The 2BuxMall has been in testing for about a month now. Store owners are able to set up links to websites and to items they have for sale. Store owners can put PayPal buttons on their Stores and money can also be transferred internally from one user to another. Store owners can customize the Background Image and Colors of their Store. Next week, we'll add the ability for Store owners to put any kind of ads on their Store. All proceeds from these ads will go directly to the Store owners.
The video auction system has been tested. Users have been able to upload videos and auction them off. Other users have been able to Bid on videos and watch them when and if they win the auction.
The ability to buy and sell MP3 songs has been tested. Users have been able to upload MP3s and provide a Title, Description and Price for each one. Other users have been able to buy and download MP3s.
Certain parts of the Level system are being tested. Internally, we are testing a new method to upload files that are larger than 4MB in size. Soon, we'll add the PayPal plumbing so users can get real money into and out of the system. After that is tested, we should be ready to open!
Huge thanks go out to all of our wonderful testers! I hope you all have a great holiday weekend!
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Sunday, April 22, 2007
Recent videos on user-owned video channels
There has been a discussion on YouTube about the concept of allowing users to own their own channel, which would let you sell things and advertise on it. The discussion also mentions the eNation concept, which is very interesting! Watch and listen to these videos to learn more about this group's vision for the future. We have already implemented some of these ideas on the 2BuxMall website, and more of it will be rolling out in the coming weeks!
Time To Start Talking About The BIG IDEA
If you can't see the video above, watch it on YouTube.
Announcing VoicingWorld - The Group Channel
If you can't see the video above, watch it on YouTube.
eNation
If you can't see the video above, watch it on YouTube.
Time To Start Talking About The BIG IDEA
If you can't see the video above, watch it on YouTube.
Announcing VoicingWorld - The Group Channel
If you can't see the video above, watch it on YouTube.
eNation
If you can't see the video above, watch it on YouTube.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Thoughts on the 2BuxMall
I recently wrote a post at the new cool place to talk about videos - the TubeRavers Forum. I gave some thoughts about the 2Bux system and I will now paste a copy of it, here.
This is a project in the works since late last year when I mentioned it on that other YT forum. During the planning stages, it has become more than just a central place for YouTubers to let other Toobers know that they had things for sale, or a PayPal donation button, or their own web page. Now it is a web application that borrows concepts from YouTube, eBay, Second Life and online games like EverQuest and WoW. There's even a MLM aspect...
Basically, the core of it is the concept of a Store, which looks similar to a YouTube profile page or a myspace page. Users can set up and customize their Store to let others know what they are doing and selling. You can have a video on your Store - your own commercial or announcement. There will be a central 2BuxMall page with a searchable directory so you can see who is there. There will also eventually be Featured Stores, like YT's featured videos.
Some people on YT don't have anything to sell, but they do make videos. There is a mechanism where Users can sell viewing rights to exclusive videos in an auction-like manner. This allows videomakers to maximize their income per video while minimizing the cost for the Bidders.
There needs to be a way to pay for things sold through this system. Some or maybe most things will be sold through CafePress or CDbaby or eBay or PayPal (donations) or through personal websites. But commerce inside the system, like paying for won Bids in the video auction section, digital downloads (Musicians can sell their music tracks), and internal donations need a micropayment system. There will be one in 2Bux. You'll be able to fund your account via PayPal and we'll eat any PayPal fees. For example, charge $20 to your PayPal, the whole $20 goes into your 2Bux account. Use the money in your account any way you want, there are no transaction fees. There is, however, an exit fee. Take less than $100 out of your 2Bux account and you'll be charged a 20% exit fee. Take out $100 or more and its 10%. Most of these fees will be used to fund the cash bonuses and commissions that Users can earn. This particular set-up means that people can use the system for free and if they use all of their money inside the system, they will never pay a fee. The only time someone pays a fee is if they are successful and have made some money in the system and they want to take it out!
Users will be able to move up in Level as they use the system. Each Level has certain requirements and offers certain privileges. To enhance the community aspect, there will be an invite system. Everyone who becomes a User will have to be invited by someone else. Higher Level Users will be able to earn a percentage of exit fees from those they invite. Even higher Levels will earn a percentage of the fees from those they invite and those who those people invite. The highest Levels may even be presented with actual shares of stock of the company that runs this. Unlike YouTube where only a few people benefited when Google came knocking, if this catches on and gets bought out, I think it is important for those who have been active in the system to benefit financially.
This is going to be rolled out in a controlled way. YouTube showed us that things sometimes break down when they grow too quickly. Right now, the Stores are about ready to go, along with parts of the video auction system and parts of the internal micropayment system. The Levels have preliminarily been laid out - right now there are just 10 Levels with reasonable requirements per Level. The Level concept is the least developed at the moment and may change over time.
The Login page will be here: http://www.bkserv.net/2Bux/2BuxLogin.aspx
The Mall page will be here: http://www.bkserv.net/2Bux/2BuxMall.aspx
We have a set of Beta testers that have shown interest in the project in the past and no further testers are needed at this time. Anyone interested in the future will need to receive an invite from me or one of the testers who will become the first Users.
I'm sure people will have their opinions as to whether this is a worthwhile project or not, and whether it will be successful or not. I really don't know the answers to these questions. The project will answer the questions itself as time goes by. Thanks to anyone who has read all of this! I'll be happy to answer questions if there are any. I may be vague in my answers either because we haven't decided everything on certain parts of the system, or due to a need to keep certain details from becoming public knowledge...
This is a project in the works since late last year when I mentioned it on that other YT forum. During the planning stages, it has become more than just a central place for YouTubers to let other Toobers know that they had things for sale, or a PayPal donation button, or their own web page. Now it is a web application that borrows concepts from YouTube, eBay, Second Life and online games like EverQuest and WoW. There's even a MLM aspect...
Basically, the core of it is the concept of a Store, which looks similar to a YouTube profile page or a myspace page. Users can set up and customize their Store to let others know what they are doing and selling. You can have a video on your Store - your own commercial or announcement. There will be a central 2BuxMall page with a searchable directory so you can see who is there. There will also eventually be Featured Stores, like YT's featured videos.
Some people on YT don't have anything to sell, but they do make videos. There is a mechanism where Users can sell viewing rights to exclusive videos in an auction-like manner. This allows videomakers to maximize their income per video while minimizing the cost for the Bidders.
There needs to be a way to pay for things sold through this system. Some or maybe most things will be sold through CafePress or CDbaby or eBay or PayPal (donations) or through personal websites. But commerce inside the system, like paying for won Bids in the video auction section, digital downloads (Musicians can sell their music tracks), and internal donations need a micropayment system. There will be one in 2Bux. You'll be able to fund your account via PayPal and we'll eat any PayPal fees. For example, charge $20 to your PayPal, the whole $20 goes into your 2Bux account. Use the money in your account any way you want, there are no transaction fees. There is, however, an exit fee. Take less than $100 out of your 2Bux account and you'll be charged a 20% exit fee. Take out $100 or more and its 10%. Most of these fees will be used to fund the cash bonuses and commissions that Users can earn. This particular set-up means that people can use the system for free and if they use all of their money inside the system, they will never pay a fee. The only time someone pays a fee is if they are successful and have made some money in the system and they want to take it out!
Users will be able to move up in Level as they use the system. Each Level has certain requirements and offers certain privileges. To enhance the community aspect, there will be an invite system. Everyone who becomes a User will have to be invited by someone else. Higher Level Users will be able to earn a percentage of exit fees from those they invite. Even higher Levels will earn a percentage of the fees from those they invite and those who those people invite. The highest Levels may even be presented with actual shares of stock of the company that runs this. Unlike YouTube where only a few people benefited when Google came knocking, if this catches on and gets bought out, I think it is important for those who have been active in the system to benefit financially.
This is going to be rolled out in a controlled way. YouTube showed us that things sometimes break down when they grow too quickly. Right now, the Stores are about ready to go, along with parts of the video auction system and parts of the internal micropayment system. The Levels have preliminarily been laid out - right now there are just 10 Levels with reasonable requirements per Level. The Level concept is the least developed at the moment and may change over time.
The Login page will be here: http://www.bkserv.net/2Bux/2BuxLogin.aspx
The Mall page will be here: http://www.bkserv.net/2Bux/2BuxMall.aspx
We have a set of Beta testers that have shown interest in the project in the past and no further testers are needed at this time. Anyone interested in the future will need to receive an invite from me or one of the testers who will become the first Users.
I'm sure people will have their opinions as to whether this is a worthwhile project or not, and whether it will be successful or not. I really don't know the answers to these questions. The project will answer the questions itself as time goes by. Thanks to anyone who has read all of this! I'll be happy to answer questions if there are any. I may be vague in my answers either because we haven't decided everything on certain parts of the system, or due to a need to keep certain details from becoming public knowledge...
Sunday, April 1, 2007
What is 2BuxMall?
2BuxMall is a place for videomakers to show what they have for sale. It's a place for fans to support videomakers. Videomakers will make customized Stores where they can show what they have for sale - paintings, CDs, T-Sirts - even PayPal Donate buttons. Videomakers will also be able to sell exclusive videos through an eBay-like bidding system!
Click here to see a demo of what a Store could look like:
http://www.bkserv.net/2Bux/2BuxStoreProfileDemo.aspx
Almost everything you see on the page is customizable. You can customize:
Here is a list of the Modules that you can put in YOUR Store:
You can put any or all of the above Modules on your page. The only mandatory one is "About" which always goes in the upper left corner.
Soon, you will have a chance to create YOUR OWN store and customize it however you choose. There will be a "Mall Directory" page which will make it easy to find out who has stores in the Mall. Oh, and by the way, this Mall does not charge rent. :)
Click here to see a demo of what a Store could look like:
http://www.bkserv.net/2Bux/2BuxStoreProfileDemo.aspx
Almost everything you see on the page is customizable. You can customize:
- The background picture
- The color scheme
- Whether to show a Module or not
- Whether a Module is in the left or right column
- All Module description text
- All pictures
Here is a list of the Modules that you can put in YOUR Store:
- About: With one picture and text about you and your store
- PayPal: A PayPal button to your account with a text description
- Links: A list of links to anything you want
- VIDEO: One video (we can host it if you want) with text description, that tells about your store and what you're selling. Basically, it's like your own TV commercial for your own e-store.
- Pictures: A list of pics of things you are selling, each with text description
- Custom HTML: Anything you want. Put it in the left column, right column, or in the footer. I have put mine in the footer and have included Google and Amazon ads.
You can put any or all of the above Modules on your page. The only mandatory one is "About" which always goes in the upper left corner.
Soon, you will have a chance to create YOUR OWN store and customize it however you choose. There will be a "Mall Directory" page which will make it easy to find out who has stores in the Mall. Oh, and by the way, this Mall does not charge rent. :)
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