By Carrie Belt, on November 9th, 2011%
“Jawbone’s real intention is that you’ll form social groups around the Up. The app is very much built around the concept of nudging and encouraging your friends and families in goals and mini-challenges. Surprisingly, the company has not integrated the app with Facebook and Twitter just yet, but hopes you’ll do all your socializing within the . . . → Read More: Jawbone Launches the Up: Will This $99 Wristband Rule Your Life?
By Carrie Belt, on November 4th, 2011%
“…a website that would pair students who needed extra cash, with small businesses needing cheap, specialized services like designing a website, doing web research and translation.”
via Want To Rent A Student? New Startup Says You Can – Forbes.
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By Carrie Belt, on November 4th, 2011%
“The bigger issue analysts are arguing over is whether Groupon’s valuation should be anywhere near what it is. Groupon’s path to its IPO has been riddled with criticism about its business model, questions about its accounting practices and attention to its stockholders’ habit of taking most of the company’s funding off of the table.”
via Is Groupon . . . → Read More: Is Groupon Really Worth $18 Billion?
By Carrie Belt, on November 4th, 2011%
Klout is attempting to measure your influence online by monitoring your social media usage–and rewarding you for being “influential.” The company thinks its algorithms can determine:
Over how many people does this person have power
Financial resources controlled by each candidate
Do they have influence in more than one sphere
How actively they wield their influence
Read more…
via Reputation, Recommendation and . . . → Read More: Reputation, Recommendation and Influence – Forbes