Great idea! I just tried to enroll but the site is not secure for
credit card info...can I just send it over Tweeters?

Tom Mansfield in Seattle (if not otherwise in some remote WA county)

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From: tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu
[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of
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Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 5:16 AM
To: Tweeters
Subject: [Tweeters] Introducing a new listers tool: FeeBird


Tweeters -

After more than a year of development, I'm happy today, to publicly
announce a new venture that combines the computer programming skills of
Michael Hobbs, my recent experience at the University of Washington's
Foster School of Business, and our joint love of birds:


FeeBird

FeeBird brings together the best elements of social networking, web 2.0
technology, and birding! The simple structure and potential for growth
promise to add new layers to the listing experience.

What is FeeBird?
FeeBird functions in much the same way as many interconnected
record-keeping databases for birders such as E-Bird, but with one simple
difference: Now your listing efforts come with a price tag! Best of all,
how much money you collect (or pay) depends on how much effort you put
in. Never before have the benefits of listing been so tangible and
fungible.

How to participate:
Step 1: Sign up at FeeBird.com, and pay a one-time enrollment fee, good
for the first year of membership. Deposit the minimum balance in your
account, and you are ready to list.

Step 2: Once you are a member, you agree to list all birds you observe
on FeeBird's online, searchable database. The more birds you record, the
better the chance that you will earn.

Step 3: Upload or manually enter your county, state , national & ABA
life lists . At present, FeeBird is only functional in the ABA area, and
only operates at the 'life list' level, but plans to expand include both
World FeeBirding, and Year FeeBirding.

Step 4: Want to find a new lifer? Just look it up on FeeBird! If someone
has reported it, you'll have up-to-date information, with directions
automatically tied to mapping software to tell you where to go. It's
that simple. Depending on which of your life-lists the new species
helps you build, FeeBird will automatically calculate and charge you the
appropriate deduction from your account:

Did a Fellow FeeBirder lead you to a county lifer? You are assessed
from $2 - $10, depending on how high your county list is [A FeeBirder
who helped you find county lifer #201 is valued more than a FeeBirder
who is only helped you find county lifer #21].

Did that FeeBirder get you a new State Lifer? The same principal
applies, with 'fees' ranging from $10 - $100. At the national and ABA
level, a similar sliding scale is involved.

It's that simple!

Best of all: You can make money off your sightings by getting out there
and birding!

Find a good bird? Bravo! If you are the first to list it on FeeBird,
you've staked your claim and are ready to collect. Now, every time
another FeeBird member chases and ticks that same bird, you collect a
'fee'. You collect $1-5 for every county lifer you 'show' another
FeeBirder, $5-$75 for every State Bird, and up to $500 for an ABA lifer
shown to a high-level lister. Just think how much you stand to earn if
you happen to be the one to lay claim to a Mega-Rarity! Never before
have your birds counted for so much.

Just added! With the blossoming of Twitter , we've rushed to add a new
feature to FeeBird, even before our formal launch! For the first 100
subscribers, a special Twitter feed will allow you to re-report an
already 'staked' out bird and claim a portion of the 'fee.' Nevermore
will you need to lament being the second person to find a rarity.

Take the Elitism out of E-Birding and put the Fun back in with
Fee-Birding!



FeeBird is available for download beginning today, April 1 , 2009.

Good, and profitable birding,

Matt Bartels
Seattle WA

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