Orphie Baby@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year 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-square55fedilinkarrow-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 · 1 year agomessage-square55fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareIzzy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up58arrow-down1·1 year agoUnfortunately everything is an ad now. It’s the only way these sites are capable of surviving.
minus-squaretrainsaresexy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-21 year 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-up1·1 year agoI feel like you’d be interested in the Web Monetization API, if you’re not already aware of it.
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.