05-19-2011, 09:30 AM
Some work of Yahoo. Yahoo is trying out yet more revenue sharing, this time paying users of Yahoo Answers. Apparently users will be able to enter their YPN ID at some point. There is no word yet on how exactly this will work, other than it is tied to those who answer questions. And there are currently no ads running on Yahoo! Answers, so it is unclear if ads will be added, and clicks on ads would be shared with answer contributors. Yahoo! Answers also works on a point system, so earnings could potentially be earned in accordance to the number of points earned in the system. This is a smart move – revenue sharing makes sense in a peer production model. You’ll remember that Yahoo was similarly forward-looking when they added revenue-sharing to Stratosphere. Nice move, Yahoo, but look out for the cheaters.
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