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Some services (in context of web), these days, are not only free: they offer their users (and eventual contributors) a piece of their cake, too. Random examples are google (search + adsense), and scour (search + annotation).

I wonder where this is going to get: how strong will the "make money too" factor prove over "it gives me what I want" motivation?



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