- From: Dan Connolly <connolly@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 10:01:00 -0600
- To: Deborah Cawkwell <deborah.cawkwell@bbc.co.uk>, Jeremy Carroll <jjc@hplb.hpl.hp.com>
- Cc: www-archive@w3.org
> With this idea, the giver does not have to pay the full price of the > selected item. Instead, the wish-list shows both the price of the gift, > and the amount already promised towards paying for the gift. The giver > can then promise an additional amount towards the selected gift. This is > added to the promised amount. If this amount is sufficient to take the > total promised by all givers, then the item is purchased, using a method > similar to those described below. I saw something like that a while ago... oh yeah... https://www.fundable.org/ <- http://del.icio.us/connolly/economics 2005-07-09 I think fundable requires that the purchasers trust each other, so your idea seems somewhat novel... > This idea is to use Web > technology to allow people to club together to buy a gift, even people > who do not know one another, or do not speak often. -- Dan Connolly, W3C http://www.w3.org/People/Connolly/ D3C2 887B 0F92 6005 C541 0875 0F91 96DE 6E52 C29E
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