PostBump™ is an idea for an app that would enable blog readers to incentivize blog authors by trading PostBump™s of free licensed blog posts they appreciate, for bitcoin.
This would give readers a new opportunity to strongly influence authors to make available more of the kind of content the readers like. This would also provide authors a direct way to earn bitcoin for their work in posting that kind of content. This idea aims to help vastly improve the quality of desirable content freely available to the general public.
The Link: A PostBump™ would consist of a little link contained in the actual blog post. The blog author would use the app to get the unique link for each new blog post. Then, the reader could follow the link to use the app to trade the PostBump™ for bitcoin.
Trading: Traders could buy and sell shares of the PostBump™, somewhat like stock in the stock market. The author would start out owning the shares, and the author would set the initial asking price. The first traders would buy original shares from the author.
Bitcoin: App users could use bitcoin to buy and sell shares.
Authenticity: Before allowing an author to offer shares for sale, the app would require the author to verify the PostBump™. To verify, the author would submit the URL where the content, including the PostBump™, was available. At this point, the app would verify the content included appropriate notice that it was licensed under the CC BY-SA license.
Other Ideas:
This would give readers a new opportunity to strongly influence authors to make available more of the kind of content the readers like. This would also provide authors a direct way to earn bitcoin for their work in posting that kind of content. This idea aims to help vastly improve the quality of desirable content freely available to the general public.
The Link: A PostBump™ would consist of a little link contained in the actual blog post. The blog author would use the app to get the unique link for each new blog post. Then, the reader could follow the link to use the app to trade the PostBump™ for bitcoin.
Trading: Traders could buy and sell shares of the PostBump™, somewhat like stock in the stock market. The author would start out owning the shares, and the author would set the initial asking price. The first traders would buy original shares from the author.
Bitcoin: App users could use bitcoin to buy and sell shares.
Authenticity: Before allowing an author to offer shares for sale, the app would require the author to verify the PostBump™. To verify, the author would submit the URL where the content, including the PostBump™, was available. At this point, the app would verify the content included appropriate notice that it was licensed under the CC BY-SA license.
Other Ideas:
- This app could start with blog posts then expand into other things (music, videos, software)
Note: PostBump™ is an MVP (Minimum Viable Product) for Dev Cloud, another idea on this site.
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