Ben Werdmuller

@aidanskinner Massive regulatory and manufacturing overhead and ...

@aidanskinner Massive regulatory and manufacturing overhead and a history of failures. It's very hard. You'll probably lose your money.

@kylewmahan Right?! Ironically, they weren't the children ...

@kylewmahan Right?! Ironically, they weren't the children in the situation.

@anildash Speaking for all of open source ...

@anildash Speaking for all of open source software, that's a niche we're eager to fill.

@BillSeitz In some ways I think that's ...

@BillSeitz In some ways I think that's more exciting - it means we get to figure out which kinds of content people will subscribe to.

On the new web, get used to paying for subscriptions

The Verge reports that YouTube is trying a new business model: According to multiple sources, the world’s largest video-sharing site is preparing to launch its two separate subscription services before the end of 2015 — Music Key, which has been in beta since last November, and another unnamed service

@matth I tweeted them for clarification ;)

@matth I tweeted them for clarification ;)

@MattH Bummer! I missed that, because I ...

@MattH Bummer! I missed that, because I saw it shared by 18F today. Guessing they missed that too.

@18F @TheJusticeDept It closed yesterday, as it ...

@18F @TheJusticeDept It closed yesterday, as it turns out, and was only open for 5 days. Was there someone in mind for the position?

Indieweb

Do you want to sell subscriptions to ...

Do you want to sell subscriptions to premium content on your website? (A podcast? Maybe analysis?) I'd love to talk to you. #indieweb

@identitywoman I'm on Cape Cod; heading back ...

@identitywoman I'm on Cape Cod; heading back to the Bay Area tomorrow.

@jden415 They do, in aggregate. But it'd ...

@jden415 They do, in aggregate. But it'd be sad if we, as individuals, overlooked topics that matter because their design was shitty.

@jden415 Content > form

@jden415 Content > form