ProTip App Proposes Bitcoin Solution for Content Monetization
"This is about building tools that help facilitate conversations in markets." So says Chris Ellis of the ProTip micropayments project that is seeking to create peer-to-peer (P2P) mechanisms for people to support musicians, artists and other creators of digital media using bitcoin. ProTip is a web browser plug-in that functions as a specialized wallet, designed to issue automated bitcoin payments every week. Planned for an early May open-source release, ProTip creates a list of bitcoin wallet addresses pulled from websites most often visited by the user. Users can modify this list, set....
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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....
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Micropayments have been touted as one of Bitcoin’s main use cases since the early days of the technology, and a recent trial of the Bitcoin-powered content platform PopChest by YouTube Star NurdRage indicates that these claims may not be overblown. NurdRage has been testing out various alternative content monetization schemes lately, and a test of PopChest generated a 400 percent increase in revenue for the science-focused YouTube channel. Past Tests With Bitcoin-Focused Content. The early testing ground for PopChest’s micropayments-based content monetization model has been TheProtocol.TV.....