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   Anonymous Coward, Oct 18th, 2003 @ 12:36am

   
   

   Mike - a silly jaded piece by you - it's sad the context you emphasize - how about simple people excited about something they (saw, heard, touched, tasted, smelled) , and want to share the experience?
   
   

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   It's no always money

   

   Tony Lawrence, Oct 18th, 2003 @ 11:29am

   
   

   Money isn't always the driving force. For some, being "famous" (however limited) is important enough to drive them.
   
   My website is a money making venture, but it didn't start out that way, and someday, when I retire, that part will be far less important once again. I'll keep doing it because I enjoy it - which is just why people write reviews for Amazon (and I've done some of those myself).
   
   

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   why is it always about money?

   

   bob, Oct 18th, 2003 @ 11:45am

   
   

   why is it always about money?
   Corporate types just don't understand that sometimes people do things because they like to.
   Money isn't everyone's driving force.

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   Re: why is it always about money?

   

   xman, Oct 18th, 2003 @ 12:09pm

   
   

   Absolutely agree! I actively do *not* charge money for anything I do on the Net because I want to share it with people. I detest commercialisation and the obsessive seeking of "profit"

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   Frank, Oct 18th, 2003 @ 8:34pm

   
   

   But the point isn't that these people are creating content for free and enjoying it. It's that the company is taking all their work, making money off it in various ways, and the people who contributed the content get nothing. It's kind of like the way people contribute all their personal information to a dating site, then have to pay a hefty subscription fee to access each other's e-mail addresses, which they gave the site for free! I have no problem putting free content on my own web site, but I'm not stupid enough to just give it to a company that's using it to make money for themselves. It's not a charity you're contributing to, after all.

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   Is it Worth Money?

   

   Beck, Oct 19th, 2003 @ 8:53am

   
   

   How many times do you read a review by someone who exclaims "I bought this camera yesterday and I love it!"
   
   Is that review valuable? Is it worth as much as a review from someone who has been using the device for three months and can include information about problems or good points that might not be apparent immediately?
   
   Who can determine whether a review is worth the price paid for it?

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   Re: Is it Worth Money?

   

   Frank, Oct 19th, 2003 @ 2:59pm

   
   

   I understand there are commercial sites that can't pay users for submitted reviews because they publish any and all reviews. I'm fine with that. I just think that people who write really detailed reviews for those sites are letting themselves get used. I wrote in-depth reviews for a print magazine a while back because they paid me. For this site I'll only spend a couple minutes writing a post because I'm not being paid for it and it's a vehicle for Techdirt's commercial intelligence venture. Why would I spend a crapload of time on a CNET review when they're going to slap a banner ad or affiliate link over my writing? I don't profit from that.

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