What Company Is Offering:
LeadPoint is the first online marketplace optimized for the lead industry. LeadPoint neither influences pricing nor competes with lead sellers. LeadPoint ensures the integrity of the transaction (the transfer and the format of the leads and the financial exchange) and the quality of the leads, buyers and sellers operating in the marketplace.
As a free-market exchange, the value of leads is based on quality, demand and performance. Lead sellers are rewarded for high performing leads, and lead buyers establish their own bid prices, and purchase leads according to their true value based on performance. There is no direct contact between buyer and seller.
How It Works:
With LeadPoint, lead buyers now have a single location where they can purchase qualified leads from multiple sources without the fear of fraud or of paying too much for poor quality leads. Lead sellers now have a single marketplace to sell quality leads at the highest price the market yields.
As an exchange that operates in real-time, both buyers and sellers can get an instant view of the price and performance of leads. Fresh leads are supplied by sellers and sold to buyers instantly. The exchange is always open and the community of buyers and sellers is always growing.
More at:http://www.leadpoint.com/
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
coComment has found another way to let you follow your comments across the web
coComment has found another way to let you follow your comments across the web. It has two new Facebook applications that will track and display the comments from blogs and websites that you participate in. One app is for individual users, while the other is for publishers. So no matter what your purpose behind comment-tracking, you can share it with friends on Facebook.
The good thing about the application designed for individual users is the ability to customize which blogs’ comments display in the app. This of course will also be displayed on your profile, so all your friends can see your comments from across the web. Now, setting up the Facebook apps for coComment is a different story. It’s not so easy if you don’t already have a coComment account, and of course you’ll need to register and install the coComment application prior to starting with your app on Facebook.
More at:http://www.cocomment.com/
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The good thing about the application designed for individual users is the ability to customize which blogs’ comments display in the app. This of course will also be displayed on your profile, so all your friends can see your comments from across the web. Now, setting up the Facebook apps for coComment is a different story. It’s not so easy if you don’t already have a coComment account, and of course you’ll need to register and install the coComment application prior to starting with your app on Facebook.
More at:http://www.cocomment.com/
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Audiotube--an online portal that lets you access high quality music videos Acquired by Sputnik7 network
What Company is Offering
audiotube is an online portal that lets you access high quality music videos.
How It Works:
Create a private community on audiotube and you can share video playlists and interests with your growing network of mutual friends as well as access the latest in Music News. They also provide a section for true Indie Artists.
1. First, Sign Up and Create a Profile
(Your Profile is Your Space on the Web, where you can describe yourself, and your favourite kinds of music and or Artist. You can even upload pics and write journals.)
2. Second, invite your Friends to join Your Personal Network.
OR, Search the site for your Friends who are already Members of audiotube.
3. Third, View the Connections you create between Your Friend and Their Friends.
Who Acquired Them:
Audiotube, a video-on-demand portal has acquired the Sputnik7 network from Palm Entertainment Properties LLC. The Sputnik7 network is host to on-demand audio/video Internet entertainment, sputnik7.com, and the world's first DRM free online indie music catalogue, Epitonic.com.
What Were Purpose Of Acquisition:
The acquisition will expand Audiotube's online reach by capitalizing on Sputnik7's search engine ranking and traffic. It will also fuel the growth of the company's network by linking the communities. The acquisition provides Audiotube with a large catalogue of pre-cleared content and routes into hundreds of indie music record labels as the Sputnik7 and Epitonic brands and online following hold major weight in the indie world.
More at:http://audiotube.com/
audiotube is an online portal that lets you access high quality music videos.
How It Works:
Create a private community on audiotube and you can share video playlists and interests with your growing network of mutual friends as well as access the latest in Music News. They also provide a section for true Indie Artists.
1. First, Sign Up and Create a Profile
(Your Profile is Your Space on the Web, where you can describe yourself, and your favourite kinds of music and or Artist. You can even upload pics and write journals.)
2. Second, invite your Friends to join Your Personal Network.
OR, Search the site for your Friends who are already Members of audiotube.
3. Third, View the Connections you create between Your Friend and Their Friends.
Who Acquired Them:
Audiotube, a video-on-demand portal has acquired the Sputnik7 network from Palm Entertainment Properties LLC. The Sputnik7 network is host to on-demand audio/video Internet entertainment, sputnik7.com, and the world's first DRM free online indie music catalogue, Epitonic.com.
What Were Purpose Of Acquisition:
The acquisition will expand Audiotube's online reach by capitalizing on Sputnik7's search engine ranking and traffic. It will also fuel the growth of the company's network by linking the communities. The acquisition provides Audiotube with a large catalogue of pre-cleared content and routes into hundreds of indie music record labels as the Sputnik7 and Epitonic brands and online following hold major weight in the indie world.
More at:http://audiotube.com/
AmericanTowns--Connecting Everyone
What Company is Offering:
AmericanTowns, your local link to the people, issues and activities that matter most in YOUR daily life.The AmericanTowns site is an indispensable practical tool and the most effective way to bring neighbors together.
How it Works:
By organizing a town's many internet resources under a single umbrella, AmericanTowns helps people quickly find out what's happening in their local government, schools, libraries and community groups. It's the place to instantly find recreation, entertainment, fun places to take the kids, restaurants, movies, realtors, businesses and other professional services.
They connect you to the community like nothing else. AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square," plugging you in to the information and resources related to your neighborhood. Whether it's town issues and community activism or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the info faster and helps you use it better.
Enter your zip code or click on your state to get started.
More at:http://www.americantowns.com/
AmericanTowns, your local link to the people, issues and activities that matter most in YOUR daily life.The AmericanTowns site is an indispensable practical tool and the most effective way to bring neighbors together.
How it Works:
By organizing a town's many internet resources under a single umbrella, AmericanTowns helps people quickly find out what's happening in their local government, schools, libraries and community groups. It's the place to instantly find recreation, entertainment, fun places to take the kids, restaurants, movies, realtors, businesses and other professional services.
They connect you to the community like nothing else. AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square," plugging you in to the information and resources related to your neighborhood. Whether it's town issues and community activism or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the info faster and helps you use it better.
Enter your zip code or click on your state to get started.
More at:http://www.americantowns.com/
HireThings--NewZealand 's Hire And Rental Marketplace
What Company is Offering:
Hire Things is proudly brought to you by the team at Let Use It Limited, a business founded on the vision of establishing and operating resource sharing marketplaces around the world.
They aim to make Hire Things a useful tool for businesses, clubs, groups, and individuals to find what they need, when they need it, and to promote what they have that others can use. You can download a Brief Sheet here.
How it Works:
They work to make hiring a renting an option that, more and more, you consider a smart alternative to buying, storing, insuring, and maintaining everything you just need to use from time to time.
And for those things you do buy, hiring out lets you justify buying things of much better quality, that will last longer, and that many people can use
Unique Features:
* After you have registered, you can list specific products, goods, places, and services you have for hire, rent, lease or let.
o Make sure you profile is up to date, with a description of your business or yourself, and your contact details
o You may include a detailed description, photos, and even bond/deposit requirements.
o You define the hire rates and optionally the quantity you have on offer.
+ Currently you can define any or all of theses:
# Hourly rate, 4-hour rate, daily rate, week rate, and month rate
+ You can indicate if this is just a single item, or if you have a set number of these available, or if you just have lots
# if it is just a single item, the Hire Things booking system will show potential customers when the item is already booked out, to avoid duplicate bookings
# if you indicate you have more than one of these items, then the system will not show other bookings to customers on the calendar
o Any special rates, discounts, or terms can be entered in the description or terms.
* Customers can view your listing's details and can submit a quote or booking request
o requests will include the dates, quantity, and any other requirements they have.
o The Hire Things website will calculate an estimated cost for the booking for you and the customer
o You are notified by email of the new request, and upon viewing may confirm the booking or respond with a firmer quote.
* Once a booking is confirmed, the contact details of the customer are shown to you on the booking, and vice versa to the customer, so you can both work out any final details.
* The customer pays you directly for the hire.
* Once the hire period is completed, or after 2 weeks if it is a longer hire, we will deduct a success fee from your Hire Things account.
More at;http://www.hirethings.co.nz/
Hire Things is proudly brought to you by the team at Let Use It Limited, a business founded on the vision of establishing and operating resource sharing marketplaces around the world.
They aim to make Hire Things a useful tool for businesses, clubs, groups, and individuals to find what they need, when they need it, and to promote what they have that others can use. You can download a Brief Sheet here.
How it Works:
They work to make hiring a renting an option that, more and more, you consider a smart alternative to buying, storing, insuring, and maintaining everything you just need to use from time to time.
And for those things you do buy, hiring out lets you justify buying things of much better quality, that will last longer, and that many people can use
Unique Features:
* After you have registered, you can list specific products, goods, places, and services you have for hire, rent, lease or let.
o Make sure you profile is up to date, with a description of your business or yourself, and your contact details
o You may include a detailed description, photos, and even bond/deposit requirements.
o You define the hire rates and optionally the quantity you have on offer.
+ Currently you can define any or all of theses:
# Hourly rate, 4-hour rate, daily rate, week rate, and month rate
+ You can indicate if this is just a single item, or if you have a set number of these available, or if you just have lots
# if it is just a single item, the Hire Things booking system will show potential customers when the item is already booked out, to avoid duplicate bookings
# if you indicate you have more than one of these items, then the system will not show other bookings to customers on the calendar
o Any special rates, discounts, or terms can be entered in the description or terms.
* Customers can view your listing's details and can submit a quote or booking request
o requests will include the dates, quantity, and any other requirements they have.
o The Hire Things website will calculate an estimated cost for the booking for you and the customer
o You are notified by email of the new request, and upon viewing may confirm the booking or respond with a firmer quote.
* Once a booking is confirmed, the contact details of the customer are shown to you on the booking, and vice versa to the customer, so you can both work out any final details.
* The customer pays you directly for the hire.
* Once the hire period is completed, or after 2 weeks if it is a longer hire, we will deduct a success fee from your Hire Things account.
More at;http://www.hirethings.co.nz/
Disaboom--social network aimed specifically at consumers whose lives have been touched by disabilities
What Company is Offering:
Disaboom, aims to change all that with a social network aimed specifically at consumers whose lives have been touched by disabilities.
Disaboom was founded by J. Glen House, who graduated from medical school after a skiing accident left him quadriplegic at the age of 20. Its mission is to develop the first interactive online community dedicated to improving the lives of people with disabilities or functional limitations. In so doing, it aims to serve not just those who have disabilities themselves but also caregivers and families.
How It Works:
Disaboom.com strives to provide you the tools and guidance you need to live active, engaged lives.The Denver-based site brings together content and tools ranging from specialized health information to social networking to daily living resources, including medical news, career advice, dating resources and travel tips. Ford, Netflix and Johnson & Johnson are among the advertisers that have enthusiastically flocked to the site, which also features video, chat and city-by-city accessibility reviews. Disaboom recently acquired Lovebyrd—a dating site for disabled singles—and just before launch it raised more than USD 5 million in a common stock offering. The site already boasts a network of more than 180 million people.
Disaboom.com community is as diverse as the communities we live in, made up of mothers and models, surfers and surgeons, babies and baby boomers.
As populations age throughout the industrialized world, the number of people with disabilities of one sort or another will only increase—and so, too, will their collective spending power. Marketers, take note!
more at: www.disaboom.com
Disaboom, aims to change all that with a social network aimed specifically at consumers whose lives have been touched by disabilities.
Disaboom was founded by J. Glen House, who graduated from medical school after a skiing accident left him quadriplegic at the age of 20. Its mission is to develop the first interactive online community dedicated to improving the lives of people with disabilities or functional limitations. In so doing, it aims to serve not just those who have disabilities themselves but also caregivers and families.
How It Works:
Disaboom.com strives to provide you the tools and guidance you need to live active, engaged lives.The Denver-based site brings together content and tools ranging from specialized health information to social networking to daily living resources, including medical news, career advice, dating resources and travel tips. Ford, Netflix and Johnson & Johnson are among the advertisers that have enthusiastically flocked to the site, which also features video, chat and city-by-city accessibility reviews. Disaboom recently acquired Lovebyrd—a dating site for disabled singles—and just before launch it raised more than USD 5 million in a common stock offering. The site already boasts a network of more than 180 million people.
Disaboom.com community is as diverse as the communities we live in, made up of mothers and models, surfers and surgeons, babies and baby boomers.
As populations age throughout the industrialized world, the number of people with disabilities of one sort or another will only increase—and so, too, will their collective spending power. Marketers, take note!
more at: www.disaboom.com
CrowdFunder
What Company Is Offering:
CrowdFunder recently launched a beta site focusing on the Boulder area that aims to make it easy to collectively fund many kinds of community projects, charitable and otherwise.
How It Works:
Fundable endeavours can range from giving to local nonprofits to refurbishing a playground to hosting a big party—only investment and business uses are prohibited. Current examples on CrowdFunder include establishing a scholarship for a local Boulder school, helping an artist finish recording her CD, installing bus-stop benches and supporting a 7-year-old local gymnast. People posting projects indicate a financial goal and deadline, and the site tracks how much is raised over time. As with Fundable, if the goal amount is not met by the deadline, all contributors get their money back. The entire process is free during the startup phase, but eventually CrowdFunder will charge a transaction fee of 7.5 percent of the funds raised for each project that succeeds in meeting its goal.
How Is It Different:
CrowdFunder's founders are banking on the site's local focus to set it apart. They explain: "CrowdFunder is a platform that we believe works best locally, where people who know each other and can vouch for each other and see and enjoy each other's works will have more confidence to make financial contributions to members of the community."
CrowdFunder aims to expand both geographically and topically in other directions. One to bring to a community near you?
More at: www.crowdfunder.com
CrowdFunder recently launched a beta site focusing on the Boulder area that aims to make it easy to collectively fund many kinds of community projects, charitable and otherwise.
How It Works:
Fundable endeavours can range from giving to local nonprofits to refurbishing a playground to hosting a big party—only investment and business uses are prohibited. Current examples on CrowdFunder include establishing a scholarship for a local Boulder school, helping an artist finish recording her CD, installing bus-stop benches and supporting a 7-year-old local gymnast. People posting projects indicate a financial goal and deadline, and the site tracks how much is raised over time. As with Fundable, if the goal amount is not met by the deadline, all contributors get their money back. The entire process is free during the startup phase, but eventually CrowdFunder will charge a transaction fee of 7.5 percent of the funds raised for each project that succeeds in meeting its goal.
How Is It Different:
CrowdFunder's founders are banking on the site's local focus to set it apart. They explain: "CrowdFunder is a platform that we believe works best locally, where people who know each other and can vouch for each other and see and enjoy each other's works will have more confidence to make financial contributions to members of the community."
CrowdFunder aims to expand both geographically and topically in other directions. One to bring to a community near you?
More at: www.crowdfunder.com
Use Jott For Calling Your Amazon Orders
What Company Is Offering:
When you Jott, they translate your voice to text, and can deliver your jott to someone in BOTH email and text. In email, they will be able to easily click on a link to hear your voice. In text, not only will they see the text translated, but they can simply dial our number [866-JOTT-BOX or 866-568-8269] given in the text message, and hear your Jott.The voice messaging tool that’s slowly integrating itself into social networking in various and unique ways, is getting ready to launch a service for Amazon users. Dial the number 1-866-JOTT-123, and say “Amazon.” You’ll then be prompted to say the name of the product you’d like to remind yourself to spend money on later.
How It works:
Theye use a combination of machine and human transcription to convert your voice to text. The quality of this transcription is affected by many factors, including recording quality, noise, accents, pronunciation, etc. At times, the quality of the recording will be so bad that we will simply ask you to listen because of Low Transcription Confidence.
Their transcribers have no way of associating your personally identifiable information with the recorded jotts they are transcribing (unless, of course, you make that information part of the recording). They operate in a “clean” environment that is also used for transcribing sensitive medical dictations, with no tools or other equipment that would allow them to record or make use of this information. Finally, they have very strict confidentiality guidelines for our employees and agents. Violations of these guidelines can lead to termination or other legal action. Nevertheless, they understand if you would like to transcribe your own jotts. If this is the case, simply go to the jott.com setting page, and click the checkbox next to "Do not transcribe my jotts".
More at:http://.jott.com.
When you Jott, they translate your voice to text, and can deliver your jott to someone in BOTH email and text. In email, they will be able to easily click on a link to hear your voice. In text, not only will they see the text translated, but they can simply dial our number [866-JOTT-BOX or 866-568-8269] given in the text message, and hear your Jott.The voice messaging tool that’s slowly integrating itself into social networking in various and unique ways, is getting ready to launch a service for Amazon users. Dial the number 1-866-JOTT-123, and say “Amazon.” You’ll then be prompted to say the name of the product you’d like to remind yourself to spend money on later.
How It works:
Theye use a combination of machine and human transcription to convert your voice to text. The quality of this transcription is affected by many factors, including recording quality, noise, accents, pronunciation, etc. At times, the quality of the recording will be so bad that we will simply ask you to listen because of Low Transcription Confidence.
Their transcribers have no way of associating your personally identifiable information with the recorded jotts they are transcribing (unless, of course, you make that information part of the recording). They operate in a “clean” environment that is also used for transcribing sensitive medical dictations, with no tools or other equipment that would allow them to record or make use of this information. Finally, they have very strict confidentiality guidelines for our employees and agents. Violations of these guidelines can lead to termination or other legal action. Nevertheless, they understand if you would like to transcribe your own jotts. If this is the case, simply go to the jott.com setting page, and click the checkbox next to "Do not transcribe my jotts".
More at:http://.jott.com.
Clearstone Venture Partnersplans to invest $30-40 million in companies focussing on India’s consumer market
Venture capital (VC) investor Clearstone Venture Partners, which has two offices in California and one in Mumbai, plans to invest $30-40 million (about Rs119-158 crore) in companies focussing on India’s consumer market in fiscal 2008.
Clearstone, which has $650 million in committed capital under management, has invested a total of $21 million in three Indian companies with partners since 2006. The company mainly looks to provide seed money to technology companies and business innovators. In the next 30 days, Clearstone is expected to announce an investment in a consumer company.
The VC firm also has two-three investments in the pipeline, which could be finalized as soon as in the next six months, says Rahul Khanna, director, Clearstone. Khanna, however, refused to divulge the name of the companies.
Although we are seeing some pulling out right now, there is no proof of a slowdown yet.Rahul Khanna
Clearstone Venture PartnersClearstone, which plans to focus on India’s high-growth, consumer-driven market, says the sector is not overcrowded with investors, although some sluggishness is visible compared with 2001-03, when foreign investors flooded Indian markets.
“Investment business thrives on exits also,” says Khanna. “Although we are seeing some pulling out right now, there is no proof of a slowdown yet. There was a mad rush earlier to invest due to the flood of new investors. However, investments are happening at a much manageable rate right now. The market is still underplayed. It can take more investors.” Clearstone currently is investing in India from its global Clearstone Fund III.
Khanna says Clearstone will stay out of auction deals and would ideally like to invest in partnerships. Even with just three investments in the past one year, the firm says it is sticking to its game plan for Indian market.
“We are in no hurry to strike deals,” Khanna adds.
“We take our own time on deciding where we want to invest and what that investment would mean for the firm.”
Clearstone officials says it is open for investments in the range of $1-10 million. In terms of stakes, they could be from 26% to not more than 49% in terms of holdings.
Venture capital firms in the US have raised close to $2 billion for investment in India since January 2006, according to informal industry estimates.
More at:http://www.clearstone.com/
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Clearstone, which has $650 million in committed capital under management, has invested a total of $21 million in three Indian companies with partners since 2006. The company mainly looks to provide seed money to technology companies and business innovators. In the next 30 days, Clearstone is expected to announce an investment in a consumer company.
The VC firm also has two-three investments in the pipeline, which could be finalized as soon as in the next six months, says Rahul Khanna, director, Clearstone. Khanna, however, refused to divulge the name of the companies.
Although we are seeing some pulling out right now, there is no proof of a slowdown yet.Rahul Khanna
Clearstone Venture PartnersClearstone, which plans to focus on India’s high-growth, consumer-driven market, says the sector is not overcrowded with investors, although some sluggishness is visible compared with 2001-03, when foreign investors flooded Indian markets.
“Investment business thrives on exits also,” says Khanna. “Although we are seeing some pulling out right now, there is no proof of a slowdown yet. There was a mad rush earlier to invest due to the flood of new investors. However, investments are happening at a much manageable rate right now. The market is still underplayed. It can take more investors.” Clearstone currently is investing in India from its global Clearstone Fund III.
Khanna says Clearstone will stay out of auction deals and would ideally like to invest in partnerships. Even with just three investments in the past one year, the firm says it is sticking to its game plan for Indian market.
“We are in no hurry to strike deals,” Khanna adds.
“We take our own time on deciding where we want to invest and what that investment would mean for the firm.”
Clearstone officials says it is open for investments in the range of $1-10 million. In terms of stakes, they could be from 26% to not more than 49% in terms of holdings.
Venture capital firms in the US have raised close to $2 billion for investment in India since January 2006, according to informal industry estimates.
More at:http://www.clearstone.com/
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Selling A Personal DNA Test For $999 By 23 And Me
Reuters Reports:23andMe, an online company funded by Google that is selling a personal DNA test for $999, has made its debut as a kind of genetics-focused MySpace or Facebook, but with the more serious aim of allowing medicine someday to target Americans' ills more precisely.
Users sign up for the DNA saliva test online and receive and return it by mail. Four to six weeks later, their results are online, allowing them to learn about their inherited traits, their ancestry and - with the help of a professional to look at the data, in most cases - some of their personal disease risks.
The Web site, which takes its name from the 23 pairs of chromosomes that make up the human genome, says it will display more than 500,000 data points in users' genomes in a format they can visualize and understand.
"Compare your genetic blueprint to your friends and family," the site invites.
Later, when the company's database is much larger, users will have the option of taking part in scientific studies that could help researchers determine things like who is in danger of having a life-threatening drug reaction or who may be more likely to benefit from a specific cancer treatment.
"The mission of 23andMe is to take the genetic revolution to a new level," said one of its founders, Linda Avey.
"There wasn't an effective way for people to contribute," said Anne Wojcicki, a fellow founder who has a background in health care investing and is married to Sergey Brin, a Google co-founder.
The site does not make interpretations about a user's risk for getting cancers, Alzheimer's disease or diabetes, although in some cases, users could get help from genetic counselors or other experts to make basic assessments.
As technology has made it easier to find and share information, security and privacy issues have become critical. The protection of genetic information is particularly important to many consumers, who fear that insurers or other groups may use genetic data to deny coverage to or discriminate against people predisposed to develop a serious disease.
23andMe's founders say the personal data in their system is secure and under the user's control, protected by more than a dozen levels of authentication and encryption from the lab to the user.
The two women said that aggregated genomic data would eventually be made available to people outside 23andMe for study, but would never be sold.
"The data will not leave 23andMe," said Avey, who came to the project with sales and business development experience in the biopharmaceutical industry.
While the project's goal is to tackle dreaded diseases and is in early stages on projects with Autism Speaks and the Parkinson's Institute, Avey said one of the company's primary aims was to make a complex subject more appealing by giving individuals information about their own genes.
For example, users could begin to understand why they dislike certain flavors or foods, or whether they share a maternal ancestor with celebrities like the singer Jimmy Buffett, a 23andMe user.
Besides Google, the company's other early investors include the biotechnology company Genentech and New Enterprise Associates, a venture capital company.
Competitors to 23andMe include deCODE Genetics of Iceland and Navigenics, a company based in Silicon Valley and backed by $25 million in funding from the top-flight venture capital firms Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sequoia Capital and Mohr Davidow Ventures.
More at:https://www.23andme.com/
Users sign up for the DNA saliva test online and receive and return it by mail. Four to six weeks later, their results are online, allowing them to learn about their inherited traits, their ancestry and - with the help of a professional to look at the data, in most cases - some of their personal disease risks.
The Web site, which takes its name from the 23 pairs of chromosomes that make up the human genome, says it will display more than 500,000 data points in users' genomes in a format they can visualize and understand.
"Compare your genetic blueprint to your friends and family," the site invites.
Later, when the company's database is much larger, users will have the option of taking part in scientific studies that could help researchers determine things like who is in danger of having a life-threatening drug reaction or who may be more likely to benefit from a specific cancer treatment.
"The mission of 23andMe is to take the genetic revolution to a new level," said one of its founders, Linda Avey.
"There wasn't an effective way for people to contribute," said Anne Wojcicki, a fellow founder who has a background in health care investing and is married to Sergey Brin, a Google co-founder.
The site does not make interpretations about a user's risk for getting cancers, Alzheimer's disease or diabetes, although in some cases, users could get help from genetic counselors or other experts to make basic assessments.
As technology has made it easier to find and share information, security and privacy issues have become critical. The protection of genetic information is particularly important to many consumers, who fear that insurers or other groups may use genetic data to deny coverage to or discriminate against people predisposed to develop a serious disease.
23andMe's founders say the personal data in their system is secure and under the user's control, protected by more than a dozen levels of authentication and encryption from the lab to the user.
The two women said that aggregated genomic data would eventually be made available to people outside 23andMe for study, but would never be sold.
"The data will not leave 23andMe," said Avey, who came to the project with sales and business development experience in the biopharmaceutical industry.
While the project's goal is to tackle dreaded diseases and is in early stages on projects with Autism Speaks and the Parkinson's Institute, Avey said one of the company's primary aims was to make a complex subject more appealing by giving individuals information about their own genes.
For example, users could begin to understand why they dislike certain flavors or foods, or whether they share a maternal ancestor with celebrities like the singer Jimmy Buffett, a 23andMe user.
Besides Google, the company's other early investors include the biotechnology company Genentech and New Enterprise Associates, a venture capital company.
Competitors to 23andMe include deCODE Genetics of Iceland and Navigenics, a company based in Silicon Valley and backed by $25 million in funding from the top-flight venture capital firms Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sequoia Capital and Mohr Davidow Ventures.
More at:https://www.23andme.com/
Don'tApply.com--Check Companies Background
What Company is Offering:
This site is not only to talk about your past or present employers. It also reconnects you to old coworkers and friends. Through their member profile feature, members are able to login at anytime. This feature also comes with a buddy list and a message center where members can exchange messages with buddies.
How It Works:
This site is all about writing reviews for your current or previous place of employment. The site is not only for negativity, but can also be for positive responses. If you feel that you have worked for the same company as someone else and have a different opinion. You should also leave your views on that company.
You can say anything that you would like to say. However, don’t use foul language or write in ALL CAPS. The use of foul language is prohibited and is going against our policy agreement.
Companies do background check on their applicants, so why not have the applicants get legitimate referenced background on the company. The site not only allows you to review your old companies, but you can also do so anonymously. This website is designed for any and everyone to write reviews about their past and present employers. Whether you love, hate, and just don’t care about your job, this is the spot to talk about it. Read what others have to say and share your thoughts.
More at:http://dontapply.com/
This site is not only to talk about your past or present employers. It also reconnects you to old coworkers and friends. Through their member profile feature, members are able to login at anytime. This feature also comes with a buddy list and a message center where members can exchange messages with buddies.
How It Works:
This site is all about writing reviews for your current or previous place of employment. The site is not only for negativity, but can also be for positive responses. If you feel that you have worked for the same company as someone else and have a different opinion. You should also leave your views on that company.
You can say anything that you would like to say. However, don’t use foul language or write in ALL CAPS. The use of foul language is prohibited and is going against our policy agreement.
Companies do background check on their applicants, so why not have the applicants get legitimate referenced background on the company. The site not only allows you to review your old companies, but you can also do so anonymously. This website is designed for any and everyone to write reviews about their past and present employers. Whether you love, hate, and just don’t care about your job, this is the spot to talk about it. Read what others have to say and share your thoughts.
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Yodle,a New York-based provider of local online advertising and lead generation got$12 million in second-round funding
What Company Is Offering:
Yodle provides local businesses with a simple way to get more customers and phone calls using online marketing. Yodle, a company funded by Bessemer Venture Partners and Draper Fisher Jurvetson, is transforming local online advertising by connecting local business owners with consumers in a simple, measurable and relevant way. Yodle has developed an integrated approach to signing up and serving local businesses that are transitioning their marketing budgets online. Yodle operates offices out of New York, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Atlanta and Boston.
Yodle's aim is to make buying online ads simple and easy for small businesses and to offer a high-performing, cost-effective alternative to the outdated Yellow Pages, previously the standard for small business advertising.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Yodle,a New York-based provider of local online advertising and lead generation, has raised $12 million in second-round funding. Draper Fisher Jurvetson led the deal, and was joined by return backer Bessemer Venture Partners.
What's Market Of That Kind Of Product:
"Today, 63 percent of consumers primarily search for local businesses online; Yodle is tapping this enormous advertising market to drive customers to businesses in a way that has never been done before. With Draper Fisher Jurvetson's financing, they will be able to complete national rollout and offer their services to small businesses across the country," said Court Cunningham, CEO of Yodle.
How It Works:
Yodle provides local businesses with a simple way to get more customers and phone calls using online marketing
Yodle delivers tangible results for its customers, focusing on generating phone calls instead of web clicks. It's estimated that $1 invested with Yodle results in $8 in additional profit for small businesses such as electricians, lawyers, doctors, roofers and even florists.
Andreas Stavropoulos, managing director at Draper Fisher Jurvetson, added: "What impressed us about Yodle was its ability to deliver a high and steady volume of quality consumer phone calls to small businesses in a simple yet reliable way. Customer loyalty to the Yodle product is higher than that of any competitor in the market we have seen."
In addition, Yodle has developed a proprietary media buying platform to squeeze maximum performance out of every dollar it spends in online advertising for clients.
"Yodle now offers small business owners something they have never had before; they know exactly what their return on investment is using Yodle's industry leading Call Tracking and integrated Lead Manager tools. This level of transparency is new to small business owners who traditionally advertise in the Yellow Pages. With no long-term contracts and a clear method to track performance, this is low risk and potentially high reward investment for any small business to make," said Cunningham.
How Much They Are Progressing:
Yodle is experiencing dynamic and rapid growth: 400% in the third quarter 2007 vs. third quarter 2006. Yodle was founded in Philadelphia in 2005 by Nathaniel Stevens, a recent finalist for Business Week's "America's Best Young Entrepreneurs 2007." Yodle now operates offices out of New York, Washington DC, Boston, Atlanta, as well as Philadelphia.
About VCs:
1.Draper Fisher Jurvetson is a leading venture capital firm with a global presence through a network of affiliated funds, with offices in more than 30 cities around the world and approximately $6 Billion in capital commitments. DFJ's mission is to identify, serve and provide capital for extraordinary entrepreneurs anywhere who are determined to change the world. Over the past twenty years, DFJ has been proud to back over 500 companies across many sectors including such industry changing catalysts as Hotmail (acquired by MSFT), Baidu (BIDU), Skype (acquired by EBAY), EnerNOC (ENOC), athenahealth (ATHN), Focus Media (FMCN), Mobile 365 (acquired by Sybase), xFire (acquired by Viacom), United Online (UNTD), Overture (acquired by YHOO), Interwoven (IWOV), Four11 (acquired by YHOO), Massive (acquired by MSFT), Parametric (PMTC) and Mozy (acquired by EMC).
2.
As the oldest venture capital practice in the U.S., Bessemer has carried on a tradition of hands-on, early-stage investing since 1911. With offices in New York, California, Massachusetts, Shanghai and Mumbai, Bessemer Venture Partners ( www.bvp.com ) now manages more than a billion dollars of venture funds. Over 100 Bessemer startups have gone public, including Ciena, Gartner, Ingersoll Rand, International Paper, Maxim, Parametric, Staples, WR Grace, Verisign, and Veritas. Wikia is one of many Web2.0 companies whose first venture rounds were led by Bessemer; others include Skype, Yelp, Zopa, Revver and Flock.
More at:www.yodle.com
Yodle provides local businesses with a simple way to get more customers and phone calls using online marketing. Yodle, a company funded by Bessemer Venture Partners and Draper Fisher Jurvetson, is transforming local online advertising by connecting local business owners with consumers in a simple, measurable and relevant way. Yodle has developed an integrated approach to signing up and serving local businesses that are transitioning their marketing budgets online. Yodle operates offices out of New York, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Atlanta and Boston.
Yodle's aim is to make buying online ads simple and easy for small businesses and to offer a high-performing, cost-effective alternative to the outdated Yellow Pages, previously the standard for small business advertising.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Yodle,a New York-based provider of local online advertising and lead generation, has raised $12 million in second-round funding. Draper Fisher Jurvetson led the deal, and was joined by return backer Bessemer Venture Partners.
What's Market Of That Kind Of Product:
"Today, 63 percent of consumers primarily search for local businesses online; Yodle is tapping this enormous advertising market to drive customers to businesses in a way that has never been done before. With Draper Fisher Jurvetson's financing, they will be able to complete national rollout and offer their services to small businesses across the country," said Court Cunningham, CEO of Yodle.
How It Works:
Yodle provides local businesses with a simple way to get more customers and phone calls using online marketing
Yodle delivers tangible results for its customers, focusing on generating phone calls instead of web clicks. It's estimated that $1 invested with Yodle results in $8 in additional profit for small businesses such as electricians, lawyers, doctors, roofers and even florists.
Andreas Stavropoulos, managing director at Draper Fisher Jurvetson, added: "What impressed us about Yodle was its ability to deliver a high and steady volume of quality consumer phone calls to small businesses in a simple yet reliable way. Customer loyalty to the Yodle product is higher than that of any competitor in the market we have seen."
In addition, Yodle has developed a proprietary media buying platform to squeeze maximum performance out of every dollar it spends in online advertising for clients.
"Yodle now offers small business owners something they have never had before; they know exactly what their return on investment is using Yodle's industry leading Call Tracking and integrated Lead Manager tools. This level of transparency is new to small business owners who traditionally advertise in the Yellow Pages. With no long-term contracts and a clear method to track performance, this is low risk and potentially high reward investment for any small business to make," said Cunningham.
How Much They Are Progressing:
Yodle is experiencing dynamic and rapid growth: 400% in the third quarter 2007 vs. third quarter 2006. Yodle was founded in Philadelphia in 2005 by Nathaniel Stevens, a recent finalist for Business Week's "America's Best Young Entrepreneurs 2007." Yodle now operates offices out of New York, Washington DC, Boston, Atlanta, as well as Philadelphia.
About VCs:
1.Draper Fisher Jurvetson is a leading venture capital firm with a global presence through a network of affiliated funds, with offices in more than 30 cities around the world and approximately $6 Billion in capital commitments. DFJ's mission is to identify, serve and provide capital for extraordinary entrepreneurs anywhere who are determined to change the world. Over the past twenty years, DFJ has been proud to back over 500 companies across many sectors including such industry changing catalysts as Hotmail (acquired by MSFT), Baidu (BIDU), Skype (acquired by EBAY), EnerNOC (ENOC), athenahealth (ATHN), Focus Media (FMCN), Mobile 365 (acquired by Sybase), xFire (acquired by Viacom), United Online (UNTD), Overture (acquired by YHOO), Interwoven (IWOV), Four11 (acquired by YHOO), Massive (acquired by MSFT), Parametric (PMTC) and Mozy (acquired by EMC).
2.
As the oldest venture capital practice in the U.S., Bessemer has carried on a tradition of hands-on, early-stage investing since 1911. With offices in New York, California, Massachusetts, Shanghai and Mumbai, Bessemer Venture Partners ( www.bvp.com ) now manages more than a billion dollars of venture funds. Over 100 Bessemer startups have gone public, including Ciena, Gartner, Ingersoll Rand, International Paper, Maxim, Parametric, Staples, WR Grace, Verisign, and Veritas. Wikia is one of many Web2.0 companies whose first venture rounds were led by Bessemer; others include Skype, Yelp, Zopa, Revver and Flock.
More at:www.yodle.com
Human Brain Cloud ----Multiplayer
What Company Is Offering:
Human Brain Cloud - a massively multiplayer word association "game" or experiment ... or something. The idea is that given a word, a player types in the first thing that comes to mind and the results are combined into a giant network.
How Is It Works:
For instance given the word "volcano", a common word people might submit would be "lava", and this would result in a very strong connection between "volcano" and "lava". On the other hand, given the word "volcano", fewer people might associate it with something like "birthday party", resulting in a very weak connection or no connection at all. Over time and with many players, I hope the cloud will gradually grow to represent words and phrases people tend to associate with other words and phrases, assuming it doesn't get inundated with spam. The cloud started with just one word, "volcano". All other words were submitted by visitors to this site.
This isn't academically rigorous or anything, so set your expectations accordingly and have fun seeing what people subconsciously think about stuff!
More at:http://www.humanbraincloud.com/
Human Brain Cloud - a massively multiplayer word association "game" or experiment ... or something. The idea is that given a word, a player types in the first thing that comes to mind and the results are combined into a giant network.
How Is It Works:
For instance given the word "volcano", a common word people might submit would be "lava", and this would result in a very strong connection between "volcano" and "lava". On the other hand, given the word "volcano", fewer people might associate it with something like "birthday party", resulting in a very weak connection or no connection at all. Over time and with many players, I hope the cloud will gradually grow to represent words and phrases people tend to associate with other words and phrases, assuming it doesn't get inundated with spam. The cloud started with just one word, "volcano". All other words were submitted by visitors to this site.
This isn't academically rigorous or anything, so set your expectations accordingly and have fun seeing what people subconsciously think about stuff!
More at:http://www.humanbraincloud.com/
ClearWiki--A truly easy way for your organization to share information
What Company Is Offering:
ClearWiki is feature rich, yet extremely intuitive and easy to use. Organize your information logically and easily. A private wiki for your business, accessible only by people that you invite. It is hosted by them, so there is nothing for you to install or maintain. ClearWiki is feature rich, yet extremely intuitive and easy to use. Your users don't need to learn a special wiki language. Navigating through your information has never been so easy.
How It Works:
ClearWiki has structured content, so wiki pages can be organised in a logical hierarchy just like the folders on your computer. As you create the hierarchy a topographical sitemap is generated automatically.ClearWiki makes an ideal and cost effective Intranet solution. You can create departments and teams, each with their own area of the Intranet, and restrict access using our Access Control Lists. Departments can have their own home pages or blogs as can your employees. What's more, your employees can access your Intranet at home as well as at work.
Your data is stored in a completely separate database to all other ClearWiki customers providing you with extra security. A backup option lets you download an archive your wiki.ClearWiki allows you to pay for only the features you need. You can add and reduce the number of users you need when you need to, and can increase the the amount of storage you need when you need to at very competitive prices.
More at:http://www.clearwiki.com/
ClearWiki is feature rich, yet extremely intuitive and easy to use. Organize your information logically and easily. A private wiki for your business, accessible only by people that you invite. It is hosted by them, so there is nothing for you to install or maintain. ClearWiki is feature rich, yet extremely intuitive and easy to use. Your users don't need to learn a special wiki language. Navigating through your information has never been so easy.
How It Works:
ClearWiki has structured content, so wiki pages can be organised in a logical hierarchy just like the folders on your computer. As you create the hierarchy a topographical sitemap is generated automatically.ClearWiki makes an ideal and cost effective Intranet solution. You can create departments and teams, each with their own area of the Intranet, and restrict access using our Access Control Lists. Departments can have their own home pages or blogs as can your employees. What's more, your employees can access your Intranet at home as well as at work.
Your data is stored in a completely separate database to all other ClearWiki customers providing you with extra security. A backup option lets you download an archive your wiki.ClearWiki allows you to pay for only the features you need. You can add and reduce the number of users you need when you need to, and can increase the the amount of storage you need when you need to at very competitive prices.
More at:http://www.clearwiki.com/
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