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.