VigLink, a San Francisco based company launched in January 2010 with the idea that “outclicks,” the clicks leaving your site, have value. VigLink goes beyond analytics and tells publishers where those clicks went, measures how much value they drove downstream and claims a commission without creating any additional work for the publisher. For example, whenever you link to a product, website or promotion, VigLink turns that link into an affiliate link so that you receive a commission for any purchases made....

Location-based services like Foursquare may have popularised the idea of ‘checking in’ using an app, but the concept has since been expanded into a number of different directions by subsequent apps from a wide range of developers. Here we take a look at some of the many things you can ‘check in’ to. TV One of the current hottest ‘check-in’ areas is TV.Get Glueis probably the best known app for sharing what you’re watching right now....

Even if I hadn’t coincidentally been on my way back to Europe for few weeks, I would have been just as excited by the release of the newFotopediaapp:Fotopedia Paris. As a previous Fotopedia user, I knew that this app would be stunning. The quality of the content plays a big role in the app’s success but so does the overall experience. Everything just fits and works together: the fluidity, the transitions, the way content is organized and how you access information about the place you are virtually discovering....

Next Monday, São Paulo will host Brazil’s first internationalConference on Crowdsourcing, Communities and Co-Creation. This event is a reflection of the growing importance of co-creation in the country. It’s more than a fad; crowdsourcing may have found a perfect home in Brazil, where it deeply connects with the local culture. Initiatives have flourished over the last months, and go well beyond what you’d imagine. Here are some of the many problems it can fix for you:...

There have been a flurry of rumors surrounding Apple’s next iPhone this week. Some of them are reiterations of previous rumors, like a thinner and lighter iPhone, and some focus on a lower-end model that might appeal to prepaid customers. But the rumor that the next iPod may feature a 3G connection has drawn the most commentary. The concept of a ‘second model’ of iPhone is one that has been being tossed around since the first iPhone was released....