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My view Freedom | P2P:- “Lets see,” says a p2pnet Reader’s Write.
- TechDirt Great articles, but certainly not a one-man show
- BoingBoing: Good
- Torrent freak: its ok, they have good ones.
- TechCrunch is kind of boring these days.
- Sylck, eh, Jon’s daily round-ups are similar to this entire site.
- Zero paid, Slow but hits a good one once in a blue moon.
- Geist, Power house of current affairs going on
“So I would rate p2pnet up there with BoingBoing and techDirt, but again, each are unique in their own way and compliment each other.”
Earlier, “With all due respect Jon P2Pnet is past its prime,” said a critic in another Reader’s Write, going on:
“You may have been a forerunner of a sort but there are now many other web pages carrying the kinds of reports you have specialized in, and doing a better job. They are more efficient, have better resources and are more credible P2PNet has had its day and since you obviously are no longer able to maintain it financially or in terms of content, stop these on-and-off posts and let it die quietly.”
“So how is your appeal going?” – asks Jesse in an email. “Well, I hope.”
The two comments and the email come in response to a p2pnet post pointing out the site is currently in survival mode.
I feel like Public Radio — but without the masses of fervent volunteers trying non-stop to raise money to keep it going. On the other hand, p2pnet is very much a personal site so perhaps it isn’t surprising people aren’t exactly falling over themselves to donate.
So with a lot of help from p2pnet friends who are also musicians, p2pnet now has a pay-what-you-want (or pay nothing at all) music download site which also includes a short story I wrote for my daughter when she was young.
Over the last four days, four people have donated a total of $357.50 Canadian.
In the same post, Rabbit80 suggests people ignore ads (like the one on the right linked to the download page) and just don’t notice the text banner in bold red that’s been at the bottom of stories for the past few days.
So I’m going to try something else for a while – this text add in the middle of stories. Hopefully, people won’t miss it there. 
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p2pnet isn’t, and has never been, an entrepreneurial business venture. It’s an advocacy site which places special emphasis on freedom of speech, P2P and sharing. It carries daily, frequently updated news, stories, features and commentaries on digital media, distributed computing and associated technologies and events which haven’t been spun, filtered and pre-digested by vested corporate interests.
I’ve followed my convictions for almost 10 years and I’m still 100% sure sites such as p2pnet are absolutely vital to the health and well being of the net.
Without them, freedom of speech is in desperate peril. And that’s no exaggeration. If anything, it understates the situation.
Unlike the commercial entities, however, one-person sites such as p2pnet have little or no financial or legal resources and unfortunately, no way of winning hefty grants from self-serving philanthropic institutions. But without some kind of financial input, it’s impossible to continue publishing.
I’m determined to keep p2pnet going and I have an idea directly related to sharing information which I hope to put into effect. But it’ll take a while to assess and implement.
If I pull if off, though, I’ll be able to stay online and pay the bills without carrying any form of advertising, which at the moment is bringing in $900 a month. That’s my sole income. Not a princely sum, I think you’ll agree.
So Yes — this is another effort to grab your attention.
Cheers! And thanks …
Jon Newton – p2pnet
..… and identi.ca
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win ~ Mahatma Gandhi
January, 2010
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January 22nd, 2010 at 12:02 pm
Or better, incorporate the link into the stories where appropriate. For example, into News Corpse Murdoch stories.
January 22nd, 2010 at 12:42 pm
I can see the link now – I don’t even have to look!
Roll on pay day (I’m quite happy to donate – but it has to be on my pay day – I’m down to £40 to last me till next Friday)
January 22nd, 2010 at 1:39 pm
*I* don’t think you and your site are past their prime, Jon. One does wonder where these posts are coming from…
You do a really good, accurate job with your detailed articles (they’re often too long for me to read all the way through, but I get the overall picture). Even more so given your very limited means. And I especially like the way you’re never afraid to call BS on Big Corruption activities and don’t care if you offend them with it. The more voices there are speaking out against these abuses the better, no matter how small or underfunded.
The only site that really seems to complement yours with similar articles is Techdirt as far as I can see – and Mike Masnik is far too polite to these scumbags!
It seems to me that the coverage these other, newer sites are giving to the p2p vs Big Corruption issue, may have been inspired by your reporting over all this time. So you should be proud that you really have Made A Difference and are still doing so.
I’ll check out your downloads now.
January 22nd, 2010 at 2:09 pm
“One does wonder where these posts are coming from…”
Oh! Deu! Vivendique Univers sale! Deu!
January 22nd, 2010 at 3:38 pm
So, when are the T-shirts gonna be available? I love the pic with ladybug and speakers.
Just sign me,
Impatient
January 22nd, 2010 at 4:11 pm
@ Dorothy:
I have just finished my first design and I’ll be checking with our T-shirt printing friends in the next couple of hours. I’ll email you separately.
Liz
April 25th, 2010 at 8:40 am
Hi,
@ Jon
I am a newbie to this site only recently discovering it and was so amaized that I did not have to register my whole family linneage to post.
You and all contributors are doing a wonderfull job keep up the good work.
I dont know if it is possible or maybe you already have one somthing like total running costs remaning needed etc I would love to help.
Peace out!
April 25th, 2010 at 11:14 am
@ Worthless commoner:
They’re not ‘my’ contributors, as such. Some people post comments, and sometimes their posts become posts
. Others generously allow me to use their stuff. But I’m not picking at you. I’m just making the point that p2pnet is a lot of people, not just one.
Cheers!
April 25th, 2010 at 7:42 pm
Hi,
@ Jon
Thank you for your reply my message was a bit rushed as I was flying out the door to get the train. Sorry if I gave the wrong impression what you said is what I meant great job all keep it up.
With regards to this “I dont know if it is possible or maybe you already have one somthing like total running costs remaning needed etc ”
Some sites have things like, running costs for month = 1k total raised so far this month = 500 etc.
I only ask as I would like to help out but am not very wealthy and if I know the target has been reached I can save the money for a month that the target hasnt been reached.
Peace out!