Chapter
Monetizing Early Online Photo Sharing Platforms
28:20 - 31:56 (03:36)
The founders of an early online photo sharing platform realized they needed to make money to cover running costs, so they turned to ads and stopped hosting photos, instead directing users to share the URLs of their photos on Yahoo.
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In the early days of GeoCities, hosting photos generated a significant cost for the platform.
28:20 - 29:40 (01:19)
Summary
In the early days of GeoCities, hosting photos generated a significant cost for the platform. To alleviate this cost, the platform stopped hosting photos and directed users to share photo URLs from Yahoo, where Yahoo would cover the associated cost.
ChapterMonetizing Early Online Photo Sharing Platforms
Episode#5 - The First Viral Website: "Hot or Not"
PodcastMy First Million
James Hong, co-founder of the iconic website, discusses the early days of Hot or Not, including how they transitioned from a free service to a subscription model and how they partnered with Ohphoto to keep the site going.
29:40 - 30:40 (01:00)
Summary
James Hong, co-founder of the iconic website, discusses the early days of Hot or Not, including how they transitioned from a free service to a subscription model and how they partnered with Ohphoto to keep the site going.
ChapterMonetizing Early Online Photo Sharing Platforms
Episode#5 - The First Viral Website: "Hot or Not"
PodcastMy First Million
The speakers discuss their experience with the start of podcast ads and the creation of the JavaScript auto submit radio button.
30:40 - 31:56 (01:15)
Summary
The speakers discuss their experience with the start of podcast ads and the creation of the JavaScript auto submit radio button.