Trapster began as a resounding success in 2007, so much so that they were acquired by Nokia's mapping division in 2010. Unfortunately for both companies, this was at a time when there were very few apps that offered granular traffic and police activity details (by way of crowd-sourced information)... now tech leaders like Google have acquired technologies and apps like Waze. … [Read more...] about Avoid the Law No More: Trapster Dies with 2014
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Advertising sucks in general, but we recognize it as a necessary evil in a lot of situations --not the least of which being a means to raise the funds required to keep the Internet going (or at least the content contained 'within it'). Now, what if you could visit your favourite sites, and instead of seeing an advertisement block on the screen and being encouraged to click on … [Read more...] about Support the People Who Make the Web with Google Contributor
New Business Model for Flooved Includes Open Access, Crowdsourcing
One of the frustrating hurdles of the publishing industry has been the inability to make a subscription-based model for reading work in a large-scale way. While companies like 24Symbols are still moving forward, the "Netflix of books" concept is still pretty elusive. While some of that rests on the shoulders of consumers who were not sure they were going to get the value of … [Read more...] about New Business Model for Flooved Includes Open Access, Crowdsourcing