Payment System Is Live... But Not That Useful Yet

Well, I got three digits too, but the first two are zeros.

I'm at three digits too, but like Myko there's "a period in there somewhere".

I used to hate Will Ferrel for the longest time, but he's actually been funny in his movies lately and I being honest when I say that I am pumped for Talladega Nights.

Oh it's quite hilarious, but I digress...

Plancich, I had only heard good things about you from Maaz, but now I see that there is one giant imperfection. I think you'll need therapy until you are in love with Will Ferrell, as anything he is connected to is worth more than life itself to me.

Really? Care to explain 'Bewitched' for me? ;)

Just don't pay any attention to anything except Ferrel.

I guess I'm not allowed to be the second :(

Lets see... Claus has 44 dollars :-)

Give it to Charity!?

Wow, what are you guys going to do with all those moneys?

I am glad to see that they have made it easy to give the money to charity. Is there a preference on how often. I have a whopping 52 cents if I read my statement correctly, should I wait to donate when I have more? In otherwords, what are the transaction costs, or are they already factored in?

So like what, 50 bucks?

Calvin does charge something like $35/hour for "administrative fees".

Indeed. I like the direction this is headed.

PS: 40 cents! Quintuple W00t!

Wonder what I should do with them?

Do you have to be 18 to get a PayPal account?

PartyCasino slots baby, 1cent per play ;)

Click "My column" on the sidebar, and then "Earnings" on the top bar.

They may have fixed the accounting system but the spell check still doesn't work.

I don't know what your problem is oldfogey! It's been working for me for months now. (wink wink)

Hmm... Maybe you're right. It doesn't know how to spell "oldfogey," but it sure knows "old fart." ;-)

LOL! I had the exact same reaction upon seeing my own earnings page.

Where is the damn earnings page you keep talking about?

Where is the damn earnings page you keep talking about?

Go to "Your Column" then look at the settings bar between "Account Settings" and "Your Friends."

Huzzah! $8.18! I'm on fire, all thanks to the passionate and inflamed lovings of Obleo and winsomecowboy!

I do what I can. I've got a notion you're solely responsible for my amassed .83 cents. My next article, "Everyone on Newsvine is completely full of @!$%#" is sure to get my viewership up.

All my proceeds are going to Mel Gibson to break the stranglehold the Jews have over every facet of waking life. I'll probably buy a chicken sandwich, too.

You know what really get your viewership up? Naked pictures. Of me. And you. Together.

Hetep and Respect Kevin, Amen

Ooo, I beat you by 6 cents!

Calvin, since you mentioned it, I think it is only fair that you now implement it. I am all for turning everything and anything into a fantasy game or gambling opportunity.

Calvin:

We should have a Newsvine Earnings Pick 'Em.

Will Claus top Corey this month or will Aine's avalanche of seeded links knock them both from the top spot? Hmmmm.....

Maybe the winner of the game gets the same earnings as whoever is #1 for the month. Naw, I'm sure they'd rather have a Video iPod ;)

If June's figures are anything to go by, nobody need worry about competition from me, I doubt I'm even in the top ten. In my case, June productivity did not mean high profit. Perhaps Calvin knows something about July's numbers that the rest of us don't know.

wow... Aine did not make money? What happened?

@!$%# charity, man, 2 dollars and change converted into instant ramen, let's see, carry the one, that'll feed me for a month ;)

Something tells me that the charity idea may have been directly related towards your recently charitable contributions, Corey. Thank yourself as well.

I believe that the code means that nobody else promotes themselves, lest they hurt my income.

Hmm, Ansab's the type of guy who thinks his Newsvine comments are highlighted in yellow for everyone! ;)

Ansab's the type of guy who thinks his Newsvine comments are highlighted in yellow for everyone

You mean they aren't?

Ansab is the kind of guy who has 100 proxies to argue with himself on his articles :P

Damn. What woman can you get for 59 cents? Hell, even I'm not that cheap.

Perhaps the Lebanese dept of the Red Crescent Moon or whatever they're called could use my 79 cents!?

Or, perhaps I could donate my 59 cents back to Newsvine if I choose to. Then they could spend it all on drugs, booze and loose women.

We do? Screw the Sierra Club then, I'm giving back to you guys.

Hey! I made enough for a pack of cigarettes! Oh wait...

*rimshot*

Strippers and booze are cheap in Seattle then? I can see why you moved there!

I'd give my $0.10 back Newsvine. (photos or no photos)

BUT, until I see such an option, I'm giving my $0.10 to the American Red Cross.

I think you guys should have a simple "re-invest all of my earnings" above all other choices... I have a feeling that while things get going, you'll at least get $400-$500 back.

BMS, that's pretty good, I made $1.29, enough for a bottle of water, but you got enough for a Gatorade. BTW my last newsvine article isn't getting any love. It's part 2 of a Q&A with beach Volleyball Superstar Misty-May Treanor

Hmm, that would explain why my firewall at work keeps blocking Mike's column.

Haha I like that! It's a trivial thing to do with trivial funds, but it could be a fun little feature.

Hehe, I initially mentioned it as a joke, but it would be kinda fun, huh?

It's a great idea. Whenever somebody has a truly great article, then they get extra cash. It would be more symbolic than a way to make money but it's a fabulous idea and we should definitely implement it.

Tipping is a great idea,

"I don't tip. I don't believe in it."

"How can you not tip?! Don't you know these people are depending on your tips!"

They may be depending on my tips, but they truly don't do squat to earn them.
I used to work shipping and receiving and made $8 and half a quarter an hour... actually. You think the waiters and waitresses who are getting $200 a night plus minimum wage(7.25 an hour here) are doing more work? working harder? are any more skilled than me? In toronto they don't even provide good service, so the lot of them can just get stuffed.

Tipping is a truly North American phenomenon. Waitressing and Bartending are not high skill jobs.

Mr Pink!

You think the waiters and waitresses who are getting $200 a night plus minimum wage(7.25 an hour here)

Unless you are in a fancy restaurant, you are not pulling in $200 a night waiting. Not only that, but waiting is a minimum wage exempt job and most have hourly wages around $3 something per hour. Tips really are the meat of their paycheck.

Actually, waiters and waitresses don't have to make minimum wage. I believe if tips are a part of the income, you only have to get paid something like 2.13 per hour plus tips. You try staying on your feet for 8 hour shifts, running around between 15 tables, pouring coffee, taking abuse and the whole time forcing yourself to smile - all of that for 2.13 an hour plus tips left by anyone who doesn't think like you do, Mr. Hodge. It's not easy. It may not be a high skill job, but it's a damn taxing job and for less than minimum wage I'd say it's a job that deserves tips.

In Canada there are no such laws.
they get minimum wage.
I know lots of places where people pull in about 200 a night or more that aren't fancy. Sleazy would be the word I'd use to describe them.

You try staying on your feet for 8 hour shifts, running around between 15 tables, pouring coffee, taking abuse and the whole time forcing yourself to smile

I dont know too many waiters or waitresses that actually work 8 hour shifts. I've never been to a place that would give a waiter 15 tables, and by the pure economics of it, if you only have to pay someone 2.13 an hour, why the hell would you not get more waiters and split the tables up. Every job i've ever had you take abuse at, so thats not much of an arguement. As for smiling... at least they're doing something for their 2.13 an hour.

I believe if tips are a part of the income, you only have to get paid something like 2.13 per hour plus tips.

Just looked it up on the giant "Employment Rights" poster in my office. That $2.13 per hour is exactly right, however if that $2.13 plus tips does not meet minimum wage, then the employer must match it.

I assume, Adam, hat you shook your fist at the poster before you began reading it? :-D

All the more reason not to tip, make the employer actually pay the full cost of his employees, instead of the 2.13 an hour bull@!$%#.

yea 2.13 is crazy, I usually tip, more based on the waiter/tresses performance. I know some managers, even if they make no tips, MAKE them claim 5$ in tips so they dont have to pay them min. wage, ridiculous

Actually, there are seven states, Including California, that pay their waiters/waitresses miniumum wage (not the $2.13 a hour) and the new minimum wage bills that are in congress would effectively destroy that for those seven states.

Thankfully, due to Google, I have a reference right here on the vine titled "Tips caught up in Minimum Wage Debate"

@mykola, they will make minimum wage whether you tip them or not. The average waiter deserves really not much more than that. In Canada, they get tips on top of minimum wage. Considering some of the other jobs that do get minimum wage, I do not feel that I should be throwing my hard earned money at them for doing their job.

well.. really K.hodge.. their job is only to take your order and bring you your food... staying on top of your needs and making nice conversation and facilitating a pleasant dining experience beyond not being rude is on top of that.

And yet people still tip when the service is crap, simply because they feel obligated.

Do you really get outstanding service everywhere you go?
Tipping should be the exception, not the norm.

If I was your waiter I would throw drinks on you.

In America, where waiters dont make min. wage, they rely on it, so if its good i'll tip the normal amt, but if they are overly nice, very good, or just good looking, they may get more out of me.

Maybe one of you should just write an article on tipping ;)

yah, i'll get on it hahah.
what heading would it be under though?

seriously ansab, do you think they do anything worthy of $40-50 an hour? My brother was a waiter at the keg, he made this on a regular basis as a nineteen year old, on top of his minimum wage.

Andrew, we've been over this, if nobody tips them they have to be paid minimum wage. The more you tip, the less that the employer has to pay.

This string belongs in a separate seed. Please stop thread-jacking.

If they are around douchbags all day, getting slapped and bitched around, then yes, I believe that they deserve the money they get with tipping. I tip depending on service. If they waiter/waitress was polite, prompt, and helpful, then a large tip. If not, they can suck my dick. Or cock.

I agree with that, but most people tip regardless of whether they got good service.

Could be a monthly/weekly privilege, you could even spotlight the member of the week or something!

Woah, slow down there cowboy! :D :)

I wonder if it'd be possible to figure out what earnings came from our column, and then what earnings came from which referred/invited users?

The money was for June, so your "Polls - the latest fad on Newsvine" is apparently worth 19 cents. I would also imagine that if anyone were to revisit your older stuff, then that would count as well.

Another option that would be useful is to let people "gamble" online. Newsvine should set up a "Newsvine poker room" online where Newsviners can play each other with their earnings. The "house" will take a certain cut of each win.

I believe hosting servers for gambling with real money is illegal in the United States.