2010 May | IZEA

As you’re probably aware yesterday we launched our newest IZEA Innovation, WeReward.com. Ted presented the product rather enthusiastically (would you expect anything less?) at TechCrunch’s annual Disrupt event, and we thought we’d share it with you if you weren’t able to catch the live feed.
</div> <div class="meta-info"> <div class="alignleft"> By <a href="http://izea.com/author/veronique/" title="Posts by Veronique" rel="author">Veronique</a><span class="sep">|</span>May 26th, 2010<span class="sep">|</span><a href="http://izea.com/category/community/" title="View all posts in Community" rel="category tag">Community</a><span class="sep">|</span><a href="http://izea.com/wereward-presentation-at-techcrunch-disrupt/#comments" title="Comment on WeReward Presentation at TechCrunch Disrupt">3 Comments</a> </div> <div class="alignright"> <a href="http://izea.com/wereward-presentation-at-techcrunch-disrupt/" class="read-more">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="post-15815" class="post-15815 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry tag-campaigns tag-casting-call tag-product-sampling"> <style type="text/css"> </style> <h2><a href="http://izea.com/your-chance-to-shine/">Your Chance to Shine!</a></h2> <div class="post-content"> <p>From time-to-time we have Advertisers who are looking to get products into consumer’s hands. They want bloggers and Tweeters to feel their product, experience it, get to know it, and then write about it!</p> <p>To find publishers (i.e., “content creators”) who are the right fit for these campaigns, we […]</p> </div> <div class="meta-info"> <div class="alignleft"> By <a href="http://izea.com/author/veronique/" title="Posts by Veronique" rel="author">Veronique</a><span class="sep">|</span>May 25th, 2010<span class="sep">|</span>Uncategorized<span class="sep">|</span><a href="http://izea.com/your-chance-to-shine/#comments" title="Comment on Your Chance to Shine!">3 Comments</a> </div> <div class="alignright"> <a href="http://izea.com/your-chance-to-shine/" class="read-more">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="post-15787" class="post-15787 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-press-release"> <style type="text/css"> </style> <h2><a href="http://izea.com/wereward-launches/">IZEA Unveils Location-Based Platform Rewarding Consumers for Real World Actions</a></h2> <div class="post-content"> <h2 style="text-align: left;"><em>Consumers discover local businesses, earn cash through mobile application WeReward</em></h2> <p>ORLANDO, Fla., May 25, 2010 – <a href="http://www.wereward.com">WeReward</a>, a mobile incentive platform that pays cash to consumers for actions they take in the real world, launches today in front of more than 1,000 technologists, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists […]</p> </div> <div class="meta-info"> <div class="alignleft"> By <a href="http://izea.com/author/tedmurphy/" title="Posts by tedmurphy" rel="author">tedmurphy</a><span class="sep">|</span>May 25th, 2010<span class="sep">|</span><a href="http://izea.com/category/press-release/" title="View all posts in Press Release" rel="category tag">Press Release</a><span class="sep">|</span><a href="http://izea.com/wereward-launches/#comments" title="Comment on IZEA Unveils Location-Based Platform Rewarding Consumers for Real World Actions">7 Comments</a> </div> <div class="alignright"> <a href="http://izea.com/wereward-launches/" class="read-more">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="post-15779" class="post-15779 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry"> <style type="text/css"> </style> <h2><a href="http://izea.com/gps-owners-wanted/">GPS Owners Wanted</a></h2> <div class="post-content"> <p>Do you have a GPS hand held device or in-car? If so, then you might qualify for this campaign! This campaign is limited to US/Canada bloggers only. 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IZEA Closed on Memorial Day

WeReward Presentation at TechCrunch Disrupt