Comments on: The best in digital content: What our reporters would buy with $100 http://paidcontent.org/2012/12/12/the-best-in-digital-content-what-our-reporters-would-buy-with-100/ The economics of digital content Wed, 22 May 2013 20:06:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Greg Golebiewski http://paidcontent.org/2012/12/12/the-best-in-digital-content-what-our-reporters-would-buy-with-100/#comment-188103 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:52:43 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=221591#comment-188103 Now imagine that instead of that, each reporter buys $100 worth of virtual credits (Znaks, for example; from Znak it! http://www.znakit.com) to redeem them later online or purchase the desired content or services, but without multiple registrations, separate ID/PIN codes, etc. Wouldn’t that be more convenient, simpler, safer? In fact, if paidContent had an account with us, it could simply transfer the credits to each reporter with an e-mail or a tweet,.

Then, imagine that in addition to selected subscriptions, each reporter could buy individual content, songs, videos, articles or a cookie recipe from many other content providers, using the same account and a two-mouse-click, pay-as-you-go transaction. No additional registrations or sharing your personal or cc data ever.

Imagine that some of the content is “sponsored” by advertisers. You simply click on an ad or view promotional material and thus “earn” free access to otherwise paid content. You mighht even get a coupon or a discount for your next purchase of online content. With this option you do not even have to register anywhere; you can collect and spend the free credits anonymously. Or donate them, or transfer them to a friend as a gift or in exchange for some goods or favors.

All of this is already available through services like Znak it! and others. Unfortunately, we do not have Spotify or Netflix.among our content providers. Publishers like the NYT probably never heard of us, either. But this will change, I hope.

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