Hah - this is the first message I've read in quite a while, and it made me LOL pretty heartily (much needed in my moment of anguish over DNS registrar hell).
Thanks Ken! George On Sun, Mar 31, 2019, at 11:43 PM, cobra2 via Hpr wrote: > Best news I've heard all year! That's fantastic that HPR is going to be > funded by the corporate entities that control mainstream media. > > > > > > > Happy April 1st Ken. > > > -------- Original Message -------- > On Apr 1, 2019, 1:25 AM, Ken Fallon < k...@fallon.ie> wrote: >> >> Hi All, >> As you know HPR has a long history of providing quality technical >> content. Over the years our growth has been organic supported by the >> generous donations from the community. Now that podcasting has hit the >> mainstream we are been contacted daily by corporations wishing to >> sponsor our shows. There has never been a better time to grow the >> network and expand into new untapped markets. >> To that end I am thrilled to announce the first of our initiatives to >> take HPR into the big leagues. As of today we will be partnering with >> Audible to bring the best they have to offer to our network. You >> couldn't ask for a sponsor that's more aligned with our mission and the >> interests of our listeners. Audible is the leading provider of digital >> audio books. With over 180,000 audio books and more to choose from, >> you're sure to find one that relates to our listeners. >> http://www.audibletrial.com/Information.aspx >> This is an important moment for HPR as this represents the first step in >> monetizing the potential of the platform while still remaining true to >> our core values. To ensure the highest standards of corporate >> governance, we have instigated "Hacker Public Radio LLC". This body will >> oversee the assets and intellectual property of the network going >> forward as we transition from the creative commons to the HPR Assignment >> License. >> Initial projections show an almost linear relationship between listeners >> and income. To give an example with 2,500 listeners, pre, mid and post >> roll add we could earn an additional $15,112 - $29,737 / year. To this >> end we will be incentivizing more popular topics as bringing in new >> listeners will increase growth and drive revenue increasing our value to >> the share holders. >> Which is why I am also thrilled to announce that we will be starting a >> revenue sharing scheme for any host where their partnership consistently >> exceeds expectations. More information on this can be found here: >> http://hackerpublicradio.org/series.php?id=83 >> As you will hear on today's show, Dave has decided to step away from HPR >> to spend more time with his family. We wish him every success in his >> future endeavors. >> -- >> Regards, >> Ken Fallon >> http://kenfallon.com >> http://hackerpublicradio.org/correspondents.php?hostid=30 >> _______________________________________________ >> Hpr mailing list >> Hpr@hackerpublicradio.org >> http://hackerpublicradio.org/mailman/listinfo/hpr_hackerpublicradio.org >> _______________________________________________ >> Hpr mailing list >> Hpr@hackerpublicradio.org >> http://hackerpublicradio.org/mailman/listinfo/hpr_hackerpublicradio.org >>
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