$200 To Social Media Success
If you have ever wondered how much it cost to start up the Social Media heavyweight Digg.com, here’s your answer. While presenting at The Future of Web Apps Summit Kevin Rose, founder of Digg.com, announced that the foundations for the socially driven news site cost him a $10/hr programmer and just 20 hours of work.
Listen to his remarks in the following audio clip:
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