What Company is About:
iXiGO is a travel search engine for Indian consumers.To aggregate travel information and make it searchable and useful and their technology that brings speed, usability and transparency to the travel world.
How It Works:
They let you search directly across multiple airlines and online travel agencies in real-time so that you don't need to search a zillion travel websites. They thus aim to make your travel search easier for you, the same way Google does for information on websites.
They do not advertise any 0 Rs. fares, 1 Rs. fares, 99 Rs. fares on our site, for one simple reason - they let you cut through the crap and give you the raw deal - inclusive of all taxes and fees. We believe that travelers want all-inclusive price comparison, even for roundtrip fares, where selecting an onward and return flight separately is not only tedious but unnecessary. They show you all combinations with the actual price that hits your pock.
Why It is In News Again:]
Red Herring Magazine announced today that iXiGO.com has been short listed for the Red Herring 100 Global 2007 Awards.
XiGO is a finalist at Red Herring Asia 100, 2007(Red Herring is a global media company uniting the world’s best high technology innovators, venture investors and business decision makers in a variety of forums), the prestigious list of hot companies in Asia.
More at:http://www.ixigo.com/
Friday, November 16, 2007
MegaPhone is a phone-controlled multi-player collaborative gaming platform for big screens in public spaces
What Company is Offering:
MegaPhone is a phone-controlled, real-time, multi-player collaborative gaming platform for big screens in public spaces. Megaphone can join in a simple video game by calling in with their cell phones, with their phones serving as makeshift game controllers. As a video on Megaphone’s website demonstrates, those linked into the game can fire weapons at space-alien attackers while seeing their own avatar along with those of other players.
How It Works:
Anyone can use ANY phone from ANY service provider in ANY country as a game controller.
Players join the game by making a regular phone call, and they can see their input (either voice or keypad) immediately.
MegaPhone turns pedestrians into players.
What's Different:
The essential strength is audience participation on a massive scale. Participants get a sense they’re contributing to a larger effort, in the same way stadium goers continue to enjoy creating the wave during sporting events. With multitudes of users participating, everyone also retains some needed anonymity. If you play poorly, no one will know. ;-) And Megaphone is yet another example of harnessing cell phones to enhance a marketing effort.
More at: www.playmegaphone.com
MegaPhone is a phone-controlled, real-time, multi-player collaborative gaming platform for big screens in public spaces. Megaphone can join in a simple video game by calling in with their cell phones, with their phones serving as makeshift game controllers. As a video on Megaphone’s website demonstrates, those linked into the game can fire weapons at space-alien attackers while seeing their own avatar along with those of other players.
How It Works:
Anyone can use ANY phone from ANY service provider in ANY country as a game controller.
Players join the game by making a regular phone call, and they can see their input (either voice or keypad) immediately.
MegaPhone turns pedestrians into players.
What's Different:
The essential strength is audience participation on a massive scale. Participants get a sense they’re contributing to a larger effort, in the same way stadium goers continue to enjoy creating the wave during sporting events. With multitudes of users participating, everyone also retains some needed anonymity. If you play poorly, no one will know. ;-) And Megaphone is yet another example of harnessing cell phones to enhance a marketing effort.
More at: www.playmegaphone.com
Claseo is the world's first closed shopping community " Shopping But Only By Invitation"
What Company Is Offering:
Claseo is the world's first closed shopping community. You can only buy items from their label if you are invited by a member. Claseo also offers its members a lifestyle oriented online portal where you can connect with your fellow friends.
Claseo is making the most of that trend with an invitation-only line of clothing. Each member of Claseo is given a limited number of invitations to share with friends, who must enter an invitation code and make a purchase in order to become members themselves. Once they've done that, they gain access to Claseo's fashion label and an online lifestyle portal; the inviting member, meanwhile, is credited with a EUR 10 discount on their next purchase.
How It Works:
All Claseo items are emblazoned with a unique, visible identification code. Not only does that code allow members to recognize one another in a crowd, but it also enables them to learn more about each other. By entering the code seen on another member's shirt on Claseo’s website (or mobile site), a user can learn that person's name. Members can connect through Claseo's online portal, which features profiles, messaging and photo galleries, as well as exchange information and tips on a variety of fashion and lifestyle topics.
Claseo also picks up on the customer-made trend by inviting members to submit design suggestions and vote on new collection ideas, thereby helping to shape the brand and its products; those whose design ideas are adopted get a share in the profits. The site's product line so far includes just its summer collection of polo shirts, but dress shirts, rugby shirts and dinner jackets are on the way. Claseo is currently also forging partnership arrangements with leading clubs and fashion stores around the world for extended member benefits, beginning with Munich's P1 Lounge & Club.
How To Buy:
Everyone can browse our online store but only some people are allowed to actually buy Claseo fashion. See how the process works:
1. Receive an invitation, either...
* ...by a current member through our invitation cards,
* ...by email from a current member or
* ...by applying for a membership here.
2. Choose your Claseo items from our online store.
3. Pay by Credit Card, Bank Transfer or Paypal.
4. Receive your products and your login details for our exclusive online portal.
5. Now you have invitation privileges yourself and you can invite other interesting people to join Claseo.
More at: www.claseo.com
Claseo is the world's first closed shopping community. You can only buy items from their label if you are invited by a member. Claseo also offers its members a lifestyle oriented online portal where you can connect with your fellow friends.
Claseo is making the most of that trend with an invitation-only line of clothing. Each member of Claseo is given a limited number of invitations to share with friends, who must enter an invitation code and make a purchase in order to become members themselves. Once they've done that, they gain access to Claseo's fashion label and an online lifestyle portal; the inviting member, meanwhile, is credited with a EUR 10 discount on their next purchase.
How It Works:
All Claseo items are emblazoned with a unique, visible identification code. Not only does that code allow members to recognize one another in a crowd, but it also enables them to learn more about each other. By entering the code seen on another member's shirt on Claseo’s website (or mobile site), a user can learn that person's name. Members can connect through Claseo's online portal, which features profiles, messaging and photo galleries, as well as exchange information and tips on a variety of fashion and lifestyle topics.
Claseo also picks up on the customer-made trend by inviting members to submit design suggestions and vote on new collection ideas, thereby helping to shape the brand and its products; those whose design ideas are adopted get a share in the profits. The site's product line so far includes just its summer collection of polo shirts, but dress shirts, rugby shirts and dinner jackets are on the way. Claseo is currently also forging partnership arrangements with leading clubs and fashion stores around the world for extended member benefits, beginning with Munich's P1 Lounge & Club.
How To Buy:
Everyone can browse our online store but only some people are allowed to actually buy Claseo fashion. See how the process works:
1. Receive an invitation, either...
* ...by a current member through our invitation cards,
* ...by email from a current member or
* ...by applying for a membership here.
2. Choose your Claseo items from our online store.
3. Pay by Credit Card, Bank Transfer or Paypal.
4. Receive your products and your login details for our exclusive online portal.
5. Now you have invitation privileges yourself and you can invite other interesting people to join Claseo.
More at: www.claseo.com
TheStreet.com Raised $55 million from Technology Crossover Ventures
What Company Is About:
Founded by Jim Cramer, the financial news website is looking to grow both organically and through strategic acquisitions, in its effort to become a dominate destination site for information regarding money.
How Much They Got FRom VCs:
Technology Crossover Ventures has purchased a minority stake in TheStreet.com, in a move to help the company continue its growth. For the minority stake, TCV paid $55 million, which includes the purchase of preferred stock and warrants to purchase shared of common stock. TCV’s founding general partner has also joined TheStreet’s board.
How They Are Progressing And What's Further Plan:
Towards the end of organic growth, TheStreet will be launching a new site called Mainstreet.com, which looks to be a lifestyle-oriented online publication for resources regarding money news and money management.
TheStreet will also be re-launching TheStreet and Stockpickr, which is one of the companies it has already acquired. As Stockpickr has a bit of social networking capabilities involved in its site, it’s pretty clear that TheStreet is moving towards a diverse repertoire of money-related online resources and tools. Promotions.com is the other acquisition that’s already been made by TheStreet.
More at:http://www.thestreet.com/
www.stockpickr.com
www.Mainstreet.com
Founded by Jim Cramer, the financial news website is looking to grow both organically and through strategic acquisitions, in its effort to become a dominate destination site for information regarding money.
How Much They Got FRom VCs:
Technology Crossover Ventures has purchased a minority stake in TheStreet.com, in a move to help the company continue its growth. For the minority stake, TCV paid $55 million, which includes the purchase of preferred stock and warrants to purchase shared of common stock. TCV’s founding general partner has also joined TheStreet’s board.
How They Are Progressing And What's Further Plan:
Towards the end of organic growth, TheStreet will be launching a new site called Mainstreet.com, which looks to be a lifestyle-oriented online publication for resources regarding money news and money management.
TheStreet will also be re-launching TheStreet and Stockpickr, which is one of the companies it has already acquired. As Stockpickr has a bit of social networking capabilities involved in its site, it’s pretty clear that TheStreet is moving towards a diverse repertoire of money-related online resources and tools. Promotions.com is the other acquisition that’s already been made by TheStreet.
More at:http://www.thestreet.com/
www.stockpickr.com
www.Mainstreet.com
Freedom-2 Holdings, Inc. Got $5.4 Million in Series B Funding
What Company is Offering:
Freedom-2™'s technology combines materials known to be safe. Using well-characterized biocompatible materials, Freedom-2™ is successfully engineering ink products designed to address two of the greatest challenges in the tattooing industry: high quality art and effective, less painful, lower cost removability.
Freedom-2™ inks are designed to be permanent and durable. However, we also recognize that life circumstances change and your desire for new body art may cause you to want to remove all or a part of an existing tattoo. Freedom-2™ inks are engineered, independent of color, for efficient and effective laser therapy removal leaving your skin clear and ready for new body art.
How Much They Got From VCs:
They got $5.4 million in Series B Convertible Preferred financing led by new and current independent investors.
What's Different:
Recently recognized as one of “The Best Inventions of the Year” by Time Magazine, Freedom-2’s Infinitink technology is the first permanent tattoo ink engineered specifically for improved removability. F2 uses bioabsorbable pigments and dyes that are encapsulated in a biocompatible polymer forming a microencapsulated colored bead. These beads are used to make the ink. Tattoo artists use traditional delivery methods to provide a Freedom-2 Infinitink tattoo – the only difference is the ink. An Infinitink tattoo is easily removed using traditional laser therapy that breaks the polymer beads allowing the body to naturally absorb the pigments trapped inside.
More at:http://www.freedom2ink.com/
Freedom-2™'s technology combines materials known to be safe. Using well-characterized biocompatible materials, Freedom-2™ is successfully engineering ink products designed to address two of the greatest challenges in the tattooing industry: high quality art and effective, less painful, lower cost removability.
Freedom-2™ inks are designed to be permanent and durable. However, we also recognize that life circumstances change and your desire for new body art may cause you to want to remove all or a part of an existing tattoo. Freedom-2™ inks are engineered, independent of color, for efficient and effective laser therapy removal leaving your skin clear and ready for new body art.
How Much They Got From VCs:
They got $5.4 million in Series B Convertible Preferred financing led by new and current independent investors.
What's Different:
Recently recognized as one of “The Best Inventions of the Year” by Time Magazine, Freedom-2’s Infinitink technology is the first permanent tattoo ink engineered specifically for improved removability. F2 uses bioabsorbable pigments and dyes that are encapsulated in a biocompatible polymer forming a microencapsulated colored bead. These beads are used to make the ink. Tattoo artists use traditional delivery methods to provide a Freedom-2 Infinitink tattoo – the only difference is the ink. An Infinitink tattoo is easily removed using traditional laser therapy that breaks the polymer beads allowing the body to naturally absorb the pigments trapped inside.
More at:http://www.freedom2ink.com/
Mugr Offers face recognition and search services for the masses
What Company is Offering:
Mugr's development is to provide face recognition and detection as a service over the web. Searching photos for friends is pretty cool, and they'd like to share it with their existing Mugrs. To that end, they're releasing a Ruby interface for Mugr services, affectionately named, Rmugr .
How It Works:
Sign up for Mugr. Access to the API service is currently available for existing users only. Since they're doing a limited beta, you'll have to either find an invitation code, or put your name on the waiting list.
You submit a photo over their REST interface. You can do this via the Ruby interface, or you can roll your own.
Once we've authenticated you, their army of lolcats search the photo for faces and match them up to people.
More at:http://mugr.com/
Mugr's development is to provide face recognition and detection as a service over the web. Searching photos for friends is pretty cool, and they'd like to share it with their existing Mugrs. To that end, they're releasing a Ruby interface for Mugr services, affectionately named, Rmugr .
How It Works:
Sign up for Mugr. Access to the API service is currently available for existing users only. Since they're doing a limited beta, you'll have to either find an invitation code, or put your name on the waiting list.
You submit a photo over their REST interface. You can do this via the Ruby interface, or you can roll your own.
Once we've authenticated you, their army of lolcats search the photo for faces and match them up to people.
More at:http://mugr.com/
Zelixy--A socially responsible green social network where the users have ownership in the company
What Company Is Offering:
Zelixy is the socially responsible social network site owned by us.
Zelixy is whatever you make it! They are a user friendly balance of your most popular social network sites.A socially responsible green social network where the users have ownership in the company.
How It Works:
Their community will be distinctly different for multiple reasons. First, their users will have ownership in the company. Second, their site is a philanthropic driven site where their users truly have the ability to make a difference in the world with the content they create.
Cash Contest-their cash contest system is a content development platform that has leveraged the amazing potential of net communities with an easy to use prize based program. This gives them an added revenue stream and better content.
Philanthropy-You will raise money with your entries that Zelixy will donate to the charity of your choice. You will help change the world in your spare internet time!
More at:http://zelixy.com/
Zelixy is the socially responsible social network site owned by us.
Zelixy is whatever you make it! They are a user friendly balance of your most popular social network sites.A socially responsible green social network where the users have ownership in the company.
How It Works:
Their community will be distinctly different for multiple reasons. First, their users will have ownership in the company. Second, their site is a philanthropic driven site where their users truly have the ability to make a difference in the world with the content they create.
Cash Contest-their cash contest system is a content development platform that has leveraged the amazing potential of net communities with an easy to use prize based program. This gives them an added revenue stream and better content.
Philanthropy-You will raise money with your entries that Zelixy will donate to the charity of your choice. You will help change the world in your spare internet time!
More at:http://zelixy.com/
YesOptions.com offers you your company’s space on the webwithout any investment
What Company is offering:
YesOptions.com offers you your company’s space on the web, so you can discover your success on internet without any investment.
How It Works:
Users first create an account ,choose template,input contents.Your products or services will be ordered by categories with images, institutional sections with galeries and more. Open your ONLINE store for FREE in a few minutes
Generate extra income without investment.
More at:http://www.yesoptions.com/
YesOptions.com offers you your company’s space on the web, so you can discover your success on internet without any investment.
How It Works:
Users first create an account ,choose template,input contents.Your products or services will be ordered by categories with images, institutional sections with galeries and more. Open your ONLINE store for FREE in a few minutes
Generate extra income without investment.
More at:http://www.yesoptions.com/
Bargainspy----Save Bargains
What Company Is Offering;
They keep an eye on the many websites where content is being posted every hour, you don't need to keep up with forums and websites yourself - they provide a single place to browse. When you find something you like, you'll find the 'Full Story' link to view the full bargain information along with related discussion directly on the original website.
How It Works:
Users will never miss out on up to the minute deals whilst looking for this years must have Christmas gift. BargainSpy.com is a social shopping search hub, bringing together up to the minute bargains, offers, coupons from retailers both online and in the high street. The system searches popular websites throughout the UK to find deals posted by the general public; they are then brought together and categorized for easy browsing. Bargain Channels are then used to group similar types of items; these can be found listed down the right of the pages. Some channels have sub-channels to further filter results to be more specific.
More at:http://www.bargainspy.co.uk/
They keep an eye on the many websites where content is being posted every hour, you don't need to keep up with forums and websites yourself - they provide a single place to browse. When you find something you like, you'll find the 'Full Story' link to view the full bargain information along with related discussion directly on the original website.
How It Works:
Users will never miss out on up to the minute deals whilst looking for this years must have Christmas gift. BargainSpy.com is a social shopping search hub, bringing together up to the minute bargains, offers, coupons from retailers both online and in the high street. The system searches popular websites throughout the UK to find deals posted by the general public; they are then brought together and categorized for easy browsing. Bargain Channels are then used to group similar types of items; these can be found listed down the right of the pages. Some channels have sub-channels to further filter results to be more specific.
More at:http://www.bargainspy.co.uk/
GottaGotta.com----Discover And Share The Best Sites Online
What Company is Offering:
Its as your online navigation system. Here, you not only discover and share the best sites online, but also use GottaGotta to get where you want to be. It's the Web at your fingertips. GottaGotta One Click - a neat feature that lets you open your favorite sites with a single click once you set up your account and choose the sites you like to visit every day. It's that simple .
How It Works:
Create an account on the site and then you can import you favorite sites from your browsers bookmarks or favorites onto GottaGotta.com. You can organize and categorize your information and sites by putting them in suits. You can have entertainment suits or travel suits. You can log onto your favorite sites with just a click, it’s that easy. GottaGotta.com allows you to share your screen with other users and with other user’s permission you can see their screen. Sharing screens allows you to add comments, blogs , and sites to your friend’s screen. Your screen can be private or public. Any users can look at your screen if it is public and they can see what sites you are interested in.
More at:http://alpha.gottagotta.com/
Its as your online navigation system. Here, you not only discover and share the best sites online, but also use GottaGotta to get where you want to be. It's the Web at your fingertips. GottaGotta One Click - a neat feature that lets you open your favorite sites with a single click once you set up your account and choose the sites you like to visit every day. It's that simple .
How It Works:
Create an account on the site and then you can import you favorite sites from your browsers bookmarks or favorites onto GottaGotta.com. You can organize and categorize your information and sites by putting them in suits. You can have entertainment suits or travel suits. You can log onto your favorite sites with just a click, it’s that easy. GottaGotta.com allows you to share your screen with other users and with other user’s permission you can see their screen. Sharing screens allows you to add comments, blogs , and sites to your friend’s screen. Your screen can be private or public. Any users can look at your screen if it is public and they can see what sites you are interested in.
More at:http://alpha.gottagotta.com/
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