by Techsplosive on June 21, 2009
User generated content website Qassia was released amidst a rather mediocre buzz about their services. Users can write intel, gain an anchored backlink, and keep 100% of the AdSense revenue generated by their content. For most internet writers and users it went in one ear and out the other. Many were content to stick with HubPages and Squidoo. What these two sites lacked in complete revenue surrender, they made up for in autority and search engine ranking. Qassia was not to be deterred. Many users have latched onto the website as a way to continue building quality links and earning a few dollars each month via AdSense.
However, only the short-sited member and internet user would have thought that Qassia (parented by Qondio) would remain strictly a content driven website. For Qassia, the real product was the innovative advertising platform/software under development. From Qassia’s inception users were protected from committing click fraud as Qassia shielded users own AdSense ads from themselves. This concept would prove to be a vital part of the uniQlicks platform. Earlier on in the spring [click to continue...]
by Techsplosive on June 18, 2009
Bing.com recently re-released the Live.com search engine under a new name and with a new purpose. Rather than have bing just be another search engine, Microsoft intentionally branded bing as a “decision engine”, claiming the the search results will be more relevant to the searcher by cutting the clutter and solving the query. Bing’s follow through on their decision engine claims is mediocre, but I suppose thay are mostly deserving of the title. If their were a king (or queen) of decision engines, hunch.com would definitely deserve the title.
Hunch.com launched within the last week with much fanfare and anticipation mainly because of the involvement of co-founder Caterina Fake’s (co-founder of flickr) involvement. Along with Caterina, hunch.com claims three other co-founders with most of the rest of the staff claiming common backgrounds in education at MIT and employment at SiteAdvisor.
Hunch is like a mashup of Yahoo! Answers and a mega-8ball. Hunch asks users a string of about 20 questions when they reach the hunch homepage and then offer suggestions on search queries after the string is complete. When a query is made, a few more questions are asked regarding personal preferences – and based on the input hunch spits back 5 answers/solutions to your question. [click to continue...]
by Techsplosive on May 20, 2009
Thanks to the brilliant exclusive partnership struck up with Apple’s iPhone AT&T has gained some sort of expert status in the arena of smartphones, data plans, and wireless mobility. Whether it was calculated or not, the iPhone effect is in full force at the Dallas based Data/Com company as they announced a program to sell subsidized netbooks with 3G mobile internet access.
AT&T is looking at the future of mobility with wide eyes and open minds. AT&T peeked into the crystal ball and saw [click to continue...]
by Techsplosive on May 10, 2009
The general idea and principle behind CarsForAGrand.com is not necessarily new. I guess you could call CarsForAGrand more of a “SpringOff” than a “Startup” – but I have to admint that what the guys behind the website are doing is phenomenal.
At its core, CarsForAGrand is an eBay niche store website that aggregates cars on eBay priced less than $1,000. The website offers users the ability to narrow the results by area code and locality – and to subscribe to an RSS feed of local cars so that a good deal on a cheap car is not missed. While the idea is not new or simple, CarsForAGrand is brilliant. It is the epitome of entrepreneurship – providing a simple solution for a common problem. People want cheap cars, CarsForAGrand delivers. [click to continue...]
by Techsplosive on May 6, 2009
The LIVIO stereo is one of the first of many products to eventually come out, making the internet more than just a thing to be accessed via a computer. Perhaps the first device to do so was the telephone via VIOP – but telephones are boring. Everyone has a phone. Bring on something new, and something a bit more innovative. LIVIO did.
The LIVIO stereo is Pandora in a box. Pandora is a self-proclaimed “music genome project”. Essentially, it associates bands and music artist based upon genre and likeness to produce [click to continue...]
