Blockchain can help publishers improve audience trust
By implementing timestamping and blockchain technology, media and publications can increase their readers’ assurance. Readers expect their news content to be reliable and trustworthy, yet many doubt it actually is. Readers cite issues like unchecked sources, rushing too fast to print, careless reporting and news sites being deliberately misleading as contributing to their eroding trust in published content. Yet readers seek out — and are even willing to pay for — credible, factual, objective news. Increased trust will come from providing more transparency into the reporting and writing....
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This is an interesting open-source project out there I've read about on Reddit that seems pretty interesting for those who are in the web publishing business. It's Bitmonet, and with minimal amout of code, publishers (small and large) can charge for their content (sad face), charging Bitcoins as opposed to, well, fiat. Options include charging per post, per hour, and day pass, according to the site's demo, effectively allowing publishers to create passes to content. Would you use this service for your own website?
Given the important role that charities and not-for-profit organizations play in society, the benefits of blockchain technology have just as much relevance to this sector of the economy as any other. The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), a U.K.-based organization, has taken a pioneering role in exploring how blockchain technology can improve the governance of charities and not-for-profit organizations. The fact that a U.K. organization would take a leadership role in this area is not surprising, given the fact that the U.K. is one of the few countries to have dedicated governance of this....
PopIsle, an advertising network connecting advertisers with online publishers, has announced in a press release that it has expanded its payment options by paying publishers with bitcoin. As a result, the company claims it has received an increase in interest from publishers. Ad networks usually use checks, PayPal and other means to transfer currencies. In certain countries, these transfers require a lot of time to process, leading to payment delays. The transfers also incur large transaction fees, so publishers receive reduced payment. In some countries, PayPal is not available, making....
Mr Beast, joins almost 1 million other verified Brave publishers, potentially exposing some of his subscribers to Brave browser and its native BAT token. Jimmy Donaldson, aka “Mr Beast,” a prominent YouTuber boasting 50.2 million subscribers and 8.5 billion total views, now owns a verified Brave browser account — potentially exposing some of his enormous audience to virtual currency.Donaldson is not new to crypto and is believed to have made a considerable amount of money via cryptocurrency investments. The star previously hosted videos discussing crypto before his channel exploded in....
One of AirBnB’s co-founders has indicated that the popular renting service is interested in potential blockchain applications that could improve user trust. The comments were issued by co-founder and CTO Nathan Blecharczyk in a recent interview in which he discussed the company's plans for 2016. City AM writer Harriet Green said that the conversation eventually turned to blockchain tech, and that Blecharczyk suggested it could factor into the ways in which the service could enhance the trust mechanisms that enable its service. "We're looking for all different kinds of signals to tell....