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== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Club Penguin]]'' accounts are upgraded via monthly subscription.
* ''[[RunescapeRuneScape]]'' members are treated to a vastly larger game world with more servers, no ads, loads of exclusive content, weekly game updates, and a bunch of other stuff in exchange for a monthly fee. Sister site ''[[Fun Orb]]'' runs on a similar system.
* ''[[Adventure Quest]]'' requires a one-time fee of $20 in order to upgrade your account to a "Guardian", unlocking additional content.
* ''[[Free Realms]]'' membership starts at around $4.00 per month. The game features [[Micro Payments]] as well. [[Irony|Ironic]] considering [[Allegedly Free Game|its name]].
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== [[Web Original]] ==
* ''[[Homestar Runner]]'' [[Parodied]] this in an [[April Fools' Day]] prank, "[http://www.homestarrunner.com/payplus.html HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]"
* The [[Day Nine]] Daily, a web show for ''[[StarcraftStarCraft II]]'', has an "optional subscribers" program where for $5 a month viewers get to play games with Day[9] himself, among other little bonuses.
 
 
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** [http://www.scribd.com Scribd]: Getting a subscription allows you to download as many documents as you like for a specific period of time.
* [[Deviant ART]] removes ads for paying members. Successful artists may have premium memberships gifted to them—for instance, a fan or friend pays for theirs.
* [[Live JournalLiveJournal]]'s paid accounts give the much-coveted ability to edit comments, as well as removing ads.
* A running gag on [[Image Boards|4chan]] / [[Facebook]] / [[Ponychan]] is to post an image that says "Image requires a 4chan/Facebook/Ponychan GOLD account". People will then post what an awesome picture it was, prompting someone to eventually ask "How do I get GOLD acct.?!" and thus outing themselves as a noob.
* [[TV Tropes]] takes payments from users to take ads off of forum pages, or to get little badges next to a username in the forums.
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