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It gives away everything that Linktree charges for for free, and charges for features beyond what Linktree offers -- custom domains, multiple pages, and direct monetization. Additionally, because Beacons allows Creators to monetize directly, it can make money by taking a small cut of each transaction.
Even if the most privacy-conscious technique is to self-host the open-source solution (which often leads to no revenue for the developer), many companies will still opt for a hosted model. But they do so now with assurances of how the software works—line by line—and the process of migrating to a self-hosted model in the future if necessary. It’s... See more
Some apps will become really popular, others will, like so many social apps created over the past decade, get super hot early and burn out, but all will contribute to the strength and quality of the protocol’s network, making it easier for the next app to come in and tap into more users. That should mean that app developers can spend more of their... See more
There are over 180,000 extensions on the Chrome store, and nearly half of all Chrome users have browser extensions installed. When people have an easy way to extend their software with useful functionality, they apparently take advantage.