The Next Web

OCTOBER 26, 2013

oDesk claims that it dominates the market of online freelance marketplaces with $360 million spent by its clients in 2012; this number for the five closest competitors combined – Elance, Freelancer, Guru, People Per Hour, and 99Designs – reaches only $310 million. The competition was intended for software developers from Russia and Ukraine.

Russia 151

Russia Ukraine Latvia Lithuania 151

Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 15, 2012

It takes little money – comparatively – to try a new advertising medium, or improve your website, or build a mobile app, or try just about anything else. It is a repository of global data that has as its primary purpose to quantify the role of digital in the consumer journey from research to purchase.

Global 136

Global Czech Republic Russia Norway 136

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 24, 2012

I would categorize these champions in two camps: the “Local Champions” and the “Global Champions”. This category would include among others Yandex, Mail.ru, KupiVIP and Avito in Russia as well as Allegro in Poland. mobile phone per person for the Top 4 EE countries (vs. mobile phone per person for the Top 4 EE countries (vs.

Czech Republic 99

Czech Republic Russia San Jose Europe 99

YoungUpstarts

JULY 10, 2012

. “Over the past 10 years, Imagine Cup participants have applied technology and minds to positively impact their local communities and change the world,” says Moorthy Uppaluri, general manager, Global Academic Programs, Microsoft. Next year, the annual competition moves to St Petersburg, Russia.

Thailand 159

Thailand Ukraine Hungary Belgium 159

ReadWriteStart

MAY 14, 2013

How about a meteor falling in Russia ? It’s a nod to the global popularity of YouTube, which announced this March that it reached 1 billion monthly users who watch some 6 billion hours of video each month. Were you surprised that the Boston Marathon bombers were caught on video? You shouldn’t have been. Streaming Media.

Video 60

Video Boston Russia Hosting 60

thenextweb.com

AUGUST 6, 2012

5th August 2012 by Christopher Jackson. Obviously the real work of building a startup happens after a program, and for TextPayMe (a mobile payment system) this was where the wild ride really began. “We Many of the companies in the mobile location space are trying to figure out different ways to tie what they’re doing to commerce.

Cofounder 70

Cofounder San Francisco Programming Founder 70

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 3, 2012

Global search ad spending up 17% in Q2 (but Europe only 2% growth) – [link]. 75 Professional Free Fonts from 2012 to Spice up Your Typography – [link]. Fresh Free High Quality Fonts Created In 2012 – [link]. Fresh Free High Quality Fonts Created In 2012 – [link]. IOS GUI Kits – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92