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Category Archives: money

Would You Do This?

Would you sign up and pay into the micropayment program just so you could “tip” creators?

Flattr.com - How Flattr Works from Flattr on Vimeo.

Digital Decade: The Writing Community

Technology has affected writers in the last 10 years.  In my last post, I talked about viewing habits.  Today, I’m going to look at some of the other digital developments and how they affected us.
Blogs
Although blogs have been around since the mid-90s, free blogging services that made it possible for anyone to blog easily arrived […]

The Content is Free

The container is not.  The more the content flows freely, the more there is demand for the containers.
Meet Nina Paley.  She wrote, directed and produced a film called Sita Sings the Blues.  Watch for free online.  Buy the DVD and the merch.  And listen to Nina talk about her business model and thoughts on copyright.

Here’s […]

Digital Media

I was lucky enough to attend the nextMEDIA conference entitled Monetizing Digital Media. I was interested in what opportunities there are for screenwriters in the ongoing digital wave and the word “monetizing” sounded promising.
I’ll get to the bottom line first: the money’s in advertising. Whether it’s banner ads, product placement or building a […]