Author Archive

10 12 2007

106. Amie Street

Posted by: nextNYers team in Heat, Kicks, Sneakers, affiliate marketing, internet, new media, nextNY, online advertising, web 2.0

Amie Street founders Elias Roman and Joshua Boltuch discuss how their independent music social network functions as a fun and innovative community for discovering and buying music online.



What we learned about Amie Street:
  • A fun, transactional, online community for independent music
  • If users promote a song which becomes popular, they receive credit to purchase more music
  • Expanding with corporate sponsorships, and with animea nd manga in Amie Street Japan

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03 12 2007

105. GroundReport

Posted by: nextNYers team in Heat, Kicks, Sneakers, affiliate marketing, internet, new media, nextNY, online advertising, web 2.0

GroundReport Founder and CEO Rachel Sterne discusses how citizen journalists use the website to share news stories and images while also receiving revenue.



What we learned about GroundReport:
  • Provides citizen journalists around the world a platform to publish their stories
  • Distributes international news that most mainstream media outlets do not
  • Business model is based on geographically targets advertising and revenue sharing

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