The Free Library has offered free, full-text versions of classic literary works from hundreds of celebrated authors, whose biographies, images, and famous quotations can also be found on the site. Recently, The Free Library has been expanded to include a massive collection of periodicals from hundreds of leading publications covering Business and Industry, Communications, Entertainment, Health, Humanities, Law, Government, Politics, Recreation and Leisure, Science and Technology, and Social Sciences. This collection includes millions of articles dating back to 1984 as well as newly-published articles that are added to the site daily.
The Free Library is an invaluable research tool and the fastest, easiest way to locate useful information on virtually any topic. Explore the site through a keyword search, or simply browse the enormous collection of literary classics and up-to-date periodicals to find exactly what you need.
TheFreeLibrary.com now allows you to create your own personal homepage by adding and removing, dragging and dropping, and "using or losing" existing content windows. In addition, you can add your own bookmarks, weather information, horoscope, and RSS feeds from anywhere on the web.
More at:http://www.thefreelibrary.com/
Saturday, December 1, 2007
The Savvy Source for Parents was an idea conceived by parents, for parents
What Company Says:
The Savvy Source for Parents was an idea conceived by parents, for parents.
After giving birth to her daughter, our founder, Stacey Boyd, quickly realized that there are very few resources to help parents navigate choosing and gaining admission to preschools. So she turned to friends who already had children in preschool and realized that her parent friends were a treasure trove of useful information. Not one to keep the inside scoop to herself, she wondered if there was a way to harness all of the information she had gathered in a format from which other parents could benefit. Stacey talked up the idea with some friends, and over some of her famous goat cheese tarts last spring, a small group met at Stacey's home to begin making Stacey's brainchild a reality - and thus The Savvy Source for Parents was born!.
How It Works:
They started with about a half dozen moms in San Francisco and in less than one year, they have spread to 17 cities across the country, with many more cities in the pipeline. They have been able to spread so quickly because thousands of parents have been generous enough to share their experiences with other parents. With the help of leading childhood development experts, they created a survey for school directors to complete. As you will see, the director survey asks directors to provide parents with all sorts of useful tidbits from what "a day in the life" is like at their preschool to how the school handles discipline, to teacher/student ratios, and much more.
They believe that the depth and quantity of parent reviews and the first-hand information from school directors makes this the most informative web site about preschools in the country.
More at:http://www.savvysource.com/
The Savvy Source for Parents was an idea conceived by parents, for parents.
After giving birth to her daughter, our founder, Stacey Boyd, quickly realized that there are very few resources to help parents navigate choosing and gaining admission to preschools. So she turned to friends who already had children in preschool and realized that her parent friends were a treasure trove of useful information. Not one to keep the inside scoop to herself, she wondered if there was a way to harness all of the information she had gathered in a format from which other parents could benefit. Stacey talked up the idea with some friends, and over some of her famous goat cheese tarts last spring, a small group met at Stacey's home to begin making Stacey's brainchild a reality - and thus The Savvy Source for Parents was born!.
How It Works:
They started with about a half dozen moms in San Francisco and in less than one year, they have spread to 17 cities across the country, with many more cities in the pipeline. They have been able to spread so quickly because thousands of parents have been generous enough to share their experiences with other parents. With the help of leading childhood development experts, they created a survey for school directors to complete. As you will see, the director survey asks directors to provide parents with all sorts of useful tidbits from what "a day in the life" is like at their preschool to how the school handles discipline, to teacher/student ratios, and much more.
They believe that the depth and quantity of parent reviews and the first-hand information from school directors makes this the most informative web site about preschools in the country.
More at:http://www.savvysource.com/
Product Clash
What Company Is Offering:
Product Clash is looking to become a fun place for internet users to stop by when looking for in-season items as well as some top-selling consumer electronics.With ProductClash they look to combine and structure direct competitive information together with user generated content.They will also serve their users with purchasing options. By the way, people who do not believe in the power of e-Commerce are ignorant.We can only engage our users (and ourselves) properly if there is a fun aspect involved. The fun of Product Clash is not mutually exclusive to the information purpose, so "dull" people are perfectly able to enjoy the site experience.
How It Works:
Product clash addresses the new dimension, by adding the social prioritization to the information overload on the internet.1. The Influential Power of other people
2. Emotional Connection to the brand or product category.
3. The underlying rational need for a product or a service.
More at:http://www.productclash.com/
Product Clash is looking to become a fun place for internet users to stop by when looking for in-season items as well as some top-selling consumer electronics.With ProductClash they look to combine and structure direct competitive information together with user generated content.They will also serve their users with purchasing options. By the way, people who do not believe in the power of e-Commerce are ignorant.We can only engage our users (and ourselves) properly if there is a fun aspect involved. The fun of Product Clash is not mutually exclusive to the information purpose, so "dull" people are perfectly able to enjoy the site experience.
How It Works:
Product clash addresses the new dimension, by adding the social prioritization to the information overload on the internet.1. The Influential Power of other people
2. Emotional Connection to the brand or product category.
3. The underlying rational need for a product or a service.
More at:http://www.productclash.com/
Create Your Own Mobile Device With "Bug Labs " And Become Entrepreneur
What Company Is Offering:
BUG is a collection of easy-to-use, open source hardware modules, each capable of producing one or more Web services. These modules snap together physically and the services connect together logically to enable users to easily build, program and share innovative devices and applications. With BUG, we don't define the final products - you do.
US start-up Bug Labs wants to harness some of that same creativity by enabling tech-savvy do-it-yourselfers to create their own mobile devices. The company has designed several basic hardware modules that snap together like building blocks to perform whatever mobile function their owners can think of. “There are so many great gadget ideas that haven't been thought of yet,” the founders note. “We want to unlock and inspire the discovery and creation of as many of these devices as possible.” Besides letting them add whatever they want, the snap-together components also let consumers leave out what they don't want, which is a far cry from many pre-packaged mobile phones and PDAs that come crammed with features their buyers have no use for.
How it works:
Bug Labs is a new kind of technology company, enabling a new generation of engineers to tap their creativity and build any type of device they want, without having to solder, learn solid state electronics, or go to China. Bug Labs envisions a future where CE stands for Community Electronics, the term "mashups" applies equally to hardware as it does to Web services, and entrepreneurs can appeal to numerous markets by inventing "The Long Tail" of devices.
Would-be product designers start with Bug Labs’ basic module—in essence, a Linux-based mobile computer. Then, they add other modules to give the basic device fresh capabilities. Want a camera that tags photos with a GPS-derived location and then uploads them to the web? All it takes is fitting the necessary components together. The software to run the device is also modular, though customizing it may require some minor coding. Bug Labs aims to start selling both the basic module and the first four add-ons (GPS, digital camera/videocam, colour LCD touchscreen and an accelerometer/motion sensor) by the end of 2007.
Gadgets built with Bug Lab’s block-like components may not satisfy those who lust after branded mobile devices poured into seamlessly sleek designs. It will, however, appeal to people who enjoy making things,* and like having control over elements of a product’s design. Whether or not the component approach succeeds with mobile devices, plenty of other manufactured products would do well to study the concept and see if they can make their own products modular and stackable. Let them build it, and they will come! ;-)
More at: www.buglabs.net
BUG is a collection of easy-to-use, open source hardware modules, each capable of producing one or more Web services. These modules snap together physically and the services connect together logically to enable users to easily build, program and share innovative devices and applications. With BUG, we don't define the final products - you do.
US start-up Bug Labs wants to harness some of that same creativity by enabling tech-savvy do-it-yourselfers to create their own mobile devices. The company has designed several basic hardware modules that snap together like building blocks to perform whatever mobile function their owners can think of. “There are so many great gadget ideas that haven't been thought of yet,” the founders note. “We want to unlock and inspire the discovery and creation of as many of these devices as possible.” Besides letting them add whatever they want, the snap-together components also let consumers leave out what they don't want, which is a far cry from many pre-packaged mobile phones and PDAs that come crammed with features their buyers have no use for.
How it works:
Bug Labs is a new kind of technology company, enabling a new generation of engineers to tap their creativity and build any type of device they want, without having to solder, learn solid state electronics, or go to China. Bug Labs envisions a future where CE stands for Community Electronics, the term "mashups" applies equally to hardware as it does to Web services, and entrepreneurs can appeal to numerous markets by inventing "The Long Tail" of devices.
Would-be product designers start with Bug Labs’ basic module—in essence, a Linux-based mobile computer. Then, they add other modules to give the basic device fresh capabilities. Want a camera that tags photos with a GPS-derived location and then uploads them to the web? All it takes is fitting the necessary components together. The software to run the device is also modular, though customizing it may require some minor coding. Bug Labs aims to start selling both the basic module and the first four add-ons (GPS, digital camera/videocam, colour LCD touchscreen and an accelerometer/motion sensor) by the end of 2007.
Gadgets built with Bug Lab’s block-like components may not satisfy those who lust after branded mobile devices poured into seamlessly sleek designs. It will, however, appeal to people who enjoy making things,* and like having control over elements of a product’s design. Whether or not the component approach succeeds with mobile devices, plenty of other manufactured products would do well to study the concept and see if they can make their own products modular and stackable. Let them build it, and they will come! ;-)
More at: www.buglabs.net
Avail Media, the provider of content aggregation and IPTV transport services got $25 million in VCs funding
What Company Is Offering:
Avail Media is the only company today to deliver a combined MPEG-4 linear TV and Video On Demand (VOD) IPTV solution. Avail Media, the provider of content aggregation and IPTV transport services, delivers to its customers a full line-up of live television programming with hundreds of channels, all quality encoded in MPEG-4, IP encapsulated, encrypted, combined with VOD and designed for future value-added services. Avail Media's system has been designed for use by broadband network operators of all types. Whether triple-play, quad-play, or pure video play, Avail Media offers the broadest and deepest set of IPTV services, technologies and solutions available in the marketplace today.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Avail Media, Inc., a provider of IPTV and advanced media services to broadband operators, announced it has closed the final tranche of a $25 million Series B equity round. First time investor Valhalla Partners joined Columbia Capital, Novak Biddle Venture Partners, and Pioneer Ventures in the round.
The financing, along with $5 million in debt financing from a strategic investor and Silicon Valley Bank, brings the total capital raised this year to $30 million, which will provide Avail Media with sufficient resources to execute on its vision, create value-added services, and effectively position its customers for success in the market.
What VCs Says About Company's Growth Prospects:
Avail Media has made significant strides in supporting its expanding customer base. Avail's ability to bring telecom, cable, and Internet service providers cost-effective, customizable IPTV technology quickly and seamlessly is unmatched in this emerging space. There is tremendous market opportunity here and under the direction of its experienced, highly respected management team, Avail is well positioned to be a key player in the industry," said Art Marks, general partner, Valhalla Partners and Avail Media new board member.
What Company's CEO Says:
We've made some significant advances this year which indicate that 2008 will be a year of continued expansion and productivity for us. First, our customer installation rate is already exceeding expectations. Second, because we operate the only MPEG 4 linear and video on demand (VOD) platform, we have an excellent foundation upon which to build value added services," said Ramu Potarazu, CEO, Avail Media. "Valhalla brings additional industry and operating experience as well as critical resources within their team which will be valuable during this growth phase," Potarazu added.
More at:http://www.availmedia.com/
Avail Media is the only company today to deliver a combined MPEG-4 linear TV and Video On Demand (VOD) IPTV solution. Avail Media, the provider of content aggregation and IPTV transport services, delivers to its customers a full line-up of live television programming with hundreds of channels, all quality encoded in MPEG-4, IP encapsulated, encrypted, combined with VOD and designed for future value-added services. Avail Media's system has been designed for use by broadband network operators of all types. Whether triple-play, quad-play, or pure video play, Avail Media offers the broadest and deepest set of IPTV services, technologies and solutions available in the marketplace today.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Avail Media, Inc., a provider of IPTV and advanced media services to broadband operators, announced it has closed the final tranche of a $25 million Series B equity round. First time investor Valhalla Partners joined Columbia Capital, Novak Biddle Venture Partners, and Pioneer Ventures in the round.
The financing, along with $5 million in debt financing from a strategic investor and Silicon Valley Bank, brings the total capital raised this year to $30 million, which will provide Avail Media with sufficient resources to execute on its vision, create value-added services, and effectively position its customers for success in the market.
What VCs Says About Company's Growth Prospects:
Avail Media has made significant strides in supporting its expanding customer base. Avail's ability to bring telecom, cable, and Internet service providers cost-effective, customizable IPTV technology quickly and seamlessly is unmatched in this emerging space. There is tremendous market opportunity here and under the direction of its experienced, highly respected management team, Avail is well positioned to be a key player in the industry," said Art Marks, general partner, Valhalla Partners and Avail Media new board member.
What Company's CEO Says:
We've made some significant advances this year which indicate that 2008 will be a year of continued expansion and productivity for us. First, our customer installation rate is already exceeding expectations. Second, because we operate the only MPEG 4 linear and video on demand (VOD) platform, we have an excellent foundation upon which to build value added services," said Ramu Potarazu, CEO, Avail Media. "Valhalla brings additional industry and operating experience as well as critical resources within their team which will be valuable during this growth phase," Potarazu added.
More at:http://www.availmedia.com/
FeedWard.com is a Video Search Engine
FeedWard.com is a Video ?Search Engine? that enables the user to search through various video sites. The main idea was conceived and implemented by Nick Nt. on 2007 and the purpose of the whole project is to create a single web site that combines the results of the most popular web2.0 video sites. FeedWard is coming out supporting 5 of the biggest and fastest growing sites, such as youtube, veoh, google video, livevideo and metacafe. Later on, many more sites will be added on our engine.
More at:http://www.feedward.com/
More at:http://www.feedward.com/
Bloove is an online phone management service
What Company Is Offering:
Bloove is an online phone management service. It allows you to edit address book contacts and speed dial settings, initiate calls and work with messages - all from your favorite browser. It is like PC Suite for the web.
How It Works:
Bloove communicates with a mobile phone via wireless data connection: GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, Wi-Fi etc. So, no cable, infrared or Bluetooth hardware is needed. You will need to install Bloove Agent application on your phone, no installs are required on the desktop. You may manage your phone everywhere you have just a browser, without cumbersome desktop application.
Open http://bloove.com/m on your mobile. It will determine a compatible version for your phone automatically.
For Symbian phones you will need to agree with all warnings and just run the agent. For J2ME you will need to grant access to network and your contacts for the Agent to work properly prior to running application. Access settings are specific to phone vendor.
On Nokia phones open Application, choose Bloove Agent, choose Options/Application Access and set Communication/Network Access to Always allowed. Repeat Always allowed setting for Data access/Read user data and Data access/Add and edit data.
On Sony-Ericsson phones open File manager/Applications, choose Bloove Agent, choose More/Permissions and set Internet access to Never ask. Repeat Never ask setting for Read user data and Write user data. If your phone allows you to do so, set Never ask to Messaging as well.
The free version is currently available. With the free version you can't connect more then one mobile phone to you account and Contact Archive is limited to 15 items. All other features are unrestricted: you may manage an unlimited number of contacts on the phone, and there is no time limit - basic functions will be free forever. We plan to introduce premium options with more number of mobile phones and archive items allowed.
More at:http://www.bloove.com/
Bloove is an online phone management service. It allows you to edit address book contacts and speed dial settings, initiate calls and work with messages - all from your favorite browser. It is like PC Suite for the web.
How It Works:
Bloove communicates with a mobile phone via wireless data connection: GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, Wi-Fi etc. So, no cable, infrared or Bluetooth hardware is needed. You will need to install Bloove Agent application on your phone, no installs are required on the desktop. You may manage your phone everywhere you have just a browser, without cumbersome desktop application.
Open http://bloove.com/m on your mobile. It will determine a compatible version for your phone automatically.
For Symbian phones you will need to agree with all warnings and just run the agent. For J2ME you will need to grant access to network and your contacts for the Agent to work properly prior to running application. Access settings are specific to phone vendor.
On Nokia phones open Application, choose Bloove Agent, choose Options/Application Access and set Communication/Network Access to Always allowed. Repeat Always allowed setting for Data access/Read user data and Data access/Add and edit data.
On Sony-Ericsson phones open File manager/Applications, choose Bloove Agent, choose More/Permissions and set Internet access to Never ask. Repeat Never ask setting for Read user data and Write user data. If your phone allows you to do so, set Never ask to Messaging as well.
The free version is currently available. With the free version you can't connect more then one mobile phone to you account and Contact Archive is limited to 15 items. All other features are unrestricted: you may manage an unlimited number of contacts on the phone, and there is no time limit - basic functions will be free forever. We plan to introduce premium options with more number of mobile phones and archive items allowed.
More at:http://www.bloove.com/
With Cataplt---Your affordable email campaign... in seconds!
What Company Is Offering:
Cataplt™ is the first web-based middle market email solution on Earth. They designed it because emailing larger lists from Microsoft© Outlook© can be painful, but larger enterprise solutions are complicated and expensive. They know you wanted the best of both worlds.
How It Works:
With Cataplt, you can email up to 5,000 recipients. Simply upload your list, cut and paste your text or html message, then send. It's that simple! About 48 hours later they'll send you a report of how many emails reached your audience, how many emails were opened, and how many links were clicked. (real metrics that show your email campaign success).
For any email campaign up to 5000 addresses, the price is only $10! Your affordable email campaign... in seconds!
More at:http://www.cataplt.com/
Cataplt™ is the first web-based middle market email solution on Earth. They designed it because emailing larger lists from Microsoft© Outlook© can be painful, but larger enterprise solutions are complicated and expensive. They know you wanted the best of both worlds.
How It Works:
With Cataplt, you can email up to 5,000 recipients. Simply upload your list, cut and paste your text or html message, then send. It's that simple! About 48 hours later they'll send you a report of how many emails reached your audience, how many emails were opened, and how many links were clicked. (real metrics that show your email campaign success).
For any email campaign up to 5000 addresses, the price is only $10! Your affordable email campaign... in seconds!
More at:http://www.cataplt.com/
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