from the We Are The Media desk: i posted about Beacon / Beacon Reader here a while ago. i think its a revolutionary and important new internet tool - a rolling/sustaining support system (unlike the one-time one-project nature of kickstarter) for writers and journalists - much like Patreon is becoming for musicians and web comics and video-makers. these guys, Techdirt, are fighting the good fight. ive been reading mike masnicks thoughts about the internet, new neutrality, digital content, etc, for YEARS, and we are really aligned in terms of WHAT SHOULD BE HAPPENING on the net to keep it a beautiful tool of connection and love and helpfulness to humanity instead of a black hole of doom. they are NOT a big-media company, they are not the type to sell out and turn into part of the internet megaplex by joining a larger company. they are true, awesome independants. theyre turning to Beacon to do a subscribership model and theyve already raised 64% of their goal - theyre at almost 40k - and they currently have $420 (dude!) of recurring funding. go help these guys exist. by funding their writing and journalism and research, youre doing one of the best, concrete things you can do to keep the internet a good place. and we need that right now. *this* is how we be the media. huzzah beaconreader/projects/the-net-neutrality-battle
Posted on: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 18:48:15 +0000
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