Friday, January 14th, 2011

Should you work for free?

Remember when Google asked illustrators to design some cool new art for its browser, Chrome, for free? Some artists were swayed by the argument that exposure on Google amounted to valuable advertising for their work. But many were incensed that such an enormously profitable company would consider asking for this. Melinda Beck, an illustrator in Brooklyn, sent Google an e-mail in response to the offer. She noted that she had worked for high-profile clients like Target and Nickelodeon, which had given her work lots of exposure. Still, she pointed out, “Both clients still paid me.”

Jessica Hische has now devised a handy chart to help people decide whether they should work for free or not. (If it is for your mom the answer is “yes”.)

Thanks to The Big Picture for the pointer.

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2 Responses to Should you work for free?

  1. Daniel says:

    Great point!

  2. Sponge Bob ehehehehehe says:

    Here is some coordinates , where people used to work for free 50°02′09″N 19°10′42″E

    Because , work makes you free , according to Auschwitz Institute of human evolution, sponsored and given to people for free by Adolf Hinkel .

    Mr. Hinkel was run like a pupped , from the darker shadows behind the curtain , so it was possible to make this wonderful Institution and
    recreation Center to people , where they worked , did have medical treatments and diet for free.

    All mighty Goog and le action here in asking working for free is just no other I would call,work makes you free very old tactic. Same candy , just different
    paper.

    This is what big corporation are aiming at now. Destroying human relations and destroy small media and companies.
    Short said , history is repeating it selve in tip toe tactics.

    While they entertain us on weekends on our costs and keep us busy during the
    week , they unfold their agenda in another Holocaust , far greater , because in this one the entire human race is includet not just
    one religion people.

    I stooped using most of Guug and le products and went to smaller media ,even if it’s less developed , for me is just fine.

    Long story short. Nothing on this earth and Universe is for free . The word free is even just one part from longer word. Did you know that?
    Do your homework.

    Everything that is here is not really free . It has it’s cycle in making life possible. And life is not easy , constant struggle for survival. In natural world to.

    As far as of our created artificial Industrialization:
    Any offer made by companies that call them selves free is looking like free. Is just free at the beginning stage. You have it at the beginning stages for so called free , because you in your private time , help developing it . It is your very private time you run onto problems using some free product or software, you rapport it and solution is being made…. You see what I am geting to ?

    It is just very clever way to survive in hard times.
    Is Skype really free? Let’s see how free it is in years to come.
    Is free PC OS systems for free? Time will tell. Perhaps all this stuff appears to be like free , but nobody works for free.

    To wrap it up :
    I would consider myself working , for some other exchange that is more valuable then worthless paper money in criminal banking systems, dominating over everything. Never for free
    Never work for free !

    If it’s not money it has to be a healthy agreement , that suits two parties. Again this goes work related issues.

    I would say , do not work for free. Do not repeat the Holocaust .

    This review on this website is not for free . Shit I just did work for free , in giving my opinion for some one to study I do not know, what we people think and react…..I got news for those controlling studying freaks. ‘ Humans are unpredictable , take that”

    Well , let’s say I did it for Human conscious evolution in overcoming and surviving hard changing times.Helping only private Human Individuals out in looking at things , teaching each other , for better today , (not tomorrow ) Better TODAY ,right?

    Take that

    This is my opinion as of today 15jan2011 . I do not know nothing . Every opinion changes over time . If you reed this 10 years from now it might just look different, but as of today , this is the way I feel about it.

    Thank you

    Ehehehehehe

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