NowSpots
NowSpots, Inc.
- Date Awarded
- 08/01/10
- Amount
- $260,000
- Grant Period
- 08/01/10 to 08/31/12
- Focus Area
- Journalism & Media Innovation
- Initiative
- Knight News Challenge
Grantee Contact
Featured Media
Knight News Challenge: WindyCitizen's Real Time Ads from Knight Foundation on Vimeo.
To develop open-source software allowing "real-time advertising" that can be updated at any time by local business using social media
As a way to help online startups become sustainable, this project will develop an improved software interface to help sites create and sell what are known as "real-time ads." These ads are designed to be engaging as they constantly change -- showing the latest message or post from the advertiser's Twitter account, Facebook page or blog. Challenge winner Brad Flora helped pioneer the idea on his Chicago news site WindyCitizen.com.
Project Team
Knight Foundation