&uotThis morning we woke to read this post from our friend, and Channel Creator Wayne Porter.

While it says a lot - the part that has had us concerned, and frankly thinking hard, is this:

Magnify, you should..."hand over inventory control to platform users on the 50/50 model…let the users decide for themselves what and how to monetize the channel (watch out for those “Adware” deals- stop that cold) or not too monetize it. The know it. It is their passion.;

Wayne goes on to say:

The choice of coin is in their hands. As Sam and I like to say- it could be influence, or making a difference, or just having different and unique ideas to expose. At the least you and they can always use the mass of the collective and if they can’t beat that- they can join it. Some will fail, some will fail badly- but we will learn.

Well, we respect Wayne. In addition to being one of the most respected virus hunters on the internet, he's deeply into Second Life, and has created a Magnify.net channel to present those videos. (www.secondlifevideo.com)

So needless to say, we've been giving this some thought - and we'd like your input.

As a channel creator - would you make use of the advertising inventory on your page if 50% of total inventory was turned over to you?

We NEED YOUR INPUT.

We want to hear what you think.

So please, post on the boards; We've created a Discussion area: "SHOULD REV SHARE MODEL CHANGE?" or if you prefer to communicate with us privately, email: RevShareDebate (at) Magnify.net

Thank you for your great work, and we look forward to working with you and other members of the community to evolve the Magnify.net platform.

The Magnify.net Team