On Stompstart by 12 February 2016 · Salt Lake City · United States
Penny Pledge.
A Utah student startup that wanted readers to tip websites, videos and blogs a few pennies at a time instead of seeing ads.
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BYU News profiled Penny Pledge, founded by Brigham Young University students David Hepworth and Chase Roberts, as a Chrome extension for pledging pennies to online content, noting several student competition awards.
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“Removing annoying internet ads while still supporting online content.”
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“Removing annoying internet ads while still supporting online content.”
Penny Pledge is a platform that enables anyone in the world to donate pennies to online content. Users can donate as much or as little as they’d like to Youtube videos, blogs, music, games, sites like Wikipedia or to anything else on the internet. The simple pain Penny Pledge addresses is that creators struggle to get paid. Advertisements are often the only resource creators have to monetize their content yet they are annoying to both the viewers and creators. In addition, ad revenue is not enough to support many creators, leaving them to look for other sources of revenue. This takes their time and focus away from creating great content.
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- Crowdfunding
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- Salt Lake City · United States
In our words: The listing, in public beta, described Penny Pledge as a way for anyone to donate pennies to online content, from YouTube videos and blogs to music, games and Wikipedia. It argued that ads annoy viewers and creators alike and often fail to pay creators enough.
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