Flattr

After a recent event, OGGCAMP, which unfortunately i wasn't able to attend, i happened to be in their irc channel #oggcamp on irc.freenode.net, and happened to come across someone who was going to do a last minute talk. It was going to be about Flattr, now i'd never heard of this, and i'm sure you never have either, but i've looked into it a bit and it is rather quite interesting.

Some links first

http://flattr.com/

So here's what happens, or what i think happens :D

You create an account, you put an amount of money in there for use. You use the internet in the usual way. You come across something you like the look of, whether it's a blog article, a piece of code, just something you like which has a flattr button on it. You click that button. At the end of the month, the money you have put into your own flattr account gets divided up between all these posts etc you've clicked the button on. The authors get a piece of your cash :) it's like making a little donation for their efforts. The good thing is that if you've got a button on your post, they can do the same thing. You never know you might get paid just for writing blog posts? Sounds awesome....I'm giving it a try.

If you like this article and have a flattr account, give my little button a little press ;) [no you don't have to really :)]

I suppose i should thank maloki [@kinkymal] for introducing me to this....looks like a fun way to give back to the community :)

Here is @kinkymal doing her talk at @oggcamp - https://blip.tv/episode/5487951