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A Charatable Idea / Sponsors
Old 01-28-2008, 05:49 PM A Charatable Idea / Sponsors
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Hi - this isn't a website yet but I hope it will be accepted into this category as I am asking for suggestions and basically feedback, even though the website does not actually exist yet.

This idea recently came about from some software I had developed a while ago. This particular software runs on the Windows operating system and counts the number of keys a user presses in a given time period, updating a remotely hosted database.

Now, imagine I were to develop a website and have sponsor advertising on it. The role the sponsors play in this is that ALL the users signed up for this service leave the software running in the background. Every 24 hours, the total key presses are added up. So say we've arranged with the sponsors that for every 50000 key presses (for example) they donate a fixed amount of money to charity.

The sponsors would get there company name in the software (in TOOLTIP or other form, not spyware/adware etc.) and advertising on the main site itself.

I was hoping to gain feedback on this idea in the form of what you guys think of it and just any ideas really of any companies that may wish to sponsor this project.


Thank you for your time. Any questions or queries, do not hesitate to post. Of course your opinions matter but I will say I have done my research and I find there to be a strong demand for this website out there.

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Old 01-28-2008, 08:38 PM Re: A Charatable Idea / Sponsors
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It's an interesting idea. My biggest concern as an end user is the idea of tracking my keystrokes. Just knowing you're recording them whether or not you have good or bad intentions is something that would keep me away from your site and keep me from downloading the software. I'm guessing others would have similar concerns.

Another thought is why would a sponsor care about the number of key presses? I can't see how that number would affect the advertiser's earnings at all.

Do you mind if I ask the reasoning behind selling advertising this way. I'm having a hard time seeing how this benefits either the advertiser or the end user, but it could just be me misunderstanding.
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Old 01-31-2008, 12:19 PM Re: A Charatable Idea / Sponsors
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Why would anyone want to signup in the first place?
I see you say 'service' but I can't see what kind of service I would get.

I can tell you, and I'm sure, I'm not alone, that have something on my system that tracking my online habits by your ware won't do for me simply because: 'why should I' trust you or people who will be in control over that data?


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