@usepik

Removing the friction from paid journalism online.

 London, England
usepik.com
Joined November 2016
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Hello! We're building something new to help publishers unlock the value of their content — usepik.com or stay tuned for more!
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Congrats to the super talented team over at Yobota! xitter.cf/YobotaPlatform/status/… – at Wandsworth, London
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Just the beginning, this "business model" is going to get hammered from all sides eff.org/deeplinks/2017/09/ap…
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So do we xitter.cf/zooko/status/908468128…
zooko🛡🦓🦓🦓 ⓩ
@zooko14 Sep 2017
I think this is important data. businessinsider.com/how-goog…
Interested to see how they do, we strongly believe people will pay for stuff if it’s easy, low commitment & worth it yours.org/content/why-we-bui…
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The exodus of web pioneers from should be a warning that the big ad platforms are no longer working for creators bit.ly/2gLlLSq

New A List Apart wants you!

As A List Apart approaches its 20th anniversary—a milestone in independent, web-based publishing—we’re once again reimagining the magazine. We want your feedback. And most of all, we want you. We’r…

alistapart.com
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Depends on definition of “easily”… often takes longer than walking to a shop & buying the paper + what if I only want to read 1 article? xitter.cf/grossdm/status/8956365… – at London
Daniel Gross@grossdm10 Aug 2017
bad question. All paywalls are easily surmountable. All you have to do is subscribe. xitter.cf/davidgura/status/89563…
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Worrying. Part of stopping this is fixing how journalism makes money. Watch this space & @usepik for our solution. (Hint: UX + real money) xitter.cf/Jason/status/895318961… – at Camden Town, London
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Beginning of the end for ads as the only serious source of revenue for online content? xitter.cf/adexchanger/status/893…
AdExchanger@adexchanger3 Aug 2017
.@Apple’s Upcoming Safari Changes Will Shake Up Ad Tech bit.ly/2wp6GfE by @auren, SafeGraph
Some great replies to this xitter.cf/juliagalef/status/8936…
Julia Galef
@juliagalef4 Aug 2017
Why did one-click micropayments never become a thing? I wish I could just click a button in my browser to pay, eg, $0.25 to read an article
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Congratulations and great job! It’s certainly helping us @usepik 😊 xitter.cf/paulg/status/857283563…
Paul Graham
@paulg26 Apr 2017
When YC started with 8 startups 12 years ago, I simply could not have imagined helping 3000 at a time. technologyreview.com/s/60413…

For 3,000 Startups, Y Combinator’s Class Is in Session Online

The accelerator’s new Startup School offers a virtual way into the startup scene even if you’re not based in the Bay Area.

technologyreview.com
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.@Jason select options and subscribe from within the site you’re visiting but manage all subs in one place and all on one bill…
Replying to @Jason
.@Jason what if it worked something like app store or iTunes purchases embedded in the site you’re reading? One account across all subs
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Soon… xitter.cf/drethelin/status/84294…
Misha
@drethelin18 Mar 2017
"It's a free country!" Ok but when can I upgrade to the premium version I'm tired of all these ads
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How The Atlantic is scrambling to keep readers on its own site digiday.com/media/platform-a…

How The Atlantic is scrambling to keep readers on its own site

After years of pushing its articles out to social platforms, the publication is emphasizing bringing people back to its site and getting them to subscribe.

digiday.com
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The payments part of this is very close to what we're building @usepik, can't see why it needs more than a browser + QR reader though xitter.cf/conniechan/status/8397…
Connie Chan 🍒@conniechan9 Mar 2017
Replying to @conniechan
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Not a good look @WSJ! We can do better… xitter.cf/barnabee/status/833623…
barney
@barnabee20 Feb 2017
So @WSJ are crooks and require a phone call to change or cancel subscriptions. In that case I’ll be cancelling 😡
Not quite! But it's clear journalism needs more than ad revenue to survive & sitting around waiting for FB/Goog to hand it out is a bad plan xitter.cf/TheAtlantic/status/832…
The Atlantic
@TheAtlantic18 Feb 2017
Mark Zuckerberg's manifesto is a blueprint for destroying journalism, @AdrienneLaF writes theatln.tc/2l3hs8o
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"For journalists anxious about the state of their profession, there is a renewed sense of mission." nytimes.com/2017/02/15/busin… True.

Journalists, Battered and Groggy, Find a Renewed Sense of Mission (Published 2017)

A punishing news cycle is stirring a feeling in newsrooms around the country: These are monumental times.

nytimes.com
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Every time I see this I am amazed that a grown up media group is taking this approach to funding their future
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Thanks @CampusLondon! We're just getting started, hoping for an even bigger and better 2017 together 😀
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