Archive for the 'KnowledgeBid' Category
The last two weeks have kept most in the finance community glued to the headlines trying to figure out which earthquake will hit next. Mainstream media analysis has been focused on global economic issues and with numbers like $700B being thrown around, the $5.7B investment research industry, which has felt a substantial impact from [...]
The recent partnership announcement between the Gerson Lehrman Group and Credit Suisse sparked some commentary from research industry insiders who were surprised that GLG was letting sell-side analysts access the GLG network, even for what is sure to be a hefty fee. I was a bit surprised to learn they weren’t doing this already. [...]
Ongoing market turmoil and the intensifying financial crunch have accelerated ongoing shift within the investment research industry. This morning Credit Suisse and the Gerson Lehrman Group announced a strategic partnership that will 1) give Credit Suisse analysts access to GLG consultants; 2) give GLG clients access to Credit Suisse analysts; 3) give GLG access [...]
Jobs have long been targeted on the web. The economics involved are attractive. People want good jobs and employers are willing to pay for good employees.
In the last ten years, hundreds of businesses have launched with the goal of using the web to bring efficiencies to job markets and capturing value in the [...]
It’s a funny coincidence that Microsoft will be pulling the plug on their little known Live Expo classified service just three days after MySpace announced that they will be ramping theirs up with Oodle. These changes are indicative of the larger trend: the classified game remains elusive for large major new entrants. Facebook’s [...]
LinkedIn DirectAds
LinkedIn has quietly launched a beta version of a dynamic CPM text advertising platform called LinkedIn DirectAds. No formal announcement of the launch was made on the LinkedIn blog or elsewhere. According to the DIrectAds FAQ, advertisers will be able to dynamically target ads by age, gender, geography, educational institution, industry, and [...]
Facebook continues to quickly and quietly improve their advertising platform. In yet another innovation launched without formal announcement, Facebook now allows advertisers to target ads based on professional titles in user profiles. Previously ads could only target by keywords listed in users’ “interests” field. Now Facebook has indexed professional titles and allows [...]
The Times recently ran an article by Michael Fitzgerald on the red hot cloud computing trend. Fitzgerald defined cloud computing to be “obtaining computing resources . . . from someplace outside your own four walls, and paying only for what you use.” The concept of cloud computing makes perfect sense: instead of paying for massive [...]
I had the opportunity to present KnowledgeBid at the Investorside Alternative Research conference in New York last week (conference agenda), attended by an interesting mix of independent alternative investment research providers and buy-side folks. The investment research industry has undergone massive change in the last 10 years, much of which is a result of [...]
A friend of mine…I’ll call him Arnold Babar…is in the early stages of starting a company. Over a few beers the other night, Arnold asked me a few general questions about service providers we’ve used for various aspects of building the KnowledgeBid expert network management platform and other projects. A few came to [...]
One of the reasons my posting has slowed over the last month or so is because I have drastically cut down on my news consumption and a good amount of my posting was derivative of the random stuff I read on the web. I still check my Netvibes page every day or two, but [...]
I got married
We went to Hawaii
We moved to San Francisco
KnowledgeBid was named a firm to watch in the expert network space
Semi-regular posting will resume/continue…
This week, LinkedIn announced the future launch (apparently you can do that) of the LinkedIn Research Network. Product manager Mike Gamson spoke about the service earlier this week to eWeek and at the Money:Tech conference currently being held in NYC. O’Reilly reported on it as well. The LinkedIn Research Network, if it [...]
The morning the New York Stock Exchange hosted a panel entitled “Expert Networks: Issues and Opportunities for Public Companies”. The session was moderated by Keith Ackerman, who is Global Head of Next Generation Research at Thomson Financial. On the panel were Howard Dicker, Partner at Weil, Gotshal; Jonathan Glick, Director of Research Operations at the [...]
The folks at Integrity Research Associates recently published an interesting forecast for the investment research industry. Integrity provides syndicated research and consulting services to the investment community. In short, the Integrity is forecasting a continued decline in “traditional” investment research consumption from investment banks and research analysts, coupled with a continued increase [...]
We’ve had a couple of busy weeks at KnowledgeBid and have launched a bunch of new features. Folks that have identified valuable information providers can now send them private listings directly. Private listings allow information seekers to securely and anonymously reach out to people who hold information. Also, providers can create public profiles and link [...]
After months of hard work, I’m proud to announce the public launch of KnowledgeBid. KnowledgeBid is a web-based information market platform that allows users to access offline information and earn money sharing what they know with others. People looking for information or expertise can create listings on KnowledgeBid that describe what they [...]
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- Owners/Operators: Fast Food/Quick Service Restaurants : Fast FoodWe need to interview fast food franchise owners. Ideally, we would like to talk to people who have 2+ years experience owning a franchise.
- Project Managers or Sales People or Business Development People or Engineers: Wind Turbine TechnologyWe are looking for experts who can talk about carbon fiber used in wind turbines or experts who make electrical components used in wind turbines (like from Zoltek and American Superconductor).
- Expert: Digital Media (Video) Content ManagementWe are looking for experts who can help us understand how studios are thinking of windowing and managing content licenses for any new digital media distribution models. We would like to get an idea of what new revenue models might look like as well as how these new versions might impact existing models.
- Expert: Digital Media (Video) Device TechnologyWe are interested in identifying experts who could help us to understand what standards people are currently focused on in the Digital media industry. An understanding of who the players are likely to be in creating the next mass market distribution model and where content is likely to be stored is a must.
- Online Poker [Regulation] Expert: GamingWe are interested in speaking with someone who has an expertise of United States online gaming regulations. Ideal candidate would be familiar with UIGEA and recent proposed legislation in CA & NV regarding online gaming.
- E-mail Security Infrastructure Purchaser at Fortune 1000/Global 2000 : E-Mail SecurityI am hoping to speak to somebody at a Fortune 1000/Global 2000 who evaluated and purchased e-mail security infrastructure (e.g. IronPost, Proofpoint, Symantec/Vontu, Sendmail, Postini) within the past 12 months.
- Expert: Hepatitis CWe are currently trying to identify experts familiar with Hepatitis C. Ideal experts are those who have previously been C-Level executives within the industry. Experts should have worked in the healthcare industry for a minimum of 15 years and have left the industry no later than 12 months ago. Ideal experts would be able to give a 15 minute presentation […]
- Industry Expert: AirlinesWe are currently trying to identify experts in the Airline industry. Ideal experts are those who have previously been C-Level executives within the industry. Experts should have worked in the industry for a minimum of 15 years and have left the industry no later than 12 months ago. Ideal experts would be able to give a 15 minute presentation on current to […]
- Specialty Apparel: FashionWe are currently trying to identify experts in the fashion industry. Ideal experts are those who have previously been C-Level executives within the industry. Experts should have worked in the industry for a minimum of 15 years and have left the industry no later than 12 months ago. Ideal experts would be able to give a 15 minute presentation on current to […]
- General Expert: Specialty ChemicalsWe are trying to identify someone with extensive knowledge of the specialty chemicals industry. Ideal experts will have knowledge of companies that primarily produce high value-added chemicals used in the manufacture of a wide variety of products, including but not limited to fine chemicals, additives, advanced polymers, adhesives, sealants and specialty pa […]
- Owners/Operators: Fast Food/Quick Service Restaurants : Fast Food
