Your Web, Your Profit?

For now, though, users are getting, well, used. And since the idea of companies paying consumers for content strikes many people as crazy, few of them are going to want to experiment with it.

That's where you come in, dear user. You need to stand up and demand some money for the pictures, podcasts, photos and blog posts that people are lining up to devour. Only then will you get your due. Or maybe there's a catchier way to rally the creative troops, like:

Users unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains!

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