By BRIAN BERGSTEIN, AP Technology Writer
Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:22 PM ET
In her spare time, away from her duties as a chemicals specialist in
the Army, Angie Papple fires up her computer and writes an article
about something close to her, like life in the military. Other times
she'll analyze a piece of software. Or she'll churn out advice for
travelers to Hawaii, where she lives, or Puerto Rico, where she's never
been.
Mark Ranalli, founder and CEO of
Helium.com, sits in his conference room in Andover, Mass. Tuesday,
March 18, 2008. Helium.com is one of several internet sites used as a
platform by amateur and professional writers to post articles on a
broad range of topics in hopes of marketing them. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Some of these pieces bring her mere pocket change. The most
lucrative ones earn about $40. Most of all, though, she's thrilled to
be considered a writer.
