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It’s true, it’s true.
“Hyperlocal” journalism is slowly waking up to the idea they can charge for their content, and they can use Fraxion Payments to do so.
It’s a fact. Free doesn’t work no matter how many people scream on the internet that it does and is the only way.
This can be seen no more starkly than looking at the “hyper local journalism” landscape.
Hyperlocal news, or citizen journalism, was a dream of thousands. Get a laptop, a website, put up some advertising, write up wonderful news, and voila, you’re in business for yourself as a dedicated hot-shot reporter
You dreamed of uncovering corruption in your local council, demanding interviews with shady characters and being invited to press events.
Why bloggers get paid so little
Some years ago, before the internet, the mystique of the freelance journalist was romantic and captivating. Images of the writer with a half-burnt out cigarette in their mouth, glass of whiskey beside them, clankety typewriter and old brim-hat filed minds of people everywhere. These were emphasised by Hollywood’s depictions of journalists being sent to Tashkent or the Kazbah with all expenses paid and the best room on the ship, of course.
It’s true. We have proof. It’s been only one small week since we publicly released the plug-in and already we have thirteen registered sites.
Paul Boutin of Venture Beat was kind and interested enough to find out what we were about. So he contacted us and wrote up his thoughts.
It’s less than 48 hours since our first official press release went out to the world courtesy of PR Web and the response has been terrific with thousands of people having their first look at our easy micropayments system. Some have taken the brave step of downloading the plugin and having a play with it, some even registering their blogs.
The argument about micropayments has been going on for years, with both sides enthusiastically supporting their position. Some say they will never pay for something that is free. Others say they would pay for high-value content. Yet this is missing the point. What has a huge bearing on this question is that of price.