Get paid by the minute via iChat for your expertise with Flavorsofa
Looking for a way to monetize your expertise in some area by the minute via iChat? Flavorsofa could be the ticket.
Here’s how this works:
- iChat/AIM account and Mac required. For video iSight is required ($149.99)
- register for an account at Flavorsofa
- in order to sell your time you need to upgrade to a Silver account which is a one time charge (?) of $1 and then upgrade to the Gold account.
- setup a new special iChat/AIM account that Flavorsofa controls and forwards to your existing iChat/AIM account
I haven’t bought an iSight camera yet but it’s on the wish list for Christmas. This site sort of reminds me of iFriends.net which has been on the web since Valentine’s Day 1998:
Through iFriends’ standards-based, e-commerce-enabled, personal webcam streaming and audio-streaming software and web-based community platform, any internet user in the world — from individuals to Fortune 500 companies — with a webcam-equipped PC can use the iFriends platform to offer live or prerecorded web-conferencing and streaming products or services, ranging from online advice and expertise to entertainment.
I’m guessing because this specifically targets Mac users, they might get a higher percentage of Mac experts on there? Not a whole lot of Flavorsofa sellers yet but they have to start somewhere. Also, Flavorsofa is always live and iFriends can be prerecorded or live. Live is more desirable than prerecorded when someone has a quick question.
All in all, I signed up and will revisit this one after I get an iSight camera. I hope the quality of the iSight camera is pretty good because $149 seems kind of spendy for a webcam these days.
Hat tip to Dori Smith
November 13th, 2005 at 7:56 pm
[...] Earlier this week I got an early Christmas present, we bought an iSight ($149.99 via Apple store, affiliate) which the Apple store describes as: The eyes and ears of iChat AV. iSight is the incredibly easy to use personal video conferencing camera with integrated microphone that will allow you to have face-to-face conversations with your friends, family and co-workers over the Internet. [...]
November 17th, 2005 at 9:52 pm
Hey,
I’m at a Starbucks killing time before dinner, and I Googled our site and came across this page. Thanks, TDavid, for signing up!
I must admit, we have encountered a pretty bad problem with OS 10.4.3. Seems iChat in 10.4.3 has some bugs working with older iChat, and our server functions as a slightly older iChat.
We’re working on it, and so is Apple, but please be patient and stay in touch with us. We definitely want our service to be a pleasant experience for everyone :-).
Thanks.
— Lance
November 17th, 2005 at 9:53 pm
Hi again, I wanted to include my contact info, in case anyone reading this has problems and needs help… lwalley@flavorsofa.com.
Thx.
November 24th, 2005 at 10:36 pm
Thanks for stopping by, Lance