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'''YouTipIt''' is an online community service that enables you to directly reward people for content they have created. 
Formerly was an online community service that offered a method to directly reward people for content they have created.  
 
The concept is essentially the same as that of the busker or street musician: they put their work in a public forum and the public then decides to reward them if they feel it is deserving.
 
Those who wish to tip may add funds by either sending Bitcoins to their [[eWallet]] with the site or by adding funds using credit card through ClickAndBuy, a third party payment network.  Funds added through ClickAndBuy may be spent as tips immediately however those tips must stay within the YouTipIt system for 45 days<ref>[http://enabledidler.blogspot.com/2011/01/45-day-rule.html The 45 Day Rule]</ref>
 
==Escrow Tipit==
 
In addition to being able to send a tip to any user with a tipit badge, an escrow tipit may be sent to any user on Facebook.  An Escrow tipit sent is held in Escrow until the Facebook user claims the tipit<ref>[http://enabledidler.blogspot.com/2011/05/escrow-tipits-tip-any-facebook-user.html Escrow Tipits – Tip any Facebook user using Youtipit]</ref>.


==History==
==History==


The site underwent a rewrite and the switch to the revised software occurred on May 16th, 2011<ref>[http://enabledidler.blogspot.com/2011/05/youtipit-relaunch-thunderbirds-are-go.html Youtipit Relaunch - THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO]</ref>.
The site underwent a rewrite and the switch to the revised software occurred on May 16th, 2011<ref>[http://enabledidler.blogspot.com/2011/05/youtipit-relaunch-thunderbirds-are-go.html Youtipit Relaunch - THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO]</ref>.  On May 15, 2012, YouTipIt's Brian explained the service's difficulties, legal and financial, and solicited interest in options that would allow the service to continue<ref>[http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=81858.0 Call for interest in Youtipit online tipping platform]</ref>.


==See Also==
==See Also==


* [[:Category:Marketing|Marketing]]
* [[:Category:Marketing|Marketing]]
 
* [[Btctip]]
==External Links==
 
* [http://www.youtipit.org YouTipIt.org]
* [http://www.youtipit.org/en/faq YouTipIt FAQ]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Services]]
[[Category:eWallets]]

Latest revision as of 16:35, 15 June 2012

Formerly was an online community service that offered a method to directly reward people for content they have created.

History

The site underwent a rewrite and the switch to the revised software occurred on May 16th, 2011[1]. On May 15, 2012, YouTipIt's Brian explained the service's difficulties, legal and financial, and solicited interest in options that would allow the service to continue[2].

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Youtipit Relaunch - THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO
  2. ↑ Call for interest in Youtipit online tipping platform
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