup specifically for this, but it is possible to generate from small to ludicrously large revenue if you set the expectation of the payment. http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-09-24/how-a-teacher-made-1-million-selling-lesson-plans [1] And then a slightly older reference (2009):http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/education/15plans.html?_r=0 [2] Right now, I think the Paypal link requires way too many steps for me to want to use it for these kinds of donations. It's about the friction necessary to do this, it has to be easy. Reading through the gittip site, it seems to still require a lot of steps. In contrast last week there was news about American Express allowing payments by tweets which somehow seemed easier (if you already have twitter, and you already have an American Express account). Brandon On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 6:20 AM, David Kernohan wrote: Indeed - I felt that Open Attribute on opera was well worth something cold and fizzy for your good self on a regular basis. I do like that this offers the chance of a regular income for people that are doing stuff that wouldn't ever offer them full time support. Musicians especially would be all over this, maybe more journalistic bloggers too. (eg. I'd fund someone like @amcgettigan or @universityboy ) I only signed up to have a look - I don't think I'm really in a position to ask anyone for money. And agree entirely re: donations. "Pat @ Pgogy" wrote: I think the difference in this case is that you pay regularly. So for example last night I met one of the original BuddyPress developers, so I bought him a drink to say thank you, but if I could pay 2-3 quid a week to him for his work I'd prefer to do that than one offs. So this is more a continual tip jar, than a one off payment. Without stirring, contrast this with the kickstarter approach for say ds106 - with gittip you start and then ask for people to help you keep going, as opposed to asking for money up front. I might think about doing it for my MOOC, I want it to be free, but I could see a case that we could chip in cash for other projects we like. I am thinking about signing up, but I am never sure if it looks like I am demanding money from people (I dislike donate buttons, as donate feels the wrong word). I thought it would be interesting to see if someone could live off it - maybe an academic could? Pgogy Webstuff - http://www.pgogywebstuff.com [5] Maker of web things of a fair to middling quality ----- Original Message ----- From: "Open Educational Resources" To: Cc: Sent:Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:55:21 +0000 Subject:Re: Open Educational Resource micropayments Just had a play - it seems the other party needs also to be signed in to "tip" them (I was going to give Pat a couple of quid for a bottle of pop) I've seen other places use a tip jar (blogs etc) just a direct "give me money on paypal" button. Does anyone have any idea whether that is effective? I think that app stores have proven that people will use micropayments to reward stuff they find useful (esp on android where a fully functioning free app also has a paid version to reward/encourage the dev). Be interesting to see if that expands to content - would love to see the guardian offer a tips jar to support the few quality journalists they seem to have left... "Pat @ Pgogy" wrote: Hi all, Stumbled upon this - https://www.gittip.com/ [9] - possibly interesting for a new model for OER funding, or perhaps making MOOCs more self funding. Pgogy Webstuff - http://www.pgogywebstuff.com [10] Maker of web things of a fair to middling quality Links: ------ [1] http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-09-24/how-a-teacher-made-1-million-selling-lesson-plans [2] http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/education/15plans.html?_r=0 [3] mailto:[log in to unmask] [4] mailto:[log in to unmask] [5] http://www.pgogywebstuff.com [6] mailto:[log in to unmask] [7] mailto:[log in to unmask] [8] mailto:[log in to unmask] [9] https://www.gittip.com/ [10] http://www.pgogywebstuff.com