Monetized

In "Monetized" by Jason Stoddard, these two processes are multiplied so that every interaction between two people is now an opportunity to promote something - everyone has an agenda, we're all scrambling after referral fees and there's no longer any such thing as innocent conversation - and this constant promotion is the basis of the new economy.

Archive 2009-01-01 Sci-Fi Gene 2009

In "Monetized" by Jason Stoddard, these two processes are multiplied so that every interaction between two people is now an opportunity to promote something - everyone has an agenda, we're all scrambling after referral fees and there's no longer any such thing as innocent conversation - and this constant promotion is the basis of the new economy.

Web 3.0 Sci-Fi Gene 2009

The only problem I had with "Monetized" was the lead character, who was as mawkishly petulant and spoiled as I presume he was intended to be - the privileged kid who rebels against said privilege without entirely leaving it behind.

Velcro City Tourist Board 2009

Yeah, I write what I know, and you could look at a lot of my recent output -- especially the story Monetized, which appeared in Interzone this year, and the upcoming novel Hello World -- as taking social media (and monetization of social media) to logical extremes.

INTERVIEW: Jason Stoddard 2009

This surreal story of people living in a beehive society and changing their identity and personality each day with the masks they wear, contrasts with the cynical realism of Monetized completely, and while it starts like an adult, medieval re-imagining of Mr. Benn, it opens out into something dark, powerful and moving.

Web 3.0 Sci-Fi Gene 2009

“Monetized” is my best bet at what the world will really look like, in, say, about a decade and a half.

Jason Stoddard, Strange and Happy » Blog Archive » “Monetized” in Interzone 220 2009

Then, we would nationalize most banking functions for essentials like mortgages - while leaving the Monetized Derivative Exchanges (which have as much to do with regular banking as a regular bank has to do with a piggy bank) like Citibank and J.P. Morgan free to place their speculative bets - but with far less money, certainly not enough to bankrupt the country.

How the Terminator Can Save the World 2009

And, before people jump on me about being one of the first stories set in a future US that is post-economic downturn, let me say this: “Monetized” was written well in advance of even the earliest outliers of the global economic crisis.

Jason Stoddard, Strange and Happy » Blog Archive » “Monetized” in Interzone 220 2009

So, the Monetized reviews are rolling in, and people seem to like the story for the most part.

Jason Stoddard, Strange and Happy » Blog Archive » Monetized Reviews and a Moment of Self-Inspection 2009

This surreal story of people living in a beehive society and changing their identity and personality each day with the masks they wear, contrasts with the cynical realism of Monetized completely, and while it starts like an adult, medieval re-imagining of Mr. Benn, it opens out into something dark, powerful and moving.

Archive 2009-01-01 Sci-Fi Gene 2009