About: Cynthia

Starting Oct 1, 2011, we now pay out the earnings to Kachingle-enabled sites starting at 1¢. Why? Well, one reason is because we can.  And we couldn’t think of a good reason to hold the money since our Kachinglers have made these voluntary contributions to the sites, not to us.  We believe that no matterContinue Reading

A leading German blogger, net politician, and economist, Robin Meyer-Lucht, died a few days ago.  Robin was a witty and  kind person;  an an inspiring leader as the founder of Carta.info. I had the pleasure of getting to know Robin as he was an early adopter and promoter of social payments.  A highlight of myContinue Reading

Having trouble sleeping at night because you use ad blocking software? Do you feel guilty using ad blocking plug-ins because the free sites, blogs, browser-based web apps, and games you love need your eyeballs and clicks to generate ad revenue? Why Web Designers Should Not Use Ad Blockers Advertising, the Internet, and guilt trips WhatContinue Reading

Over the last two days we have had a useful dialogue with a Kachingler who says: the KachingleX solution is half-baked and that it is really excellent! We agree that there are some user interface issues we don’t like much and are trying to fix, and greatly appreciate any and all input.  We are alsoContinue Reading

Be sure to read the comments. It’s working: How the NYT paywall is working – Felix Salmon, Reuters On Porous Paywalls – Fred Wilson, A VC blog, Union Square Ventures It’s not working: The NYT doesn’t have a paywall; it’s a line of sandbags – Mathew Ingram, GigaOm When “Enormous” is Picayune: the NYTimes.com Paywall –Continue Reading