Anyone who scans much online technology journalism will know that snarky opinion pieces and cheap reviews - offered to readers for nothing - are its common currency so asking for cash to support heavyweight reporting seemed optimistic to say the least.

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The following post is written by Katya Soldak, a New York-based journalist and multimedia producer, reporting on stock and currency markets.

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