What company is offering:
Paglo is the world's first search engine for IT. Think Google for IT. Use the open source crawler and discover everything about your computers, network
and users. And then answer virtually any question before you're running around
like your hair's on fire.
How It Works:
Paglo collects data across all IT silos, and indexes it to uncover the relationships between data from different components. Paglo pulls all this data together, and slaps it into shape. A two-pronged shape, to be exact: unstructured and semi-structured. And then hands you a powerful search tool to get what you need out of it.
Because Paglo can treat the information as unstructured, you can use search to find relationships between data from different components. You see, structured information works well when the problems to be solved are known. But as we know, this isn't usually the case when you're troubleshooting. That's why you need to be able to use simple, natural-language searches, just like you do today with your favorite search engine.
After you download it, you set the open source Paglo Crawler to run on your network on any desktop computer or server. It crawls your network and IT assets and gathers information, which it then securely uploads to your private Paglo Search Index in our telco-grade datacenter.
Only you or other individuals that you authorize can then use your Paglo Web account to query your Paglo Search Index, display the results as charts, lists, or tables. And, if it's something you want to check daily, you can save it onto a Dashboard that continuously self-updates as the Crawler uploads fresh data.
More at:http://www.paglo.com/
Monday, November 19, 2007
Momail---Free Mobile Mail For Everyone
What Company Is Offering:
The business concept of Momail is to offer a free and global e-mail service for mobile devices. Through own developed technology (patent pending), Momail will make reality of optimal e-mail management for all mobile units. With a strong brand concept, the ambition is to become a leader in the market. Their vision is that mobile communication will be synonymous with - Momail.
Momail, a Swedish start-up has announced its free mobile email service in UK. The benefits include hassle free configuration, usage of existing email clients and availability on widest choice of cellphone models.
How It Works:
Momail makes use of the existing email client available on most mobile phones. This means that users do not need to download and install an application to their phone. One just registers by providing one’s country, mobile number, model of phone and operator via Momail’s web or WAP site. Then, Momail does the rest. One SMS confirms handset ownership, while a second automatically configures the data, email and access settings. At that point, the user can add their favorite email accounts (Yahoo, .mac, Gmail, Hotmail or ISP/Pop3) which Momail can pick-up and deliver to their phone.
More at:http://www.momail.se/
The business concept of Momail is to offer a free and global e-mail service for mobile devices. Through own developed technology (patent pending), Momail will make reality of optimal e-mail management for all mobile units. With a strong brand concept, the ambition is to become a leader in the market. Their vision is that mobile communication will be synonymous with - Momail.
Momail, a Swedish start-up has announced its free mobile email service in UK. The benefits include hassle free configuration, usage of existing email clients and availability on widest choice of cellphone models.
How It Works:
Momail makes use of the existing email client available on most mobile phones. This means that users do not need to download and install an application to their phone. One just registers by providing one’s country, mobile number, model of phone and operator via Momail’s web or WAP site. Then, Momail does the rest. One SMS confirms handset ownership, while a second automatically configures the data, email and access settings. At that point, the user can add their favorite email accounts (Yahoo, .mac, Gmail, Hotmail or ISP/Pop3) which Momail can pick-up and deliver to their phone.
More at:http://www.momail.se/
Jajah Direct----Call Anywhere In World Without Internet Connection
What company is Offering:
JAJAH is dedicated to bringing the world vastly improved telephony solutions at a fraction of the traditional price. They want to provide basic phone calls for free - and they truly believe it’s possible. They believe that by bringing together the best of the internet with the best of the traditional telephone industry they will be able to provide their customers with unique new solutions, solutions never before possible, at a price they’ll find irresistible.
Jajah is taking its VoIP service to the next level, by offering access sans an Internet connection. It’s new feature is called Jajah Direct, which lets you call local numbers directly from any phone in order to make global calls. With options for direct-dialing local access numbers, there’s one more step that’s removed for users in the act of making cheap calls on a global scale.
How It Works:
A JAJAH Button on your website, your blog, your ongoing auction or your e-mail signature allows people in your online network to call you - while keeping your phone number private.
You’ll be connected to a unique local number for each of your contacts, which can be stored in your mobile phone for even easier calling options. This looks like another good feature that Jangl could be taking advantage of with the new partnership between Jangl and Jajah, especially as Jangl will be using Jajah’s infrastructure for better global access.
More at:http://www.jajah.com/
Via-Mashable
JAJAH is dedicated to bringing the world vastly improved telephony solutions at a fraction of the traditional price. They want to provide basic phone calls for free - and they truly believe it’s possible. They believe that by bringing together the best of the internet with the best of the traditional telephone industry they will be able to provide their customers with unique new solutions, solutions never before possible, at a price they’ll find irresistible.
Jajah is taking its VoIP service to the next level, by offering access sans an Internet connection. It’s new feature is called Jajah Direct, which lets you call local numbers directly from any phone in order to make global calls. With options for direct-dialing local access numbers, there’s one more step that’s removed for users in the act of making cheap calls on a global scale.
How It Works:
A JAJAH Button on your website, your blog, your ongoing auction or your e-mail signature allows people in your online network to call you - while keeping your phone number private.
You’ll be connected to a unique local number for each of your contacts, which can be stored in your mobile phone for even easier calling options. This looks like another good feature that Jangl could be taking advantage of with the new partnership between Jangl and Jajah, especially as Jangl will be using Jajah’s infrastructure for better global access.
More at:http://www.jajah.com/
Via-Mashable
Oodle ---a whole new way to shop classifieds
What Company is Offering:
Bringing together more than 30 million listings from over 80,000 classifieds sites, Oodle improves the way people buy and sell locally by offering the most comprehensive search, convenient email alerts and information to empower classifieds shoppers to make better buying decisions.
How It Works:
Arming consumers with powerful search, shopping tools and market information, Oodle enables shoppers to find exactly what they're looking for and to make smarter buying decisions.
Hot deals move quickly in classifieds. On Oodle, users simply say what they want and then receive email updates the minute new listings are posted.Oodle shares valuable local information on pricing and inventory so that consumers can recognize a good deal when they see it. The data is accurate and is updated daily. Oodle also offers fraud protection to alert users if a listing seems suspicious.Too many useful things sit in garages or end up in landfills. Users can put their stuff back to work by giving it to a local charity or neighbor. Oodle offers information on local charities and tips on how to donate. You can use Oodle to learn who picks up, what goods an organization will take and more!
More at:http://www.oodle.com/
Bringing together more than 30 million listings from over 80,000 classifieds sites, Oodle improves the way people buy and sell locally by offering the most comprehensive search, convenient email alerts and information to empower classifieds shoppers to make better buying decisions.
How It Works:
Arming consumers with powerful search, shopping tools and market information, Oodle enables shoppers to find exactly what they're looking for and to make smarter buying decisions.
Hot deals move quickly in classifieds. On Oodle, users simply say what they want and then receive email updates the minute new listings are posted.Oodle shares valuable local information on pricing and inventory so that consumers can recognize a good deal when they see it. The data is accurate and is updated daily. Oodle also offers fraud protection to alert users if a listing seems suspicious.Too many useful things sit in garages or end up in landfills. Users can put their stuff back to work by giving it to a local charity or neighbor. Oodle offers information on local charities and tips on how to donate. You can use Oodle to learn who picks up, what goods an organization will take and more!
More at:http://www.oodle.com/
Google Closer to Mobile Airwaves Bid
Google Inc (GOOG) is considering bidding alone on coveted airwaves to launch a U.S. wireless network, as a deadline nears to declare bidding plans, sources familiar with the situation said.
One source underscored that Google had made no decision as of Friday on whether it would bid with partners or on its own in the auction of 700-megahertz spectrum due to begin January 24.
Bidding could pit Google against top wireless carriers AT&T Inc (T) and Verizon Wireless, owned jointly by Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) and Vodafone Group Plc (VOD).
Going it alone at the government auction of airwaves would not rule out later signing up partners if Google were to win the necessary spectrum to create a network, the source said.
Google executives discussed the auction last week with Federal Communications Commission officials, including FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, sources familiar with the meeting said.
At the talks, executives for the Web search leader gave the impression of "inching more towards" a bid, one source said.
Another said it is "within the realm of possibility" that partners could be brought on later if Google wins. Google has talked to a number of prospective partners, not just carriers.
Google is "making all the necessary preparations to become an applicant to bid in the auction" ahead of a December 3 deadline for applying to participate, a spokesman said in a statement.
"From the company's perspective, the overriding factor is how to foster more openness in networks. That is certainly the driving factor in our thinking about bidding on the spectrum."
The 700-MHz band airwaves, which are being returned by broadcasters as they move from analog to digital signals early in 2009, can go long distances and penetrate thick walls. The auction is seen as a last chance for a new wireless player.
Google is considering funding a bid not only from its growing cash pile but by working with Wall Street. Outside financing would reduce its need for partners, one source said.
Google has said it would be prepared to bid at least $4.6 billion for the biggest chunk of spectrum if regulators agreed to policies to promote open use of such networks.
Google won half of what it asked: The FCC imposed a condition on a large portion of the spectrum that would require the winning bidder to open up networks to allow consumers to use any device or applications that works on those frequencies.
But the FCC did not require open access to network capacity to be resold to independent mobile service providers on a wholesale basis, another Google request.
Under the auction terms, if no one meets the $4.6 billion minimum bid, the auction for the open-access portion of the spectrum would be rerun without the open-access conditions.
One strategy Google is considering is to bid on a chunk of airwaves known as "D Block" that would be shared with public safety providers, as well as the more flexible, open-access piece of "C Block" spectrum.
One source said Google has met with SirenCall, a company charged with managing public safety agency use of spectrum.
Google unveiled this month plans to offer software for building Internet-ready cell phones in an alliance of network operators and device and software makers. The first phones to result from it are due out in mid-2008, partners say.
Stifel Nicolaus analyst Blair Levin said Google is likely to apply to participate in the FCC auction and pay a required deposit later in December. Such moves would not guarantee it will submit a bid, but Levin thinks the company will do so.
Even if Google does bid, Levin said, it may not be designed to actually win the auction, but rather to make sure the FCC's minimum is met and the open-access provision stays in place.
John Hodulik, telecoms analyst with brokerage UBS in New York, said Google's entry into the highly competitive market will hurt the four big incumbents: AT&T, Verizon, Sprint Nextel Corp (S) and Deutsche Telekom AG's (DTEGn) T-Mobile USA.
But it could also prove painful for Google. He estimated it would cost an $8 billion to $10 billion more to build another nationwide wireless network, not to mention heavy capital spending to keep up with constant evolutions in the market.
Hodulik said such cost considerations could hugely depress Google's highly valued stock, which trades about 33 times what analysts, on average, expect it to earn next year. Google shares closed on Friday up $3.98, or 0.6 percent, at $633.63.
Via-BNET
One source underscored that Google had made no decision as of Friday on whether it would bid with partners or on its own in the auction of 700-megahertz spectrum due to begin January 24.
Bidding could pit Google against top wireless carriers AT&T Inc (T) and Verizon Wireless, owned jointly by Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) and Vodafone Group Plc (VOD).
Going it alone at the government auction of airwaves would not rule out later signing up partners if Google were to win the necessary spectrum to create a network, the source said.
Google executives discussed the auction last week with Federal Communications Commission officials, including FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, sources familiar with the meeting said.
At the talks, executives for the Web search leader gave the impression of "inching more towards" a bid, one source said.
Another said it is "within the realm of possibility" that partners could be brought on later if Google wins. Google has talked to a number of prospective partners, not just carriers.
Google is "making all the necessary preparations to become an applicant to bid in the auction" ahead of a December 3 deadline for applying to participate, a spokesman said in a statement.
"From the company's perspective, the overriding factor is how to foster more openness in networks. That is certainly the driving factor in our thinking about bidding on the spectrum."
The 700-MHz band airwaves, which are being returned by broadcasters as they move from analog to digital signals early in 2009, can go long distances and penetrate thick walls. The auction is seen as a last chance for a new wireless player.
Google is considering funding a bid not only from its growing cash pile but by working with Wall Street. Outside financing would reduce its need for partners, one source said.
Google has said it would be prepared to bid at least $4.6 billion for the biggest chunk of spectrum if regulators agreed to policies to promote open use of such networks.
Google won half of what it asked: The FCC imposed a condition on a large portion of the spectrum that would require the winning bidder to open up networks to allow consumers to use any device or applications that works on those frequencies.
But the FCC did not require open access to network capacity to be resold to independent mobile service providers on a wholesale basis, another Google request.
Under the auction terms, if no one meets the $4.6 billion minimum bid, the auction for the open-access portion of the spectrum would be rerun without the open-access conditions.
One strategy Google is considering is to bid on a chunk of airwaves known as "D Block" that would be shared with public safety providers, as well as the more flexible, open-access piece of "C Block" spectrum.
One source said Google has met with SirenCall, a company charged with managing public safety agency use of spectrum.
Google unveiled this month plans to offer software for building Internet-ready cell phones in an alliance of network operators and device and software makers. The first phones to result from it are due out in mid-2008, partners say.
Stifel Nicolaus analyst Blair Levin said Google is likely to apply to participate in the FCC auction and pay a required deposit later in December. Such moves would not guarantee it will submit a bid, but Levin thinks the company will do so.
Even if Google does bid, Levin said, it may not be designed to actually win the auction, but rather to make sure the FCC's minimum is met and the open-access provision stays in place.
John Hodulik, telecoms analyst with brokerage UBS in New York, said Google's entry into the highly competitive market will hurt the four big incumbents: AT&T, Verizon, Sprint Nextel Corp (S) and Deutsche Telekom AG's (DTEGn) T-Mobile USA.
But it could also prove painful for Google. He estimated it would cost an $8 billion to $10 billion more to build another nationwide wireless network, not to mention heavy capital spending to keep up with constant evolutions in the market.
Hodulik said such cost considerations could hugely depress Google's highly valued stock, which trades about 33 times what analysts, on average, expect it to earn next year. Google shares closed on Friday up $3.98, or 0.6 percent, at $633.63.
Via-BNET
They Build A Four Million Dollars Business With One Hundred Bucks
When Max Durovic and Michael Kenny were in high school, they had after-school jobs advertising for local businesses with sandwich board signs they strapped to their bodies and carried around the San Diego area. But the duo, who were both athletic, became bored with the traditional approach, so they started to do tricks with the signs, spinning them around and tossing them into the air to attract attention. Their antics captured prospective customers' attention. By 2002 the pair had started their own business, Aarrow Advertising, with $100. They developed (and copyrighted) a number of athletic routines that involved manipulating six-foot-long arrow-shaped advertisements, turning the human wielding the sign into an advertising spectacle.
Durovic says Aarrow Advertising now employs 40 full-timers and 460 part-timers who range between 16 and 25 years old. New employees start at $10 an hour and get raises based on the number of tricks they master. Durovic says Aarrow had $2.3 million in sales in 2006 and projects $4.2 million this year. He says the company, which has done advertising for a range of products including Vitamin Water and Bud Light and been mentioned on numerous talk shows, plans to sell franchises in the beginning of 2008 in the U.S. and abroad.
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Via-Uncommon
Durovic says Aarrow Advertising now employs 40 full-timers and 460 part-timers who range between 16 and 25 years old. New employees start at $10 an hour and get raises based on the number of tricks they master. Durovic says Aarrow had $2.3 million in sales in 2006 and projects $4.2 million this year. He says the company, which has done advertising for a range of products including Vitamin Water and Bud Light and been mentioned on numerous talk shows, plans to sell franchises in the beginning of 2008 in the U.S. and abroad.
More at:https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaGVKLP2MsAvVBgQHbxnTqND25Jp1qz7ByZMNePLSoDpC0rzAhfag0ockk8bHCtII3L5MxCuzHAsDk61Yp0NYVbOU4jFtr-eDW5bBJgbDfHkjemqz9p0pygizU5q480YHnQKbwiOQATV0/s1600-h/Arrow+Advertising.jpg
Via-Uncommon
Backchannelmedia Got $9.5 Million For Digital Tv Advertising
What Company is About:
Backchannelmedia's technology will integrate the direct marketing, Internet advertising and television advertising industries into one platform.
Boston-based Backchannelmedia Inc., a provider of advanced software solutions for the TV advertising industry, was founded in 2000 as the pre-eminent provider of information and technologies that transform existing media marketing and advertising business models from those which are managed by sampling and estimation to those which are completely accountable. The company is a supply chain integrator that transforms existing consumer product purchasing models from those which are fragmented across disparate channels to those which will be seamlessly integrated and provide an innovative and intuitive customer experience.
How It Works:
Backchannelmedia is currently designing a 'continuous loop' software system that merges direct marketing and television ad buying software into one platform driven by an automated ad delivery system and an optimized recommendation engine. The system uses actual consumer responses and sales data to produce an ROI breakdown for each advertisement. The company anticipates that this system will change Internet search, television advertising and direct marketing - ushering in a new information age.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Backchannelmedia received a total of $9.5 Million over time from unidentified investors.
More at:http://www.backchannelmedia.com/
Backchannelmedia's technology will integrate the direct marketing, Internet advertising and television advertising industries into one platform.
Boston-based Backchannelmedia Inc., a provider of advanced software solutions for the TV advertising industry, was founded in 2000 as the pre-eminent provider of information and technologies that transform existing media marketing and advertising business models from those which are managed by sampling and estimation to those which are completely accountable. The company is a supply chain integrator that transforms existing consumer product purchasing models from those which are fragmented across disparate channels to those which will be seamlessly integrated and provide an innovative and intuitive customer experience.
How It Works:
Backchannelmedia is currently designing a 'continuous loop' software system that merges direct marketing and television ad buying software into one platform driven by an automated ad delivery system and an optimized recommendation engine. The system uses actual consumer responses and sales data to produce an ROI breakdown for each advertisement. The company anticipates that this system will change Internet search, television advertising and direct marketing - ushering in a new information age.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Backchannelmedia received a total of $9.5 Million over time from unidentified investors.
More at:http://www.backchannelmedia.com/
MediaMelon is a Internet TV application that makes watching video entertainment easier and more enjoyable
What Company is offering:
MediaMelon is a Internet TV application that makes watching video entertainment easier and more enjoyable. They bring you great shows at the best possible picture quality and create a new way to watch TV.
How It Works;
MediaMelon is a video delivery network. You have to install a plug-in on the computer where you wish to view MediaMelon videos. The plug-in ensures that the videos are kept encrypted (so that the content owners can be comfortable in providing videos to get published on MediaMelon). The plug-in also has the intelligence to automatically record videos as and when the friends in your network refer videos to you. In addition, when videos are published to channels that you have subscribed to, those videos automatically get downloaded and are available.
How is It Different:
It is unlikely that you would be able to see high-quality videos on several sites, such as YouTube, because the technology that they use (streaming video) cannot ensure that the video quality will be good. MediaMelon’ technology is based on video downloads, which means that the videos you see are guaranteed to be at their original quality.
If you subscribe to your favorite channels on MediaMelon, you will get the episodes within those channels automatically, as soon as new episodes are published.
more at:http://www.mediamelon.com/
MediaMelon is a Internet TV application that makes watching video entertainment easier and more enjoyable. They bring you great shows at the best possible picture quality and create a new way to watch TV.
How It Works;
MediaMelon is a video delivery network. You have to install a plug-in on the computer where you wish to view MediaMelon videos. The plug-in ensures that the videos are kept encrypted (so that the content owners can be comfortable in providing videos to get published on MediaMelon). The plug-in also has the intelligence to automatically record videos as and when the friends in your network refer videos to you. In addition, when videos are published to channels that you have subscribed to, those videos automatically get downloaded and are available.
How is It Different:
It is unlikely that you would be able to see high-quality videos on several sites, such as YouTube, because the technology that they use (streaming video) cannot ensure that the video quality will be good. MediaMelon’ technology is based on video downloads, which means that the videos you see are guaranteed to be at their original quality.
If you subscribe to your favorite channels on MediaMelon, you will get the episodes within those channels automatically, as soon as new episodes are published.
more at:http://www.mediamelon.com/
Simulscribe is a voice-recognition tool that’s using its technology to convert your voicemail into text messages
What Company is Offering:
Simulscribe is a voice-recognition tool that’s using its technology to convert your voicemail into text messages, and sends it directly to your mobile phone or email address. They deliver your transcribed voicemail, along with the original audio, to your mobile phone, PDA, and/or email account. This process streamlines your communication flow, saving you both time and money.
How it Works:
SimulScribe converts your voicemail into text messages and then sends them directly to your mobile phone, Blackberry, Goodlink enabled phone and/or your email account.
You can instantly see who has called and what they said, whether you are sitting in a business meeting or traveling on the road. Your voicemail functionality does not change; it can still be listened to and stored for later use.
SimulScribe works with all Major U.S. carriers and networks including: AT&T, Alltell, Cincinnati Bell, Sprint, Skype, T-Mobile, Verizon, Virgin and more.
Use SimulScribe to unify your mobile, home and work phones into one unlimited voicemail box and read your voicemail from any of your phone numbers - anywhere.
How Is It different:
It’s not limited to your mobile phone, either. Any voicemail box can be connected to your SimulScribe account, and delivered via email or text message, meaning you can stay on top of things while you’re on a call, in a place where you can’t take a call, or are away from home but find it less time consuming to read your messages rather than dial into a voicemail box and listen to them one-by-one.
More at:http://simulscribe.com/
Simulscribe is a voice-recognition tool that’s using its technology to convert your voicemail into text messages, and sends it directly to your mobile phone or email address. They deliver your transcribed voicemail, along with the original audio, to your mobile phone, PDA, and/or email account. This process streamlines your communication flow, saving you both time and money.
How it Works:
SimulScribe converts your voicemail into text messages and then sends them directly to your mobile phone, Blackberry, Goodlink enabled phone and/or your email account.
You can instantly see who has called and what they said, whether you are sitting in a business meeting or traveling on the road. Your voicemail functionality does not change; it can still be listened to and stored for later use.
SimulScribe works with all Major U.S. carriers and networks including: AT&T, Alltell, Cincinnati Bell, Sprint, Skype, T-Mobile, Verizon, Virgin and more.
Use SimulScribe to unify your mobile, home and work phones into one unlimited voicemail box and read your voicemail from any of your phone numbers - anywhere.
How Is It different:
It’s not limited to your mobile phone, either. Any voicemail box can be connected to your SimulScribe account, and delivered via email or text message, meaning you can stay on top of things while you’re on a call, in a place where you can’t take a call, or are away from home but find it less time consuming to read your messages rather than dial into a voicemail box and listen to them one-by-one.
More at:http://simulscribe.com/
quarterlife.com
What Company is Offering:
quarterlife.com, the social network, is devoted to facilitating that same coming of age as the series. Along with community building, it provides resources in all the areas of life that affect those in their twenties – careers, love, health, finances, education, activism.
quarterlife is the new online series from Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick, the creative team behind “My So-Called Life,” “thirtysomething,” “Legends of the Fall,” and “Blood Diamond.” It is the first time a true, network-quality series has been produced directly for the Internet. And it’s the first time an independent project of this distinction has been owned and controlled by its creators.
How It Works:
An animated “Portfolio,” a way to present various forms of media – be they videos, photos, music, or writing.
“My Studio,” a workspace and repository for all uploaded media, where soon the users will have tools to write, edit photos and videos, and organize their creative efforts.
“My Private Studio” where works that aren’t ready to be shared, or are too intimate to share, can be safely kept.
Compelling, informative on schools, grants, and techniques, as well as channels for many issues such as love, sex, health, and activism, where users and experts will be able to post content.
Participatory features that will invite the online community to be involved with the ongoing creation of the quarterlife series. Members of the community will be encouraged to upload their own videos and blogs, etc.
In quarterlife Herkovitz and Zwick take on those crucial years between 20 and 30, when so many of life’s important decisions are made. quarterlife tells the ongoing stories of six creative people in their twenties. As with their earlier series, at the center of quarterlife is a commitment to realism, the recognition of universal human themes through the truthful depiction of the way young people speak, work, think, love, argue, and just goof around.
Starting with Dylan, a young woman whose overly truthful video blog (on quarterlife.com of course) spills the closest secrets of her friends, the show’s characters – filmmakers Danny and Jed, actress-bartender Lisa, geek-extraordinaire Andy, and still-tied-to-her-parents Debra – chart the sometimes excruciating, sometimes comic, often emotional experiences that comprise coming of age in the 21st Century.
Where and When to Watch
quarterlife debuts on MyspaceTV.com on November 11, 2007, and on quarterlife.com on November 12th. Also, the series will be made available to other partners such as YouTube, Facebook, and Imeem, one week after each episode airs on MySpace.
MySpaceTV will air the first 36 webisodes of quarterlife. Each webisode will be about eight minutes long, and two episodes will air every week, on Thursdays and Sundays.
More at:http://quarterlife.com/
quarterlife.com, the social network, is devoted to facilitating that same coming of age as the series. Along with community building, it provides resources in all the areas of life that affect those in their twenties – careers, love, health, finances, education, activism.
quarterlife is the new online series from Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick, the creative team behind “My So-Called Life,” “thirtysomething,” “Legends of the Fall,” and “Blood Diamond.” It is the first time a true, network-quality series has been produced directly for the Internet. And it’s the first time an independent project of this distinction has been owned and controlled by its creators.
How It Works:
An animated “Portfolio,” a way to present various forms of media – be they videos, photos, music, or writing.
“My Studio,” a workspace and repository for all uploaded media, where soon the users will have tools to write, edit photos and videos, and organize their creative efforts.
“My Private Studio” where works that aren’t ready to be shared, or are too intimate to share, can be safely kept.
Compelling, informative on schools, grants, and techniques, as well as channels for many issues such as love, sex, health, and activism, where users and experts will be able to post content.
Participatory features that will invite the online community to be involved with the ongoing creation of the quarterlife series. Members of the community will be encouraged to upload their own videos and blogs, etc.
In quarterlife Herkovitz and Zwick take on those crucial years between 20 and 30, when so many of life’s important decisions are made. quarterlife tells the ongoing stories of six creative people in their twenties. As with their earlier series, at the center of quarterlife is a commitment to realism, the recognition of universal human themes through the truthful depiction of the way young people speak, work, think, love, argue, and just goof around.
Starting with Dylan, a young woman whose overly truthful video blog (on quarterlife.com of course) spills the closest secrets of her friends, the show’s characters – filmmakers Danny and Jed, actress-bartender Lisa, geek-extraordinaire Andy, and still-tied-to-her-parents Debra – chart the sometimes excruciating, sometimes comic, often emotional experiences that comprise coming of age in the 21st Century.
Where and When to Watch
quarterlife debuts on MyspaceTV.com on November 11, 2007, and on quarterlife.com on November 12th. Also, the series will be made available to other partners such as YouTube, Facebook, and Imeem, one week after each episode airs on MySpace.
MySpaceTV will air the first 36 webisodes of quarterlife. Each webisode will be about eight minutes long, and two episodes will air every week, on Thursdays and Sundays.
More at:http://quarterlife.com/
MyThings has added a clever feature for the holiday season
What Company is Offering:
MyThings is a social shopping site , allowing users to appraise the valuation of items, show off their products, and browse the profiles of other users of the site. They have built in links to the major shopping comparison engines so you can see the sale price of items at a variety of online outlets. MyThings is for people with too much stuff. Or, conversely, people who don’t have that much, but really like what they own.
How It Works:
They’re a free service that helps you organize your possessions online, whether that’s electronics, jewelry, antiques, or your vast collection of Smurfs action figures. They also provide services like valuation, accessories, manuals, repair info, recycling, donation, a one-click sell-on-eBay feature, and an easy way to report to Trace, a global database of lost or stolen goods.
New Added Features For Holiday Season:
MyThings has added a clever feature for the holiday season: the ability to anonymously ask people what they think of your gift idea. To do so, you add an item from the MyThings product catalog to your gift list and can then send the intended recipient the gift idea. The recipient then logs in to MyThings and lets you know how they feel about the gift (“love it, like it, or so-so”). The site requires the recipient to signup for a MyThings account in order to vote – a restriction that ought to be removed.
More at:http://www.mythings.com
MyThings is a social shopping site , allowing users to appraise the valuation of items, show off their products, and browse the profiles of other users of the site. They have built in links to the major shopping comparison engines so you can see the sale price of items at a variety of online outlets. MyThings is for people with too much stuff. Or, conversely, people who don’t have that much, but really like what they own.
How It Works:
They’re a free service that helps you organize your possessions online, whether that’s electronics, jewelry, antiques, or your vast collection of Smurfs action figures. They also provide services like valuation, accessories, manuals, repair info, recycling, donation, a one-click sell-on-eBay feature, and an easy way to report to Trace, a global database of lost or stolen goods.
New Added Features For Holiday Season:
MyThings has added a clever feature for the holiday season: the ability to anonymously ask people what they think of your gift idea. To do so, you add an item from the MyThings product catalog to your gift list and can then send the intended recipient the gift idea. The recipient then logs in to MyThings and lets you know how they feel about the gift (“love it, like it, or so-so”). The site requires the recipient to signup for a MyThings account in order to vote – a restriction that ought to be removed.
More at:http://www.mythings.com
synthasite got $5 million in Series A funding from Columbus Venture Capital
What Company is Offering:
Their goal is to create a unique website building experience for everyone that wants to publish content onto the web.
How It Works:
You can work with the tools available within its service, which easily arrange text, images, badges and buttons to create a professional-looking site. There are a few items available by default, such as a YouTube video or a Flickr photo search, which can be added into your design as well.
Build your website in minutes with no programming knowledge.
Get started quickly with our growing template library.
Over a dozen site templates to start building with.
Free hosting & free domain name.
Download your site & host it yourself if you want.
How Much They Got In VCs Funding:
They got $5 million in Series A funding from Columbus Venture Capital. Like many startups before it, Synthasite’s mission is to let users with no HTML or design skills create web pages.
More at:http://www.synthasite.com/
Their goal is to create a unique website building experience for everyone that wants to publish content onto the web.
How It Works:
You can work with the tools available within its service, which easily arrange text, images, badges and buttons to create a professional-looking site. There are a few items available by default, such as a YouTube video or a Flickr photo search, which can be added into your design as well.
Build your website in minutes with no programming knowledge.
Get started quickly with our growing template library.
Over a dozen site templates to start building with.
Free hosting & free domain name.
Download your site & host it yourself if you want.
How Much They Got In VCs Funding:
They got $5 million in Series A funding from Columbus Venture Capital. Like many startups before it, Synthasite’s mission is to let users with no HTML or design skills create web pages.
More at:http://www.synthasite.com/
UnLtdWorld.com---Connecting Social Entrepreneurs
What Company Is Offering:
UnLtdWorld is an online platform that aims to connect social entrepreneurs and enable them to share content and build collaborative value, raise the visibility of ideas, issues and projects, and help generate greater positive impact in the real world.UnLtdWorld empowers people to generate greater social impact in the real world by enabling them to share, shape and build knowledge, markets and communities through social networks.
How It Works:
On UnLtdWorld you can connect with other socially-minded people, search and share resources and opportunities, find and list services and products, share answers to key questions, create and join groups, support inspiring projects, and lots more.
On the site you can control which information you share, set how it's displayed and who can see it.
UnLtdWorld is a project of UnLtd - the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs. UnLtd's mission is to reach out and unleash the energies of people who can transform the world in which they live. We call these people social entrepreneurs.
UnLtdWorld was developed by Curverider on their next generation social platform, in collaboration with UnLtd and designed by Pete Harris.
More at:http://unltdworld.com/
UnLtdWorld is an online platform that aims to connect social entrepreneurs and enable them to share content and build collaborative value, raise the visibility of ideas, issues and projects, and help generate greater positive impact in the real world.UnLtdWorld empowers people to generate greater social impact in the real world by enabling them to share, shape and build knowledge, markets and communities through social networks.
How It Works:
On UnLtdWorld you can connect with other socially-minded people, search and share resources and opportunities, find and list services and products, share answers to key questions, create and join groups, support inspiring projects, and lots more.
On the site you can control which information you share, set how it's displayed and who can see it.
UnLtdWorld is a project of UnLtd - the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs. UnLtd's mission is to reach out and unleash the energies of people who can transform the world in which they live. We call these people social entrepreneurs.
UnLtdWorld was developed by Curverider on their next generation social platform, in collaboration with UnLtd and designed by Pete Harris.
More at:http://unltdworld.com/
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