In this edition of Five on Friday, Insider Guide to New Product Development Diane Pierson looks at startups, free vs. paid content, Google+, CODie Awards, and the use of fear to succeed.
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Real estate listing site Zillow has grown to a monster market capitalization of $5 billion dollars, but a little-known fact is that it launched without an advertising budget, and relying instead on its advanced technology and word-of-mouth for its rapid growth.
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If you weren’t convinced that the subscription economy was alive and well, this week’s headlines should put you “over-the-top.” {Sorry, we couldn’t resist!} In this week’s news, PayPal’s value has skyrocketed since splitting off from eBay, New York Magazine suffered a “hack attack,” and subscription companies unveiled a successful second quarter. Here are those headlines and more: …
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“Life is short. Have an affair,” Ashley Madison, a Canadian adultery site, says. As the “most famous name in infidelity and married dating,” the adult site boasts 38.2 million anonymous members in 48 countries, but after a July 19 hack, those members’ identities, addresses, nude photos, sexual fantasies, and other personal information are at risk. On Twitter, the Impact Team claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that Ashley Madison and Established Men need to be permanently…
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