SpinSpotter
SpinSpotter
- Conference
- DEMOfall 08
- Market Segment
- Consumer Software and Services
- Funding Amount
- $1,000,001-$5,000,000
- Funding Round
- Series A
- Funding Details
- Series A funding was led by Epic Ventures (www.epicvc.com).
- Competitors
- NewsTrust Skewz Ameritocracy ReframeIt
- Product Description
- SpinSpotter surfaces specific instances of bias and inaccuracy in news stories so users can see, edit and share the spin online. 66% of Americans consider the press one-sided; 67% want unbiased news; 53% trust the military over the press for war coverage (Pew Research Center). Frequent and digital news consumers are particularly fierce critics. SpinSpotter uses expert knowledge from distinguished journalists to drive guided user input and computer algorithms that surface spin wherever users surf.
- Market Opportunity
- According to the Pew Research Center (2008), 66% of Americans believe the news is one-sided, 55% believe it is politically biased, and 53% believe it is often inaccurate. Internet users are cited as the heaviest news consumers (54% from mainstream sources), while at the same time mainstream medias harshest critics.
- DEMO Says
- Mostly unaware, we consume a heaping portion of spin in our daily media diet. SpinSpotter is the careful news consumer’s new best friend, identifying the unsubstantiated facts, vested interests, adjectival flourishes and unnamed sources, among other journalistic shortcuts, that color our impressions of news. By making readers aware of the bias embedded in news media, blog posts and consumer content, SpinSpotter is the champion of transparency in digital media.
- Contact
- Katie Taylor
- katie.taylor@spinspotter.com
- Company Address
-
318 1st Ave. S., Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98104 - Primary Phone
- 206-274-7497
- Primary Fax
- 206-274-1496
- URL
- www.spinspotter.com
- Officer One
- John Atcheson - CEO
- Officer Two
- Todd Herman - Founder + Chief Creative Officer
- Officer Three
- Christopher Taylor - Chief Engineer
SpinSpotter - check and correct those online facts (flag)
GadgetBlips ~ 04/21/2009
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TechFlash ~ 03/24/2009
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Trends & Innovations - Friday
Investors.com ~ 10/17/2008
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Lifehacker Australia ~ 10/16/2008
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