Re: Introducing myself, Adam B. Levine and Project Watershed

On 21 July 2013 22:11, Adam Levine <adamlevinemobile@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi there,
> The web's a big place and I was very pleased to come across this group and
> the Payswarm standard.    I am the editor-in-chief of Let's Talk Bitcoin!<http://letstalkbitcoin.com/episodes>
> a twice weekly show about cryptocurrencies featuring interviews and
> analysis.
>

Hi Adam, welcome to the group, I listen to your podcast, and must say I'm a
fan! :)


>
> But my passion is in finding better ways to monetize original content on
> the web.  I spoke about this topic (30 minutes) at Bitcoin2013 in my talk
> entitled Youtube is Broken! Rethinking Content Monetization with Bitcoin.
>
> With lessons learned and connections made from that experience, I think
> I've solved many of the problems and am ready to take it to the next level
> and build a dedicated community platform built to incentivize and leverage
> cryptocurrencies as both an engine of growth and improve display
> advertising on the web.  This is built on a concept called
> One-Address-Per-Use-Per-User that allows the accurate attribution of
> payments, tips, and donations to users whether they have an account or not
> creating a pseudonymous micropayment solution that doesn't require user
> accounts among other things.
>
> You can read the paper in progress here
>
>
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/18blKvUX5t-lBNCsbgnsJQsFCZi-76-I-cWcwO1_atUg/edit?usp=sharing
>

Thanks for sharing, I'm reading through this.  A very minor comment:
Richard Stallman is keen on using the term "Free Software" instead of "Open
Source", since he feels the two terms seem to have diverged in meaning over
time.  Let me go through the document and get back!


>
> I am actively soliciting feedback and also looking for collaborators, both
> on the thinking and doing side.  I'll be presenting this at Inside Bitcoins
> Conference in New York on July 30th, and starting the crowdfunding campaign
> to build the initial platform implementation towards the end of august.
>
> Great to meet more people who are passionate about the problem of payments
> on the web
>
>
> Adam B. Levine
> Editor-in-Chief
> Let's Talk Bitcoin! <http://www.letstalkbitcoin.com>
> 1-855-WETALKBITCOIN Ex.700
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