Ben Werdmuller helps leaders at newsrooms, non-profits, and mission-driven organizations to navigate their biggest technology challenges.
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Starting a community is difficult. You can't just throw up a site and hope for the best; you've got to constantly lead by example, keep tabs on activity and make sure there's something for new users to keep coming back for. So I was
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http://theinternetispeople.com/2006/11/10/how-to-fund-your-startup/ A guide to the various types of funding sources, from Valleywag. Also see this New York Times article about low-budget startups. Curverider hasn’t taken funding, but the subject has come up. I think a lot of companies - us included - are
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http://theinternetispeople.com/2006/11/10/gpl-stands-up-in-court-against-antitrust-accusations/ As reported at InternetCases, the US Court of Appeals has thrown out a case against IBM, Red Hat and Novell complaining that they were conspiring to monopolise the operating system market by releasing Linux for free under the GPL. Rather than finding this
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http://theinternetispeople.com/2006/11/09/how-to-get-on-techcrunch/ Guy Kawasaki interviews Michael Arrington about TechCrunch, which a lot of people seem to now view as a fast track to “making it” with a web application startup. Guy has the cribnotes, which are interesting, but Tony Hung summarises it further: I’m
http://theinternetispeople.com/2006/11/09/review-in-search-of-the-valley/ I’ve been meaning to post my review of Steve O’ Hear’s film In Search of the Valley. Rather than a discussion of the business forces behind technology companies or a Techcrunch-style analysis, Steve and crew have attempted to do something far
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George Siemens talks about Intel's new SuiteTwo announcement: However, in recent conversations with individuals beginning to adopt social software (or web 2.0 tools), the message is clear: "I'm not going to get students to set up 10 different accounts on 10 different tools -
I thought I'd throw out a quick link back to an old Internet is People post about how to build engagement in online communities for those of you who are getting started with your own social network for the first time. It isn't just a case
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This is a learning experience for us, and sometimes we're bound to make mistakes. So many people asked for a free option on Elgg Spaces that we've decided to change our plans and offer one - and you'll no longer be prompted for payment
Well, the wait is over, and I for one am very excited. Elgg Spaces is the first ever service to allow you to create your own truly independent social networking site. It uses the Elgg engine, of course, but we've tweaked it to ensure that all the technical
http://theinternetispeople.com/2006/11/04/gootube/ A very interesting take on the Youtube sale over at Valleywag: In other words, Google bought the lawsuits. And that may be its smartest purchase yet. Put in that light, $1.65 billion begins to make sense. Youtube as a test case is
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http://theinternetispeople.com/2006/11/03/australia-to-second-life-users-we-will-tax-you/ You know a technology has hit mainstream when it’s mentioned by members of government, traditionally the very last people to ever get on a new technology bandwagon, also Australia has made the decision to tax the currency used in online business as
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http://theinternetispeople.com/2006/11/01/woz-outtakes/ Via Digg, Guy Kawasaki has highlighted an outtake reel from In Search of the Valley featuring Steve Wozniak. I’ve got the movie and will watch it this week - look out for a review later on. I think this is a great