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  • 59 of 60 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    flashpointz

    3 Stars FOR YOUR OWN BENEFIT...PLEASE READ THIS 15/04/2001
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages excellent quality articles, well laid out site, good pay rates

    Disadvantages Disadvantages underfunded and the greedy few milked the coffers dry

    The sudden closure of popular US Writing site Themestream on Friday (the 13th – how apt is that?) should come as a wake up call to us all. No two ways about it – GREED killed Themestream, pure Greed! For those of you that know nothing about Themestream let me tell you the story. It opened up around a year ago as ‘www.oscarnet.com’. A site which would enable the writer and non-writer alike to publish on-line a variety of work and not just ‘opinions’ which it’s main ‘competitor’, Epinions.com, accepted. Members were encouraged to submit the ... more
  • 13 of 13 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    TheChocolateLady

    4 Stars Not perfect but they did pay me 09/02/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Pays quarterly anywhere in the world for minimum of $25 earnings

    Disadvantages Disadvantages The 150 word minimum is practically impossible for poets to comply with

    There are two major reasons I joined up with Themestream: Money Ciao isn't set up to send me the money I earn to where I live (in Israel). This was probably the first reason I became interested in Themestream. Since I joined, I have received two checks from them, and I will soon receive a third one. Themestream pays quarterly for any earnings in that quarter that are are $25 or more. In addition to this, when I joined Themestream they were giving writers $0.10 per hit, and it didn't matter if the viewer was a member or not. Today, my newer articles only get $0.02, but at least when I send a ... more
  • 8 of 8 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Simoncook1

    4 Stars Interesting article based site 29/01/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Very rich content

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Not a product oriented site

    Themestream is a site that in principle is similar to CIAO.com and Epinions.com. However the only real similarity is that they pay you for writing articles. (I have received one payment of $102 so far.) Themestream is essentially a forum for budding writers to post their editorials or articles to a wider audience and gives them the ability of being paid. The articles you can write range from spiritual/religion to sports and art. Themestream is not really about writing an opinion on a product, but more about writing a full scale article that will discuss a subject. The diversity of subjects ... more
  • 5 of 5 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    GR-Design

    4 Stars not for opinions 04/10/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages People are passionate about what they contribute

    Disadvantages Disadvantages quite hard to understand the site

    If your thinking of using Themestream.com as another place to air your opinions, then think again. They are not after opinions, they are after articles, and writers can get paid for people viewing their articles. They do not get paid for actually publishing their articles to the website either, just 2 cents for each time its viewed. Your obviously not gonna get rich using this resource, but thats not what themestreams about, its aimed at passionate writers who enjoy people reading their work and arent to fussed about the money. So, if you are a writer, amatuer or professional, im sure you've ... more
  • 3 of 4 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    mechanima

    4 Stars A Mecca For Readers and Writers 12/07/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Self Publish, little content control, 10c per page view, some GREAT writing to actually READ!!

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Oh dem beta periods :o((((

    In September the Preview Period on Themestream Ends. With it the 10c per page view that is now paid quarterly. The overall assumption, throughout the commercial web, seems to be that people are most drawn to extended soundbytes on bland topics. Pretty much the equivalent of the PR Features that ensure there are no empty holes to doodle on in the pages of our daily papers. I used to actually READ those pieces, when I was studying public relations and trying to learn to write to the formula. I never felt the urge to read them before or since. Certainly not on the web. I wonder if anyone else ... more
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