Comments on: Paying the users — an ongoing saga http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/09/11/paying-the-users-an-ongoing-saga/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:21:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: mathewingram.com/media » Diggers will find a way to get paid http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/09/11/paying-the-users-an-ongoing-saga/comment-page-1/#comment-98455 mathewingram.com/media » Diggers will find a way to get paid Sat, 09 Dec 2006 20:47:05 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/09/11/paying-the-users-an-ongoing-saga/#comment-98455 [...] If nothing else, Jason Calacanis did one thing while he was running the revamped Netscape.com: By hiring away some of the top users at Digg, he ignited a debate about whether to compensate the top submitters to a “social media” site. Digg co-founder Kevin Rose said that he would never pay top Diggers because it would ruin the open and social nature of the site, and I tend to agree with him (I wrote about it here and here). [...] [...] If nothing else, Jason Calacanis did one thing while he was running the revamped Netscape.com: By hiring away some of the top users at Digg, he ignited a debate about whether to compensate the top submitters to a “social media” site. Digg co-founder Kevin Rose said that he would never pay top Diggers because it would ruin the open and social nature of the site, and I tend to agree with him (I wrote about it here and here). [...]

]]> By: Diggers will find a way to get paid » Mathew Ingram: mathewingram.com/work http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/09/11/paying-the-users-an-ongoing-saga/comment-page-1/#comment-98193 Diggers will find a way to get paid » Mathew Ingram: mathewingram.com/work Fri, 08 Dec 2006 19:51:30 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/09/11/paying-the-users-an-ongoing-saga/#comment-98193 [...] If nothing else, Jason Calacanis did one thing while he was running the revamped Netscape.com: By hiring away some of the top users at Digg, he ignited a debate about whether to compensate the top submitters to a “social media” site. Digg co-founder Kevin Rose said that he would never pay top Diggers because it would ruin the open and social nature of the site, and I tend to agree with him (I wrote about it here and here). [...] [...] If nothing else, Jason Calacanis did one thing while he was running the revamped Netscape.com: By hiring away some of the top users at Digg, he ignited a debate about whether to compensate the top submitters to a “social media” site. Digg co-founder Kevin Rose said that he would never pay top Diggers because it would ruin the open and social nature of the site, and I tend to agree with him (I wrote about it here and here). [...]

]]> By: rand($thoughts); http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/09/11/paying-the-users-an-ongoing-saga/comment-page-1/#comment-49428 rand($thoughts); Thu, 14 Sep 2006 14:59:01 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/09/11/paying-the-users-an-ongoing-saga/#comment-49428 <strong>The Capital Equation - Netscape vs. Digg...</strong> I’ve been reading Mathew Ingram’s musings about Netscape’s decision to pay top ‘diggers’ for their work (vs. Digg.com, which has stated it is not going to pay top submitters for their work). I’ve also just read The Tipping Point. (yeah, I... The Capital Equation - Netscape vs. Digg…

I’ve been reading Mathew Ingram’s musings about Netscape’s decision to pay top ‘diggers’ for their work (vs. Digg.com, which has stated it is not going to pay top submitters for their work). I’ve also just read The Tipping Point. (yeah, I…

]]> By: robhyndman.com » Blog Archive » Paying Diggers - Once More, into the Breach http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/09/11/paying-the-users-an-ongoing-saga/comment-page-1/#comment-49381 robhyndman.com » Blog Archive » Paying Diggers - Once More, into the Breach Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:47:14 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/09/11/paying-the-users-an-ongoing-saga/#comment-49381 [...] Mathew and I have had a running debate on this of late. His post on the story is here, and I’ve jumped into the fray with some comments there, too. Mathew notes that “it’s not always about dollars”. I think that’s true, but I also don’t think anyone’s saying that it is. The issue, it seems to me, is whether it’s OK to pay top contributors, not whether contributors “always” have to be paid. I think the right question is whether paying top contributors to an aggregator like Digg produces an interesting, vibrant community. And as to the question Mathew asks - is contributing “work” (I think the right question is whether being a top contributor is work) - I think there’s a simple answer to it. Would Kevin Rose be a top contributor for free? Related Posts [...] [...] Mathew and I have had a running debate on this of late. His post on the story is here, and I’ve jumped into the fray with some comments there, too. Mathew notes that “it’s not always about dollars”. I think that’s true, but I also don’t think anyone’s saying that it is. The issue, it seems to me, is whether it’s OK to pay top contributors, not whether contributors “always” have to be paid. I think the right question is whether paying top contributors to an aggregator like Digg produces an interesting, vibrant community. And as to the question Mathew asks - is contributing “work” (I think the right question is whether being a top contributor is work) - I think there’s a simple answer to it. Would Kevin Rose be a top contributor for free? Related Posts [...]

]]> By: Is submitting things to Digg “work”? » Mathew Ingram: mathewingram.com/work http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/09/11/paying-the-users-an-ongoing-saga/comment-page-1/#comment-49137 Is submitting things to Digg “work”? » Mathew Ingram: mathewingram.com/work Thu, 14 Sep 2006 02:38:26 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/09/11/paying-the-users-an-ongoing-saga/#comment-49137 [...] Paying the users -- an ongoing saga [...] [...] Paying the users — an ongoing saga [...]

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