Without tipping our hand too much on VideoSift 3.1 - one of the big things we're considering is a form of currency for use on VideoSift. This was first suggested by Swamp Girl and others in comments on Sift Talk - and it got the cogs turning.

So, the way we are thinking it would work is that Sift Money would be accumulated by members for certain activities: getting published, fixing a dead video, making the top 15 - etc.

This credit could then be spent on things like saves, tips to other members and more.

So what would be the main motivations for creating a monetary system?

1. Prevents dilution of star point value for non "published post" related activities.
2. Gives channel managers a nice way to hold contests and provide incentives.
3. No more having to keep track of dates for next available save or promote
4. Provides another method for Sifters to thank other members for great posts or comments.

As usual around here - we would like to get ideas from the community before we go too far down the development track. General thoughts on this feature, or ideas for the kinds of things that could be rewarded would be welcome.