YouTube opens Partner Program so everyone can make money from their videos

Ever thought of being a movie star or perhaps an internet-sensation? Well, YouTube just opened it’s doors to you. They have a Partner Program designed to turn you into a skilled creator of popular videos, and get paid for it too: YouTube has now announced that its expanding the eligibility to the program across the …

We all pay taxes – Barack & Michelle made $800k, donated $170k, & paid $160k in taxes

As we all get finished with our taxes so do the President and First Lady. It turns out that the Obama’s came in with a 20.5% tax rate on income of $789,674 (married filing jointly), including donations worth $172,130. The bulk of that income came from presidential salaries, $394,821, and book sales, $441,369. In 2010, …

Infograph – comparing the app stores for Android, iPhone, & Blackberry

Key Points: 13% of Blackberry developers have made more than $100,000. iPhone app sales were 4x that of Android. Android has more free apps than iTunes.

The internet invents another way for musicians to get paid – iTunes Match

The first royalty payments from Apple’s iTunes Match are in, and they got me excited – the total amount is over $10,000 for the first two months. This is magic money that Apple made exist out of thin air for copyright holders. — A person has a song on her computer hard drive.  She clicks …

Who makes more, college professors or coaches?

I bet you’re thinking this is a no-brainer and the coaches win by far. Not so fast, the medical departments at colleges rake in money for patient care and consulting.

Here is a breakdown for the UC system in California which includes Berkeley, UCLA, and San Francisco with a combined 100+ Nobel Laureates:

CPC is better than CPM

If you’ve ever wanted to know why CPC is better than CPM and CPA here is a great description why. — CPM – cost-per-thousand CPA – cost-per-action CPC – cost-per-click Cost-per-thousand (CPM) was huge in the early days and very simple, get paid by the thousand viewers. But, it was it very limited in effectiveness. …