Ning Says Goodbye to Free, Paid Accounts Soar
Ning made a controversial move back in April when they decided to ditch their freemium model, leaving many users out in the cold. While the change in direction was for the best interests of Ning, many businesses using Ning felt the sting. To make matters worse, there is simply no easy way to migrate a [...]
Read MoreFreemium Your Content with Social Cord (audio)
When I first heard about Social Cord (via @waynesutton) the service which had been explained as being similar to “Cable for Social Networks” was immediately intriguing. I visited the site and even read up on some articles via Venture Beat and Mashable, both of which didn’t do the service any justice (not so much Venture [...]
Read MoreCan Freeconomics Work in African Markets? [Part 1]
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I’m a big fan of the work of WIRED Magazine founder and editor Chris Anderson. His most recent book talks about the new economics of ‘Free’ (a.k.a freeconomics) and the shift towards giving away products, skills or services to sell complimentary products, skills or services. Here are examples of a few of the various ‘free’ [...]
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