Comments on: Outsourcing Database Development, or the Caspio Issue http://blog.thescoop.org/archives/2007/09/07/outsourcing-database-development-or-the-caspio-issue/ Derek Willis' weblog on investigative and computer-assisted reporting. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:26:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0-alpha hourly 1 By: Tyrone http://blog.thescoop.org/archives/2007/09/07/outsourcing-database-development-or-the-caspio-issue/comment-page-1/#comment-147855 Tyrone Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:34:28 +0000 http://www.thescoop.org/archives/2007/09/07/outsourcing-database-development-or-the-caspio-issue/#comment-147855 Hi Derek, I've never used Caspio as a source to outsource my work too but I can say as a small business owner, these jobs have really that "high" costs that I'll be willing to try other firms instead like Odesk, RentACoder, etc. Although on the brigher side, I wouldn't take it against them if they really have this capacity to do technical stuff since as what I've seen they're all up to 5-6 years of experience. I'll give it a try when I get the chance to earn more soon though! Hi Derek,

I’ve never used Caspio as a source to outsource my work too but I can say as a small business owner, these jobs have really that “high” costs that I’ll be willing to try other firms instead like Odesk, RentACoder, etc. Although on the brigher side, I wouldn’t take it against them if they really have this capacity to do technical stuff since as what I’ve seen they’re all up to 5-6 years of experience.

I’ll give it a try when I get the chance to earn more soon though!

]]> By: Deciding our own fate: Newspapers must approach outsourcing intelligently to innovate and survive : William M. Hartnett http://blog.thescoop.org/archives/2007/09/07/outsourcing-database-development-or-the-caspio-issue/comment-page-1/#comment-120158 Deciding our own fate: Newspapers must approach outsourcing intelligently to innovate and survive : William M. Hartnett Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:36:35 +0000 http://www.thescoop.org/archives/2007/09/07/outsourcing-database-development-or-the-caspio-issue/#comment-120158 [...] consider database development. Or commenting platforms. My point is that an unthinking reliance on vendors to handle our most [...] [...] consider database development. Or commenting platforms. My point is that an unthinking reliance on vendors to handle our most [...]

]]> By: CaspioVote Post- Clarification | Jonathan Coffman | Blog http://blog.thescoop.org/archives/2007/09/07/outsourcing-database-development-or-the-caspio-issue/comment-page-1/#comment-117481 CaspioVote Post- Clarification | Jonathan Coffman | Blog Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:42:04 +0000 http://www.thescoop.org/archives/2007/09/07/outsourcing-database-development-or-the-caspio-issue/#comment-117481 [...] My post earlier today regarding my initial impressions of the CaspioVote election guide has unfortunately caused a little stir. It has not been deleted as of this posting.I have emailed Caspio asking for clarification and a demo of the product.  I will wait to respond further until I have some documentation from them to either counter or confirm the information I was able to find regarding their latest web application. It has come to my attention that they are unhappy with what was written and feel that it was an unfair assessment of their application.  All I can say at this point is that I took what information was available in the publicly accessible portions of their website, including links, their press release published today, and a quick 5-minute review of the source page of the one example I was able to find on a live site and my observations were made from that research.Obviously there is not much out there at this point, which I think is why it’s important to take an early look for an initial evaluation and it very well may change my outlook once we’ve setup a time for a demo.One of my primary interest areas is new-media and content delivery. Web applications that make that delivery easier and more accessible to more people are constantly on my radar. Fortunately for me, I’m in a position where I can try out and sample many applications and share the knowledge gained in a conversation with a community.CaspioVote is something that interests me personally and professionally which is why I took the time to look at how it can be used and how it works.If you’re interested in more information about Caspio in general and other conversations that have taken place check out these links:http://www.caspio.com/vote/  http://www.customerthink.com/news/caspio_named_finalist_in_cnet_webware_100 http://commonsensej.blogspot.com/2007/10/caspio-dustup.html http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/06/10/hyper-local-apps-to-save-the-newspaper-biz/http://www.jacobian.org/writing/2007/sep/12/db-journalism/http://www.thescoop.org/archives/2007/09/07/outsourcing-database-development-or-the-caspio-issue/ http://www.thescoop.org/archives/2007/09/12/on-trials-software-and-otherwise/    [...] [...] My post earlier today regarding my initial impressions of the CaspioVote election guide has unfortunately caused a little stir. It has not been deleted as of this posting.I have emailed Caspio asking for clarification and a demo of the product.  I will wait to respond further until I have some documentation from them to either counter or confirm the information I was able to find regarding their latest web application. It has come to my attention that they are unhappy with what was written and feel that it was an unfair assessment of their application.  All I can say at this point is that I took what information was available in the publicly accessible portions of their website, including links, their press release published today, and a quick 5-minute review of the source page of the one example I was able to find on a live site and my observations were made from that research.Obviously there is not much out there at this point, which I think is why it’s important to take an early look for an initial evaluation and it very well may change my outlook once we’ve setup a time for a demo.One of my primary interest areas is new-media and content delivery. Web applications that make that delivery easier and more accessible to more people are constantly on my radar. Fortunately for me, I’m in a position where I can try out and sample many applications and share the knowledge gained in a conversation with a community.CaspioVote is something that interests me personally and professionally which is why I took the time to look at how it can be used and how it works.If you’re interested in more information about Caspio in general and other conversations that have taken place check out these links:http://www.caspio.com/vote/  http://www.customerthink.com/news/caspio_named_finalist_in_cnet_webware_100 http://commonsensej.blogspot.com/2007/10/caspio-dustup.html http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/06/10/hyper-local-apps-to-save-the-newspaper-biz/http://www.jacobian.org/writing/2007/sep/12/db-journalism/http://www.thescoop.org/archives/2007/09/07/outsourcing-database-development-or-the-caspio-issue/ http://www.thescoop.org/archives/2007/09/12/on-trials-software-and-otherwise/    [...]

]]> By: MTS » ONLINE DATABASE NEWS TOOLS http://blog.thescoop.org/archives/2007/09/07/outsourcing-database-development-or-the-caspio-issue/comment-page-1/#comment-108976 MTS » ONLINE DATABASE NEWS TOOLS Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:23:25 +0000 http://www.thescoop.org/archives/2007/09/07/outsourcing-database-development-or-the-caspio-issue/#comment-108976 [...] Blog comments on Caspio [...] [...] Blog comments on Caspio [...]

]]> By: Jeff Glass http://blog.thescoop.org/archives/2007/09/07/outsourcing-database-development-or-the-caspio-issue/comment-page-1/#comment-106694 Jeff Glass Fri, 21 Sep 2007 05:42:41 +0000 http://www.thescoop.org/archives/2007/09/07/outsourcing-database-development-or-the-caspio-issue/#comment-106694 I'm not in the journalism trade. I'm in financial services (mortgage, to be specific). I stumbled across this blog and found the discussion interesting. I've been a Caspio user for about two years. I have practically no programming background. I continue to be amazed at the power of Caspio to free power users from the limitations of developer-controlled projects. I have built four applications using Caspio. I also recently was involved in a large ASP/.NET project with a big development team. The contrast between a DIY Caspio project and a full-fledged development project is breathtaking. I developed a feature-rich, data-driven web site capable of scaling to fairly massive storage and performance requirements. With Caspio I did it myself in a couple of weeks, with a little help from Caspio to get through a few complexities. The same project would have taken three or four times as long if done in the traditional way, and at much greater expense. I also would like to say that working with Caspio is not only easy for do-it-yourself types, but they have a superb support staff that goes out of its way to help users at all levels to get their applications built fast. I will engage in other projects that don't use Caspio, but for certain types of projects Caspio is a dream come true. I’m not in the journalism trade. I’m in financial services (mortgage, to be specific). I stumbled across this blog and found the discussion interesting. I’ve been a Caspio user for about two years. I have practically no programming background. I continue to be amazed at the power of Caspio to free power users from the limitations of developer-controlled projects. I have built four applications using Caspio. I also recently was involved in a large ASP/.NET project with a big development team. The contrast between a DIY Caspio project and a full-fledged development project is breathtaking. I developed a feature-rich, data-driven web site capable of scaling to fairly massive storage and performance requirements. With Caspio I did it myself in a couple of weeks, with a little help from Caspio to get through a few complexities. The same project would have taken three or four times as long if done in the traditional way, and at much greater expense. I also would like to say that working with Caspio is not only easy for do-it-yourself types, but they have a superb support staff that goes out of its way to help users at all levels to get their applications built fast. I will engage in other projects that don’t use Caspio, but for certain types of projects Caspio is a dream come true.

]]> By: Derek http://blog.thescoop.org/archives/2007/09/07/outsourcing-database-development-or-the-caspio-issue/comment-page-1/#comment-105728 Derek Thu, 13 Sep 2007 01:59:18 +0000 http://www.thescoop.org/archives/2007/09/07/outsourcing-database-development-or-the-caspio-issue/#comment-105728 Jonathan: Thanks for stopping by; feel free to let me know how you evaluate Caspio or any other product. Glen: Yes, putting CAR data online can be time-consuming. I guess it's just a matter of whether or not it's important to them. There also are other frameworks that don't require weeks or months in order to put data online. Derek Jonathan: Thanks for stopping by; feel free to let me know how you evaluate Caspio or any other product.

Glen: Yes, putting CAR data online can be time-consuming. I guess it’s just a matter of whether or not it’s important to them. There also are other frameworks that don’t require weeks or months in order to put data online.

Derek

]]> By: Glen McGregor http://blog.thescoop.org/archives/2007/09/07/outsourcing-database-development-or-the-caspio-issue/comment-page-1/#comment-105706 Glen McGregor Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:27:02 +0000 http://www.thescoop.org/archives/2007/09/07/outsourcing-database-development-or-the-caspio-issue/#comment-105706 I've never used Caspio but if it can make coding online databases easier, I'd be willing to try. I've struggled in the past to get tech people in our news chain to port our CAR data to the website. It's time consuming for them. I'm trying to learn to write PHP but ultimately, that's a waste of time I should be using to report. Anything that can cut out the IT guys and give reporters control over the content helps. I’ve never used Caspio but if it can make coding online databases easier, I’d be willing to try.

I’ve struggled in the past to get tech people in our news chain to port our CAR data to the website. It’s time consuming for them.

I’m trying to learn to write PHP but ultimately, that’s a waste of time I should be using to report.

Anything that can cut out the IT guys and give reporters control over the content helps.

]]> By: David Milliron (Caspio, Inc.) http://blog.thescoop.org/archives/2007/09/07/outsourcing-database-development-or-the-caspio-issue/comment-page-1/#comment-105663 David Milliron (Caspio, Inc.) Wed, 12 Sep 2007 04:45:34 +0000 http://www.thescoop.org/archives/2007/09/07/outsourcing-database-development-or-the-caspio-issue/#comment-105663 Derek: Here's a competitor's recent review of our product: <a href="http://products.datamation.com/site_management/publishing/984674338.html" rel="nofollow">Click Here</a> Information about our product, features, security, etc., can be found at: <a href="http://www.caspio.com/bridge/" rel="nofollow">Click Here</a> Detailed information on pricing can be found at: <a href="http://www.caspio.com/bridge/pricing.asp" rel="nofollow">Click Here</a> And lastly, information on our customizations and add-ons, including our Microsoft Office Plug-In and SOAP-compliant web services, which are included with every account, can be found at: <a href="http://www.caspio.com/support/training.asp" rel="nofollow">Click Here</a> Should you have any questions about our product and wish to do a review, feel free to download our press kit at: <a href="http://www.caspio.com/company/presskit.asp" rel="nofollow">Click Here</a> I am also providing you the name and number for our press contact: Melissa Young, (650) 691-0900 x 525 or via <a href="mailto:melissa.young@caspio.com?subject=Caspio Press Contact" rel="nofollow">e-mail</a>. Should you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact me directly. Regards, David A. Milliron Director of Media Services Caspio, Inc. 485 N Whisman Rd, Ste 200 Mountain View, CA 94043 <a href="www.caspio.com" rel="nofollow">www.Caspio.com</a> (650) 691-0900 x741 Derek:

Here’s a competitor’s recent review of our product: Click Here

Information about our product, features, security, etc., can be found at: Click

Here

Detailed information on pricing can be found at: Click Here

And lastly, information on our customizations and add-ons, including our Microsoft Office Plug-In and SOAP-compliant web

services, which are included with every account, can be found at: Click Here

Should you have any questions about our product and wish to do a review, feel free to download our press kit at: Click Here

I am also providing you the name and number for our press contact: Melissa Young, (650) 691-0900 x 525 or via e-mail.

Should you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact me directly.

Regards,

David A. Milliron
Director of Media Services
Caspio, Inc.
485 N Whisman Rd, Ste 200
Mountain View, CA 94043
http://www.Caspio.com
(650) 691-0900 x741

]]> By: Jonathan http://blog.thescoop.org/archives/2007/09/07/outsourcing-database-development-or-the-caspio-issue/comment-page-1/#comment-105625 Jonathan Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:22:21 +0000 http://www.thescoop.org/archives/2007/09/07/outsourcing-database-development-or-the-caspio-issue/#comment-105625 This is the first time I've visited your blog, and I must say you went to a lot of trouble to bash Caspio for someone who hasn't used it. Thankfully, your review contains plenty of links to let the rest of us decide for ourselves. This is the first time I’ve visited your blog, and I must say you went to a lot of trouble to bash Caspio for someone who hasn’t used it. Thankfully, your review contains plenty of links to let the rest of us decide for ourselves.

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