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.
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.
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!