ChatterShot.com Frequently Asked Questions

What Type of Content Does ChatterShot.com accept?

Written content on any subject can be bought or sold on ChatterShot.com with the following limitations:

• As the publisher, you must own the rights to the content.
• Currently, only English content is supported.
• Content that incorporates images or video is not currently supported (you can link to external images in your content).
• While there is no enforced minimum or maximum length, short content such as a twitter posting, or long content such as a complete book, are simply not practical.

How do I get Paid?

As this is a Beta version, our payment mechanism has not been implemented.  The planned payment method will be through PayPal.

How do I Pay for Content?

As this is a Beta version, our payment mechanism has not been implemented.  The planned payment method will be through PayPal.

Is the content I buy exclusive?

The option to purchase content exclusively is left to the publisher of the content.  There are three levels of exclusivity for content:

• Globally Exclusive - The publisher claims that the content does not legally exist anywhere in either print, digital, or web form.  The content can be purchased by only one ChatterShot.com customer at a time and cannot be sold in printed form.
• Web Exclusive - The publisher claims that the content does not legally exist elsewhere on the web although it may exist in print.  The content can be purchased by only one ChatterShot.com customer at a time.
• Not Exclusive - The content has no claim to exclusivity.  It can be purchased by an unlimited number of ChatterShot.com customers and may exist outside of the ChatterShot.com network.

When I buy content, how long do I have the rights to own it?

When a publisher posts content for sale, they specify different prices for different lengths of time - anywhere from one week to one year.  When you buy the content, you will specify the length of time that you can own the content.

I have bought content.  What happens when the term expires?

Once the term expires, you can no longer display the content on your web site.

I own multiple web sites.  When I buy content, can I display it on more than one of my sites?

Yes.  You must register each site with ChatterShot.com.  It cannot be displayed on any unregistered site.  This requirement helps us to enforce exclusivity.

When I display content on my web site, do I have to provide attribution to the author?

When a publisher posts content, they will specify whether author attribution is required.  Not requiring attribution is refered to as the "ghostwriting" model.  In that case, you can attribute the article to any author - even yourself.  If attribution is required, you must display the article byline to comply with the licensing agreement.  Obviously, the content following the ghostwriting model is expected to be more expensive.

I bought content.  How do I get the content on my web site?

There are two ways to incorporate ChatterShot.com content onto your site:

1.  We make available a series of JavaScript "widgets" which you can copy and paste into your web site HTML pages.  This allows basic functions such as displaying an article or list of articles and categories.

2.  More powerful than the widget, is the full-featured web service application programming interface (API).  To see the full capabilities of the web service API (and articles you can buy), visit www.wealthipedia.com. 

Both techniques are supported by all popular web programming languages including ASP.NET, PHP, Java Server Pages, and classic ASP.

For more information, refer to our Technical Integration Guide.

Can articles have images with them?

Distributing images with articles is not supported at this time.  Images hosted elsewhere on the web can be linked to from the article, however if the image is removed from its host server, or is moved, the link in the article will be broken.

What kind of formatting is supported in the content?

All content is HTML.  Keeping your article formatting to the basic tags of bold, italic, paragraph, and headings 1 through 6 is recommended.  Embedding CSS styles or JavaScript in your articles is not recommended and such content may be stripped out.

Does ChatterShot.com accept content in languages other than English?

Currently only English is supported.  Support for other languages is coming soon.