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February 01, 2014, 12:50:03 AM
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http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2014/01/31/read-all-about-it-sun-times-experiments-with-bitcoin-paywall-on-saturday/

Def something I think worth giving our attention to ...

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February 01, 2014, 12:55:14 AM
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cool, it seems everything in bitcoin is happening soooo fast.

Bitcoin is a lifeline for the struggling media industry.
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February 01, 2014, 01:24:11 AM
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Yea, this is a stunt but its one that could show the media we are a proactive community, in a way that they can benefit from.

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February 01, 2014, 03:05:30 AM
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Thanks, bud: https://twitter.com/Bitcoin100/status/429449952620601344

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February 01, 2014, 05:32:07 PM
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Guys send them a small donation today. You know every newspaper is going to be writing about this in the coming days. (All the funds go to charity)
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February 01, 2014, 05:53:29 PM
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Guys send them a small donation today. You know every newspaper is going to be writing about this in the coming days. (All the funds go to charity)
www.suntimes.com


I agree, if a lot of people donate it will appear across the news.  If very little people donate that will also appear as well.  Currently they are sitting at  $23.42 raised on 15 donats... you can view the donation address here:  https://blockchain.info/address/1FoxNT4Nh15bVUZu59w6oRpNABKm74dxG4

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February 01, 2014, 06:13:13 PM
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Guys send them a small donation today. You know every newspaper is going to be writing about this in the coming days. (All the funds go to charity)
www.suntimes.com


I agree, if a lot of people donate it will appear across the news.  If very little people donate that will also appear as well.  Currently they are sitting at  $23.42 raised on 15 donats... you can view the donation address here:  https://blockchain.info/address/1FoxNT4Nh15bVUZu59w6oRpNABKm74dxG4

They use coinbase, so they probably generate a random address everytime. (Just checked my transaction history and I donated to a different address).
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February 01, 2014, 06:21:54 PM
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I donated. My address was different than the others. Lets see how this little test goes for them, and hopefully they keep it around, and other media starts using it.
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February 01, 2014, 06:53:26 PM
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The weird thing is they don't seem to have a paywall up, every article I click on is there to read without donating?

I think they are just testing their system

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February 01, 2014, 06:59:21 PM
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Just sent $20.  The highest possible. 

This is an important move folks.  Donate.  The more you can do, the better. 

The masses will only remember a huge number when they announce the results of this experiment.

Make the number huge.


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February 01, 2014, 07:36:01 PM
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The weird thing is they don't seem to have a paywall up, every article I click on is there to read without donating?
I also don't see any paywall on any article, tired of clicking random news.
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February 01, 2014, 07:49:18 PM
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Very positive news. I hope the experiment will prove successful.

I used to be a citizen and a taxpayer. Those days are long gone.
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February 01, 2014, 08:41:04 PM
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The weird thing is they don't seem to have a paywall up, every article I click on is there to read without donating?
I also don't see any paywall on any article, tired of clicking random news.

You may want to delete your cache and restart browser. (perhaps a little bit too much work).
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February 01, 2014, 11:37:28 PM
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I posted this little blurb on my Facebook;

"Paid ~22p in bitcoin to get on http://www.suntimes.com/ as a contribution to their experiment with the cryptocurrency. Also wanted to see for myself how viable international microtransactions are. Suffice to say I am still a supporter of bitcoin, anyone got a better way I could send pretty much any amount of money to Chicago with a fee of under 10p?"

Yeah yeah, I know my donation amount is crap, but all their news looked pretty uninteresting (not even a tech section?!) so I spent maybe 3 minutes max on the site. Still blindly showed my support regardless though. If everyone did the same this could get some serious attention.
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February 02, 2014, 01:04:46 AM
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The weird thing is they don't seem to have a paywall up, every article I click on is there to read without donating?
I also don't see any paywall on any article, tired of clicking random news.

You may want to delete your cache and restart browser. (perhaps a little bit too much work).
That worked, donated $5
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February 02, 2014, 02:11:20 AM
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This is great news, sent a small donation
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February 02, 2014, 06:46:57 AM
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Thanks for the link.
Sent 0.01btc just a while ago Tongue
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February 05, 2014, 04:50:12 AM
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I donated. My address was different than the others. Lets see how this little test goes for them, and hopefully they keep it around, and other media starts using it.

you donated ? is it a donation ?
i thought that was just something to pay for a subscription to the Chicago Sun-Times

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February 05, 2014, 06:04:34 AM
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I donated. My address was different than the others. Lets see how this little test goes for them, and hopefully they keep it around, and other media starts using it.

you donated ? is it a donation ?
i thought that was just something to pay for a subscription to the Chicago Sun-Times

They implemented it as a donation, it brings up a popup, but you can bypass it by not agreeing to donate.
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