Articles in Frontiering Websites
Widgets are all the rage, and it’s no surprise to me that many new businesses are creating business models on the creation of them.
Gydget is one such company, and it focused around creating Widgets to promote musical artists.
Not only is it a great way for people to show their support for their favourite artist, it’s also a tool for sporting clubs or brands to engage their passionate fans in the promotion of their products.
Here’s a test Gydget i have setup which includes the RSS feed from this blog, a video from youtube, as well as a test event.
FreeRice is a clever website that donates 10 grams of rice every time you correctly answer an english word defintion. So in principle, you expand your english vocabulary and feed the hungray at the same time.
Perspective: I think “Not for profits” are succeeding in leveraging the demand to help global issues, by both producing engaging sites. The combination of these reasons produce a powerful incentive for people to spread the site through word of mouth / mouse to others.
via CTV.ca
I have just migrated my site from B2evolution to WordPress. All the old posts came across, and I have taken the opportunity to re-categorise my posts, which i will finish over the weekend along with reformatting things.
Cleanscores is a new site which links Google maps with the cleanliness of a restaurant rating.
It’s currently reviewing restaurants in LA and San Francisco and is indicative of a trend towards empowering consumers to rate products and services. I expect to see more and more consumable items being both reviewed and commented online, providing assistance to would-be purchasers.
As a follow to our post on Google Sketchup, the designers at Form Font 3D have created a bunch of Ikea furniture 3D models to help you sketchup your home.
Perspective: This is a great example of a traditional company embracing the digital world to help ensure their products are top of consumer minds. It wouldn’t surprise me if Ikea or other frontiering furniture companies created a furniture store in Second Life .. like this store or this one.
