The comment/debate that Jeff and I had this afternoon regarding podcasts and subscriptions was both interesting AND fun - he thinks that donations will work, while I don’t. Don’t get me wrong - and I hope no one did - I really would rather see sponsorships for those looking to get paid for content than subscription models. Its just that I see donations as…not the most reliable source of income if you’re actually looking to get paid for something - and many people are.

However, Jeff did spur me to look into what the current “donation,” merchandise and sponsorship landscape is like for user generated content - if you’re a podcaster, blogger or videoblogger and you want to talk to me about it, by all means get in touch! I’ll be writing something later next week about what I find.