Posts By: Jiyan

Twitter has obviously been a hot topic of conversation over the past year or so and seems to be steadily growing in prominence.  In fact, we even rolled out a feature in January called TweetIt that makes it easier for our customers to blog about their news.  My own personal indicator is that many of […]

This time of the year it seems as though there is an endless array of parties and social gatherings to fill up your evenings.  Some of these gatherings are going to involve your co-workers or friends and family, who you already know and love (or at least can bear).  However, everyone knows what it is […]

Article from AllBusiness that was syndicated on the New York Times Web site about using social networking sites for Marketing and PR: Social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace have become the party lines of this young century. They are inviting and intriguing and a powerful communication tool. Learning how to use them wisely […]

Brian Solis has authored an op/ed aimed at redefining “how startups (not solely tech companies) view and define early adopters and the ‘echo chamber’ in order to gain momentum in order to ‘cross the chasm’ to the next tier of evolution, adoption, and monetization.” Reading through the article I couldn’t help but reflect on the […]

Selling government data is not a bad business to be in however there is a right way to do it and a wrong way to do it.  As this review of Intelius indicates, there is certainly a pretty sketchy way of monetizing public records.