Also we've been working (stopping and starting) on this problem since 2009. Here's the Hacker News post for the original implementation, In-a-Moon: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=586798
There was a lot of learning that went on during that time. The biggest difference in implementation though was that In-a-Moon required sites to install JavaScript snippets, and we tracked at the site level. For Atri, we're bypassing sites and going straight to individuals by looking for Twitter handles.
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Flattr has been trying this since 2010. It got a lot of attention back then and is still used today.
https://flattr.com/
Also we've been working (stopping and starting) on this problem since 2009. Here's the Hacker News post for the original implementation, In-a-Moon: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=586798
There was a lot of learning that went on during that time. The biggest difference in implementation though was that In-a-Moon required sites to install JavaScript snippets, and we tracked at the site level. For Atri, we're bypassing sites and going straight to individuals by looking for Twitter handles.
See also https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11215965