Imagine a Reddit or Digg where you are charged ten cents for every up vote, knowing the money goes straight to the site. Therein lies the idea behind Tipjoy. Tipjoy makes it possible to tip anything on the web, even email addresses.
Compared to Digg or Reddit, I imagine the voting system might keep you a little more honest. Your votes will hold a lot more value knowing it hurts wallets to go around tipping sites left and right. Oh, and no, voting sites down doesn't give you ten cents.
I suppose it represents a way to give back to those websites which gave you something of value over the day. Hmm, comforting in a weird way, isn't it?
If you're a website owner, TipJoy offers website buttons, an API, Friendfeed and Twitter integration -- all for the cause of attracting money to your site. I suppose if your site can't get by on ads alone, Tipjoy is another way to get money. Tips start at ten cents, but you are given the option to set your own price.
The method depends on the generous, though. I don't imagine thrifty web surfers will be too eager to chip in for every cute cat picture they see online. Oh well, there goes my latest start-up idea.
