Micropatronage is where individuals directly support the work of others through voluntary monetary contributions. It is in essence crowdsourcing funds, gathering small amounts from a large group of people rather than relying on sponsorship from a few. The individual makes a judgement of value on a service, product or event and then contributes finances according to the value and/ or benefit they attach to it – which may be dependent upon experience, quality, social or professional value, or ev
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More Use Cases for Loan Portfolio Management
We’ve previously posted on use cases for loan portfolio management . We know extend this list. Loan portfolio management can reduce credit loss in the following ways: Distressed portfolio management – ability to determine the optimal treatment strategy: Loan modification Short sale Third party sale Foreclosure Loan modification risk – ability to analyze the risk of re-default on modified loans and determine the optimal course of action tha
Dow Hits 10,000
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Q&A: John Taylor on His Rule and Fed’s Balance Sheet
John Taylor , Stanford University economist and Treasury Department official during the Bush administration, has been in the news of late for two reasons. John Taylor First, he’s been a prominent critic of U.S. policy leading up to and in response to the financial crisis
The ‘Democratization of Credit’ Is Over
The fundamental principle of democratization as it is used today is to provide access to a resource in a way that wasn’t possible before. The key idea is access rather than outcomes .
Orggit’s iPhone App: Your Wallet in the Cloud
If you’ve ever needed to access medical information, accounts and codes while on the go, then Orggit’s new iPhone application might be your answer. For a $50 dollar annual fee, the company stores user info and lets them share their vital information with up to 10 others. This means that one account can house an entire family’s passport, insurance and medical records.
Google Wave Washes Ashore New Advertising Opportunities
(…and a flotsam of bad puns, but that’s another story.) We have spend the last few nights poking around Google Wave , and after the initial confusion our mind is officially blown.
Upad earns its place in Tech Media Invest Top 100 list
By upad upad, http://www.upad.co.uk, the UKs marketplace for property rental, has earned a place in the top 100 tech/media companies in the UK.
Selling What We See
by Grant Staple We are creatures of habit. The forces that shape our daily interactions with both the culture at large and with fellow citizens and consumers is quietly shaped by unseen forces View original here: Selling What We See