http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/02/12/gravatar-20-adding-paid-premium/ News, plugins and themes for blogging applications Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:36:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/02/12/gravatar-20-adding-paid-premium/#comment-128393 datenschmutz.net » Blogistan-Panoptikum Woche 7 2k7 - ritchie pettauer schreibt über web 2.0, medien.kultur.technik und objects trouvés im www Sun, 18 Feb 2007 20:37:16 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/02/12/gravatar-20-adding-paid-premium/#comment-128393 [...] Alten Wein in ebensolche Schläuchen serviert, wie Frank Helmschrott ganz richtig feststellt, das unzuverlässigste aller Web 2.0 Services: Gravatar ist wieder online. So gut die Idee eines seitenübergreifenden Userbildchens auch sein mag: dass die Betreiber für den “Premium Account” 10$ wollen, nur dafür, dass man sein Bildchen austauschen kann, erinnert an die Business-Strategie von Xing (Free-Accounts bis zu Unbrauchbarkeit funktional beschneiden). Wie Blogging Pro treffend schreibt: Kleinvieh machen eben auch Mist: Now before you get annoyed with me for complaining about $10 a year. I just really feel like everything online is starting to nickle and dime me to death. Micropayments on the Xbox 360, paying for “premium” this and “pro” that on every site, just to get a few more features. It can be a bit overwhelming. Last year I think I spent over $120 on “micropayment” style content and features, and I know I am not alone. [...] [...] Alten Wein in ebensolche Schläuchen serviert, wie Frank Helmschrott ganz richtig feststellt, das unzuverlässigste aller Web 2.0 Services: Gravatar ist wieder online. So gut die Idee eines seitenübergreifenden Userbildchens auch sein mag: dass die Betreiber für den “Premium Account” 10$ wollen, nur dafür, dass man sein Bildchen austauschen kann, erinnert an die Business-Strategie von Xing (Free-Accounts bis zu Unbrauchbarkeit funktional beschneiden). Wie Blogging Pro treffend schreibt: Kleinvieh machen eben auch Mist: Now before you get annoyed with me for complaining about $10 a year. I just really feel like everything online is starting to nickle and dime me to death. Micropayments on the Xbox 360, paying for “premium” this and “pro” that on every site, just to get a few more features. It can be a bit overwhelming. Last year I think I spent over $120 on “micropayment” style content and features, and I know I am not alone. [...]

]]> http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/02/12/gravatar-20-adding-paid-premium/#comment-126160 Thássius Veloso Wed, 14 Feb 2007 03:20:46 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/02/12/gravatar-20-adding-paid-premium/#comment-126160 The bad thing about all this is that some websites start offering good service for free, and then decide to ask money for that same service. At least you will probably pay for premium ones. Imagine if Gravatar start to "sell" each avatar... Terrible! The bad thing about all this is that some websites start offering good service for free, and then decide to ask money for that same service. At least you will probably pay for premium ones. Imagine if Gravatar start to “sell” each avatar… Terrible!

]]> http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/02/12/gravatar-20-adding-paid-premium/#comment-125839 Websites Made Simple Blog » Blog Archive » Free - Starter - Premium Account - Sharing simple website design, ideas, practices with Malaysia. Tue, 13 Feb 2007 07:52:09 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2007/02/12/gravatar-20-adding-paid-premium/#comment-125839 [...] I was reading up over at Blogging Pro; Gravator 2.0 Adding Paid Premium and it occurred to me what David said was true. Almost every online service that was or great now is charging for every nickel and dime. In other words, even a simple avatar plugin is now starting to charge a minimum amount to its service. [...] [...] I was reading up over at Blogging Pro; Gravator 2.0 Adding Paid Premium and it occurred to me what David said was true. Almost every online service that was or great now is charging for every nickel and dime. In other words, even a simple avatar plugin is now starting to charge a minimum amount to its service. [...]

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