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Ideapod
Type of site
Social networking service
Area servedWorldwide
Founder(s)Mark Bakacs
Justin Brown
IndustryInternet
URLwww.ideapod.com
RegistrationRequired
Users300,000 (as of August 2016)
Current statusActive

Ideapod is a

Nat Geo's Brain Games series. Ideapod received an endorsement and assistance for funding from Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group
. As of August 2016, its user base is at 300,000.

History

Ideapod is a social media platform that was founded in 2013 by two Australian entrepreneurs named Mark Bakacs and Justin Brown.

beta release on February 24, 2014. Before the beta's release, Ideapod advertised that it featured "100+ influential thought leaders and 150+ leading partners, including the United Nations, and the YMCA." Ideapod has stated that it hopes to bring in a more diverse user base using this beta.[5]

Ideapod was launched at the home of Ghislaine Maxwell, 166 East 65th Street in Manhattan, on September 19, 2013.

Ideapod as of October 21, 2014, had 70,000 users;[2] in 2015, they had 150,000 users.[3] As of August 2016, Ideapod has 300,000 active users and 130,000 fans on Facebook. [6]

Features

Ideapod, a social network for sharing and evolving ideas, allows participants to create posts which may feature URLs, images, and videos, but limits the length of their post to 1000 characters (or 40 seconds, whichever comes first).[7] People are able to reply to others' posts and collaborate with each other.[5] Its founders stated that they felt that a "140-character tweet" was too small for users to be able to explain "high-level concepts for solving world problems." They also have a feature that allows users to create their own content to share.[8] Like Twitter and Facebook, Ideapod utilizes hashtags to categorize comments.[8] The co-founders are looking to add new features as the beta continues along to increase users' abilities to collaborate and to better implement certain things.[8] The social media site also features a thing called an "idea cluster," wherein relevant ideas from other users can be found.[2]

Reception

Since its launch in 2014, Ideapod has received generally positive reception.

New York Historical Society. It took place on May 6, 2014.[16]

The website has received ideas and support from several celebrities, including

Nat Geo's Brain Games, best-selling author Brian Solis, and founder and chairman of the Global Partnerships Forum Amir Dossal.[5][17][18] Silva gave praise to Ideapod, citing both its "curation" - which he feels creates better spaces for people - as well as the fact that he has seen many fans of his "Shots of Awe" series come to the website to "share awe."[19] Dossal felt that it did well at keeping out the "noise" found in other social media websites, and that he found it "refreshing" to see so many different ideas.[19] An interview conducted between Professor Joseph Camilleri and Bruce Kent - the latter a "leading peace and disarmament advocate" - was hosted on Ideapod.[20] The service was officially endorsed by Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group. He described it as "offering a space where people can bounce ideas off each other."[7] Branson helped secure $3 million in funding for Ideapod.[21]

Indiegogo campaign

An Indiegogo campaign was initiated in order to help fund an Ideapod mobile app.[2] It was opened on October 18, 2014, and closed on December 12, 2014. Depending on the contribution level, a person can receive early access to the website, early access to the mobile app, and a variety of content produced by members of the website. As of the close on December 12, it had made $53,613 of its $53,000 goal.[19]

References

  1. ^ Dumas, Daisy (2014-01-23). "Katherine Keating to launch new media platform with Huffington Post". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  2. ^ a b c d Brook Lynn, Alex (2014-10-21). "Two High School Buddies Just Launched An Instagram For Ideas". Collectively. Archived from the original on 2014-11-03. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  3. ^ a b Redrup, Yolanda (July 23, 2015). "Richard Branson loves Aussie duo's Twitter rival Ideapod". Financial Review. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. ^ Brown, Justin (March 24, 2015). "You Can't Change The World By Thinking Small: 3 Ways To Change Your Mindset". Forbes. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c "New Online Platform For Sharing, Discovering And Developing World Changing Ideas Launches In Invite-Only Beta". 4-Traders. 2014-02-24. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  6. ^ "Ideapod's Facebook Page". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  7. ^
    The Huffington Post
    . Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  8. ^ a b c Vanden Dolder, Tess (2014-02-26). "Meet Ideapod: Upworthy Meets Pinterest in Social Media Platform for Life-Changing Ideas". InTheCapital. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  9. ^ Weber, Harrison (2014-02-20). "If Upworthy launched a social network, this is what it would look like". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  10. Fast Company
    . Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  11. ^ "Launch of a New Writing Competition Based on People's Vision for the World in 2030". Newsmaker. 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  12. ^ Sharma, Gary (2013-11-04). "Best Tech Events This Week (Next Billion, FinTech Hackathon, Capital On Stage, StrategyHack, NY Tech, DevPong, Engadget Expand)". Yahoo!. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  13. The Huffington Post
    . Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  14. ^ Gutelle, Sam (2013-12-02). "Made Man Celebrates 'Men Of The Moment' Like 'Breaking Bad' Creator". Tube Filter. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  15. ^ Jacobs, Joanne (2014-04-08). "It's time marketing handover social". B&T Magazine. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  16. ^ "Innovators and Disruptors Take the Stage at the Third Annual New York Ideas". The Atlantic. 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  17. ^ Solis, Brian (2014-06-24). "The 12 Pillars of Innovation". Ideapod. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  18. ^ Dossal, Amir. "Amir Dossal". Ideapod. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  19. ^ a b c "Ideapod - Social Media for Ideas". Indiegogo. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  20. ^ Camilleri, Joseph (2013-09-04). "An Interview with Bruce Kent". Independent Catholic News. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  21. ^ Sadler, Denham (February 12, 2016). "The three things these Aussie entrepreneurs learnt from Richard Branson after visiting his private island twice". Smart Company. Retrieved December 8, 2016.

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