Ximmy.com - Be Social. Get Paid.

Ximmy wants to pay you. Sure it’s another social news and voting site a la Digg, but there hasn’t been a thrust toward user compensation quite like Ximmy. The premise is simple: Ximmy gives you money for participating. It’s a points-based system wherein the user earns various points for each activity they undertake. Commenting, or posting an article, for example will generate points. If your story makes its way to Ximmy’s front page, you get 15 points. The payoff is pocket change—1800 points earns you $10—but users looking for compensation for their contributions will appreciate the token. The site itself has the usual look and feel of a social bookmarking site, with the most popular news stories popping up first. There’s an RSS feed, a place for users to login and submit their top stories and, naturally, you can vote for stories you find. Once submitted, stories appear in the “Upcoming” section until it receives enough votes to make it to the “Popular” section. This,of course, gains more points which equals more money for you.

“XIMMY is a social networking review site that lets you bookmark and share top news, videos, pictures and websites with your friends and other users. It's a great place for people to discover and share content from anywhere on the Internet. Our goal is to create a central place where people can voice their opinions on issues they are passionate about. Become a member of our community today; registration is free!”

Ximmy offers one source for news that’s of interest to you. Users will definitely want to be rewarded for their fruits (money talks, indeed) and Ximmy provides that compensation. Ximmy has the appeal of Digg but with benefits.

Will monetary rewards ruin user interest in the site? Will loyal Diggers abandon ship? If users are submitting for the sake of money, then content becomes increasingly poor and less quality-driven or informative. The social aspect also suffers.