Keep a private log of what you read and watch, then sell anonymized slices only when you choose.
Leo realizes brands profit from his browsing. Attention Ledger stores his history encrypted locally, and he opts in to sell aggregated topic slices to researchers for USDC, revoking anytime.
Make a person's attention theirs to price, lend and take back, so research can learn from it without anyone being watched.
People's browsing and watching history is already sold by ad networks and data brokers, without their say or a share. Some people would gladly help research with anonymized averages, on their own terms, but have no private way to keep the log, set rules and revoke.
Every ad network already sells a slice of what you read and watch; you just never see the money or the buyer. Attention Ledger keeps a member's history encrypted on their own device and lets them sell anonymized topic slices to researchers only when they say yes, with a consent receipt onchain and revocation any time. Owning it means you run the consent marketplace: your brand on the extension, your buyer relationships, and your platform fee on every consented sale.
1 paying buyer and 50 consenting members.
One application with consent data.
Verified contract and builder profile.
One submission.
A monthly attention review habit.
A group of 20 reviewing their own logs.
One research partner.
Case study in five applications.
Two paying setups.
The capture extension, encrypted vault, consent receipt contract and buyer request board are built. You brand it, deploy from your wallet with the guide and publish the extension under your name. Expect a few extra steps for the browser store listing.
Consent based sales of anonymized, aggregated data can be lawful, but privacy law varies (GDPR, state laws and others). Before your first paid sale, get a privacy lawyer to review your terms and buyer agreements. Never sell raw histories.
Many will not, and that is reasonable. Publish exactly what is captured, keep data encrypted on device, open source the extension if you can, and start with people who already know you.
Academic researchers, market research firms and media studies groups who need consented panels. Start with one researcher you can reach personally.
Small amounts at first, often a few dollars a month. Be honest: it is about control and fair pay, not income replacement.
Log what you expect to learn before a course, then prove how much you actually grew.
Pose a hard question, stake a bounty, and pay the crowd by how much each answer moved the final consensus.
Turn what you are learning into spaced repetition decks that prove your streak and mastery onchain.
A group writes one living briefing together and everyone is paid by the lines that survive edits.
Your highlights and annotations on any article become a collectible, tippable layer others can subscribe to.
Curate a list early, and earn a share when the things you picked go on to be loved.
Teach live in small rooms where students pay per minute and you get paid the second the call ends.
Write letters to the future that unlock for named people at a date or when you stop checking in.