Clever use of "points" to obscure the actual spending. But I am skeptical of micropayments ever working. It's been tried so many times, in so many variations, but never taken off. I don't see any obvious secular shifts that would mean that its time has come. Including Twitter's gyrations.
I'm sensitised to this topic because I once tried another spin on "pay us upfront and we'll sprinkle out your money to publishers". Heck, I even had the idea of using an invite list to create an air of exclusivity. But people before me thought of it. And people after me thought of it, including well-funded giants like Google. Where has this gone to date? Approximately nowhere.
I'm sensitised to this topic because I once tried another spin on "pay us upfront and we'll sprinkle out your money to publishers". Heck, I even had the idea of using an invite list to create an air of exclusivity. But people before me thought of it. And people after me thought of it, including well-funded giants like Google. Where has this gone to date? Approximately nowhere.