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Re:Ask HN: Had an idea for a web app to trade favors with st... by nurik on Thursday February 09, 2012 @07:28AM (#3570831)
I see your point. However, jf you have a smart solution that's worth buying, people will buy it over and over again and even when it seems "cheap" it could generate significant revenue (just like the songs etc. on itunes)...
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Re:Ask HN: Had an idea for a web app to trade favors with st... by bkyan on Thursday February 09, 2012 @01:57PM (#3572467)
I totally agree with you on those favors where the deliverable can have multiple buyers. I tend to think of most favors as being one-offs, however.
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Re:Ask HN: Had an idea for a web app to trade favors with st... by nurik on Friday February 10, 2012 @06:11AM (#3575302)
I think you are right. If you look at Amazon's site for small digital tasks most "favors" are one-offs: http://www.mturk.com
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