I have 2 problems with Google's crowdfunding tool Contributor: 1) it allows Google to collect data on what we read https://t.co/OawNbMnH8Q

— Paul Bradshaw (@paulbradshaw) November 21, 2014

Problem 2: it's only open to publishers (not journalists) in Google's 'club'

— Paul Bradshaw (@paulbradshaw) November 21, 2014

Also (they may correct this): users have no control over the metric: a shallow article is rewarded equally to a deep one

— Paul Bradshaw (@paulbradshaw) November 21, 2014

@krelnik @dangillmor 1) but to pay we need to connect behaviour with 'real' identity (not just cookie). AdSense may not have that.

— Paul Bradshaw (@paulbradshaw) November 21, 2014

@krelnik @dangillmor 2) agreed. But speaking for now… (likewise the metrics)

— Paul Bradshaw (@paulbradshaw) November 21, 2014