What if instead of talking about ideas, you just made them? That's pretty much what we do at Thinko.
We had dinner with our friend Laszlito one night, and riffed on the funny idea of a website where you have to pay to see who paid money. The next day, we built and launched the website. We had no idea what to expect. How many people would pay 99 cents to see who paid 99 cents? Turns out, a lot more people than we would have guessed. Within an hour of launching, it was all over internet news.
In the Press
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Would You Pay a Random Website 99 Cents to Find Out Who Else Paid It 99 Cents? The internet weirdos at Thinko think you might. Read more on Slate → -
This mysterious website charges you 99 cents to see who else has paid 99 cents A new website called Who Paid 99 Cents will show you everyone else who paid 99 cents — after you pay 99 cents. Read more on Business Insider → -
Please don't give this dumb website 99 cents to see who else paid 99 cents Have 99 cents you're looking to throw into the figurative garbage? Well then, have I got a website for you! On WhoPaid99Cents.com you can pay 99 cents to see who else has paid 99 cents. That's it. Read more on Mashable → -
Website charges 99 cents to see who paid 99 cents to see who paid 99 cents... I paid 99 cents so I could show you what the Who Paid 99 Cents? website looks like when you pay 99 cents. It reveals a list of people who paid 99 cents to see who else did. Read more on BoingBoing → -
Who Paid 99¢? Find out who else dared to pay 99 cents 🙊 Read more on Product Hunt →
International Press
- ¿QUIÉN PAGÓ 99 CENTAVOS? LA NUEVA ADICCIÓN DE INTERNET Detrás de cada gran fenómeno de internet, existe una historia curiosa o rara acerca de cómo se hizo posible.
- Какой хороший проект. Он предлагает вам заплатить 99 центов, что бы узнать имя предыдущего идиота. и появляется надпись.. Ты первый！
- Сайт дня: заплатите 99 центов, чтобы узнать, кто заплатил 99 центов до вас Нью-йоркская компания Thinko создала веб-сайт, который предлагает заплатить 99 центов, чтобы узнать, сколько людей заплатили 99 центов перед вами. Каждое обновление списка платное — постоянным покупателям скидок нет.
- Xin đừng cho website này 23.000 đồng để biết ai đã trả 23.000 đồng! Đang có 1 USD trong tài khoản nhưng không biết làm gì? Hãy vào website này.
- Vtipná internetová stránka zarába na ľuďoch tým, že využíva jednu z ich silných vlastností Ľudská zvedavosť je silným nástrojom a využiť ho sa podarilo istej webovej stránke. Nazýva sa ‚‚Who paid 99 ¢?’’ a jej zmysel je jasný už z názvu.
- Site cobra US$ 0,99 apenas para mostrar a você quem já pagou US$ 0,99 A informação é um dos ativos mais valiosos da atualidade e não à toa que parte da web se tornou um verdadeiro reduto de manipulação política e publicitária, com informações a seu respeito sendo comercializadas por basicamente qualquer rede social.
Technologies
- HTML
- Stripe SDK
- Reverse Psychology