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Re:Flattr no longer requires users to spend money in order t... by rflrob on Thursday April 28, 2011 @02:09PM (#2494367)
More than 175.000 things have been flattred almost half a million times

This implies that every item has been flattred, on average, just under 3 times. Does this seem a little low to anyone else? I suppose the real question is how many things the average user flattrs, and hopefully that's one of the numbers they have up their sleeve.

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Re:Flattr no longer requires users to spend money in order t... by Groxx on Thursday April 28, 2011 @02:45PM (#2494542)
Not so much, really. A fair number of people make a new button for, e.g., every blog post.

I think the main reason for that is that it's not possible to re-flattr someone. One click per month, and that's it. So, to allow multiple donations, you must run multiple buttons :/

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Re:Flattr no longer requires users to spend money in order t... by joeburke on Thursday April 28, 2011 @02:20PM (#2494428)
Indeed, and it goes in the same direction as the linked article, which does look like flattr lowering the barrier to entry because they're not getting enough traction. This kind of trend never ends well.
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