Cheat Codes Revealed
The NY Times Bits Blog writes a post about a company called Redfin making a case for not having an ad-supported site.
The idea of people and companies finding something so useful that people must use it, must have it, is everywhere. Google rings a bell although that’s monetized through ads, but what about Angie’s List and Flickr with Pro accounts. In this month’s Wired, Kevin Kelly talks about how social media will accelerate open source collaboration, giving us even more to find useful online.
When I see the Apple commercials that say “there’s an app for just about anything” I think about myself at work and how I find a lot of answers through apps online. QA specialist at lunch: visit BrowserShots.org; research team too busy to give you any social media insight: hit up SocialMention.com; or how about finding out the right time to use the restroom during a movie: use Runpee.com.
There’s an app for just about everything I need online AND on my iPhone.
If you don’t know where to start, ask your digital specialist for his cheat codes: aka favorite bookmarks purposely left off Delicious.
