Knight Foundation

Informed & Engaged Communities

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

  • Chicago, IL

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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.

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Project Team

Brad Flora

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