Archive for the ‘crowdsourcing’ tag
There Is Such A Thing As A Free Lunch
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been trying to save some cash during this economic crisis, downturn, whatever you call it. In fact, my friend and I were recently talking about how we need to take on window shopping as a new hobby. Well, here’s a cheap (free) way to cure our shopping blues since being broke is the new black.
Meet Kashless. If Craigslist and Twitter had a love child, this site would be it. It is the first online marketplace to solely offer postings of free items in the Seattle area. You can either post directly with Kashless or via third party listings from sites such as Craigslist or Freecycle. Using their microblogging design, you can search by categories, by neighborhood, or by distance. They make the process seamless from bookmarking options to e-mail notifications, but the unique aspect of Kashless is their ability to narrow down your product and save your search preferences. That’s target advertising (without really being advertising) at its best!
Pump Down the Noise
Image by Brad Fitzpatrick
As a digital media nerd, I have no problem managing a billion different accounts on the Internet. From social networking sites to bank accounts, I’ve accumulated about 30-40 different logins from the past 5 years. I’m definitely not a pack rat by any means, but I’m starting to feel like I have too much junk in my (digital) trunk.
Just like my spring cleaning thought process, I tried to justify the need for my online “memberships”. I tried to comprehend my new pack rat status by slicing and dicing the facts. Why is it that I am able to throw away material items that I don’t need, but I don’t mind hoarding digital goods?
