On January 31, 2010
Weekend Grabbag: Updates from Startups Bideo, Smashwords, and Examiner.com
Now that carbon has become the hottest commodity on the planet, under the cap and trade market administered by the European Union, there would seem to be no reason that user-generated news video and images couldn’t be aggressively traded in an online auction setting as well. That is the context for the first of three news updates from startup companies this weekend: That is the premise behind Bideo, a New Orleans-based service that aims to match content providers with news organiations such as USA Today. The system works like this: The seller uploads an image from a computer or mobile device; buyers assess the image and bid on the exclusive right to publish it; and the seller receives 75 to…
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