With the Web Monetization Standard posing a new solution and opportunity for the creators of digital media to be building sustainability into their content creation, we have built this library of Web Monetization Resources to help creatives find various solutions for building their projects. Below you will find Web Monetization Providers, Digital Wallets, Video Streaming Sites, Social Media Platforms, Course Sites, Tutorials and more.
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Web Monetization Provider
Coil
A Web Monetization Provider that enables the streaming micropayments – aka tiny fractions of a penny – to instantly flow to websites that are Web Monetized via Coil as you read, watch and listen.
Digital Wallets for Setting Up Web Monetization Payment Pointers
GateHub
A secure digital asset wallet that allows for trading and payments, any time, anywhere, and of any value. Note: that access / services are not yet equal in all countries, due to regulations outside of the control of GateHub.
Uphold
A digital wallet that is changing the way people access money by allowing for trading in one step, the ability to send money instantly worldwide, and the ability to access financial services that you cannot through your bank. Note: that access / services are not yet equal in all countries, due to regulations outside of the control of Uphold.
Web Monetized Video Sharing Platform
Web Monetized Social Media Networks
mg.social
A Web Monetized Microblogging Platform where users can earn from Xumm tips, as well as from Web Monetization via Coil. MG stands for Monetized Gram, meaning to earn from a message.
gFam
A Web Monetized Photo Networking Platform designed for creatives to share teases to their creative endeavours. Creatives can earn here from Xumm tips, as well as from Web Monetization via Coil.
Geo
A non-profit, Web Monetized Storytelling and Social Media Platform for artists, activists and organizations.
Web Monetized Blogging Networks
Hacker Noon
A Web Monetized enabled blogging platform for technologists to read, write, and publish.
Hashnode
A Web Monetized, free developer blogging platform that allows you to publish articles on your own domain and helps you stay connected with a global developer community.
Understory Garden
A decentralized, general purpose, publishing platform with Web Monetization built in.
Write As
An uncluttered reading and writing platform that is designed to helps you focus on your writing, while Web Monetizing your work.
Web Monetization Tools
Coil Web Monetization Plugin for WordPress
Coil’s official WordPress plugin that is designed to make it easier to Web Monetize your WordPress designed site with Coil.
Coil Browser Extension
The Coil Browser Extension tells Coil when and where to stream payments to. This browser extension is needed for payments to occur to the majority of Web Monetized sites.
Project Insulate
This browser extension provides viewers access to websites showing Web Monetized exclusive content via leveraging payment sources like Coil, while at the same time ensuring your privacy.
GitHub Developer Notes to More Web Monetization Tools
Hugo Web Monetization Component
A Hugo theme component that enables exclusive content and Web Monetization.
Monetize 11ty
An Eleventy plugin to Web Monetize posts and site content and create exclusive content areas on the site.
Web Monetization Plugin for Moodle
A Moodle Plugin that allows users to set up payment pointers on their Moodle Courses, in order to earn through Web Monetization from their courses.
VuePress Web Monetization Plugin
Adds a Web Monetization meta tag to your VuePress website, in order to monetize your content using the Web Monetization Standard.
Game Web Monetization Plugin
An easy-to-use Web Monetization Plugin for HTML5 game frameworks, including Phaser and Pixi.
Web Monetized Online Meeting Spaces for Real Time Gatherings
Skittish
A playful space for online events, meetings, and gatherings that allows event creators to earn from Web Monetizing the gathering with a payment pointer.
Web Monetize Real World Events and Experiences
Donation Stream
Allows visitors to donate micropayments for the time they spend in the real world at a natural or cultural history site or a real world event.
Web Monetized Browsers
Puma Browser
Fast and private mobile Web3 browser, powered by Coil and the Web Monetization API to enable an ad-free and seamless access to premium content.
Web Monetized Search Engines
mojeek
An alternate web search engine that provides unbiased, fast, and relevant search results combined with a no tracking privacy policy.
Infinity Search
An open source search engine that makes the way you navigate the web a customizable experience.
Web Monetized Course Platforms
StoryToGo Classroom
A Web Monetized Course Platform / Online School to study from and build Web Monetized courses alongside colleagues in the arts, media, technology, education, and health and wellness.
Web Monetization Ecosystem Granting Body
Grant for the Web
A fund supported by Coil, Mozilla and Creative Commons to boost open, fair, and inclusive standards and innovation in Web Monetization.
Web Monetization Community
Web Monetization Community Forum
A community of technologists, content creators, open source and open standards advocates from around the world, all experimenting with the opportunities that Web Monetization opens up.
Learn More About Web Monetization
Web Monetization Tutorials
With a growing ecosystem of Web Monetized Platforms and Tools, we have compiled a shelf of Web Monetization Tutorials to help creators get started. Click the link above to find that shelf within the Web Monetization Resource Library.
Web Monetization Research Papers
As the Web Monetization ecosystem grows, an increasing number of researchers are studying, exploring, and writing about Web Monetization. Read and discover their findings on this shelf within the Web Monetization Resource Library, by clicking the link above.
Interviews & Case Studies on Web Monetized Projects
Need inspiration or ideas on how to Web Monetize your work or of what’s possible? Check out this shelf of the Web Monetization Resource Library for interviews and case studies to Web Monetized Projects conducted by us at StoryToGo, as well as by others.
Conferences with a Keen Interest in Web Monetization
MozFest
A hybrid festival of art, tech and society. Part maker festival and part gathering for activists in diverse global movements fighting for a more humane digital world.
Web Monetization Workshop
A 2-day event in support of further building the Web Monetization community and coming away from the workshop with changes to the Web Monetization specification.
Gaming Competitions with Web Monetization Categories
JS13KGAMES
A JavaScript coding competition for HTML5 Game Developers, organized by Andrzej Mazur from Enclave Games.
Defold
A month-long game jam, organized by the Defold Foundation, to create a themed web game demonstrating creativity as well as a good use of Web Monetization in their games.
Framework that Web Monetization is Built On (for Developers)
Interledger Protocol
The Interledger Protocol is an open protocol suite for sending payments across different ledgers. Like the internet, connectors route packets of money across independent networks. The open architecture and minimal protocol enable interoperability for any value transfer system. Here developers will find the tools for further building components of the Web Monetization ecosystem.
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