Crowdsourcing Got a Minute? Set Some Government Data Free With TransparencyCorps Have you got a few minutes to spare to help make government activities more transparent? Watchdog organization The Sunlight Foundation launched a new project called TransparencyCorps today. Modeled after Amazon's Mechanical Turk, the project asks visitors to perform small tasks that a human can do better than a machine. The first two tasks… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
enterprise The Gloves Come Off in The Box.net vs. SharePoint Challenge Plenty of enterprise 2.0 companies have set their sights on replacing SharePoint. But so far, not one has shown the gumption of Box.net, the filesharing and collaboration service which has launched the Box.net vs. SharePoint challenge. Based on the premise that "sharing should be simple" and implying that SharePoint is anything but, Box.net's… Enterprise Steven Walling View comments
News When Hype Isn't Enough: Joost Changes Strategies and Will Now Focus on White Label Solutions Not too long ago, Joost was the poster child for the online video revolution. It featured a slick desktop player with innovative controls, good video quality, and it was developed by the team behind Skype and Kazza. It seemed like nothing could go wrong here, but somehow, Joost never managed to get any traction and after the first hype had died… Frederic Lardinois View comments
Trends Social Network Users Reportedly Concerned About Privacy, but Behavior Says Otherwise Recently, new data from security solutions company Webroot revealed some interesting insights into the thoughts and behaviors of users on social networking sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Twitter, and others. According to their survey, a majority of users (78%) reported concerns about their social network profiles' privacy, but when asked… Sarah Perez View comments
Startups Jajah Co-founder Launches Talenthouse Artist Site What do supermodel Veronica Webb, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and Jajah co-founder Roman Scharf all have in common? Besides wealth and celebrity, they're all connected to today's launch of Talenthouse entertainment network. The site promises to be a space where creators in film, fashion, visual art, music and photography showcase their work for… Dana Oshiro View comments