What Company Is Offering:
NASDAQ Internet Index(sm) (Nasdaq:QNET). The Index is a new benchmark designed to track the performance of companies engaged in a broad range of internet-related services including internet access providers, internet search engines, web hosting, website design, and internet retail commerce.
How It Works:
The NASDAQ Internet Index is comprised of securities of companies that are at the forefront of internet technology. They are leading innovators in providing faster internet access, creating more intuitive e-commerce experiences, and developing the second generation Web.The NASDAQ Internet Index contains some of the most exciting internet companies traded on NASDAQ and other U.S. exchanges," said NASDAQ Senior Vice President Steven Bloom. "Given the strength of NASDAQ's brand association with innovation and its market share of internet company listings, it is logical for NASDAQ to extend investment opportunities through a new benchmark for this dynamic, evolving sector."
NASDAQ Financial Products (NFP) is engaged in the design, development, calculation, licensing, and marketing of NASDAQ indexes. NFP specializes in the development of indexes focusing on NASDAQ's brand themes of innovation, technology, growth, and globalization. NFP also provides custom index services and design solutions as a third-party provider to selected financial organizations.
Given that the index contains some of the most exciting internet companies traded on NASDAQ this index is likley to become a great benchmark for the internet world.
More at: www.nasdaq.com/indexes.( Nasdaq:QNET)
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Mamma.com is a "smart" metasearch engine ---Mother Of All Search Engines
About Company:
Mamma.com is metasearch engine a site owned and operated by Copernic Inc. (formerly known as Mamma.com Inc.).
How It Works:
Mamma.com is a "smart" metasearch engine — every time you type in a query Mamma simultaneously searches a variety of engines, directories, and deep content sites, properly formats the words and syntax for each, compiles their results in a virtual database, eliminates duplicates, and displays them in a uniform manner according to relevance. It's like using multiple search engines, all at the same time.
How It Works:
What Is MetaSearch:
Every time you type in a query at a metasearch engine, they search a series of other search and content sites at the same time, compile their results, and display them either by source or by integrating them in a uniform manner, eliminating duplicates, and resorting them according to relevance. It's like using multiple search engines, all at the same time.
By using a metasearch engine, you get a snapshot of the top results from a variety of search engines (including a variety of types of search engines), providing you with a broad scope of information. Metasearch engines are tolerant of imprecise search terms or inexact use of operators, and tend to return fewer results, but with a greater degree of relevance. They're best used when you've got a general search, as metasearch engines return broad results. Instead of returning every possible result that contains your search term, metasearch will return the most trusted results on the Internet for your search. Metasearch engines also allow you to compare what kinds of results are available on different engine types (indexes, directories, pay-for-placement, etc), or to verify that you haven't missed a great resource provided by another site, other than your favourite search engine (acting as a backup). Overall, they're a great way to save time and find exactly what you're looking for.
More at:http://www.mamma.com/
Mamma.com is metasearch engine a site owned and operated by Copernic Inc. (formerly known as Mamma.com Inc.).
How It Works:
Mamma.com is a "smart" metasearch engine — every time you type in a query Mamma simultaneously searches a variety of engines, directories, and deep content sites, properly formats the words and syntax for each, compiles their results in a virtual database, eliminates duplicates, and displays them in a uniform manner according to relevance. It's like using multiple search engines, all at the same time.
How It Works:
What Is MetaSearch:
Every time you type in a query at a metasearch engine, they search a series of other search and content sites at the same time, compile their results, and display them either by source or by integrating them in a uniform manner, eliminating duplicates, and resorting them according to relevance. It's like using multiple search engines, all at the same time.
By using a metasearch engine, you get a snapshot of the top results from a variety of search engines (including a variety of types of search engines), providing you with a broad scope of information. Metasearch engines are tolerant of imprecise search terms or inexact use of operators, and tend to return fewer results, but with a greater degree of relevance. They're best used when you've got a general search, as metasearch engines return broad results. Instead of returning every possible result that contains your search term, metasearch will return the most trusted results on the Internet for your search. Metasearch engines also allow you to compare what kinds of results are available on different engine types (indexes, directories, pay-for-placement, etc), or to verify that you haven't missed a great resource provided by another site, other than your favourite search engine (acting as a backup). Overall, they're a great way to save time and find exactly what you're looking for.
More at:http://www.mamma.com/
RedZee 2.0---Website Search Instead Of Text
What Company is Offering:
A search engine with Web sites as the results instead of plain ordinary text, allowing you to sift through massive data quickly.
With RedZee 2.0 you have a choice of up to 100 results which you can zip through lightning fast! The Web sites are the results instead of plain ordinary text, allowing you to sift through massive data quickly. Search 2.0 will take your search deeper where the best results are.
How It Works:
Conventional search engines use text as the main focus of their results, only bringing back 10 results per page. Almost 85% of searchers settle on what they find on that first page, often leaving them unsuccessful in finding what they truly were looking for. Although the desired results are more than likely buried deep, most people do not have the time or the patience to read through page after page of text based listings. They end up settling on the results that seem the closest and most convenient.
More at:http://www.redzee.com/
A search engine with Web sites as the results instead of plain ordinary text, allowing you to sift through massive data quickly.
With RedZee 2.0 you have a choice of up to 100 results which you can zip through lightning fast! The Web sites are the results instead of plain ordinary text, allowing you to sift through massive data quickly. Search 2.0 will take your search deeper where the best results are.
How It Works:
Conventional search engines use text as the main focus of their results, only bringing back 10 results per page. Almost 85% of searchers settle on what they find on that first page, often leaving them unsuccessful in finding what they truly were looking for. Although the desired results are more than likely buried deep, most people do not have the time or the patience to read through page after page of text based listings. They end up settling on the results that seem the closest and most convenient.
More at:http://www.redzee.com/
SoftVoter is where people vote for the best PC software
What Company Is Offering:
SoftVoter is where people vote for the best PC software. All software is submitted and voted by their visitors. Rate, share and discover the best applications.
SoftVoter is a place where people discover and share software titles socially, the best of which are voted on to the top by their users.
How It Works:
First you have to create free account before posting your listing.
No "sponsored listings". No "promotion links". Forget about "regular" software archives. Only actual user feedback.
More at:http://www.softvoter.com/
SoftVoter is where people vote for the best PC software. All software is submitted and voted by their visitors. Rate, share and discover the best applications.
SoftVoter is a place where people discover and share software titles socially, the best of which are voted on to the top by their users.
How It Works:
First you have to create free account before posting your listing.
No "sponsored listings". No "promotion links". Forget about "regular" software archives. Only actual user feedback.
More at:http://www.softvoter.com/
AgentCasts creates stunning real estate video tours for your property listings
What Company is Offering:
AgentCasts creates stunning real estate video tours for your property listings, delivering you and your clients a serious advantage on the Web. Our range of real estate video services will help you save time and sell more efficiently, while truly igniting your real estate business and listings online.
How It Works:
Each video tour AgentCasts produces and distributes for you online will rise to the top of the most relevant searches in the most relevant locations on the web, wherever your potential clients may be searching online. Search engines like Google will list your video tours as results for targeted organic searches.Web video sites will return your video tours as results for searches that match your keywords. Podcasting sites like iTunes will index your video podcasts and display them for relevant searches.
Why It Could Work:
Video tours offer your prospective customers a clear visual display of your real estate listings without having to schedule preview appointments or open houses, and allow for them to visually walk through your listings without having to be there. By offering video tours of your property listings, you give your clients a means of finding out if they are interested before they take the next step of scheduling an appointment - saving everyone countless hours in the early decision making process. In truth, buyers who view video tours typically take up to three times less time making a purchase decision with a Realtor.Their video tour distribution strategy helps to immediately improve your own website's organic and direct referral traffic from search engines, while presenting your video listings in as many places as possible in order to get them in front of your potential customers. As you can see, the benefits of video extend well beyond simply providing a better representation of your real estate listings online - they're rather an entire web marketing strategy within themselves!
More at:http://www.agentcasts.com/
AgentCasts creates stunning real estate video tours for your property listings, delivering you and your clients a serious advantage on the Web. Our range of real estate video services will help you save time and sell more efficiently, while truly igniting your real estate business and listings online.
How It Works:
Each video tour AgentCasts produces and distributes for you online will rise to the top of the most relevant searches in the most relevant locations on the web, wherever your potential clients may be searching online. Search engines like Google will list your video tours as results for targeted organic searches.Web video sites will return your video tours as results for searches that match your keywords. Podcasting sites like iTunes will index your video podcasts and display them for relevant searches.
Why It Could Work:
Video tours offer your prospective customers a clear visual display of your real estate listings without having to schedule preview appointments or open houses, and allow for them to visually walk through your listings without having to be there. By offering video tours of your property listings, you give your clients a means of finding out if they are interested before they take the next step of scheduling an appointment - saving everyone countless hours in the early decision making process. In truth, buyers who view video tours typically take up to three times less time making a purchase decision with a Realtor.Their video tour distribution strategy helps to immediately improve your own website's organic and direct referral traffic from search engines, while presenting your video listings in as many places as possible in order to get them in front of your potential customers. As you can see, the benefits of video extend well beyond simply providing a better representation of your real estate listings online - they're rather an entire web marketing strategy within themselves!
More at:http://www.agentcasts.com/
XSCapacity.com online marketplace
What Company is offering:
XSCapacity.com gives you access to the thousands of trucks traveling the nation's highways everyday with little to no freight in their trailers. This all too common practice drives up the cost of freight.
How It Works:
By filling out one simple form only one time, XSCapacity.com will bring the entire trucking industry to your doorsteps, whether your freight shipping needs are LTL (less than truck load) or full truck loads. XSCapacity.com, you no longer have to wait for days to receive critical information about shipping rates. In fact, most companies have that answer within hours, directly from our extensive directory of certified DOT truckers. There are no barriers between you and the carriers...By using our application to book your freight, you can drive savings directly to your bottom line.
Your company can be trained to post loads on the XSCapacity.com online marketplace within minutes. The system is easy to use and there are no costs or obligations for shippers. Our user-friendly portal makes your shipping request available to thousands of trucking companies with real-time access to the same information...This innovative and simple to use platform will streamline your shipping operations and save you lots of time and money.
More at:http://xscapacity.com/
XSCapacity.com gives you access to the thousands of trucks traveling the nation's highways everyday with little to no freight in their trailers. This all too common practice drives up the cost of freight.
How It Works:
By filling out one simple form only one time, XSCapacity.com will bring the entire trucking industry to your doorsteps, whether your freight shipping needs are LTL (less than truck load) or full truck loads. XSCapacity.com, you no longer have to wait for days to receive critical information about shipping rates. In fact, most companies have that answer within hours, directly from our extensive directory of certified DOT truckers. There are no barriers between you and the carriers...By using our application to book your freight, you can drive savings directly to your bottom line.
Your company can be trained to post loads on the XSCapacity.com online marketplace within minutes. The system is easy to use and there are no costs or obligations for shippers. Our user-friendly portal makes your shipping request available to thousands of trucking companies with real-time access to the same information...This innovative and simple to use platform will streamline your shipping operations and save you lots of time and money.
More at:http://xscapacity.com/
2collab is a social bookmarking site where you can store and organize your favorite internet resource
What Company Is Offering:
2collab is a social bookmarking site where you can store and organize your favorite internet resources – such as blogs, websites, research articles, and more. Then, in private or public groups you can decide to share your bookmarks with others – stimulating debate and discussion. Members of groups can evaluate these resources (by rating bookmarks, tagging and adding comments), or add their own bookmarks. You can browse public groups and bookmarks, but must register (your name and email address) to access the full functionality – such as creating groups, adding comments, and adding bookmarks.
How It Works:
You can start using 2collab now, just register to start adding bookmarks, creating groups and much more – or you browse the site as a guest user.
In addition to the create bookmark form they also provide an easy to use 2collab browser button to add a bookmark from anywhere on the web with the touch of a button.
More:http://www.2collab.com/
2collab is a social bookmarking site where you can store and organize your favorite internet resources – such as blogs, websites, research articles, and more. Then, in private or public groups you can decide to share your bookmarks with others – stimulating debate and discussion. Members of groups can evaluate these resources (by rating bookmarks, tagging and adding comments), or add their own bookmarks. You can browse public groups and bookmarks, but must register (your name and email address) to access the full functionality – such as creating groups, adding comments, and adding bookmarks.
How It Works:
You can start using 2collab now, just register to start adding bookmarks, creating groups and much more – or you browse the site as a guest user.
In addition to the create bookmark form they also provide an easy to use 2collab browser button to add a bookmark from anywhere on the web with the touch of a button.
More:http://www.2collab.com/
Sendori --Sending Web Traffic To You Got $2.12 million Series A-1 round VCs Funding
What Company is Offering:
Sendori is in the business of connecting generic-term domains with leading advertisers. Their patent-pending solution optimizes these connections for the benefit of advertisers and domain owners.
How It Works;
The Sendori domain monetization service is unlike what you are used to. They have created a zero-click service; Sendori sends all of your visitors to paying advertisers, and reduces your reliance on ads and click rates. They provide detailed reports that show the domain activity, including total visitors sent to advertisers, average pay per visitor, and RPM (Revenue per 1000 visitors). In addition, They include your total parked page views and revenues, in cases when they create your parked page using their parking parters. Domains that are listed by domain owners as being for sale will be marketed to advertisers. Sendori charges the domain owner 5% of the final sale price. Payments can be made using PayPal, check, or bank transfer. The minimum payout is $50. The maximum payout via PayPal is $10,000. We use Mass Pay, so you pay no PayPal fees. You receive in your PayPal account exactly what you earn on redirects. If your application is accepted, please sign in and select your preferred method of receiving payments, by visiting the My Account tab.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Sendori, that drives online traffic from generic domains to specific Web advertisers, has secured $800,000 of a $2.12 million Series A-1 round.Backers include First Round Capital, Baseline Ventures, Maples Investments and Felices Ventures.
https://www.sendori.com/pubsite/owner_faq#protect_strategy
Sendori is in the business of connecting generic-term domains with leading advertisers. Their patent-pending solution optimizes these connections for the benefit of advertisers and domain owners.
How It Works;
The Sendori domain monetization service is unlike what you are used to. They have created a zero-click service; Sendori sends all of your visitors to paying advertisers, and reduces your reliance on ads and click rates. They provide detailed reports that show the domain activity, including total visitors sent to advertisers, average pay per visitor, and RPM (Revenue per 1000 visitors). In addition, They include your total parked page views and revenues, in cases when they create your parked page using their parking parters. Domains that are listed by domain owners as being for sale will be marketed to advertisers. Sendori charges the domain owner 5% of the final sale price. Payments can be made using PayPal, check, or bank transfer. The minimum payout is $50. The maximum payout via PayPal is $10,000. We use Mass Pay, so you pay no PayPal fees. You receive in your PayPal account exactly what you earn on redirects. If your application is accepted, please sign in and select your preferred method of receiving payments, by visiting the My Account tab.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Sendori, that drives online traffic from generic domains to specific Web advertisers, has secured $800,000 of a $2.12 million Series A-1 round.Backers include First Round Capital, Baseline Ventures, Maples Investments and Felices Ventures.
https://www.sendori.com/pubsite/owner_faq#protect_strategy
BDMetrics Got $ 15 Million In VCs Funding
What Company is Offering:
BDMetrics, headquartered in Baltimore, MD, is the creator of You-Based? personalization technology for leading trade shows and associations and the Event365? year-round event community technology. Specifically, BDMetrics provides the technology to power the search, personalization, media and lead generation functionality for a trade show or community's online presence. This enables the trade show owner to monetize its member base year-round through an interactive channel whereby exhibitors can place media or generate leads through the show's website or the trade show's product locator kiosks.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Greenhill SAVP ("GSAVP") announced today it has invested in BDMetrics, Inc. ("BDMetrics"). Greenhill SAVP led this Series C financing of $15 million with participation from existing institutional investors which included: Valhalla Partners, Grosvenor Funds, New Markets Growth Fund and Maryland DBED. As a result of this financing, Brian Hirsch, Managing Director of Greenhill SAVP, will join the BDMetrics Board of Directors.
How They Are Progressing:
In a relatively short period of time, BDMetrics has become the market leader in providing B2B lead generation and online media solutions to the $10 billion trade show industry.
About VC Detail:
Greenhill SAVP (www.gsavp.com) is an early stage venture fund focused on investments in technology enabled services and business information services. Greenhill & Co., Inc. (NYSE:GHL), is a leading independent investment bank It acts for clients located throughout the world from its offices in New York, London, Frankfurt, Toronto and Dallas and its website is www.greenhill.com.
More at:http://www.bdmetrics.com/
BDMetrics, headquartered in Baltimore, MD, is the creator of You-Based? personalization technology for leading trade shows and associations and the Event365? year-round event community technology. Specifically, BDMetrics provides the technology to power the search, personalization, media and lead generation functionality for a trade show or community's online presence. This enables the trade show owner to monetize its member base year-round through an interactive channel whereby exhibitors can place media or generate leads through the show's website or the trade show's product locator kiosks.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Greenhill SAVP ("GSAVP") announced today it has invested in BDMetrics, Inc. ("BDMetrics"). Greenhill SAVP led this Series C financing of $15 million with participation from existing institutional investors which included: Valhalla Partners, Grosvenor Funds, New Markets Growth Fund and Maryland DBED. As a result of this financing, Brian Hirsch, Managing Director of Greenhill SAVP, will join the BDMetrics Board of Directors.
How They Are Progressing:
In a relatively short period of time, BDMetrics has become the market leader in providing B2B lead generation and online media solutions to the $10 billion trade show industry.
About VC Detail:
Greenhill SAVP (www.gsavp.com) is an early stage venture fund focused on investments in technology enabled services and business information services. Greenhill & Co., Inc. (NYSE:GHL), is a leading independent investment bank It acts for clients located throughout the world from its offices in New York, London, Frankfurt, Toronto and Dallas and its website is www.greenhill.com.
More at:http://www.bdmetrics.com/
Listomi is a new online service based on lists and list management
What Company is Offering:
Listomi is a new online service based on lists and list management. Listomi aims to be the leading site for online list repositories.
How It Works:
Listomi is the place to go for all data that can be organized into a list. It is the next generation of list repositories, possibly the first true, dedicated list repository.
Listomi in the forefront of list repositories and list data management. The goal of Listomi is to become the known place to go to for lists of all shapes and sizes. Need a list of US States to use on your website? Want to browse through thousands of baby names all in one place? Need to settle an argument about the works of a particular author? Everyday people search for lists of things, the types of lists that people search for is virtually infinite. The results for these searches return a multitude of different sites that may or may not contain a suitable list. If there was single site, an online repository of all the possible lists in the universe that someone could go to find the list they are looking for, then the amount of traffic is equally as infinite. Listomi.com is that place.
More at:http://www.listomi.com/
Listomi is a new online service based on lists and list management. Listomi aims to be the leading site for online list repositories.
How It Works:
Listomi is the place to go for all data that can be organized into a list. It is the next generation of list repositories, possibly the first true, dedicated list repository.
Listomi in the forefront of list repositories and list data management. The goal of Listomi is to become the known place to go to for lists of all shapes and sizes. Need a list of US States to use on your website? Want to browse through thousands of baby names all in one place? Need to settle an argument about the works of a particular author? Everyday people search for lists of things, the types of lists that people search for is virtually infinite. The results for these searches return a multitude of different sites that may or may not contain a suitable list. If there was single site, an online repository of all the possible lists in the universe that someone could go to find the list they are looking for, then the amount of traffic is equally as infinite. Listomi.com is that place.
More at:http://www.listomi.com/
Work At Home Moms For Hire
What Company Is Offering:
Their aim is to unite work home moms to build long lasting relationships and partnerships. There is something for everybody here.Business owners can post their jobs or opportunities.
Working Moms can hire other experienced Moms to help them with a problem or task.
Newbie WAHMS or Business Owners can request advice to help them get started with their own business. Working Moms can show off their talents and gain experience by doing work for other Business Owners and earn money.
How It Works:
Wahms or Work atHome Moms for Hire are folks who have a talent or specialty and can perform tasks for other new business owners or WAHM's. THey are also people who want to help out other business owners or want to help promote their own business by making a presence by completing jobs. This category of members will bid on projects and come up with a fee they think will suit their needs. Once they perform the task, the customer releases funds to them and they can cash out using PayPal.
WAHMs can sign up and post a project or a task for other WAHMs to bid on and earn cash. Very fun and good way to promote your business or talent, this is the place for you to gain some experience by performing certain tasks and projects for other business, or Work at Home Moms. If you have something to offer, then browse the open projects to see if you qualify. If so try bidding on the project to see if you are chosen. If you are chosen, then you can earn some nice cash upon completion of the project.
More at:http://www.wahmsforhire.com/faq.php
Their aim is to unite work home moms to build long lasting relationships and partnerships. There is something for everybody here.Business owners can post their jobs or opportunities.
Working Moms can hire other experienced Moms to help them with a problem or task.
Newbie WAHMS or Business Owners can request advice to help them get started with their own business. Working Moms can show off their talents and gain experience by doing work for other Business Owners and earn money.
How It Works:
Wahms or Work atHome Moms for Hire are folks who have a talent or specialty and can perform tasks for other new business owners or WAHM's. THey are also people who want to help out other business owners or want to help promote their own business by making a presence by completing jobs. This category of members will bid on projects and come up with a fee they think will suit their needs. Once they perform the task, the customer releases funds to them and they can cash out using PayPal.
WAHMs can sign up and post a project or a task for other WAHMs to bid on and earn cash. Very fun and good way to promote your business or talent, this is the place for you to gain some experience by performing certain tasks and projects for other business, or Work at Home Moms. If you have something to offer, then browse the open projects to see if you qualify. If so try bidding on the project to see if you are chosen. If you are chosen, then you can earn some nice cash upon completion of the project.
More at:http://www.wahmsforhire.com/faq.php
CoveritLive's web based software takes your next live blog to a new level
What Company Is Offering:
CoveritLive's web based software takes your next live blog to a new level. Your commentary publishes in real time like an instant message. Our ‘one-click’ publishing lets you drop polls, videos, pictures, ads and audio clips as soon as they come to mind. Comments and questions from your readers instantly appear but you control what gets published. Try our software for your next live blog. Your readers will love it.
How It Works:
CoveritLive took the concept of instant messaging and combined it with the idea that an informed, smart writer could make a live blog worth watching. From there, content (video, audio, images) and interactive (polls, viewer questions) features began to fall into place.
Who Is Behind The Idea:
CoveritLive is led by Keith McSpurren. Keith founded web based software startup Salesdriver which was later purchased by Carlson Marketing and has had other leadership roles such as CEO of Durham Furniture and Vice President of Flagstone Capital a small private equity fund based in Toronto.
Bob Barnard leads the technology effort. Bob created the web based software company Analyzer Software and has been managing technology projects through BBMG Digital which has delivered leading technology websites during the last 4 years. Prior to running his own companies, Bob was head of technology/engineering at Organic's Toronto office.
More at:http://www.coveritlive.com/
CoveritLive's web based software takes your next live blog to a new level. Your commentary publishes in real time like an instant message. Our ‘one-click’ publishing lets you drop polls, videos, pictures, ads and audio clips as soon as they come to mind. Comments and questions from your readers instantly appear but you control what gets published. Try our software for your next live blog. Your readers will love it.
How It Works:
CoveritLive took the concept of instant messaging and combined it with the idea that an informed, smart writer could make a live blog worth watching. From there, content (video, audio, images) and interactive (polls, viewer questions) features began to fall into place.
Who Is Behind The Idea:
CoveritLive is led by Keith McSpurren. Keith founded web based software startup Salesdriver which was later purchased by Carlson Marketing and has had other leadership roles such as CEO of Durham Furniture and Vice President of Flagstone Capital a small private equity fund based in Toronto.
Bob Barnard leads the technology effort. Bob created the web based software company Analyzer Software and has been managing technology projects through BBMG Digital which has delivered leading technology websites during the last 4 years. Prior to running his own companies, Bob was head of technology/engineering at Organic's Toronto office.
More at:http://www.coveritlive.com/
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