6 posts and columns on freelancers

Wall Street Welcomes the Content Farm: Demand Media Supersizes Its IPO

in Media on January 26, 2011 at 3:30 am PT

It’s the first big-name Web company to go public in a very, very long time. And there was enough appetite for Demand to sell more shares, at a higher price, than it had planned. Now everyone else gets to vote.

Roll Camera! Jason Calacanis Makes a Video Push at Mahalo, and Wants You to Know About It

in Media on January 25, 2011 at 3:00 am PT

But what he really wants is a billion-dollar-plus valuation, like the one that competitor Demand Media is going to get.

SFund Invests in a Not-Particularly Social Site, FindTheBest.com

in Social on December 1, 2010 at 9:11 am PT

Kleiner Perkins last night closed one of its first publicly disclosed funding rounds coming from its new sFund, an initiative designed to bring the august firm into the realm of the social Web. The company at the receiving end of the dollars is FindTheBest.com, a vertical database creator.

Rise of the Machines: Why Demand Media Is Worth More Than the New York Times

in Media on October 20, 2009 at 3:00 am PT

The New York Times’s model for content creation, which revolves around well-paid professionals who rely on their experience and judgment, looks increasingly threatened. What does a new model look like? Perhaps one where a computer spits out assignments to day laborers who work furiously for low pay.
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How to Save Newspapers, Charity Edition

in Media on July 9, 2009 at 12:31 pm PT

Funny because it’s true, almost: “For just pennies a day, you can clothe, feed, and shelter newspaper professionals.” Meanwhile, this one’s for real: The New York Times asks subscribers what they’d think about paying $5 for Web access to the paper.
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