"They exist very well on subscriptions and donations. "
I would argue that all platforms like those start out that way. The content creators are the passionate ones. Once the big money comes in, the payment model shifts and we end up with what YouTube is doing now.
I purchased an item directly from a manufacturer's own website, so there's no middle-man and no fees lost to selling on another platform.
The price difference between that and Amazon was so staggering, I returned the original purchase and re-purchased, this time from Amazon. Same product, but it was significantly cheaper on Amazon.
Certified first responder here. It was drilled into our training that our safety comes first.
Imagine you rush to help someone and get hurt. Now, you can't help that person AND now there are 2 people that need aid instead of 1. So that 1 ambulance you called out is no longer sufficient.
The lack of an export feature is rather common among smaller services. What Google and Facebook are capable of doesn't scale down to other service providers.
> This is quite a visible moral panic as we can see people glued to their phones in public places, e.g. on the train or bus.
The part that disturbs me the most about these conversations is how everyone assumes (and I'm guilty of this too) that when people are "glued to their phones" it's for something superficial like social media. When I'm glued to my phone, I'm checking work email, photos of my kids that family is sending me, paying bills online, researching some side project, making plans for an upcoming vacation, etc.
I don't think people would equate the vacuousness of 'doing it for the gram' with managing your finances. But when we see people on their phones, we just sort of assume they're doing something wasteful. That shouldn't be the default assumption given that you can run your entire life, business, etc from a phone.
On a related note, this is why when I search for a person, film, or other thing, I'll take the Wikipedia result every time over IMDB or some top ranking site. With Wikipedia, I know how the information will be formatted so I can find what I need quickly.
That sounds like a great outcome, but it's predicated on having been hand selected by Medium to share your specific story. 99% of posts won't get that same treatment. Would your outcomes have been similar without that boost? That is, just by posting on Medium, would you have achieved a reasonable level of reach otherwise?
I use a regional bank and their app is only usable for minor day to day things. For that it's fine. But I can't do anything "serious" in it: checking account transactions are limited to only the last 2 weeks; I can't search transactions for a specific amount or merchant or date; I can't view past payments I've made for bills, etc.
For any of the above, I have to use the desktop site. These are not technical limitations either and should all be in the app if we want full parity with mobile.
I've asked gift givers to instead give contributions towards my kids' college funds. They have too many toys as it is. But from their point of view I can understand not wanting to show up at a kids party empty handed. Compare that to the experience of watching a kid open up a present excitedly and play with it during the party. So I can see why givers prefer that option.
As far as retention goes, that's going to depend on which data. The rules are different for different data. For financial information the general rule is 7 years. But that varies wildly on circumstance.
I read that the unions, especialy SEIU, wanted a promise from Amazon against interfering with future potential unionization efforts. Amazon probably doesn't want a domino effect happening where their operations in NYC get unionized and then it spreads elsewhere. But these jobs were tech jobs, so I'm guessing there was also going to be a distribution center or something else that would unionize? Because the tech workers certainly wouldn't.
Plex and Roku do this. They give you a simple one time URL like plex.tv\U23SL
That URL asks you to log in (on your computer) and once it's authorized, the Roku or Plex on your TV gets the signal and continues. Easier than typing on a TV device.
The problem of course being that the "brain capital" in those areas doesn't compare to Boston, which has more universities in a small area than anywhere else.
Amex offers 1 extra year of warranty coverage beyond what the store/manufacturer offer. So after your warranty ends, and you're within that extra 1 year with Amex, they'll reimburse you the cost of the item. Many Amex cards, the ones with better benefits, charge you an annual fee to use. Hence, the reimbursement you get from your item can offset the fees.
I would argue that all platforms like those start out that way. The content creators are the passionate ones. Once the big money comes in, the payment model shifts and we end up with what YouTube is doing now.