Cards Against Humanity Asked People to Give It $5 on Black Friday for Nothing in Return. The Stunt Worked.
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Cards Against Humanity Asked People to Give It $5 on Black Friday for Nothing in Return. The Stunt Worked.
Finally, paying for creator-associated goods is nothing new: creators have been flogging merch, doing brand deals and adding affiliate links in their descriptions and bios for years.
Jad Esber • 📺 the creator economy in 2030 and the growth of viewer-funded businesses
People are trying to give me money.
Jon Acuff • Soundtracks
let's collectively create a less profit-driven internet
Embedded • How Taylor Lorenz Went From Tumblr Queen to Internet Historian
As large platforms get richer off their users’ personal data and time, people are trying to regain control. We spent the last fifteen years working for gig money, likes, retweets, or follows. The platforms gave us reputation or cash, but no ownership, upside, or voice in its evolution.
Packy McCormick • Fairmint & the Democratization of Upside
he “online business industrial complex,” the network of hucksters vying for your attention and money by selling you courses and coaching on how to get rich online.
Rebecca Jennings • Everybody Has to Self-Promote Now. Nobody Wants To.
The fact that we’re even having to ask that question shows the problem: unlike in the newspaper business and in the broadcast business, social media has no separate sphere that’s divorced from profit maximization.