[buddypress-dev] buddymoney concept

Angel iam at 1stangel.co.uk
Fri Oct 24 00:07:53 GMT 2008


I am wondering what is in it for people, that they would buy these 
tokens when they can use Paypal and buy things anyway?  Why would I, as 
a member say, want to or need to buy?

*Beth
1stAngel*
/http://1stangel.co.uk
http://theartnetwork.co.uk
http://supa-deals.com
http://ourgym.co.uk/

Peter Kuipers wrote:
> Ok, no problem, send me the list on my email address and I am happy to
> provide help to the project.
>
> Peter
>
>   
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: buddypress-dev-bounces at lists.automattic.com [mailto:buddypress-
>> dev-bounces at lists.automattic.com] On Behalf Of Dan Milward
>> Sent: donderdag 23 oktober 2008 23:07
>> To: buddypress-dev at lists.automattic.com
>> Subject: Re: [buddypress-dev] buddymoney concept
>>
>> Hi Peter,
>>
>> I am going to start by putting together a website where people can
>> purchase buddymoney tokens. What I'll do is think about an API and some
>> documentation for people to use.
>>
>> Perhaps we could provide you a list of things to do and you could try
>> creating a buddymoney donate plugin or help us to get it working with
>> WP
>> e-Commerce.
>>
>> I am kind of over whelmed at the moment. So I'm not sure whether that
>> sounds like a plan or not. I would really really like to have Andy's
>> thoughts on core infrastructure...
>>
>> Ciao,
>>
>> Dan
>>
>>
>>
>> Peter Kuipers wrote:
>>     
>>> I am also very interested in this matter. I am lurking the mailing
>>>       
>> list
>>     
>>> quite a while now, but this is a development I really want to support
>>>       
>> this,
>>     
>>> I have also a domain registered for it, called buddymoney.eu.
>>>
>>> Best regards
>>>
>>> Peter Kuipers
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: buddypress-dev-bounces at lists.automattic.com
>>>>         
>> [mailto:buddypress-
>>     
>>>> dev-bounces at lists.automattic.com] On Behalf Of Dan Milward
>>>> Sent: maandag 20 oktober 2008 2:54
>>>> To: buddypress-dev at lists.automattic.com
>>>> Subject: Re: [buddypress-dev] buddymoney concept
>>>>
>>>> Hi Andy,
>>>>
>>>> That is great news. I think that the plan should be to setup a new
>>>>         
>> site
>>     
>>>> called buddymoney.org (I just bought the domain name) where people
>>>>         
>> can
>>     
>>>> go to and buy tokens. It occurs to me that essentially we would be
>>>> building a payment gateway of sorts. Think along the lines of Google
>>>> Checkout meets BuddyPress.
>>>>
>>>> In theory anybody could goto buddymoney.org (or buddypress.org) and
>>>>         
>> buy
>>     
>>>> tokens that can be spent on a site that has the BuddyMoney plugin
>>>> installed.
>>>>
>>>> Shall I email you my initial sketches / design mock up?
>>>>
>>>> Ciao,
>>>>
>>>> Dan
>>>>
>>>> Andy Peatling wrote:
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> I must have completely missed this buddymoney idea back in April.
>>>>> Sounds like great idea to me. I can help out with answers, advice
>>>>>           
>> and
>>     
>>>>> core fixes. :)
>>>>>
>>>>> Andy
>>>>>
>>>>> On 16-Oct-08, at 7:16 PM, Dan Milward wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>> Hi Leo,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Are you still keen to look at buddymoney at some stage?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ciao,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dan
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Leo germani wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>             
>>>>>>> this sounds great,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Id like to help
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> cheers
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Leo,,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 8:32 AM, Dan Milward <dan at instinct.co.nz
>>>>>>> <mailto:dan at instinct.co.nz>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    Hi Guys,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    We are planning another buddypress plugin. What I'm after is
>>>>>>>    feedback and people willing to help. We're pretty busy but we
>>>>>>>    intend to start working on this very soon.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    My idea is based around my concept of buddymoney - or
>>>>>>>               
>> wordpress
>>     
>>>>>>>    tokens.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    Buddymoney is an online currency. People will buy buddymoney
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>> that
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>>>>    can be spent on any wordpress site that uses the buddyplace
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>> market
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>>>>    plugin.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    Buddyplace is an open source WP e-Commerce module that will
>>>>>>>    accepts these tokens as an alternative to real money. This
>>>>>>>               
>> will
>>     
>>>> be
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>>>>    useful for people without credit cards or who want to make
>>>>>>>               
>> many
>>     
>>>>>>>    micro payments across many sites.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    We're looking for people that want to help us with this. Its
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>               
>>>> going
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>>>>    to be a big job but its going to be a fun one.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    Ciao,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    Dan
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