I know I have no say in this (and I #UseTheTools as necessary) but…do we want brands here on CoSo?
J has to pay the bills, and it's not happening now. He can't continue that indefinitely. So I would like to see some policy under which brands can participate without ruining the current status of the community.
A brand who posts witty comments and whose only advertising is the name of their account is different from one that is posting this week's sale items. A brand that autoposts on a schedule is different from one that interacts with other users' comments or original posts.
What I’d love to see is a rich, silent, angel partner. Someone with enough money that paying $5000 a month is literally a rounding error to them. They don’t want influence. They don’t want special treatment. They just want CoSo to survive long-term.
@amarand @AlphaCentauri
Dude. All I need is a few million and I'd be that person!
Yup! I’d share it with you! That way you’d only have to pay half of whatever you were going to pay!
@AlphaCentauri
I wonder if there’s a way to increase community funding engagement without taking money from brands - which is effectively advertising no matter what you call it or how much you limit it. Brands are going to brand. It’s their sole purpose of being.