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  1. @ndarville ndarville revised this gist Jul 23, 2014. 2 changed files with 6 additions and 3 deletions.
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    Display ads | Yahoo!
    Search ads | Google
    Text ads | Google
    Video ads | Hulu
    Video ads | Hulu, Twitch.tv
    Audio ads | Pandora, Radio, Podcasts
    Promoted content | Twitter, [Tumblr](http://www.quora.com/Tumblr/How-does-Tumblr-make-money)
    Paid-content links | Outbrain
    @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Real-time-intent ad delivery |
    Location-based offers | Foursquare
    Sponsorships/Site take-overs | Pandora
    Lifetime, unique ad space | [NSFWCORP Conflict Tower](http://blog.paulcarr.com/porous-paywalls-are-not-the-answer-to-anything-cartoon-towers-on-the-other-hand/), milliondollarhomepage.com

    Sponsorships | [Twitch.tv](http://gamecannon.com/monetize-twitch-tv-stream/)

    Commerce
    --------
    @@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ Strict Paywall | [The Information](https://www.theinformatio
    Porous Paywall | [NSFWCORP](http://blog.paulcarr.com/porous-paywalls-are-not-the-answer-to-anything-cartoon-towers-on-the-other-hand/)
    Voice and video conferencing | Uberconference
    Newsletter | [Ricardo Bueno](http://www.ricardobueno.com/running-a-paid-subscription/)
    Fremium subscription | Twitch.tv


    Peer to Peer (P2P)
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    Display ads | Yahoo!
    Search ads | Google
    Text ads | Google
    Video ads | Hulu
    Video ads | Hulu, Twitch.tv
    Audio ads | Pandora, Radio, Podcasts
    Promoted content | Twitter, Tumblr
    Paid-content links | Outbrain
    @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Real-time-intent ad delivery |
    Location-based offers | Foursquare
    Sponsorships/Site take-overs | Pandora
    Lifetime, unique ad space | NSFWCORP Conflict Tower, milliondollarhomepage.com
    Sponsorships |

    Commerce
    --------
    @@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ Strict Paywall | The Information
    Porous Paywall | NSFWCORP
    Voice and video conferencing | Uberconference
    Newsletter | Ricardo Bueno
    Freemium subscription | Twitch.tv

    Peer to Peer (P2P)
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    Freemium SaaS | Dropbox
    Ethical premium | Proposed by [Clayton Cubitt](http://claytoncubitt.tumblr.com/post/38164739490)
    Donations | Wikipedia
    Recurring donations (w/ rewards) | [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/carbotanimations)
    Sampling | Birchbox
    Membership services | Amazon Prime
    Support and maintenance | 10gen, Red Hat, [Cloud66](http://www.cloud66.com/pricing)
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    Freemium SaaS | Dropbox
    Ethical premium | Proposed by Clayton Cubitt
    Donations | Wikipedia
    Recurring donations (w/ rewards) | Patreon
    Sampling | Birchbox
    Membership services | Amazon Prime
    Support and maintenance | 10gen, Red Hat, Cloud66
  3. @ndarville ndarville revised this gist Apr 10, 2014. 2 changed files with 2 additions and 2 deletions.
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    Donations | Wikipedia
    Sampling | Birchbox
    Membership services | Amazon Prime
    Support and maintenance | 10gen, Red Hat
    Support and maintenance | 10gen, Red Hat, [Cloud66](http://www.cloud66.com/pricing)
    Paywall | New York Times, [Andrew Sullivan](http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/208300/andrew-sullivan-tweaks-paywall-model-after-initial-subscriber-surge-slows/)
    Strict Paywall | [The Information](https://www.theinformation.com/Letter-From-the-Editor1)
    Porous Paywall | [NSFWCORP](http://blog.paulcarr.com/porous-paywalls-are-not-the-answer-to-anything-cartoon-towers-on-the-other-hand/)
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    Donations | Wikipedia
    Sampling | Birchbox
    Membership services | Amazon Prime
    Support and maintenance | 10gen, Red Hat
    Support and maintenance | 10gen, Red Hat, Cloud66
    Paywall | New York Times, Andrew Sullivan
    Strict Paywall | The Information
    Porous Paywall | NSFWCORP
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    Strict Paywall | [The Information](https://www.theinformation.com/Letter-From-the-Editor1)
    Porous Paywall | [NSFWCORP](http://blog.paulcarr.com/porous-paywalls-are-not-the-answer-to-anything-cartoon-towers-on-the-other-hand/)
    Voice and video conferencing | Uberconference
    Newsletter | [Ricardo Bueno](http://www.ricardobueno.com/running-a-paid-subscription/)


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    Strict Paywall | The Information
    Porous Paywall | NSFWCORP
    Voice and video conferencing | Uberconference
    Newsletter | Ricardo Bueno

    Peer to Peer (P2P)
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  5. @ndarville ndarville revised this gist Jan 26, 2014. 2 changed files with 4 additions and 2 deletions.
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    Sampling | Birchbox
    Membership services | Amazon Prime
    Support and maintenance | 10gen, Red Hat
    Paywall | New York Times
    Paywall | New York Times, [Andrew Sullivan](http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/208300/andrew-sullivan-tweaks-paywall-model-after-initial-subscriber-surge-slows/)
    Strict Paywall | [The Information](https://www.theinformation.com/Letter-From-the-Editor1)
    Porous Paywall | [NSFWCORP](http://blog.paulcarr.com/porous-paywalls-are-not-the-answer-to-anything-cartoon-towers-on-the-other-hand/)
    Voice and video conferencing | Uberconference

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    Sampling | Birchbox
    Membership services | Amazon Prime
    Support and maintenance | 10gen, Red Hat
    Paywall | New York Times
    Paywall | New York Times, Andrew Sullivan
    Strict Paywall | The Information
    Porous Paywall | NSFWCORP
    Voice and video conferencing | Uberconference

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    Real-time-intent ad delivery |
    Location-based offers | Foursquare
    Sponsorships/Site take-overs | Pandora
    Lifetime, unique ad space | [NSFWCORP Conflict Tower](http://blog.paulcarr.com/porous-paywalls-are-not-the-answer-to-anything-cartoon-towers-on-the-other-hand/), milliondollarhomepage.com


    Commerce
    @@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ Sampling | Birchbox
    Membership services | Amazon Prime
    Support and maintenance | 10gen, Red Hat
    Paywall | New York Times
    Porous Paywall | [NSFWCORP](http://blog.paulcarr.com/porous-paywalls-are-not-the-answer-to-anything-cartoon-towers-on-the-other-hand/)
    Voice and video conferencing | Uberconference


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    Real-time-intent ad delivery |
    Location-based offers | Foursquare
    Sponsorships/Site take-overs | Pandora
    Lifetime, unique ad space | NSFWCORP Conflict Tower, milliondollarhomepage.com

    Commerce
    --------
    @@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ Sampling | Birchbox
    Membership services | Amazon Prime
    Support and maintenance | 10gen, Red Hat
    Paywall | New York Times
    Porous Paywall | NSFWCORP
    Voice and video conferencing | Uberconference

    Peer to Peer (P2P)
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    Platform aaS (PaaS) | dotCloud, Heroku
    Infrastructure aaS (IaaS) |
    Freemium SaaS | Dropbox
    Ethical premium | Proposed by [Clayton Cubitt](http://claytoncubitt.tumblr.com/post/38164739490)
    Donations | Wikipedia
    Sampling | Birchbox
    Membership services | Amazon Prime
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    Platform aaS (PaaS) | dotCloud, Heroku
    Infrastructure aaS (IaaS) |
    Freemium SaaS | Dropbox
    Ethical premium | Proposed by Clayton Cubitt
    Donations | Wikipedia
    Sampling | Birchbox
    Membership services | Amazon Prime
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    Search ads | Google
    Text ads | Google
    Video ads | Hulu
    Audio ads | Pandora
    Audio ads | Pandora, Radio, Podcasts
    Promoted content | Twitter, [Tumblr](http://www.quora.com/Tumblr/How-does-Tumblr-make-money)
    Paid-content links | Outbrain
    Recruitment ads | LinkedIn
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    Search ads | Google
    Text ads | Google
    Video ads | Hulu
    Audio ads | Pandora
    Audio ads | Pandora, Radio, Podcasts
    Promoted content | Twitter, Tumblr
    Paid-content links | Outbrain
    Recruitment ads | LinkedIn
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    Paid-content links | Outbrain
    Recruitment ads | LinkedIn
    Lead generation | MoneySuperMarket, ZocDoc
    Affiliate fees | [Amazon Affiliate Program](http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/17/business/media/buffeted-by-the-web-but-now-riding-it.html?ref=business&pagewanted=all&_r=1&)
    Affiliate fees | [The Wirecutter](http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/17/business/media/buffeted-by-the-web-but-now-riding-it.html?ref=business&pagewanted=all&_r=1&)
    Classifieds | Craigslist
    Featured listings | Yelp, Super Pages;
    E-mail ads | Yahoo, MSN
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    Paid-content links | Outbrain
    Recruitment ads | LinkedIn
    Lead generation | MoneySuperMarket, ZocDoc
    Affiliate fees | Amazon Affiliate Program
    Affiliate fees | The Wirecutter
    Classifieds | Craigslist
    Featured listings | Yelp, Super Pages;
    E-mail ads | Yahoo, MSN
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    Paid-content links | Outbrain
    Recruitment ads | LinkedIn
    Lead generation | MoneySuperMarket, ZocDoc
    Affiliate fees | [Amazon Affiliate Program](https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/)
    Affiliate fees | [Amazon Affiliate Program](http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/17/business/media/buffeted-by-the-web-but-now-riding-it.html?ref=business&pagewanted=all&_r=1&)
    Classifieds | Craigslist
    Featured listings | Yelp, Super Pages;
    E-mail ads | Yahoo, MSN
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    Text ads | Google
    Video ads | Hulu
    Audio ads | Pandora
    Promoted content | Twitter, Tumblr
    Promoted content | Twitter, [Tumblr](http://www.quora.com/Tumblr/How-does-Tumblr-make-money)
    Paid-content links | Outbrain
    Recruitment ads | LinkedIn
    Lead generation | MoneySuperMarket, ZocDoc
    Affiliate fees | Amazon Affiliate Program
    Classifieds | Craiglist
    Affiliate fees | [Amazon Affiliate Program](https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/)
    Classifieds | Craigslist
    Featured listings | Yelp, Super Pages;
    E-mail ads | Yahoo, MSN
    Ad-retargeting | Criteo
    @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Crowd-sourced marketplace | Threadless
    Excess-capacity markets | Uber, AirBnB
    Vertically-integrated commerce | Warby Parker
    Aggregator | Lastminute.com
    Flash sales | Gilt Groupe, Vente Privee
    Flash sales | Gilt Groupe, Vente Privee, Fab
    Group buying | Groupon
    Digital goods/downloads | iTunes
    Virtual goods | Zynga
    @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Peer to Peer (P2P)

    Models | Examples
    :-------------------------|:---------------------------
    P2P lending | Lending Club,
    P2P lending | Lending Club
    P2P gambling | BetFair
    P2P buying | Etsy
    P2P insurance |
    @@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ Models | Examples
    :------------------------------|:--------
    User data | BlueKai
    Business data | Duedil
    User intelligence | Yougov
    User intelligence | YouGov
    Search Data | Chango
    Real-time consumer intent data | Yieldbot
    Benchmarking services | Comscore
    @@ -134,9 +134,9 @@ Mobile

    Models | Examples
    :--------------------|:--------------------
    Paid-app Downloads | WhatsApp
    Paid-app downloads | WhatsApp
    In-app purchases | Zynga Poker
    In-app subscriptions | NY Times app
    In-app subscriptions | New York Times app
    Advertising | Flurry, AdMob
    Digital-to-physical | Red Stamp, Postagram

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    Recruitment ads | LinkedIn
    Lead generation | MoneySuperMarket, ZocDoc
    Affiliate fees | Amazon Affiliate Program
    Classifieds | Craiglist
    Classifieds | Craigslist
    Featured listings | Yelp, Super Pages;
    E-mail ads | Yahoo, MSN
    Ad-retargeting | Criteo
    @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Crowd-sourced marketplace | Threadless
    Excess-capacity markets | Uber, AirBnB
    Vertically-integrated commerce | Warby Parker
    Aggregator | Lastminute.com
    Flash sales | Gilt Groupe, Vente Privee
    Flash sales | Gilt Groupe, Vente Privee, Fab
    Group buying | Groupon
    Digital goods/downloads | iTunes
    Virtual goods | Zynga
    @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Voice and video conferencing | Uberconference

    Peer to Peer (P2P)
    ------------------
    P2P lending | Lending Club,
    P2P lending | Lending Club
    P2P gambling | BetFair
    P2P buying | Etsy
    P2P insurance |
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    ----
    User data | BlueKai
    Business data | Duedil
    User intelligence | Yougov
    User intelligence | YouGov
    Search Data | Chango
    Real-time consumer intent data | Yieldbot
    Benchmarking services | Comscore
    Market research | GLG

    Mobile
    ------
    Paid-app Downloads | WhatsApp
    Paid-app downloads | WhatsApp
    In-app purchases | Zynga Poker
    In-app subscriptions | NY Times app
    In-app subscriptions | New York Times app
    Advertising | Flurry, AdMob
    Digital-to-physical | Red Stamp, Postagram

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    Freemium SaaS | Dropbox
    Donations | Wikipedia
    Sampling | Birchbox
    Membership Services | Amazon Prime
    Support and Maintenance | 10gen, Red Hat
    Membership services | Amazon Prime
    Support and maintenance | 10gen, Red Hat
    Paywall | New York Times
    Voice and video-conferencing | Uberconference
    Voice and video conferencing | Uberconference


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    Freemium SaaS | Dropbox
    Donations | Wikipedia
    Sampling | Birchbox
    Membership Services | Amazon Prime
    Support and Maintenance | 10gen, Red Hat
    Membership services | Amazon Prime
    Support and maintenance | 10gen, Red Hat
    Paywall | New York Times
    Voice and video-conferencing | Uberconference
    Voice and video conferencing | Uberconference

    Peer to Peer (P2P)
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    Models | Examples
    :----------------------------------|:----------------
    Software as a Service (SAAS) | Salesforce
    Service as a Service | Shopify
    Content as a Service | Spotify, Netflix
    Platform as a Service (PaaS) | dotCloud, Heroku
    Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) |
    Software as a Service (SaaS) | Salesforce
    Service aaS | Shopify
    Content aaS | Spotify, Netflix
    Platform aaS (PaaS) | dotCloud, Heroku
    Infrastructure aaS (IaaS) |
    Freemium SaaS | Dropbox
    Donations | Wikipedia
    Sampling | Birchbox
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    Subscription
    ------------
    Software as a Service (SAAS) | Salesforce
    Service as a Service | Shopify
    Content as a Service | Spotify, Netflix
    Platform as a Service (PaaS) | dotCloud, Heroku
    Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) |
    Software as a Service (SaaS) | Salesforce
    Service aaS | Shopify
    Content aaS | Spotify, Netflix
    Platform aaS (PaaS) | dotCloud, Heroku
    Infrastructure aaS (IaaS) |
    Freemium SaaS | Dropbox
    Donations | Wikipedia
    Sampling | Birchbox
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    Software as a Service (SAAS) | Salesforce
    Service as a Service | Shopify
    Content as a Service | Spotify, Netflix
    Platform As A Service (PaaS) | dotCloud, Heroku
    Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS) |
    Platform as a Service (PaaS) | dotCloud, Heroku
    Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) |
    Freemium SaaS | Dropbox
    Donations | Wikipedia
    Sampling | Birchbox
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    Software as a Service (SAAS) | Salesforce
    Service as a Service | Shopify
    Content as a Service | Spotify, Netflix
    Platform As A Service (PaaS) | dotCloud, Heroku
    Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS) |
    Platform as a Service (PaaS) | dotCloud, Heroku
    Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) |
    Freemium SaaS | Dropbox
    Donations | Wikipedia
    Sampling | Birchbox
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    Location-based offers | Foursquare
    Sponsorships/Site take-overs | Pandora


    Commerce
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    Retailing | Zappos
    @@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ Auction | eBay
    Reverse Auction | Priceline
    Barter for services | SwapRight


    Subscription
    ------------
    Software as a Service (SAAS) | Salesforce
    @@ -61,7 +59,6 @@ Support and Maintenance | 10gen, Red Hat
    Paywall | New York Times
    Voice and video-conferencing | Uberconference


    Peer to Peer (P2P)
    ------------------
    P2P lending | Lending Club,
    @@ -72,7 +69,6 @@ P2P computing | CrasPlan storage, SETI@home
    P2P service | Mechanical Turk, TaskRabbit
    P2P mobile WiFi/tethering |


    Transaction-Processing
    ----------------------
    Merchant acquiring | PayPal (On-/Offline), Stripe (OnL), Square (OffL)
    @@ -88,7 +84,6 @@ Telephony (private cloud) | Native Skype
    Mobile payment gateway | Braintree
    Platform monetization (“tax”) | Facebook Credits, iOS 30/70 cut


    Licensing
    ---------
    Per seat | Sencha
    @@ -99,7 +94,6 @@ Patent | Qualcomm
    Brand | Sesame Street
    Indirect | Apple Volume Purchasing


    Data
    ----
    User data | BlueKai
    @@ -110,7 +104,6 @@ Real-time consumer intent data | Yieldbot
    Benchmarking services | Comscore
    Market research | GLG


    Mobile
    ------
    Paid-app Downloads | WhatsApp
    @@ -119,7 +112,6 @@ In-app subscriptions | NY Times app
    Advertising | Flurry, AdMob
    Digital-to-physical | Red Stamp, Postagram


    Gaming
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    Freemium (virtual currency) | Zynga
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    Business Models
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    Business Models
    ===============

    Advertising
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    Display ads | Yahoo!
    Search ads | Google
    Text ads | Google
    Video ads | Hulu
    Audio ads | Pandora
    Promoted content | Twitter, Tumblr
    Paid-content links | Outbrain
    Recruitment ads | LinkedIn
    Lead generation | MoneySuperMarket, ZocDoc
    Affiliate fees | Amazon Affiliate Program
    Classifieds | Craiglist
    Featured listings | Yelp, Super Pages;
    E-mail ads | Yahoo, MSN
    Ad-retargeting | Criteo
    Real-time-intent ad delivery |
    Location-based offers | Foursquare
    Sponsorships/Site take-overs | Pandora


    Commerce
    --------
    Retailing | Zappos
    Marketplace | Etsy
    Crowd-sourced marketplace | Threadless
    Excess-capacity markets | Uber, AirBnB
    Vertically-integrated commerce | Warby Parker
    Aggregator | Lastminute.com
    Flash sales | Gilt Groupe, Vente Privee
    Group buying | Groupon
    Digital goods/downloads | iTunes
    Virtual goods | Zynga
    Training | Cloudera(?), -> Coursera
    Pay what you want | Radiohead
    Commission | SharesPost
    Commission per order | Seamless, GrubHub
    Auction | eBay
    Reverse Auction | Priceline
    Barter for services | SwapRight


    Subscription
    ------------
    Software as a Service (SAAS) | Salesforce
    Service as a Service | Shopify
    Content as a Service | Spotify, Netflix
    Platform As A Service (PaaS) | dotCloud, Heroku
    Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS) |
    Freemium SaaS | Dropbox
    Donations | Wikipedia
    Sampling | Birchbox
    Membership Services | Amazon Prime
    Support and Maintenance | 10gen, Red Hat
    Paywall | New York Times
    Voice and video-conferencing | Uberconference


    Peer to Peer (P2P)
    ------------------
    P2P lending | Lending Club,
    P2P gambling | BetFair
    P2P buying | Etsy
    P2P insurance |
    P2P computing | CrasPlan storage, SETI@home
    P2P service | Mechanical Turk, TaskRabbit
    P2P mobile WiFi/tethering |


    Transaction-Processing
    ----------------------
    Merchant acquiring | PayPal (On-/Offline), Stripe (OnL), Square (OffL)
    Intermediary | IP Commerce (POS 2.0), CardSpring
    Acquiring processing | Paymentech
    Bank transfer | Dwolla
    Bank depository offering | Simple, Movenbank (spread on average deposits)
    Bank card issuance | Simple (interchange fee per transaction)
    Fullfilment | Amazon
    Messaging | Peer-to-Peer SMS, IM, Group Messaging
    Telephony (public networks) | Skype out/in
    Telephony (private cloud) | Native Skype
    Mobile payment gateway | Braintree
    Platform monetization (“tax”) | Facebook Credits, iOS 30/70 cut


    Licensing
    ---------
    Per seat | Sencha
    Per device/server | QlikView
    Per application instance | Adobe Photoshop
    Per site | Private cloud on internal infrastructure
    Patent | Qualcomm
    Brand | Sesame Street
    Indirect | Apple Volume Purchasing


    Data
    ----
    User data | BlueKai
    Business data | Duedil
    User intelligence | Yougov
    Search Data | Chango
    Real-time consumer intent data | Yieldbot
    Benchmarking services | Comscore
    Market research | GLG


    Mobile
    ------
    Paid-app Downloads | WhatsApp
    In-app purchases | Zynga Poker
    In-app subscriptions | NY Times app
    Advertising | Flurry, AdMob
    Digital-to-physical | Red Stamp, Postagram


    Gaming
    ------
    Freemium (virtual currency) | Zynga
    Subscription | World of Warcraft
    Premium | Xbox games
    DLC (downloadable content) | Call of Duty
    Ads | addictinggames.com
    ~~~
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    Business Models
    ===============

    Advertising
    -----------
    Display ads | Yahoo!
    Search ads | Google
    Text ads | Google
    Video ads | Hulu
    Audio ads | Pandora
    Promoted content | Twitter, Tumblr
    Paid-content links | Outbrain
    Recruitment ads | LinkedIn
    Lead generation | MoneySuperMarket, ZocDoc
    Affiliate fees | Amazon Affiliate Program
    Classifieds | Craiglist
    Featured listings | Yelp, Super Pages;
    E-mail ads | Yahoo, MSN
    Ad-retargeting | Criteo
    Real-time-intent ad delivery |
    Location-based offers | Foursquare
    Sponsorships/Site take-overs | Pandora


    Commerce
    --------
    Retailing | Zappos
    Marketplace | Etsy
    Crowd-sourced marketplace | Threadless
    Excess-capacity markets | Uber, AirBnB
    Vertically-integrated commerce | Warby Parker
    Aggregator | Lastminute.com
    Flash sales | Gilt Groupe, Vente Privee
    Group buying | Groupon
    Digital goods/downloads | iTunes
    Virtual goods | Zynga
    Training | Cloudera(?), -> Coursera
    Pay what you want | Radiohead
    Commission | SharesPost
    Commission per order | Seamless, GrubHub
    Auction | eBay
    Reverse Auction | Priceline
    Barter for services | SwapRight


    Subscription
    ------------
    Software as a Service (SAAS) | Salesforce
    Service as a Service | Shopify
    Content as a Service | Spotify, Netflix
    Platform As A Service (PaaS) | dotCloud, Heroku
    Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS) |
    Freemium SaaS | Dropbox
    Donations | Wikipedia
    Sampling | Birchbox
    Membership Services | Amazon Prime
    Support and Maintenance | 10gen, Red Hat
    Paywall | New York Times
    Voice and video-conferencing | Uberconference


    Peer to Peer (P2P)
    ------------------
    P2P lending | Lending Club,
    P2P gambling | BetFair
    P2P buying | Etsy
    P2P insurance |
    P2P computing | CrasPlan storage, SETI@home
    P2P service | Mechanical Turk, TaskRabbit
    P2P mobile WiFi/tethering |


    Transaction-Processing
    ----------------------
    Merchant acquiring | PayPal (On-/Offline), Stripe (OnL), Square (OffL)
    Intermediary | IP Commerce (POS 2.0), CardSpring
    Acquiring processing | Paymentech
    Bank transfer | Dwolla
    Bank depository offering | Simple, Movenbank (spread on average deposits)
    Bank card issuance | Simple (interchange fee per transaction)
    Fullfilment | Amazon
    Messaging | Peer-to-Peer SMS, IM, Group Messaging
    Telephony (public networks) | Skype out/in
    Telephony (private cloud) | Native Skype
    Mobile payment gateway | Braintree
    Platform monetization (“tax”) | Facebook Credits, iOS 30/70 cut


    Licensing
    ---------
    Per seat | Sencha
    Per device/server | QlikView
    Per application instance | Adobe Photoshop
    Per site | Private cloud on internal infrastructure
    Patent | Qualcomm
    Brand | Sesame Street
    Indirect | Apple Volume Purchasing


    Data
    ----
    User data | BlueKai
    Business data | Duedil
    User intelligence | Yougov
    Search Data | Chango
    Real-time consumer intent data | Yieldbot
    Benchmarking services | Comscore
    Market research | GLG


    Mobile
    ------
    Paid-app Downloads | WhatsApp
    In-app purchases | Zynga Poker
    In-app subscriptions | NY Times app
    Advertising | Flurry, AdMob
    Digital-to-physical | Red Stamp, Postagram


    Gaming
    ------
    Freemium (virtual currency) | Zynga
    Subscription | World of Warcraft
    Premium | Xbox games
    DLC (downloadable content) | Call of Duty
    Ads | addictinggames.com
    ~~~
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    Models | Examples
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    Search ads | Google
    Text ads | Google
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    Commerce
    --------

    Models | Examples
    :------------------------------|:-------------------------
    Retailing | Zappos
    Marketplace | Etsy
    Crowd-sourced marketplace | Threadless
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    Subscription
    ------------

    Models | Examples
    :----------------------------------|:----------------
    Software as a Service (SAAS) | Salesforce
    Service as a Service | Shopify
    Content as a Service | Spotify, Netflix
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    Peer to Peer (P2P)
    ------------------

    Models | Examples
    :-------------------------|:---------------------------
    P2P lending | Lending Club,
    P2P gambling | BetFair
    P2P buying | Etsy
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    Transaction-Processing
    ----------------------

    Models | Examples
    :-----------------------------|:-------------------------------------------------
    Merchant acquiring | PayPal (On-/Offline), Stripe (OnL), Square (OffL)
    Intermediary | IP Commerce (POS 2.0), CardSpring
    Acquiring processing | Paymentech
    @@ -106,9 +91,6 @@ Platform monetization (“tax”) | Facebook Credits, iOS 30/70 cut

    Licensing
    ---------

    Models | Examples
    :------------------------|:----------------------------------------
    Per seat | Sencha
    Per device/server | QlikView
    Per application instance | Adobe Photoshop
    @@ -120,9 +102,6 @@ Indirect | Apple Volume Purchasing

    Data
    ----

    Models | Examples
    :------------------------------|:--------
    User data | BlueKai
    Business data | Duedil
    User intelligence | Yougov
    @@ -134,9 +113,6 @@ Market research | GLG

    Mobile
    ------

    Models | Examples
    :--------------------|:--------------------
    Paid-app Downloads | WhatsApp
    In-app purchases | Zynga Poker
    In-app subscriptions | NY Times app
    @@ -146,9 +122,6 @@ Digital-to-physical | Red Stamp, Postagram

    Gaming
    ------

    Models | Examples
    :---------------------------|:------------------
    Freemium (virtual currency) | Zynga
    Subscription | World of Warcraft
    Premium | Xbox games
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    Location-based offers | Foursquare
    Sponsorships/Site take-overs | Pandora


    Commerce
    --------

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    Reverse Auction | Priceline
    Barter for services | SwapRight


    Subscription
    ------------

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    Paywall | New York Times
    Voice and video-conferencing | Uberconference


    Peer to Peer (P2P)
    ------------------

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    P2P service | Mechanical Turk, TaskRabbit
    P2P mobile WiFi/tethering |


    Transaction-Processing
    ----------------------

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    Mobile payment gateway | Braintree
    Platform monetization (“tax”) | Facebook Credits, iOS 30/70 cut


    Licensing
    ---------

    @@ -109,6 +114,7 @@ Patent | Qualcomm
    Brand | Sesame Street
    Indirect | Apple Volume Purchasing


    Data
    ----

    @@ -122,6 +128,7 @@ Real-time consumer intent data | Yieldbot
    Benchmarking services | Comscore
    Market research | GLG


    Mobile
    ------

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    Advertising | Flurry, AdMob
    Digital-to-physical | Red Stamp, Postagram


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    Premium | Xbox games
    DLC (downloadable content) | Call of Duty
    Ads | addictinggames.com
    ~~~
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    Business Models
    ===============

    Advertising
    -----------

    Models | Examples
    :----------------------------|:-------------------------
    Display ads | Yahoo!
    Search ads | Google
    Text ads | Google
    Video ads | Hulu
    Audio ads | Pandora
    Promoted content | Twitter, Tumblr
    Paid-content links | Outbrain
    Recruitment ads | LinkedIn
    Lead generation | MoneySuperMarket, ZocDoc
    Affiliate fees | Amazon Affiliate Program
    Classifieds | Craiglist
    Featured listings | Yelp, Super Pages;
    E-mail ads | Yahoo, MSN
    Ad-retargeting | Criteo
    Real-time-intent ad delivery |
    Location-based offers | Foursquare
    Sponsorships/Site take-overs | Pandora


    Commerce
    --------

    Models | Examples
    :------------------------------|:-------------------------
    Retailing | Zappos
    Marketplace | Etsy
    Crowd-sourced marketplace | Threadless
    Excess-capacity markets | Uber, AirBnB
    Vertically-integrated commerce | Warby Parker
    Aggregator | Lastminute.com
    Flash sales | Gilt Groupe, Vente Privee
    Group buying | Groupon
    Digital goods/downloads | iTunes
    Virtual goods | Zynga
    Training | Cloudera(?), -> Coursera
    Pay what you want | Radiohead
    Commission | SharesPost
    Commission per order | Seamless, GrubHub
    Auction | eBay
    Reverse Auction | Priceline
    Barter for services | SwapRight


    Subscription
    ------------

    Models | Examples
    :----------------------------------|:----------------
    Software as a Service (SAAS) | Salesforce
    Service as a Service | Shopify
    Content as a Service | Spotify, Netflix
    Platform As A Service (PaaS) | dotCloud, Heroku
    Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS) |
    Freemium SaaS | Dropbox
    Donations | Wikipedia
    Sampling | Birchbox
    Membership Services | Amazon Prime
    Support and Maintenance | 10gen, Red Hat
    Paywall | New York Times
    Voice and video-conferencing | Uberconference


    Peer to Peer (P2P)
    ------------------

    Models | Examples
    :-------------------------|:---------------------------
    P2P lending | Lending Club,
    P2P gambling | BetFair
    P2P buying | Etsy
    P2P insurance |
    P2P computing | CrasPlan storage, SETI@home
    P2P service | Mechanical Turk, TaskRabbit
    P2P mobile WiFi/tethering |


    Transaction-Processing
    ----------------------

    Models | Examples
    :-----------------------------|:-------------------------------------------------
    Merchant acquiring | PayPal (On-/Offline), Stripe (OnL), Square (OffL)
    Intermediary | IP Commerce (POS 2.0), CardSpring
    Acquiring processing | Paymentech
    Bank transfer | Dwolla
    Bank depository offering | Simple, Movenbank (spread on average deposits)
    Bank card issuance | Simple (interchange fee per transaction)
    Fullfilment | Amazon
    Messaging | Peer-to-Peer SMS, IM, Group Messaging
    Telephony (public networks) | Skype out/in
    Telephony (private cloud) | Native Skype
    Mobile payment gateway | Braintree
    Platform monetization (“tax”) | Facebook Credits, iOS 30/70 cut


    Licensing
    ---------

    Models | Examples
    :------------------------|:----------------------------------------
    Per seat | Sencha
    Per device/server | QlikView
    Per application instance | Adobe Photoshop
    Per site | Private cloud on internal infrastructure
    Patent | Qualcomm
    Brand | Sesame Street
    Indirect | Apple Volume Purchasing


    Data
    ----

    Models | Examples
    :------------------------------|:--------
    User data | BlueKai
    Business data | Duedil
    User intelligence | Yougov
    Search Data | Chango
    Real-time consumer intent data | Yieldbot
    Benchmarking services | Comscore
    Market research | GLG


    Mobile
    ------

    Models | Examples
    :--------------------|:--------------------
    Paid-app Downloads | WhatsApp
    In-app purchases | Zynga Poker
    In-app subscriptions | NY Times app
    Advertising | Flurry, AdMob
    Digital-to-physical | Red Stamp, Postagram


    Gaming
    ------

    Models | Examples
    :---------------------------|:------------------
    Freemium (virtual currency) | Zynga
    Subscription | World of Warcraft
    Premium | Xbox games
    DLC (downloadable content) | Call of Duty
    Ads | addictinggames.com
    ~~~
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    ===============

    Advertising
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    P2P service | Mechanical Turk, TaskRabbit
    P2P mobile WiFi/tethering |

    Transaction processing
    Transaction-Processing
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    Models | Examples
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    Advertising
    -----------

    Models | Examples
    :----------------------------|:-------------------------
    Display ads | Yahoo!
    Search ads | Google
    Text ads | Google
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    Commerce
    --------

    Models | Examples
    :------------------------------|:-------------------------
    Retailing | Zappos
    Marketplace | Etsy
    Crowd-sourced marketplace | Threadless
    @@ -43,6 +49,9 @@ Barter for services | SwapRight

    Subscription
    ------------

    Models | Examples
    :----------------------------------|:----------------
    Software as a Service (SAAS) | Salesforce
    Service as a Service | Shopify
    Content as a Service | Spotify, Netflix
    @@ -58,6 +67,9 @@ Voice and video-conferencing | Uberconference

    Peer to Peer (P2P)
    ------------------

    Models | Examples
    :-------------------------|:---------------------------
    P2P lending | Lending Club,
    P2P gambling | BetFair
    P2P buying | Etsy
    @@ -68,6 +80,9 @@ P2P mobile WiFi/tethering |

    Transaction processing
    ----------------------

    Models | Examples
    :-----------------------------|:-------------------------------------------------
    Merchant acquiring | PayPal (On-/Offline), Stripe (OnL), Square (OffL)
    Intermediary | IP Commerce (POS 2.0), CardSpring
    Acquiring processing | Paymentech
    @@ -83,6 +98,9 @@ Platform monetization (“tax”) | Facebook Credits, iOS 30/70 cut

    Licensing
    ---------

    Models | Examples
    :------------------------|:----------------------------------------
    Per seat | Sencha
    Per device/server | QlikView
    Per application instance | Adobe Photoshop
    @@ -93,6 +111,9 @@ Indirect | Apple Volume Purchasing

    Data
    ----

    Models | Examples
    :------------------------------|:--------
    User data | BlueKai
    Business data | Duedil
    User intelligence | Yougov
    @@ -103,6 +124,9 @@ Market research | GLG

    Mobile
    ------

    Models | Examples
    :--------------------|:--------------------
    Paid-app Downloads | WhatsApp
    In-app purchases | Zynga Poker
    In-app subscriptions | NY Times app
    @@ -111,6 +135,9 @@ Digital-to-physical | Red Stamp, Postagram

    Gaming
    ------

    Models | Examples
    :---------------------------|:------------------
    Freemium (virtual currency) | Zynga
    Subscription | World of Warcraft
    Premium | Xbox games
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    Business Models
    ---------------

    Advertising
    -----------
    Display ads | Yahoo!
    Search ads | Google
    Text ads | Google
    Video ads | Hulu
    Audio ads | Pandora
    Promoted content | Twitter, Tumblr
    Paid-content links | Outbrain
    Recruitment ads | LinkedIn
    Lead generation | MoneySuperMarket, ZocDoc
    Affiliate fees | Amazon Affiliate Program
    Classifieds | Craiglist
    Featured listings | Yelp, Super Pages;
    E-mail ads | Yahoo, MSN
    Ad-retargeting | Criteo
    Real-time-intent ad delivery |
    Location-based offers | Foursquare
    Sponsorships/Site take-overs | Pandora

    Commerce
    --------
    Retailing | Zappos
    Marketplace | Etsy
    Crowd-sourced marketplace | Threadless
    Excess-capacity markets | Uber, AirBnB
    Vertically-integrated commerce | Warby Parker
    Aggregator | Lastminute.com
    Flash sales | Gilt Groupe, Vente Privee
    Group buying | Groupon
    Digital goods/downloads | iTunes
    Virtual goods | Zynga
    Training | Cloudera(?), -> Coursera
    Pay what you want | Radiohead
    Commission | SharesPost
    Commission per order | Seamless, GrubHub
    Auction | eBay
    Reverse Auction | Priceline
    Barter for services | SwapRight

    Subscription
    ------------
    Software as a Service (SAAS) | Salesforce
    Service as a Service | Shopify
    Content as a Service | Spotify, Netflix
    Platform As A Service (PaaS) | dotCloud, Heroku
    Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS) |
    Freemium SaaS | Dropbox
    Donations | Wikipedia
    Sampling | Birchbox
    Membership Services | Amazon Prime
    Support and Maintenance | 10gen, Red Hat
    Paywall | New York Times
    Voice and video-conferencing | Uberconference

    Peer to Peer (P2P)
    ------------------
    P2P lending | Lending Club,
    P2P gambling | BetFair
    P2P buying | Etsy
    P2P insurance |
    P2P computing | CrasPlan storage, SETI@home
    P2P service | Mechanical Turk, TaskRabbit
    P2P mobile WiFi/tethering |

    Transaction processing
    ----------------------
    Merchant acquiring | PayPal (On-/Offline), Stripe (OnL), Square (OffL)
    Intermediary | IP Commerce (POS 2.0), CardSpring
    Acquiring processing | Paymentech
    Bank transfer | Dwolla
    Bank depository offering | Simple, Movenbank (spread on average deposits)
    Bank card issuance | Simple (interchange fee per transaction)
    Fullfilment | Amazon
    Messaging | Peer-to-Peer SMS, IM, Group Messaging
    Telephony (public networks) | Skype out/in
    Telephony (private cloud) | Native Skype
    Mobile payment gateway | Braintree
    Platform monetization (“tax”) | Facebook Credits, iOS 30/70 cut

    Licensing
    ---------
    Per seat | Sencha
    Per device/server | QlikView
    Per application instance | Adobe Photoshop
    Per site | Private cloud on internal infrastructure
    Patent | Qualcomm
    Brand | Sesame Street
    Indirect | Apple Volume Purchasing

    Data
    ----
    User data | BlueKai
    Business data | Duedil
    User intelligence | Yougov
    Search Data | Chango
    Real-time consumer intent data | Yieldbot
    Benchmarking services | Comscore
    Market research | GLG

    Mobile
    ------
    Paid-app Downloads | WhatsApp
    In-app purchases | Zynga Poker
    In-app subscriptions | NY Times app
    Advertising | Flurry, AdMob
    Digital-to-physical | Red Stamp, Postagram

    Gaming
    ------
    Freemium (virtual currency) | Zynga
    Subscription | World of Warcraft
    Premium | Xbox games
    DLC (downloadable content) | Call of Duty
    Ads | addictinggames.com