for most of web history it was simple - open or blocked. but with generative ai taking over. ⚡
i stumbled upon this article about pay-per-crawl and thought you guys might find it interesting too! the idea is pretty cool, allowing platforms to make money from their public datasets without just opening them up fully
basically instead of a binary choice between open or closed access they can now charge for specific crawls. kinda like how music streaming services pay artists but don't give away free downloads.
i wonder if this could be the future - i mean, it's not exactly revolutionary compared to what ai is capable. ❌
any thoughts on whether you think public data monetization will change with these new models? or have any experiences using similar systems yourself?
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https://stackoverflow.blog/2026/02/26/how-pay-per-crawl-is-reshaping-data-monetization/