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How to Build a 'Paywall' That Doesn't Break the Web

32 pointsby alexismadrigalalmost 14 years ago

6 comments

citricsquidalmost 14 years ago
Any site that asks me to share <i>before</i> I've viewed gets a big fuck you from me and I'll just leave. It's ridiculous and completely ignores the point of sharing. I don't see the cover of a film and say "Hey friend, you should watch [film], it's awesome!"... because how can I know it's Awesome? I haven't seen it. The same goes for any sort of web content, I am not sharing content unless I <i>enjoy</i> it and I can't know that before I have viewed it.
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emptyagealmost 14 years ago
We tried to make this fun. Some of the hidden features that I think are pretty cool include the way you can bypass the nagwall with the Konami code, and, of course, the nagwhal: <a href="http://two.longshotmag.com/404" rel="nofollow">http://two.longshotmag.com/404</a>
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computerbobalmost 14 years ago
Or you can just turn javascript off and you don't get the nagwall either.
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pacifikaalmost 14 years ago
Will be interesting to see what the percentage of visitors is that end up paying to not see this wall. I see a lot of parallels with donationware, and all evidence from that indicates it's not possible to live off just donations.<p>So I hope there will be a followup.
benatkinalmost 14 years ago
I disagree with the title. You are breaking the web. Or you're not. Either way, it would have to be an odd definition of <i>breaking the web</i> if going from a standard paywall to your paywall changed the status of whether or not it's breaking the web.
intellectionalmost 14 years ago
Internet accessible.