The highest-value sites are paywalled. Everyone hates that because it's a hassle to sign up, and you don't know if it's worth it. 17/
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If a web site could charge users for access *without requiring credit-card sign-up* ("micropayments"), it would solve this problem. 27/
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Micropayments are technically very difficult (unlike the software for a twitter-alike). I hope someone makes this work; no one has. 28/
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More instances get set up. They learn to cap registrations at a point just below what their sysadmins can handle and keep performance smooth
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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