<s>
designclue	B-Application
was	O
a	O
global	O
,	O
online	O
,	O
crowdsourcing	O
platform	O
,	O
founded	O
by	O
PurpleCow	O
Inc	O
.	O
established	O
in	O
2012	O
and	O
closed	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Independent	O
contractors	O
(	O
mostly	O
designers	O
)	O
created	O
online	O
profiles	O
and	O
portfolios	O
,	O
submit	O
proposals	O
to	O
each	O
contests	O
,	O
and	O
collaborate	O
and	O
receive	O
payment	O
through	O
the	O
designclue	B-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2012	O
/	O
Sep	O
-	O
Launched	O
closed	O
beta	O
version	O
of	O
"	O
designclue	B-Application
"	O
,	O
the	O
crowdsourcing	O
service	O
specializing	O
in	O
Designers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
designclue	B-Application
was	O
used	O
by	O
users	O
from	O
65	O
countries	O
including	O
Japanese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
sites	O
that	O
provide	O
similar	O
services	O
are	O
Freelancer	B-Language
,	O
DesignContest	O
,	O
Talenthouse	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
designclue	B-Application
was	O
awarded	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
Japanese	O
Tech	O
conference	O
"	O
IVS	O
2012	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
