Hey Alexander, Is there anything you could share about the outcome of this experimental prototype?
Thanks, Tom On Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 5:37:19 PM UTC+1 rby...@chromium.org wrote: > +1. I'm also supportive of prototyping this work. It's obviously a really > tricky space, and it's not at all clear yet what would have to be true for > us to ship a feature like this in Chrome. But supporting content creators > is so important to Chromium's goals of a thriving web that I think we > should encourage and support experimentation here. 0.03% of Chrome page > loads already having the web monetization tag (despite no mainstream > browser support) seems like a very positive sign to me, that's a huge > amount of web browsing. > > Rick > > On Tue, Feb 6, 2024 at 10:55 AM Stephen Mcgruer <smcg...@chromium.org> > wrote: > >> Thanks Yoav! We have been working with Alex and Igalia on this >> experiment, but appreciate the tag anyway (cc @Rouslan Solomakhin too) >> >> On Tue, 6 Feb 2024 at 04:47, Yoav Weiss (@Shopify) <yoav...@chromium.org> >> wrote: >> >>> +Stephen McGruer - FYI >>> >>> On Fri, Feb 2, 2024 at 5:19 PM Alexander Surkov <asu...@igalia.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Contact emails >>>> >>>> asu...@igalia.com >>>> >>>> Explainer >>>> >>>> https://webmonetization.org/docs >>>> >>>> High Level Overview >>>> >>>> High Level Web Monetization Overview >>>> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TXXnoRNhlkVjeMX434ajUVQW3AB3k-iuznJTJbNdlis/edit?usp=sharing> >>>> Specification >>>> >>>> https://webmonetization.org/specification/ >>>> >>>> Summary >>>> >>>> Implement the Web Monetization spec. Web Monetization is a web >>>> technology that enables website owners to receive micro payments from >>>> users >>>> as they interact with their content. It provides a way for content >>>> creators >>>> and website owners to be compensated for their work without relying solely >>>> on ads or subscriptions. Notably, Web Monetization offers two unique >>>> features—small payments and no user interaction—users are paying/tipping >>>> for the content while they consume it. It extends the HTML <link> element >>>> by introducing rel="monetization". When this element is incorporated into >>>> a >>>> web page, it signifies the website's support for web monetization. If a >>>> user has their wallet set up for a particular website, their browser will >>>> automatically start a web monetization session, enabling direct payments >>>> from the user to the website. >>>> >>>> >>>> Blink component >>>> >>>> Blink>Payments >>>> <https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/list?q=component%3ABlink%3EPayments&can=2> >>>> >>>> Motivation >>>> >>>> Web monetization offers a new revenue model for content creators and >>>> website owners, allowing them to earn from their work while users consume >>>> their content. It also facilitates voluntary user contributions, such as >>>> tips, directly rewarding the creators for the value their content provides. >>>> >>>> Initial public proposal >>>> >>>> None >>>> TAG review >>>> >>>> None >>>> >>>> TAG review status >>>> >>>> Pending >>>> >>>> Risks >>>> >>>> Interoperability and Compatibility >>>> >>>> None >>>> >>>> >>>> Gecko: No signal >>>> >>>> WebKit: No signal >>>> >>>> Web developers: a fraction of a percent of all web pages have already >>>> been configured to use the feature in anticipation of web/browser support, >>>> according to metrics >>>> <https://chromestatus.com/metrics/feature/timeline/popularity/3120>. >>>> There used to be a different way to set up web monetization on a web site >>>> by using HTML:meta tag, which achieved 0.03% adoption >>>> <https://chromestatus.com/metrics/feature/timeline/popularity/3119> on >>>> the web. >>>> >>>> Other signals: >>>> >>>> WebView application risks >>>> >>>> Does this intent deprecate or change behavior of existing APIs, such >>>> that it has potentially high risk for Android WebView-based applications? >>>> >>>> None >>>> >>>> >>>> Debuggability >>>> >>>> None >>>> >>>> >>>> Is this feature fully tested by web-platform-tests >>>> <https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/main/docs/testing/web_platform_tests.md> >>>> ? >>>> >>>> No >>>> >>>> Flag name on chrome://flags >>>> >>>> WebMonetization in runtime_enabled_features.json5. >>>> >>>> Finch feature name >>>> >>>> None >>>> >>>> Non-finch justification >>>> >>>> None >>>> >>>> Requires code in //chrome? >>>> >>>> False >>>> >>>> Estimated milestones >>>> >>>> M127 <https://chromiumdash.appspot.com/schedule> >>>> >>>> >>>> Link to entry on the Chrome Platform Status >>>> >>>> https://chromestatus.com/feature/4917148755689472 >>>> >>>> This intent message was generated by Chrome Platform Status >>>> <https://chromestatus.com>. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "blink-dev" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to blink-dev+...@chromium.org. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/d91487a5-108c-46e7-accd-d44b734a0b34%40igalia.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/d91487a5-108c-46e7-accd-d44b734a0b34%40igalia.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "blink-dev" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to blink-dev+...@chromium.org. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CADY3MaeTmpf1T96vDmsA7HJxDY%2BXaijps%3Djiyo2qSOwwZd7nrQ%40mail.gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CADY3MaeTmpf1T96vDmsA7HJxDY%2BXaijps%3Djiyo2qSOwwZd7nrQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "blink-dev" group. 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