Micropatronage

Micropatronage

Micropatronage is a system in which the public directly supports the work of others by making donations through the Internet. In use as early as 2001, [ [http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=06629 TidBITS : Steal This Essay 3: How to Finance Content Creation ] ] the term was popularized in 2005 by blogger Jason Kottke when he quit his day job as a web designer and spent a year blogging full time, living off the voluntary donations of his readership. Micropatronage differs from traditional patronage systems by allowing many "patrons" to donate small amounts, rather than a small number of patrons making larger contributions.

In webcomics, micropatronage plays a large part in supporting both the author and the site itself, and it has become common in webcomics to see authors asking for donations from fans beyond a certain level of popularity.Fact|date=March 2008

ee also

*Ransom publishing model
*R.K. Milholland
*Street performer protocol
*ze Frank

References

External links

* [http://www.micropatronage.org Micropatronage.org]
* [http://www.mixeye.com/proposal/list.php mixeye] Accepts and lists specific micropatronage journalism projects from bloggers and independent writers.


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