Tag Archives: crowdsourcing

99tests

A crowdsourced software testing model that offers on-demand services to software developers and enables testers to build a reputation and be part of a community, that is 99tests. In conversation with founder Praveen Singh.

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Brands and Curation

Content and the need for brands to get into the space of creating it has been a subject discussed here several times. So, when I read about MTV’s tumblr voyage, (via) I thought it would serve as a good handle … Continue reading

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All hands on deck

Since tis still the season of predictions and ‘looking forward to in 2011′, and because I brought up the subject of brand agencies reshaping themselves for the future, I thought I’d share with you three of my favourite decks of … Continue reading

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Jump with a crowd

‘Jumping the shark’ is a phrase that has been jumping on to my face regularly, but something that got lost in the rigours of speed reading and processing. Thanks to Tom Fishburne’s excellent post on the subject in the context … Continue reading

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The next content aggregator

There was a good ‘debate’ at the McKinsey debate zone on whether people will pay for content, in the context of newspapers. An old debate by now, and one whose conclusion is being seen around, with very few exceptions (the … Continue reading

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Conversations in social media

The Facebook redesign and the possible redefining of brands’ interaction with users on the service would perhaps make organisations dwell a little more on their new media strategy. I say this, mostly considering the reach of Facebook, and the importance … Continue reading

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Crowdsourced Startups

To confess, the thought originated more from a textual perspective than a conceptual one. But it made me think, and so I shared it on twitter a couple of days back – “do many startups fail because they start up? … Continue reading

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