Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

Anyone else get the feeling that this is a way that StackOverflow could be monetized? Example:

1. User identifies bug, posts on SO

2. SO participants try to fix, but realize it's an underlying code bug.

3. User puts up an eLance-like ad within SO, offering some money for the bug fix

4. SO participant accepts, and fixes. SO takes a cut for facilitating transaction



Yeah, I kept expecting an announcement at the end that StackOverflow was getting into that business. It would make sense for them, since they've already done the hard part: creating a community.


Dead right about how hard it is to create a community. That's one of the two main reasons microPledge.com didn't really work out for us.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: