_Sebastian Arciszewski is one of the founders of “SplitReason.com”:http://www.splitreason.com/ a Vancouver-based online retailer selling apparel to geeks and gamers around the world. Along with his partner, Brian Penner, he is now embarking on a new project called “AdFights.com”:http://www.adfights.com/ – a website which pits advertisers spending power against each other in a forum where the advertisers are openly mocked._
*One Degree: Where did the original inspiration for Ad Fights come from?*
My partner, Brian and I have been brainstorming for a little while as to what crazy and unique ideas can potentially lead to a large windfall of money in a short period of time, with minimal effort since our daily tasks with SplitReason.com take up most of our time. Originally we had planned to mimic the Million Dollar Homepage _(see “One Degree’s coverage”:http://www.onedegree.ca/2005/09/09/the-million-dollar-home-page)_ but soon realized that it had already spawned literally hundreds of copycats. During an MSN conversation, Brian came up with the concept for AdFights.com – allow advertisers to compete for ad space in a concentrated arena of advertising, while mocking the ones not willing to pony up the money for premier placement.
*One Degree: The site has a real attitude. How has calling some of your advertisers “cheap bastards” gone over?*
Month: March 2006
StikiPad, Inc. is committed to providing solutions that enhance workflow both at home and at the office. Located out of Wichita, Kansas, the company is founded by two young entrepreneurs.
Matthew DeWaal, 23 and originally from Chatham, Ontario, Canada, has over 6 years of experience in managing both online and offline marketing campaigns and communications. He graduated last year with a degree in Business Administration from Brock University. Matthew serves as CoFounder and Director of Marketing and Community for “StikiPad”:http://www.stikipad.com/buzz/.
Jonathan George hails from Coffeyville, Kansas, a small town on the Kansas-Oklahoma border. Also 23 years old, and a web programmer for over 6 years, Jonathan leads “StikiPad”:http://www.stikipad.com/ as CoFounder and Chief Executive Officer.
*One Degree: Can you give us a quick primer on what a wiki is and why we should care?*
A wiki is basically a web-page that anyone can edit and contribute to without having to know HTML or any other programming language. From a personal perspective, wikis are a great organization tool as they allow you to keep information in one place, rather than scattered across mediums (i.e. e-mails, paper notes, etc.). And, from a business perspective, wikis are great collaboration tools as they focus on real-time communication and can help large or small teams communicate more effectively. Either way, wikis are a powerful tool that have multiple facets and can be used by just about anyone.
*One Degree: How is StikiPad different from other wikis?*