Posts by: Bob Zumbrunnen #msg-9283688 ... for SI [competition] Motley Fool and Yahoo #msg-9293153 They're [stockhouse.com] bigger than either of our sites, but their focus are Churakians [which] is an iHub sideline.
... seeds of BzzAgent were planted in late 2001 when [Dave] found himself at a transition period in his life. He'd recently sold a promotions agency and was looking for the next challenge.
... had read books like The Tipping Point, Unleashing the Idea-Virus, and Anatomy of Buzz.
Dave was interested in the concept of "buzz", but he wasn't sure how to apply it.
Dave's friend, Eric, told him about Butterfly Economics, a book about the new speed of communications and how people's voices were affecting the world economy.
The author, Paul Omerod, [makes] the point that business [is] a matter of understanding that people are the change agents.
... no one was truly tapping into the honest voices of consumers.
What if there was a way to tap into the very nature of people -- to understand how people communicate -- and help them share honest Word-of-Mouth with each other? ... the rest is history.
Posted by: IH Admin [Matt] In reply to: grubmaster I like this idea - trustmarks. (or) "What if there was a way to tap into the very nature of people -- to understand how people communicate -- and help them share honest Word-of-Mouth with each other" to fullfill why they come to IH, a.k.a. to make money in the markets?