Watch online ads and this startup will give money to charity Online ads have a seriously bad rap — banner ads are annoying and no one likes sitting through a video about diapers before tucking into a Saturday Night Live clip on YouTube. The recently launched Australian startup Make Some Change, founded by Michael Battle and Jesse Richardson, is proposing a different equation. Instead of being forced to watch a brand's message when you are not in the mood, you can visit the Make Some Change website and the company will donate cash to charity when you view ads on their site. To this end, the team have created a digital currency called Change coins, Battle and Richardson told Mashable Australia. Change coins are generated each time a piece of content is viewed, and the person who watched the clip can choose a charity on the site they'd like to donate it to. Unlike other digital currencies such as Bitcoin, the value of the Change coin is tied to the U.S. dollar.
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Wow - I never thought of that. Could be a cool school project! Thanks dollyisnawan! by gormcc May 29
Yeah, and the most interesting part is, everyone can involve and contribute by subtitling it to their own language by dollyisnawan May 29
I've built many great English lessons from the material here - excellent additional resources (transcripts, etc.) to go with the films which are very well made. by gormcc May 1