Comments on: TC50: Iamnews Emerges From The DemoPit To Win People’s Choice http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/11/tc50-iamnews-emerges-from-the-demopit-to-win-peoples-choice/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:43:31 -0800 hourly 1 By: TC50: Iamnews Emerges From The DemoPit To Win Peoples Choice (Erick Schonfeld/TechCrunch) | Doyle Brunson Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/11/tc50-iamnews-emerges-from-the-demopit-to-win-peoples-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-2752480 TC50: Iamnews Emerges From The DemoPit To Win Peoples Choice (Erick Schonfeld/TechCrunch) | Doyle Brunson Blog Sun, 17 May 2009 07:21:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=22140#comment-2752480 [...] Schonfeld / TechCrunch:TC50: Iamnews Emerges From The DemoPit To Win People’s Choice  —  The last company to present yesterday at TechCrunch50 was picked by the [...] [...] Schonfeld / TechCrunch:TC50: Iamnews Emerges From The DemoPit To Win People’s Choice  —  The last company to present yesterday at TechCrunch50 was picked by the [...]

]]> By: תבוא מחר • הבלוג של ניר אופיר » מה נהיה? עדכון ראשון http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/11/tc50-iamnews-emerges-from-the-demopit-to-win-peoples-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-2567431 תבוא מחר • הבלוג של ניר אופיר » מה נהיה? עדכון ראשון Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:10:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=22140#comment-2567431 [...] פרס חביב הקהל בטקראנץ [...] [...] פרס חביב הקהל בטקראנץ [...]

]]> By: Spot.Us Experiments With Citizen-Funded Community Journalism http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/11/tc50-iamnews-emerges-from-the-demopit-to-win-peoples-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-2529699 Spot.Us Experiments With Citizen-Funded Community Journalism Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:15:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=22140#comment-2529699 [...] citizens, whose blog posts are vetted. Similarly, TC50 startup IamNews, allows any media site to turn its readers into reporters without giving them access to the publish button. Spot.US could add a little more participation to [...] [...] citizens, whose blog posts are vetted. Similarly, TC50 startup IamNews, allows any media site to turn its readers into reporters without giving them access to the publish button. Spot.US could add a little more participation to [...]

]]> By: Further advances in instant news–iphone apps and iamnews « Crisisblogger http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/11/tc50-iamnews-emerges-from-the-demopit-to-win-peoples-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-2486951 Further advances in instant news–iphone apps and iamnews « Crisisblogger Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:01:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=22140#comment-2486951 [...] iphone (popular with me too I might add). Add one more–the most popular new application at Techcrunch’s Demopit was something called iamnews.com. As a news site for citizen journalists it has ambitions of taking on AP and [...] [...] iphone (popular with me too I might add). Add one more–the most popular new application at Techcrunch’s Demopit was something called iamnews.com. As a news site for citizen journalists it has ambitions of taking on AP and [...]

]]> By: aj http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/11/tc50-iamnews-emerges-from-the-demopit-to-win-peoples-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-2476384 aj Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:46:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=22140#comment-2476384 myfavz.com could be of interest to you. It is a new startup launched on sept 8th at the tc50 demopit. It is a social shopping portal with a unique patent pending feature called pKaboo! pKaboo! enables gift givers to anonymously find out the recipient's current interests, hobbies or perfect gift ideas. The giver's identity is disclosed to the recipient by myfavz on the day of the event, thus maintaning the element of surprise which is so crucial to the ritual of gifting. Let me know your views on myfavz AJ Founder / CEO www.myfavz.com myfavz.com could be of interest to you. It is a new startup launched on sept 8th at the tc50 demopit. It is a social shopping portal with a unique patent pending feature called pKaboo!
pKaboo! enables gift givers to anonymously find out the recipient’s current interests, hobbies or perfect gift ideas. The giver’s identity is disclosed to the recipient by myfavz on the day of the event, thus maintaning the element of surprise which is so crucial to the ritual of gifting.
Let me know your views on myfavz

AJ
Founder / CEO
http://www.myfavz.com

]]> By: מדוע iamnews חיוני לעולם החדשות - TheMarker Cafe http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/11/tc50-iamnews-emerges-from-the-demopit-to-win-peoples-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-2469634 מדוע iamnews חיוני לעולם החדשות - TheMarker Cafe Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:58:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=22140#comment-2469634 [...] 11/9/08: פוסט ב-TechCrunch על המצגת של iamnews ב-TechCrunch50. [...] [...] 11/9/08: פוסט ב-TechCrunch על המצגת של iamnews ב-TechCrunch50. [...]

]]> By: marc dahan http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/11/tc50-iamnews-emerges-from-the-demopit-to-win-peoples-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-2468482 marc dahan Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:28:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=22140#comment-2468482 Congrats Nir! Iamsohappy4.u :) Congrats Nir! Iamsohappy4.u :)

]]> By: uri chachick http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/11/tc50-iamnews-emerges-from-the-demopit-to-win-peoples-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-2467628 uri chachick Sat, 13 Sep 2008 09:17:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=22140#comment-2467628 congratulation, nir. congratulation, nir.

]]> By: Israel Makes Strong TC50 Showing http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/11/tc50-iamnews-emerges-from-the-demopit-to-win-peoples-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-2467199 Israel Makes Strong TC50 Showing Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:37:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=22140#comment-2467199 [...] a solution such as iamnews can help them deliver quicker news more cheaply. (Iamnews was voted the best DemoPit company, and became the last TC50 finalist to present [...] [...] a solution such as iamnews can help them deliver quicker news more cheaply. (Iamnews was voted the best DemoPit company, and became the last TC50 finalist to present [...]

]]> By: Israel Makes Strong TC50 Showing http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/11/tc50-iamnews-emerges-from-the-demopit-to-win-peoples-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-2467198 Israel Makes Strong TC50 Showing Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:37:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=22140#comment-2467198 [...] a solution such as iamnews can help them deliver quicker news more cheaply. (Iamnews was voted the best DemoPit company, and became the last TC50 finalist to present [...] [...] a solution such as iamnews can help them deliver quicker news more cheaply. (Iamnews was voted the best DemoPit company, and became the last TC50 finalist to present [...]

]]> By: Vasudev Ram http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/11/tc50-iamnews-emerges-from-the-demopit-to-win-peoples-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-2466199 Vasudev Ram Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:06:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=22140#comment-2466199 Sounds like a good idea. I signed up to be notified when it's open to the public. On first try, got a page full of .NET error messages (looks like they're running that). Tried again and it worked. Writing this not to complain but so that they can check and fix the problem - since others might not try a second time like I did. Also, to be more user-friendly, they should trap that system error message and replace it with a more user-friendly one - otherwise, it'll again turn off non-technical users. Ease of use is one of the biggest needs for a killer app in software - and conversely, the lack of it is the biggest app killer - if you get what I mean :-) John Gage, senior research honcho at Sun (Google him - he was a Sun founder, is at Kleiner Perkins now), said ease of use is paramoumt, in an interview, years ago, and it still holds true ... - Vasudev Sounds like a good idea. I signed up to be notified when it’s open to the public. On first try, got a page full of .NET error messages (looks like they’re running that). Tried again and it worked. Writing this not to complain but so that they can check and fix the problem – since others might not try a second time like I did. Also, to be more user-friendly, they should trap that system error message and replace it with a more user-friendly one – otherwise, it’ll again turn off non-technical users. Ease of use is one of the biggest needs for a killer app in software – and conversely, the lack of it is the biggest app killer – if you get what I mean :-) John Gage, senior research honcho at Sun (Google him – he was a Sun founder, is at Kleiner Perkins now), said ease of use is paramoumt, in an interview, years ago, and it still holds true …

- Vasudev

]]> By: Periodismo Ciudadano http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/11/tc50-iamnews-emerges-from-the-demopit-to-win-peoples-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-2466165 Periodismo Ciudadano Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:09:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=22140#comment-2466165 [...] fue votada por el público como mejor proyecto del TechCrunch50 2008, lo cual constituyó toda una sorpresa y, al mismo tiempo, viene a dar [...] [...] fue votada por el público como mejor proyecto del TechCrunch50 2008, lo cual constituyó toda una sorpresa y, al mismo tiempo, viene a dar [...]

]]> By: keith http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/11/tc50-iamnews-emerges-from-the-demopit-to-win-peoples-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-2466114 keith Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:00:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=22140#comment-2466114 I swear, when I first read the article title here my first reaction was a Web 2.0 spelling for "Lame-news" I swear, when I first read the article title here my first reaction was a Web 2.0 spelling for “Lame-news”

]]> By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » TC50: クラウドソーシングによるジャーナリズム確立を目指すIamnews http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/11/tc50-iamnews-emerges-from-the-demopit-to-win-peoples-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-2466042 TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » TC50: クラウドソーシングによるジャーナリズム確立を目指すIamnews Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:37:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=22140#comment-2466042 [...] ［原文へ］ [...] [...] ［原文へ］ [...]

]]> By: LazyLearner http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/11/tc50-iamnews-emerges-from-the-demopit-to-win-peoples-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-2466032 LazyLearner Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:27:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=22140#comment-2466032 At the first glance it seems to be a very good idea. But Aren't the blogs specific comments and thoughts about the news in general? What I mean is that we do already talk about the news in our blogs everyday and we add our interpretation to the news, and we just relay to the original source with a link or a trackback. So why shall I pay for some content that I can link for free? (If Mrs. Ofir can contact Mr.Ofir to explain that to me, maybe I have not understood the concept) At the first glance it seems to be a very good idea.

But

Aren’t the blogs specific comments and thoughts about the news in general? What I mean is that we do already talk about the news in our blogs everyday and we add our interpretation to the news, and we just relay to the original source with a link or a trackback.

So why shall I pay for some content that I can link for free?

(If Mrs. Ofir can contact Mr.Ofir to explain that to me, maybe I have not understood the concept)

]]> By: jon http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/11/tc50-iamnews-emerges-from-the-demopit-to-win-peoples-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-2465987 jon Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:44:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=22140#comment-2465987 congrats Nir! congrats Nir!

]]> By: Chris Hogg http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/11/tc50-iamnews-emerges-from-the-demopit-to-win-peoples-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-2465892 Chris Hogg Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:23:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=22140#comment-2465892 I think this is a great idea that will further evolve the credibility and marketability of the citizen journalist and blogging worlds. However, the market is full of a lot of competition (as we know, because we're in the market with many CJ sites), so you have to be fast to get to market. The publishing tools sound great with Iamnews, and no doubt it will be popular with publishers but how do you attract contributors? The real challenge is developing and holding a contributor base and the monetization strategy is important I think. Revenue for users is something we've always believed in, and that's why we've been paying citizen journalists for two years now. We wish Iamnews all the best, and hopefully their tools help raise the benchmark standard for the whole industry. We're always a fan of a site that can lend credibility and weight to a very credible (and oft criticized) area of new media. - Chris Hogg, from the citizen journalist news network at www.DigitalJournal.com I think this is a great idea that will further evolve the credibility and marketability of the citizen journalist and blogging worlds. However, the market is full of a lot of competition (as we know, because we’re in the market with many CJ sites), so you have to be fast to get to market. The publishing tools sound great with Iamnews, and no doubt it will be popular with publishers but how do you attract contributors? The real challenge is developing and holding a contributor base and the monetization strategy is important I think. Revenue for users is something we’ve always believed in, and that’s why we’ve been paying citizen journalists for two years now.

We wish Iamnews all the best, and hopefully their tools help raise the benchmark standard for the whole industry. We’re always a fan of a site that can lend credibility and weight to a very credible (and oft criticized) area of new media.

- Chris Hogg, from the citizen journalist news network at http://www.DigitalJournal.com

]]> By: Mrs. Ofir http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/11/tc50-iamnews-emerges-from-the-demopit-to-win-peoples-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-2465882 Mrs. Ofir Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:16:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=22140#comment-2465882 My hand is up. My hand is up.

]]> By: Free News Website Dude http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/11/tc50-iamnews-emerges-from-the-demopit-to-win-peoples-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-2465878 Free News Website Dude Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:09:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=22140#comment-2465878 Good job to iamnews! Crowdsourcing news content is a great way to go. We love this niche. In fact, our news publishing system has allowed news publishers to let their users submit news content (articles, images, video, audio, and other files) for approval on our www.Solupress.com system for about two years now. We also offer publishers free sites at www.FreeNewsWebsite.com. Good job to iamnews! Crowdsourcing news content is a great way to go. We love this niche.

In fact, our news publishing system has allowed news publishers to let their users submit news content (articles, images, video, audio, and other files) for approval on our http://www.Solupress.com system for about two years now. We also offer publishers free sites at http://www.FreeNewsWebsite.com.

]]> By: Dan http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/11/tc50-iamnews-emerges-from-the-demopit-to-win-peoples-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-2465868 Dan Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:55:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=22140#comment-2465868 Achieving scale and meaningful monetization are going to be problematic, IMHO. Achieving scale and meaningful monetization are going to be problematic, IMHO.

]]> By: Slim Haires http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/11/tc50-iamnews-emerges-from-the-demopit-to-win-peoples-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-2465851 Slim Haires Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:44:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=22140#comment-2465851 Who voted for this? Lets see a show of hands. Who voted for this? Lets see a show of hands.

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