Comments on: Paid content: Time for Tip Jar 2.0? http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/02/paid-content-would-tip-jar-20-help/ A collaborative effort to figure out the future of journalism. A project of Harvard University. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:39:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tim WIndsor http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/02/paid-content-would-tip-jar-20-help/comment-page-1/#comment-7919 Tim WIndsor Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:17:50 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=1854#comment-7919 Maybe, though 80% of something is better than 100% of nothing. I don't see this particular product getting traction -- and you're right that the house take is better than a Coinstar machine -- but some means of having the loyal core support the efforts of the news organization strikes me as something worth pursuing. Maybe, though 80% of something is better than 100% of nothing.

I don’t see this particular product getting traction — and you’re right that the house take is better than a Coinstar machine — but some means of having the loyal core support the efforts of the news organization strikes me as something worth pursuing.

]]> By: David Nicol http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/02/paid-content-would-tip-jar-20-help/comment-page-1/#comment-7918 David Nicol Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:12:25 +0000 http://www.niemanlab.org/?p=1854#comment-7918 What you've missed is, 20% overhead for operating that service is completely outrageous. What you’ve missed is, 20% overhead for operating that service is completely outrageous.

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