Is Crowdsourcing Just Another Word for “Contest”?
by V. Matthew King-Yarde
Ever wanted to get a jump-start on your design or development business but your portfolio lacked the bite needed to close the deal or even generate interest? Ever wish you could just show a project lead what you can do for them? Crowdsourcing maybe the answer you’re looking for to get the projects you want without having an impressive portfolio.
Read MoreWeb 2.0 Expo Should Think Outside-the-Box
by Angela
The Web 2.0 Expo NYC has rolled back around this year but has an interesting new theme with it: The Power of Less.
The Power of Less doesn’t just mean making do with fewer staff and a smaller budget. It means that constraints drive creativity, whether in business models, design paradigms, or platforms. It means the [...]
EcoTextSmart Offers Free Ad-Based Service
by Angela
Back in January we covered Atlanta based Salient Mobility’s product EcoTextSmart. Simply said it allows publishers to set-up text based campaigns such as Text2Win, Text2Vote, and even appointment based reminders via Text.
Yesterday the company announced the release of its Ad-based version of EcoTextSmart. The new Ad-based version is offered to business account users as Publishers, [...]
Web 2.0 Services Shutting Out Developing Countries
by Jon Gos
In a particularly infuriating Article, the New York Times sites developing countries as the toughest places to monetize web traffic for web services like YouTube, Facebook and MySpace. The article makes the argument that countries in South America, parts of Asia and Africa, are particularly hard to monetize due to the increased costs of serving [...]
Read MoreTyfish: A Little Late For a Back Up
by John Wilson
Not too long I reviewed Cybersynchs , a cell phone back up service. While I loved the idea and thought they definitely could make headway in the future, I knew the one of the biggest challenges would be: how to fend off the competition. Another new service, Tyfish, will ultimately face similar challenges. To be [...]
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