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'''Crowdspring''' (which spells its name as "crowdSPING") operates an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of ]. It offers designers, illustrators, writers, or photographers to work on logos, websites, marketing materials, or other creative content needed by the buyers. The company also provides community tools, such as public profiles with feedback, ratings and stats, private messaging, portfolios, and community forums on its website.
== crowdSPRING ==


It offers legal protection for buyers and sellers. It serves the ] graphic design service market.
crowdSPRING was started to help people from around the world access creative talent, and to help creatives from across the globe find new customers. Small businesses, one-man shops and individuals anywhere can tap into a global pool of creatives.


crowdSPRING offers an alternative business model for design work. Traditionally, the design industry is extremely competitive: You'd have to be pretty lucky to even get your foot in the door, and you'd build up your career from there. crowdSPRING's developers believe its open model will promote broader innovation while providing opportunities to undiscovered, talented designers.<ref>crowdSPRING Unveils New Service - Lets Brands and Agencies Tap Creatives Worldwide... http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS95523+08-Sep-2008+PRN20080908</ref><ref>Creative designs, ideas get chance to stand out at CrowdSpring http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-mon-crowd-sourcing-crowdsprisep01,0,7478496.story</ref><ref>crowdSPRING Enters Crowded Field Of Crowdsourcing with $5,000 Prize (Invites) http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/07/crowdspring-enters-crowded-field-of-crowdsourcing-with-5000-prize-invites/</ref><ref>crowdSPRING, LLC http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=45244460</ref><ref>crowdSPRING: the creative marketplace http://www.forrester.com/Groundswell/embracing/crowdspring_marketplace.html</ref><ref>CrowdSpring Co-founder Ross Kimbarovsky Interview http://odeo.com/episodes/23652904-CrowdSpring-Co-founder-Ross-Kimbarovsky-Interview</ref><ref>crowdSPRING Puts Fate in Hands of the Crowd, Lets Users Design Its Website http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS126978+13-May-2008+PRN20080513</ref><ref>crowdSPRING Unveils New Service - Lets Brands and Agencies Tap Creatives Worldwide (Without Anyone Knowing) http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080908/aqm524.html?.v=19</ref><ref>crowdSPRING http://www.conotes.com/companies/crowdspring</ref> Crowdspring, LLC was founded in 2008 and is based in ], Illinois.<ref>Creative designs, ideas get chance to stand out at CrowdSpring http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-mon-crowd-sourcing-crowdsprisep01,0,7478496.story</ref><ref>crowdSPRING, LLC http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=45244460</ref><ref>Crowdsourced Design: Is crowdSPRING the next iStockPhoto? http://cs.condenet.com/smallbizprogram/wordpress/?p=54</ref>


==References== ==References==

Revision as of 17:20, 26 November 2008

crowdSPRING
CrowdSpring
Company typePrivate
IndustryDesign
FoundedMarch 4, 2008
HeadquartersChicago, Illinois, USA
ProductsCustom Logo, Website, Marketing Materials, Illustration, General Design Work
Number of employees7
Websitewww.crowdspring.com

Crowdspring (which spells its name as "crowdSPING") operates an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of creative services. It offers designers, illustrators, writers, or photographers to work on logos, websites, marketing materials, or other creative content needed by the buyers. The company also provides community tools, such as public profiles with feedback, ratings and stats, private messaging, portfolios, and community forums on its website.

It offers legal protection for buyers and sellers. It serves the crowdsourced graphic design service market.

Crowdspring, LLC was founded in 2008 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

References

  1. Creative designs, ideas get chance to stand out at CrowdSpring http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-mon-crowd-sourcing-crowdsprisep01,0,7478496.story
  2. crowdSPRING, LLC http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=45244460
  3. Crowdsourced Design: Is crowdSPRING the next iStockPhoto? http://cs.condenet.com/smallbizprogram/wordpress/?p=54

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