.@Quora is launching a new subscription model called Quora+ where Quora writers will have the opportunity to earn revenue from their answers to questions.
How it works.
Writers can opt into Quora+ (paywall content) and earn:
1) When writers followers who are Quora+ subscribers view their paywalled content.
2)A referral bonus for new paying subscribers who sign up for Quora+ by clicking through from their paywalled content.
Content platforms are realizing that they need to reward the contributors who make their platforms valuable.
Medium already lets writers earn, but not enough compared to the revenue they generate. Maybe Quora's model will be different, maybe not. Time will tell.
The NFT marketplace landscape is heating up with Coinbase and FTX announcing NFT platforms and trading.
Centralized exchanges in general will have some key advantages and some disadvantages as they seek to become dominant NFT exchange venues.
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Competitive advantages for Coinbase / FTX offering NFTs: 1. Custody for normies 2. High-value NFT Custody – Coinbase stores assets, but people can still bid on your NFT 3. Brand & distribution/audience 4. Partnerships – obtain IP rights
Potential Disadvantages: 1. Regulation - many NFTs will resemble securities 2. Asset breadth & speed - Coinbase has to integrate a lot of assets and might take more time to add assets 3. Integrations – more permissionless marketplaces will likely integrate faster over time
Curation is understood to be valuable. It’s the art of providing signal amidst noise.
As platforms experiment with token models, curation serves varied uses depending on the type of network:
• Curation as a Service
• Curation as Advertising
• Curation as Exclusivity/TCRs
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Curation as a Service 👩💻
In a network like the Graph, curators are responsible for identifying the best subgraphs since there can be multiple subgraphs for one protocol.
Crypto can use staking or voting as a form of advertising to determine what appears at the top of a page, filtering a recommendation algorithm, or NFTs are displayed in marketplaces.
SupreRare Spaces (storefronts) will be interesting to watch.
For those who missed the news, Twitter plans to allow NFT owners to connect their Web3 wallets (e.g. MetaMask) to Twitter, in order to verify and showcase NFTs on Twitter