#balllin

Dribbble 是目前最有影响力、最被人讨论的针对设计师的线上社区之一。

Dribbble 的 iOS 客户端也非常多，在 Appstore 里用 Dribbble 进行搜索，可以搜出 53 个之多，我试用过很多，有免费的，也有收费的，比如 Freeshot、Paintball、Design Shots、Basket、Hooops、Fribbble、iDribbble、Posterized、jxdribbble 等，没有一个让我满意的。

这其中有多方面的原因：

Dribbble 官方开放的 API 非常少，Dribbble 的 iOS 客户端大多只能是浏览而已，不能 Comment 也不能 Like。

有很多 APP 设计的不够美观。

直到今年(2014) 3 月份的时候，知名 Dribbble 客户端：Balllin 发布针对 iOS 7 全新设计过的 2.0 版本。它满足了我对美观的要求，如下图。

Ok. Not exactly. But this summer I do not have a job. Luckily I got an unpaid internship, and that will definitely pay off in the long run, but until recently it was looking like I was going to be going back to school in the fall completely broke. Then I decided to take it upon myself to research my "virtual" options. Here are the 5 ways I plan to make some cash money this summer. 

1. Sell old textbooks and clothes on Amazon and Ebay

I know renting your textbooks seems great. And it is! I do it with a few. But I made ~$300 last summer just by buying used, treating them well, and then reselling. I also do not ask for ridiculous prices from my customers - I just have a lot of books and it all adds up. In the meantime I have found clothes I am just not into anymore and have placed them on an Ebay account. Places like "Twice," "Plato's Closet" and "Uptown Cheapskate" are NOT worth it. They will only give you $5 for a quality item whereas you can ask for a realistic price on the internet. Not to mention that on the internet your audience is significantly larger. And if the item is nice, it will not be turned away for not being designer.

2. Get Paid For Your Opinion

Toluna.com is a website where you can take surveys for points. The points add up to gift cards or Paypal cash (don't let Paypal scare you away - both Amazon and Ebay use it as well and it works just fine). The website is easy to navigate and I've taken about 15 surveys so far and all ready have about 6 options for gift cards. It is easy and great to use when you are just watching t.v. or listening to music. And trust me, all those points DO add up. You'll be earning money before you know it.

3. Think You're Creative? Prove it.

Mindsumo is a fantastic idea that has been around since 2011. Companies post "challenges" to problems they face and you go head-to-head with other college kids to come up with the best idea. The best 3 ideas usually make around $150 and even the runners-up get money, too. Not only is the amount you are getting make it totally worth it, but they are actually interesting challenges. Oh, also, you gotta be a student and they check that 'cause you have to use an .edu email.

4. Write Something Witty for $100

For Listverse, just send them an article that is a list and that is very heavily researched. If they like it, they'll get back to you and send you the cash. For Cracked, it is a much more complex system and involves moving through different stages. Both websites will send you $100 for a well-written article.

5. Decide someone's fate?

Kind of. OnlineVerdict.com basically wants folks to be "jurors" and read over their cases. You'll tell them what needs improvement and what makes good points, and then they'll pay you. I'm signed up for this one, but have not yet been virtually approached. They do it by where you live, and I guess nothing is really going on in my area as of late. But I'd suggest signing up anyways. Your area might be bumpin'.