Weekly Round-Up Post! (May 24th, 2021)

An unexpected little glitch upended our normal "Fridays are for Round-Ups" schedule. We will make sure to leave out memes of sweet treats for these little gremlins as to not invite their wrath again!

Erika and I joined the Just A Meme Podcast

JAM session 12: Grant for the Web spending $100m to make the internet a better place!

Ben Marshall for Vivid IoV Labs ・ May 17 '21 ・ 1 min read

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Greg Hannam interviewed Erika and I For the final episode of this season of Vivid IoV Labs' Just A Meme Podcast. I forgot these were also on video and had sent my hair and make-up person home for the day...

Barriers to adoption for Web Monetization

Decentralization Off The Shelf — Grant Report #2

Karissa McKelvey ・ May 19 '21 ・ 3 min read

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The team at Decentralization Off The Shelf published a detailed and helpful report about what stands in the way of broader adoption of Web Monetization. This is a must read for all of us working in this space.

Web Monetized content whack-a-mole!

Randomly block content; unlock with COIL

Dr. Carol JVF Burns ・ May 17 '21 ・ 2 min read

Our favorite Math teacher Dr. Carol JVF Burns shares a brilliant and playful way to help motivate her users to sign up for Coil when they browse lessons and tutorials at her Tree of Math website

von Doom is actually a sweet guy

My time with Grant for the Web

Jesse von Doom ・ May 14 '21 ・ 11 min read

Outgoing Grant for the Web Ambassador Jesse von Doom has an insightful final post as his time with us ends. We appreciate these reflections and are inspired by his vision for a way forward. Good luck at Glitch Jesse!

Rashon breaks it down

Helping Minority Content Creators Monetize on the Web — Grant Report #4

Rashon Massey for HMCCMW ・ May 14 '21 ・ 8 min read

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In his final grant report Rashon Massey shares about his success turning himself into a one person Web Monetized broadcast network. The work he does is inspiring. For all indie content creators out there who want to learn how to maximize their Web Monetization, watch what Rashon does. He also mentions he wants more virtual community meet-ups. Hmmm. Watch this space.

Projects wrapping up

Micrio: Ultra resolution Storytelling— Grant Report #2

Roelf-Jan for Micrio: ultra resolution storytelling ・ May 19 '21 ・ 2 min read

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Roelf-Jan mentioned he just noticed the Round-Ups and appreciates them, so how could we not include his final report for Micrio: Ultra resolution Storytelling? Both of his reports do a great job of detailing the journey of larger projects as they explore Web Monetization.

Projects wrapping up #2

Ballet Rising — Grant Report #2 (Final)

Casey Herd for Ballet Rising ・ May 21 '21 ・ 6 min read

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Casey Herd of Ballet Rising gives his final report. We have been proud to help Casey and Ballet Rising's mission!

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