About Octabox:
Helping small businesses and independent professionals live up to their potential by providing smart management and collaboration services that are affordable to all and available worldwide.
Octabox is an idea of how web productivity should be.It is a Web Platform that provides easy access to web application needs, by centralizing access and using a common interface.
Octabox is also a professional social network connecting and helping like-minded people collaborate.They built Octabox to serve their needs, they hope you too will find it useful.
Who Is behind This Site:
Adam Benayoun is Lionite's CEO, and Head of Marketing and Sales
Adam was born in Israel but raised in france, where he picked up manners and a goatee.
He is the creator of the Octabox idea, and the only founding member who spends more time reading blogs than actual work.
He is a third year student at the Minshar School of Arts as an animation major, and has diverse experience in the fields of project management, human resources and marketing.
Eran Galperin is Lionite's CTO, and spearheads Octabox development
Eran was born in the U.S, raised in Israel and hardened on the cold slopes of mount Everest.
He is the one who came up with the names Octabox and Lionite, and is open for name consulting gigs. (yeah right! -adam).
He is a third year Physics student at the Tel-Aviv University, and has been developing for the web environment for the past 4 years.
Tal Zubalsky is Lionite's Lead Graphical Designer
Tal is addicted to Southpark and Work. Work Pays The Bills as they say, but Southpark Fuels The Mind.
He is a also a third year student at the Minshar School of Arts as an animation major, and has an extensive portfolio in the field of graphical design and animation. He is currently abroad attending an animation award ceremony in which a film of his is nominated.
More at:http://www.octabox.com/
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Chipwrapper ---Get All Newspapers Of UK At One Place
What Company Is Offering:
Chipwrapper is a collection of resources for searching UK newspapers on the internet.
All of the resources use existing open source or free technologies to help you get the most out of the content that UK newspapers publish online.
How It WorKs:
In this Beta phase, the first tool is a Google Custom Search Engine across nine of the UK's leading national newspapers - The Daily Express, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Financial Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Sun, The Telegraph and The Times.
There are also RSS headline feeds, a search plugin for browsers, and a custom Google Toolbar button.
This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of the newspapers featured in the Google Custom Search Engine results, and you should be aware that if you click on any adverts or sponsered links on the Google results pages, a share of the revenue is earned by Chipwrapper.
More at:http://www.chipwrapper.co.uk/
Chipwrapper is a collection of resources for searching UK newspapers on the internet.
All of the resources use existing open source or free technologies to help you get the most out of the content that UK newspapers publish online.
How It WorKs:
In this Beta phase, the first tool is a Google Custom Search Engine across nine of the UK's leading national newspapers - The Daily Express, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Financial Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Sun, The Telegraph and The Times.
There are also RSS headline feeds, a search plugin for browsers, and a custom Google Toolbar button.
This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of the newspapers featured in the Google Custom Search Engine results, and you should be aware that if you click on any adverts or sponsered links on the Google results pages, a share of the revenue is earned by Chipwrapper.
More at:http://www.chipwrapper.co.uk/
Unusual Business Idea
As the holiday season begins its descent upon us, friends and family of foodies everywhere will be glad to learn of Zingerman's—if they don't know it already. Since 1982 the Michigan-based gourmet food purveyor has been home to many a rare but tasty item not easily found elsewhere, including a broad assortment of vinegars, oils, cheeses, breads, sweets and more.
Zingerman's offers a variety of clubs for regular shipments of upscale bread, coffee and other products, but its specialty Z Club could prove the ultimate gift for the food lover who has everything. Four times a year Z Club members receive a package of 8 to 10 food surprises picked specially for adventurous palates. The items included are chosen specifically for Z Club members by the Zingerman's staff, and may include such treasures as raw-milk Stilton cheese that had been "extinct" for decades, small-batch marmalade made from "calamondins"—tiny Southeast Asian oranges—or olio nuovo, a hard-to-find olive oil fresh off the press and bottled just days before. Packages always include a collection of writing on the foods’ history and culture and recipes for their use. Pricing begins at USD 175 per shipment.
Offering up rare treasures—or, at the very least, versions of ordinary things that can't be found at Wal-Mart or Marks & Spencer—is right out of our lecture notes on the trend we like to call massclusivity. Rare food items have become snobmoddities (commodities that are special enough to have snob appeal), and massclusivity-minded consumers will pay a premium to get them. Retailers smart enough to offer them, meanwhile, could end up awash in rare treasures themselves.
More at:http://www.zingermans.com/
Via-UCB
Zingerman's offers a variety of clubs for regular shipments of upscale bread, coffee and other products, but its specialty Z Club could prove the ultimate gift for the food lover who has everything. Four times a year Z Club members receive a package of 8 to 10 food surprises picked specially for adventurous palates. The items included are chosen specifically for Z Club members by the Zingerman's staff, and may include such treasures as raw-milk Stilton cheese that had been "extinct" for decades, small-batch marmalade made from "calamondins"—tiny Southeast Asian oranges—or olio nuovo, a hard-to-find olive oil fresh off the press and bottled just days before. Packages always include a collection of writing on the foods’ history and culture and recipes for their use. Pricing begins at USD 175 per shipment.
Offering up rare treasures—or, at the very least, versions of ordinary things that can't be found at Wal-Mart or Marks & Spencer—is right out of our lecture notes on the trend we like to call massclusivity. Rare food items have become snobmoddities (commodities that are special enough to have snob appeal), and massclusivity-minded consumers will pay a premium to get them. Retailers smart enough to offer them, meanwhile, could end up awash in rare treasures themselves.
More at:http://www.zingermans.com/
Via-UCB
RedesignMe.org--------Improves Your Products By Crowdsourcing
What Company Is Offering:
RedesignMe is a Dutch site that is putting crowdsourcing to work to refine and revise product designs of mass-produced consumer goods.
How It Works:
Consumers frustrated by mobile phones, coffee machines, or products of virtually any type can submit a photo or video of the product along with a description of what they think needs redesigning. One user, for example, complains about excessively sensitive buttons on his cell phone that frequently get pressed by accident; another describes an alarm clock that won't go off. Other users on the site can then submit suggestions for redesigning the product in question, with the option of using an online design tool to annotate pictures with post-it notes, text balloons and arrows. Users can rate each other's submissions and add comments, and prizes are awarded each month.
Where They Could Improve:
RedesignMe's site could use some refinement itself—navigation can be tricky—and it's not yet entirely clear how ideas generated there will translate into actual products on the market. But if the site continues to gain traction, smart consumer products companies and inventors will start paying attention, and maybe even start sponsoring it. After all, who needs expensive market research when consumers are right there, showing you what they want? And the obvious opportunity for entrepreneurs in other parts of the world is to set up their own versions of RedesignMe, focusing on products (and services!) sold locally.
More at: www.redesignme.org
Via-springwise
RedesignMe is a Dutch site that is putting crowdsourcing to work to refine and revise product designs of mass-produced consumer goods.
How It Works:
Consumers frustrated by mobile phones, coffee machines, or products of virtually any type can submit a photo or video of the product along with a description of what they think needs redesigning. One user, for example, complains about excessively sensitive buttons on his cell phone that frequently get pressed by accident; another describes an alarm clock that won't go off. Other users on the site can then submit suggestions for redesigning the product in question, with the option of using an online design tool to annotate pictures with post-it notes, text balloons and arrows. Users can rate each other's submissions and add comments, and prizes are awarded each month.
Where They Could Improve:
RedesignMe's site could use some refinement itself—navigation can be tricky—and it's not yet entirely clear how ideas generated there will translate into actual products on the market. But if the site continues to gain traction, smart consumer products companies and inventors will start paying attention, and maybe even start sponsoring it. After all, who needs expensive market research when consumers are right there, showing you what they want? And the obvious opportunity for entrepreneurs in other parts of the world is to set up their own versions of RedesignMe, focusing on products (and services!) sold locally.
More at: www.redesignme.org
Via-springwise
Visvo---first automatic classification system for Web content
What Company Is About:
Visvo is a Dallas based early stage company, that has engineered a significant advance in search technology which promises vastly improved search results for users and better qualified customers for advertisers.
How It Works:
Visvo's mission is to categorize the universe of content that exists on the web. Visvo has built the first automatic categorization search engine for web content. Visvo's search algorithms analyze, categorize and return the content of web pages that fit precisely what users are searching for. In search environments where words can have many meanings, Visvo's classification system distinguishes user intent to provide a richer user experience and better segmentation and a more valuable ad inventory.
Why Is It Different:
Visvo has built the first automatic classification system for Web content. With one click, Visvo's search algorithms analyze and categorize the content of web pages to fit precisely what users are searching for. This system determines not only what the user enters into the search box, but also determines what he or she actually means to find, improving relevance and eliminating frustration.
Visvo divides web content into major categories and subcategories that return highly focused results, eliminating irrelevant information. The Company's search algorithm is significantly better than PageRank algorithms and specialized vertical search algorithms
More at:http://www.visvo.com/
Visvo is a Dallas based early stage company, that has engineered a significant advance in search technology which promises vastly improved search results for users and better qualified customers for advertisers.
How It Works:
Visvo's mission is to categorize the universe of content that exists on the web. Visvo has built the first automatic categorization search engine for web content. Visvo's search algorithms analyze, categorize and return the content of web pages that fit precisely what users are searching for. In search environments where words can have many meanings, Visvo's classification system distinguishes user intent to provide a richer user experience and better segmentation and a more valuable ad inventory.
Why Is It Different:
Visvo has built the first automatic classification system for Web content. With one click, Visvo's search algorithms analyze and categorize the content of web pages to fit precisely what users are searching for. This system determines not only what the user enters into the search box, but also determines what he or she actually means to find, improving relevance and eliminating frustration.
Visvo divides web content into major categories and subcategories that return highly focused results, eliminating irrelevant information. The Company's search algorithm is significantly better than PageRank algorithms and specialized vertical search algorithms
More at:http://www.visvo.com/
Blogebrity--For Getting Popular In Blogging World
How Blogbrity Started:
Blogebrity was borne out of a simple need -- raw linkage. We entered a contest, we needed the most inbound links to win, and so we made a site that played off the ego-driven nature of the blogosphere to derive inbound links from the ego-stoking of the most active bloggers out there.
At that point, Blogebrity was a simple site made by simple people that explored the daily travails and "navel-gazing" world of the Blogosphere.
Today we have evolved from the days of a closed invite-only list, to a fully democratic popularity algorithm and ranking community. We want Blogebrity to be community driven, and iterative on a continuing basis -- by contributing today, you help shape how each and every blogger's popularity is perceived.
How It Works:
Simply enter your site into their Blogebrity submit form and sit back and watch your popularity soar (or nose dive) as people add you to their A, B, C, or D list. They've built the Blogebrity List to mirror real-world blog success as much as possible. And as with any blogging success, it mostly comes down to writing good, original content regularly.
But it certainly doesn't hurt pass your profile link page along and get others to vote for you too. The Blogebrity List is 100% community driven, so your destiny is in truly your own hands.
More at:http://blogebrity.com/
Blogebrity was borne out of a simple need -- raw linkage. We entered a contest, we needed the most inbound links to win, and so we made a site that played off the ego-driven nature of the blogosphere to derive inbound links from the ego-stoking of the most active bloggers out there.
At that point, Blogebrity was a simple site made by simple people that explored the daily travails and "navel-gazing" world of the Blogosphere.
Today we have evolved from the days of a closed invite-only list, to a fully democratic popularity algorithm and ranking community. We want Blogebrity to be community driven, and iterative on a continuing basis -- by contributing today, you help shape how each and every blogger's popularity is perceived.
How It Works:
Simply enter your site into their Blogebrity submit form and sit back and watch your popularity soar (or nose dive) as people add you to their A, B, C, or D list. They've built the Blogebrity List to mirror real-world blog success as much as possible. And as with any blogging success, it mostly comes down to writing good, original content regularly.
But it certainly doesn't hurt pass your profile link page along and get others to vote for you too. The Blogebrity List is 100% community driven, so your destiny is in truly your own hands.
More at:http://blogebrity.com/
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