Facebook Debt Collection Case Is Definitely A First
Getting tagged in a drunken photo is no longer the most embarrassing thing that can happen to you on Facebook. Earlier this year St. Petersberg resident Melanie Beacham fell $362 behind on her car payments. Her debt collection agency MarkOne Capital tried contacting her through the phone (up to 20 times per day) but then moved on to
The Future Of Paywalls: Microtransactions, Buy-Ins, And Content Wars
A few nights ago, I was discussing with a friend the practicability of putting content behind a paywall. He felt it was an outdated notion and that advertising or some other method would pay. I disagree. Despite recent setbacks, like the decimation of the Times UK’s readership during their paywall experiment, I think that the paywall will eventually succeed, and even thrive — but the advances and sacrifices
Forkly Unstealths Itself: A Mobile Recommendation Network For Your Tastebuds
Back in September, we broke the news that not only had two of location startup Brightkite’s founders left the company, but that they were working on a new project together. While we weren’t able to dig up much about the new startup at the time, we did learn that it was called Forkly. Today, co-founder Brady Becker