Could Bitcoin Tipping Replace Traditional Online Advertising?
Online advertising has exploded into a $40bn industry, and unfortunately for many Internet users, this increase has come with the cost of often-annoying user experiences. To be fair, online advertising has been a boon for the Internet and for content creators. The idea of a digital canvas for advertisers to reach consumers on was enticing in the 1990s at the dawn of the web, and it has enabled many media outlets to weather the transition from print to digital. Given the size of the industry and many consumers' distaste for invasive display ads, a number of entrepreneurs have started to....
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Bitcoin is increasing its presence in the App Store, with Apple approving a second Bitcoin tipping-enabled app by the same developer. The app, Game of Birds, incorporates a Bitcoin tipping function for players to receive in-game rewards. The tool, which revolves around players collecting coins while playing the game, has been set up initially in partnership with Coinbase but will in future be available to any wallet address. “The payment feature is simple: the game has its own wallet and the bitcoin that is sent to the users comes from this wallet,” Game of Birds’ Tokyo-based developer....
A number of companies have been looking into bitcoin micropayments as a means for funneling donations or tips online. After all, the cryptocurrency promises lower transactions costs compared to traditional payment methods such as credit cards or PayPal. Online tipping can be made to express appreciation for an artist's work on the internet, such as a good music album or digital art piece. The problem, however, is that users encounter friction when it comes to managing several individual bitcoin tipping methods. ProTip Bitcoin Micropayments. For ProTip developers Leo Campbell and Chris....
Adverti.io is a new Bitcoin advertising network that allows users to earn Bitcoin by placing ads on their websites or blogs. It is the first advertising network to facilitate payments in both Bitcoin and USD. Adverti officially announced the launch of its new ad platform on August 29, 2015. Founder and CEO of Adverti, Jonas Hals, said he created Adverti to make online advertising more user-friendly and newbie-friendly: “Bitcoin has an important role in our business model, which makes us unique compared to other advertising networks. There are no other advertising networks which accepts....
Former Uber driver and Vugo cofounder James bellefeuille has launched a Vugo bitcoin tipping service for Uber drivers, to enable customers to tip the drivers using bitcoin, instead of cash. Uber, American international transportation Network Company currently valued at US$ 50 billion by the Wall Street Journal and many Venture Capital Firms worldwide, has always had unresolved issues with its drivers - tipping. The billion dollar network has never enabled its drivers to accept tips through its app, which became a significant disadvantage for its drivers. Especially now, that most of Uber's....
A new bitcoin application is seeking to impact the online advertising space with a Bitly alternative that rewards users in bitcoin. Called Cred, the application seeks to encourage readers to share content through specialized links that generate monetary rewards. The difference between Cred and existing URL management platforms is that, in addition to a link shortener, the application inserts its own advertisements into the user experience. "There's a page between the platforms and the content, so that's an opportunity for an advertiser to display an ad based on where you're going," Cred....