We are happy to announce some excellent new resources that have come to our attention and which we are adding to the Resources page of our website.
- Crowdworks Library : A library of papers dealing with Prediction markets, divided by subject. Get all our prediction markets information right here!
- Bitcoin : Bitcoin, a P2P electronic cash system. Except this system is not affected by the fluctuations of central banks and currencies.
- Kiva : This is, of course, not new, but it is a website that should have been in our Resources section long ago. For those who don’t know, it is a peer-to-peer lending system which gives micro-financing loans to people in developing countries. We’ve used it several times.
- MyGenGo : A great way to use crowdsourcing for your translation needs. Starting as low as five cents a word.
- Casting Words : For your Transcription needs. All jobs are sent to Amazon Mechanical Turk, where a real person will work on it.
- KickStarter : A form of ‘Crowdfunding’ for your projects. Concentrated mainly on artist and creative projects (in other words it will not work to fund your new business idea).
- Trada : Outsourcing your Search Marketing needs to independent agents. This is ideal for small businesses who can’t afford the in-house online marketers.
- GetSatisfaction : A great way to use crowds for customer service purposes. Are you receiving too many questions regarding your product/service each day? Try letting other customers answer the questions. Of course, be aware that they may not always be fiercely loyal customers, but it still lift a weight off your shoulders.
- Maven Research : “Everyone is an expert in something”. This is what Maven Research’s website states, and it offers a marketplace to find an expert, or to sell your expertise. Rates can be quite steep, but then again you get what you pay for.
- Gerson Lehrman Group : This offers the same services as Maven Research. There were rumors last year that this company had gone bankrupt, but it seems to be alive and running for the moment, and possibly cheaper than Maven.
- Fflick : If you have a twitter account you can connect it directly and you’ll already have a Fflick account. This will then analyze what all your friends are saying about movies and rate all the movies based on their recommendations. Think Metacritic powered by all your friends.
- Fiverr : Do you need a new logo? A jingle? Someone to shout your company name in the local mall? Find out what else people are willing to do for $5 at Fiverr.
Also, you will notice our Resources page has book recommendations pertaining to Free Markets, Privatization, as well as The History of Economics, and notice the nifty carousel format too!
A quick comment on your notes on Maven and Gerson Lehrman Group. The latter (GLG) is the FAR more expensive option, and is only available to high end investors. Maven is available to all professionals on a pay-as-you go basis, with no up-front costs, confusing subscriptions, or expensive middlemen.
Thanks for the comment Wyatt. And I appreciate your candor in showing you work for Maven Research (and not masquerading anonymously or under a fake site). I’ll change the ‘possibly cheaper’ part to ‘possibly “FAR more expensive”‘ in the Resources page.
Zintro (http://www.zintro.com) utilizes a crowd-sourced approach to help investors, consultants, lawyers, and operating managers find the best experts for consults ranging from half an hour to multiple months. Users can submit an Inquiry in under 60 seconds and it is algorithmically matched against the most suitable experts who respond via Zintro. It is free to send Inquiries and the clients name during the searching process.
No problem. I am the co-founder and CEO of Maven- no reason to hide that. Maven is accessible to all and demonstrably over 70% less expensive than GLG and the other so-called “expert networks;” if you send me an email address I can provide documentation based on actual user data. Our Global Knowledge Marketplace is powered by a sophisticated technology platform that allows us to literally charge “by the minute” for access to a vast global network of subject matter experts that is available to all professionals. My co-founders and I have substantial experience in the knowledge consulting industry, and we have built what is by far the fastest and most comprehensive system for the secure, controlled, and ethical exchange of knowledge, perspective, and opinion.
We use a great crowdsourcing service for translation – http://www.Tomedes.com . They use crowdsourcing to pick the best matching translators for each and every translation
Hi Fancin, actually we feature Tomedes in our Resources section already: http://dumbagent.com/resources_page/
Did you have a good experience with them? Please let us know if you have any advice or pointers as we are always interested in hearing about them.