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Comment on Startup Tip: Firing Employees by Five Tips To Improve Employee Performance Reviews « crowdSPRING Blog

Five Tips To Improve Employee Performance Reviews « crowdSPRING Blog — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:11:12 +0000

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Comment on Facebook Is Using Minors To Advertise Alcohol by Ross Kimbarovsky

Ross Kimbarovsky — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:11:00 +0000

See my note to you above.

Comment on Facebook Is Using Minors To Advertise Alcohol by Ross Kimbarovsky

Ross Kimbarovsky — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:11:00 +0000

Merkin – thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. As I wrote in the post, I saw the ad on my daughter’s page – and you’re absolutely right that I saw it when visiting from my account. That was the point of my post – Facebook is using the social graph to have a 13 year old “market” alcohol to others. A 13 year old’s page should not have ANY advertising content that a 13 year old could not market.

Put another way – how would you feel if a 13 year old was in a commercial promoting beer or vodka? The commercial is marketing to people of drinking age, but a 13 year old is being used to promote the message. I wouldn’t condone that – and see Facebook’s ads in much the same way. Do you disagree?

Comment on Facebook Is Using Minors To Advertise Alcohol by Merkin

Merkin — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:39:00 +0000

Actually you can see that this is you looking at her profile or the “message” icon wouldn’t be there.

FB ads are targeted at YOU based on likes interests and demographics and follow YOU around Facebook, regardless of the page you are looking at.

FB aren’t using 13yr old to promote booze – you just didn’t understand how ads work on FB.

Comment on Facebook Is Using Minors To Advertise Alcohol by Merkin

Merkin — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:37:00 +0000

Were you logged in as your daughter here or just looking at her profile?

Comment on Crowdsourcing Moved Your Cheese by Crowdsourcing: The Biggest Business Opportunity Or The Greatest Evil Of Our Time? | @NewCommBiz

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:40:51 +0000

[...] co founder of crowdSPRING, a company right at the center of the debate, has a lot to say amd Crowdsourcing Moved Your Cheese is a good article that I think gets at the heart of the matter. There are certain clients who like [...]

Comment on Do You Need A Technical Co-Founder? by Alexoriani

Alexoriani — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:47:00 +0000

Thank you very much Ross. You amazingly summarized all my doubts and fears. Actually, for me the point is still the same: if you don’t have enough money to hire a web developer to build your social networking site, you are pretty much forced to either find a technical co-founder or a financial co-founder or even applying for funding before having built your website, which is quite risky and tricky.
Alex

Comment on Startup Tip: Challenge Your Customer’s Assumptions by Challenge your customer’s assumptions | The Daniels Group

Challenge your customer’s assumptions | The Daniels Group — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 19:50:38 +0000

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Comment on Tribes and Tribal Leadership by Birasen1967

Birasen1967 — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 20:00:00 +0000

rare book on tribes,this book not only tell the truth on tribe but it will enlight the socity.

Comment on Startup Tip: How To Determine Market Size by BMG

BMG — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:55:00 +0000

Poorly titled video, “how to determine market size” does not describe the content. Should be “defining your market”, there’s nothing in the video about how to determine your market size.

Comment on Find The Right Voice For Your Startup Or Small Business by 10 Habits of Highly Successful Freelancers « crowdSPRING Blog

10 Habits of Highly Successful Freelancers « crowdSPRING Blog — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:40:34 +0000

[...] answer their questions. Additionally, make sure that your communications are consistent, including the voice you use in those communications. The most successful freelancers quickly answer questions from clients and do so throughout their [...]

Comment on Crowdsourcing Moved Your Cheese by Hank Leber

Hank Leber — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 03:44:00 +0000

I don’t understand what person living in a capitalist society can criticize crowdsourcing in the slightest. It’s economics, supply and demand – a system that is born out of opportunity.

I agree with ‘Sam’ – there is no point in debating the matter. In fact, the more one protests, the more he reveals his insecurity. Crowdsourcing is here. Either wield it, or ignore it.

Comment on Crowdsourcing Moved Your Cheese by Francis Fallon

Francis Fallon — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 01:17:00 +0000

Ouch

Comment on Crowdsourcing Moved Your Cheese by Logo Factory

Logo Factory — Wed, 18 May 2011 16:56:00 +0000

Fair enough I suppose. If I were a wag (not I!) I’d point out that ‘Sam’ (who for all intents and purposes is posting anonymously) trots out his bona fides as if that makes his comment more legitimate than other people posting on the original article (ironically playing into the ‘snooty’ designer moniker often given, even by Sam himself, to folks opposed to spec work). The argument about SLRs and what have you is a silly one – crowdsourcing hasn’t changed the fundamental way that designers design (that ‘revolution’ happened with the advent of desktop publishing, cheap PCs, etc). It has, on the other hand, changed the way designers get paid (or more often don’t) for their work. That’s always been the crux of the argument from where I sit. In terms of ‘moving my cheese’ I’m reminded of an episode of Wallace and Gromit. One of my faves.

Comment on Crowdsourcing Moved Your Cheese by Ross Kimbarovsky

Ross Kimbarovsky — Tue, 17 May 2011 21:49:00 +0000

Steve, as I wrote, the original post added nothing to the discussion – you and I have been through all that in the past. I thought some of the comments, on the other hand, were interesting – especially the one I highlighted in my post.

Comment on Crowdsourcing Moved Your Cheese by Logo Factory

Logo Factory — Mon, 16 May 2011 14:28:00 +0000

I think it’s odd taking a comment – that doesn’t address any of the core issues of the original article – and making an out of context blog post. Why not join the discussion on the original article? Your pals at 99designs did.

Comment on Do You Need A Technical Co-Founder? by Rycoetz

Rycoetz — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 18:29:00 +0000

Had to really focus on ignoring the little bugs flying around in the backround
Thank you very much Ross, everything you said has left me with a bunch to think about.

Comment on Do You Need A Technical Co-Founder? by Do I need a technical founder in my team to get started? | the drawingboard [dot] me

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:55:43 +0000

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Comment on Startup Tip: Working With Lawyers (Part 1 of 4) (Communication, Information and Over-Lawyering) by Gadgets Insolites

Gadgets Insolites — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 11:18:00 +0000

Thanks for your comment, Ed. I agree, and I’d take it a step further — particularly in the context of those who choose to leave the law. Seems to me that all lawyers, even those who have never practiced, have something of value simply by virtue of their legal training. Those who have practiced, of course, have additional value thanks to their work, the connections they’ve made with clients and other lawyers, and so on.

Comment on Do You Count Every Hour In The Day Or Make Every Hour Count? by Hours Don’t Lie: Why Tracking Time = Getting Things Done (and Why to Live Abroad) | NoFilmSchool

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:20:13 +0000

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