tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post4451226508221853325..comments2024-03-28T21:56:51.675-04:00Comments on Face to Face: More on the second dot-com bustagnostichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-44296774104783131102009-08-30T12:58:11.780-04:002009-08-30T12:58:11.780-04:00Kevembuangga - the idea behind micropayments was t...Kevembuangga - the idea behind micropayments was to make it possible for buyers to make tiny payments to sellers, and <b>to profit from being the middleman</b>. The problem is that there were already companies in that space: the existing credit card companies. Back in the days of Web 1.0, it wasn't that easy to set up to process credit card payments, but under pressure from PayPal, the credit card companies made it much easier for online vendors to do so.<br /><br />There are already several examples of companies being rather profitable selling things at $1 to $5 a pop, starting with the iTunes store.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389602137217799305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-10725428911162753732009-08-27T13:55:24.933-04:002009-08-27T13:55:24.933-04:00For example, charge everyone with a Blogger accoun...<i>For example, charge everyone with a Blogger account an annual payment of $1 </i><br /><br />Reinventing Micropayments?<br />This is sooooo... Web 1.0<br />(and it failed BTW)Kevembuangganoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-83682630795913542652009-08-26T23:55:29.156-04:002009-08-26T23:55:29.156-04:00I bet this article on craigslist got your goat, if...I bet <a href="http://www.wired.com/entertainment/theweb/magazine/17-09/ff_craigslist?currentPage=1" rel="nofollow">this article</a> on craigslist got your goat, if you read it. If not, it will.TGGPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11017651009634767649noreply@blogger.com