TechDirt Insight Community

If you've been writing in the Recruiting Blogosphere for any length of time, you know that one of the biggest benefits of being a blogger was brainstorming with other smart people.

Talking to Jason Davis, Joel Cheesman, Steven Rothberg, Dennis Smith, Harry Joiner, and Amitai Givertz, Jason Alba, Michael Kelemen, Anthony Meaney and Dave Mendoza has really helped my business in the last year.  We gel when we speak, and the result is almost always a better understanding of what I'm trying to do and what is possible.

But no one pays me to talk to these bloggers.  Taking the time to speak to them costs me money because I'm not billing, but talking to them gives me the insight, and often the ambition to go out and sell my services to other people.  It's the cost of doing business, and it's enjoyable, but there are only so many hours in a day.

Here in St Louis, a similar dynamic takes place with local bloggers.  The Soulard Idea Market, run by Matt Homann, is just this kind of place.  It's enjoyable, but again, it's also a matter of time.

So along comes this software company called TechDirt.  They've launched an insight community where companies ask questions, the community responds, and the best answers are selected, and the respondents given cash money.

You heard me right.  I signed up and was awarded one of the first checks for my answer on where Enterprise Web 2.0 is headed.  Yes, thank you, it was  nice piece of work, and it will be available shortly.

If you are a company facing a thorny problem, or curious about where things are going - consider asking a question of the insight community.  You might be surprised at the results, and from a research standpoint, does it get any cheaper?

Comments

[Julie Coghlan]

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