CrowdFound: fascinating web site, but is it search

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by Stuart Corner

Tuesday, 09 October 2007

Page 2 of 2 On the other hand, CrowdFound contends that the majority of social networking websites are people-centric and as a result not conducive to topic-specific "best of" content results. Related stories How to Google without Google Canadians going crazy for shiny Apples? Demand growing for mobile content and services Three nations, one language - but what about their search interests? Survey shows suicidal thoughts frequent on U.S. college campuses In contrast, "CrowdFound's social networking functions are topic-centric and interface directly with the specific categories." CrowdFound claims that "this direct topic-based interfacing will allow users to rapidly identify other users' interests in a particular topic and then communicate with each other in a topic-centric community." There is no doubt that CrowdFound, just launched and still in beta, has some really interesting stuff There's a version of the Simpsons intro, made with live actors. And there is a brilliant demonstration of the Photosynth technology ,  acquired last year by Microsoft, in which a three dimensional virtual tour of the outside of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris has been created from thousands of images gathered simply from Flickr. But it's hard to see where CrowdFound comes in useful for anyone searching for very specific information on a topic that is not hugely popular or particularly current. CrowdFound is presently self-funded but the founders say they are seeking early stage / seed investors. It plans to raise revenue through topic and geography specific advertising, through the sale of topic-related goods and services, and from companies wanting users to provide information such as in a market research surveys.{moscomment} Please enable JavaScript in your browser to post your comment! Tags See All Tags Search  Social networks  Stuart Corner  Get stories like this delivered daily - FREE - subscribe now << First page <   1 2 Next page > Last page - Post your comment >>

 

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