Photo courtesy of Flickr user Alisha Vargas
Today is rainy and dreary so I’ll be inside the house all day today. There are some ducks outside that seem to be enjoying the rain, though. I’ll just stand and watch the ducks for a while. Seeing ducks always reminded me of a little story I was told as a kitten. If you have a moment, I would like to share it with you. It’s a short simple story. » Read more
Can the Freemium Business Model be more Effective? We think we can help by offering a new service for PC and Web Application Vendors that is based on our existing micropayment engine. But, we need to be sure we understand the problem well… … so, we are seeking feedback from anyone experienced in Freemium PC and Web App services either as a USER or as a VENDOR. » Read more
Name: Nadia Holdener
Photo courtesy (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en) of Flickr user Steven Depolo
Crowdfunding is changing the world. Many people are donating voluntarily to projects they believe in, regardless of how far away they live or what country they are from. The recent development of unrestricted geographical barriers to giving, brought to us by the Internet is still fairly new, but is the entire concept of “crowdfunding” — lots of people doing a little bit — really a new innovation? » Read more
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The other day, when everyone was gone from the house, and I was away from my keyboard, I settled myself on top of the couch and gazed out the front window at the neighbourhood and the hills beyond. I thought of what a lucky cat I was. I don’t live at the top of the hill. I don’t eat Fancy Feast at every meal. But, although I am ambitious, I am also content. That’s an odd combination I realized. » Read more
Photo curtsey by craig Cloutier
In early February, the 10th San Francisco MusicTech Summit was held in the city.
The SF MusicTech Summit brings together visionaries in the music/technology space, along with the best and brightest developers, entrepreneurs, investors, service providers, journalists, musicians and organizations who work with them at the convergence of culture and commerce. We meet to discuss the evolving music/business/technology ecosystem in a proactive, conducive to deal making environment. (http://sfmusictech.com/) » Read more
Sharon Minsuk
At a meetup about browser applications our Senior Chief Engineer Sharon Minsuk gave a five minute demo about our browser extension, developed by her. » Read more
Yes, at Kachingle we do have some explaining to do!
As a company on the leading edge of transforming how business can be done on the Internet, we naturally often find ourselves describing and explaining what we do, why, and how it works. When you’re talking about offering people a completely different way to do something they’ve done the same way for years, it doesn’t kick in overnight. » Read more
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The Kachingle Kat is here to talk to all of you canine bloggers. And when I say all of you canine bloggers, I mean all of you with your paws on the keyboards. And, by the way, dogs, I speak purrrrfect Woooof!
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When it comes to money, people think twice before spending it. It’s their money, right? — they worked for it; they want to decide how to spend it. When it comes to money, publishers – whether a newspaper or a blog - need people’s money in order to sustain their businesses, and sustain it well, actually. They have many expenses after all: website hosting, staff reporters, office rent, editors, and on and on. » Read more
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