Orphie Baby@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoI just subscribed to Lifehacker a few days ago, and now I've unsubscribed. The articles are nothing but tech product-shilling, non-stop. Mostly Samsung and Apple.message-squaremessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1403arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1391arrow-down1message-squareI just subscribed to Lifehacker a few days ago, and now I've unsubscribed. The articles are nothing but tech product-shilling, non-stop. Mostly Samsung and Apple.Orphie Baby@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square54fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareIzzy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up59arrow-down1·11 months agoUnfortunately everything is an ad now. It’s the only way these sites are capable of surviving.
minus-squaremayo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-211 months agoI feel like I’m turning into ‘that guy’ again but cryptocurrency could help this out. a) connect wallet to lifehacker b) have fractions of a cent taken out to unlock articles I know people can bypass it/copy paste, but at the end of the day it would be another source of revenue. They are surviving as is, but barely.
minus-squareFriendlyBeagleDog@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoI feel like you’d be interested in the Web Monetization API, if you’re not already aware of it.
minus-squaremayo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoVery cool thanks for sharing. I need to discover more projects like these.
Unfortunately everything is an ad now. It’s the only way these sites are capable of surviving.
I feel like I’m turning into ‘that guy’ again but cryptocurrency could help this out.
a) connect wallet to lifehacker
b) have fractions of a cent taken out to unlock articles
I know people can bypass it/copy paste, but at the end of the day it would be another source of revenue. They are surviving as is, but barely.
I feel like you’d be interested in the Web Monetization API, if you’re not already aware of it.
Very cool thanks for sharing. I need to discover more projects like these.