Friday, December 7, 2007

OUTSHOUTS--Send Audio Messages

What Company is Offering:
OUTSHOUTS is the best way to intro your favorite audio with your own voice and make someone's day. Just upload your favorite audio track, add your message, and press send…to anyone with an email address or a mobile phone number.

You can even post OUTSHOUTS on other websites (like your blog or your social network pages), and send OUTSHOUTS directly from your mobile phone.

How It Works:
You can send OUTSHOUTS to anyone with a mobile phone or an email address - they don’t have to be registered.
You can mark your OUTSHOUTS public (let the world hear what you have to say), or private (only your recipients get to hear)
And you don’t even have to be on the web to send an OUTSHOUT -- just load up some tracks in your SHOUT List and dial 415-294-2225 to send directly from your mobile!
OUTSHOUTS is totally FREE -- you send as many as you like, to one friend at a time, or to a whole group of friends.

Features:
1.Anyone can receive and play OUTSHOUTS - they don’t have to be registered. If your friend sent an OUTSHOUT to your mobile phone, you should receive a text message directing your to dial 415-294-2225 to listen to your OUTSHOUT. If they sent it via email, you can just click on the link provided (if you don't see it in your inbox, be sure to check your junk or bulk mail folder). If you missed an OUTSHOUT that someone has sent to you, you can enter your email or mobile number on the homepage and we’ll go find it for you.
2.Find the BUY IT button in the OUTSHOUT player and click on either "iTunes" or "Amazon." You can purchase and download either a single song or the entire album as a download from iTunes, or you can purchase the entire album on CD and have it shipped from Amazon.

More at:http://www.outshouts.com/

Navigenics' flagship service provides members with knowledge of their genetic predispositions and encourages them to act on the information

What Company Is Offering:

Navigenics offers personalized, preventive health and wellness services to their members. Navigenics' flagship service provides members with knowledge of their genetic predispositions and encourages them to act on the information to prevent the onset of disease, achieve earlier diagnosis, appropriately manage disease, or otherwise lessen its impact.

How It Works:

At Navigenics, they use the latest genetic science to illuminate the future of your health and arm you with the knowledge to change it for the better.
Thanks to advances in genomic research, medicine and technology, they can now determine your genetic predisposition for certain diseases, perhaps years or decades before they develop. These insights enable you to take action before a disorder strikes to delay or even prevent the illness altogether.
Their laboratory is certified under federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) standards. There they screen your whole genome and compare it to the most up-to-date research on the genetic bases of conditions such as diabetes, cancer and heart disease. They then provide you with clinically based knowledge to help you take positive steps to live as long and healthy a life as possible.

More at:http://www.navigenics.com/

Mixaloo--Mix Music And Earn

What Company Is Offering:
In the Age of the Cassette, mix-tapes functioned as more than just music. They were sonic messages written in secret code, obsessively created and received with awe. Mixaloo's mission is to spin this ritual for a digital generation, by offering cash rewards and choice merchandise to mix-makers who successfully market their handiwork. They offer a library of over 3 million songs, and intuitive software for making mixes and then promoting them in both private and public arenas.

How It Works:

Just go the homepage and fill in Album Title, Upload Cover Art, and Mix Description. Once you click Add Tracks to my Mix button you will be taken to the track picker page. If you need help with the track picker, click on the Help link in the upper right.Once you click “Add Tracks to My Mix” on the homepage or “Edit Mix” within the My Mixes section you will be taken to the Track Picker Page. If you need help from there, click “Show Help” button next to the artist search box.The track picker dynamically saves your mix each time you make a change. Clicking Preview /Promote is a good way to ensure your mix is saved though.
The promote button gives you the chance to promote your mix on your favorite social media sites by simply entering your log in information for that site. It is also where you can grab “Embed Code” which will give you HTML to place your widget anywhere you want.

Registering for Mixaloo is easy, just go to www.mixaloo.com and start building a Mix right on the homepage. You will be prompted to register as soon as you begin.
More at:http://www.mixaloo.com/

GoLark is a website that helps you find the best Events and Activities in your area

What Company Is Offering:

GoLark is a website that helps you find the best Events and Activities in your area. Whether they're Concerts, Museum Exhibits, Lectures, Shows, or just some of the cool things to see in your area, if you submit it, others can find it! All Larks are submitted and voted on by the GoLark community so that the best ones get pushed to the top of the list.

How It Works:

Top Larks are the best events and activities voted up by the GoLark community. New Larks are events and activities that have just been submitted. If a Lark on the New page gets enough votes it will make it onto the Top Larks page.Events are Larks that can only be enjoyed at most a few times. Re-Larkables are Larks that happen for quite some time, so you have many chances to enjoy them.By Voting on a Lark you will affect its ranking in the overall list. The more you vote, the better the list will get. Voting also helps GoLark keep track of the things you like and dislike for better recommendations. Submitting larks is a great way to share fun things to do with the rest of the GoLark community. Submitting Larks is also a great way to promote an event or activity, whether it be a local band playing or a pleasant hike through the woods.

GoLark is free to join. All you need is to verify your email address. Once your email is verified you can begin using all of GoLark's features.
More at:http://www.golark.com/

RealityAllStarz --Making You Reality Star

What Company is Offering:
RealityAllStarz is a community site where you play the game of life and become a Reality All Star! To play, share stories about how you have completed various challenges, ranging from acts of silliness to amazing life adventures, and earn trophies by getting the highest votes.

How It Works:

Tell stories about all the amazing challenges you're attempting in life! You get more points by attempting challenges that are deemed more difficult. People (and that means you) rate challenges based on difficulty. Pick the harder ones. Then, look at what others have done and try to out do them. We add up all the points from all your attempts and that’s your score. You have the highest score, you become The Reality All Star. Hint: invite your friends to vote on your performance, they'll be kinder than strangers. Good story telling and video evidence probably works better than photos alone.
Trophies are little rewards you collect when you do certain things. There are lots of different kinds of trophies for things like being the highest point earner for a challenge or being watched by 25 fans. Collect more trophies, impress your friends. Throw a party! Have fun!

There are two kinds of trophies. One kind is for when you do something as part of the game, like win a challenge or have lots of friends. The other kind is offered by someone sponsoring a challenge.

This game is a lot more fun when people you know start doing things you never knew they could. To challenge a friend, just find or create a challenge you think they'd enjoy, then click challenge friends. We'll send them a one time email with your challenge inviting them to play.
More at:http://realityallstarz.com/

Paperspine--Connecting Book Lovers

What Company Is Offering:
Paperspine is revolutionizing the way book readers around the country read, meet, and discuss books. They believe that by offering a cost-effective, convenient, and simple-to-use rental service people can read more and save money at the same time.

How It Works:
They came up with Paperspine by looking at the drawbacks conventional book options offer. Libraries can be cost effective but very inconvenient to use. Most of us have had the experience of waiting a long time for a newly released title, trekking back and forth to the library in all types of weather, or perhaps even worse, forgetting to return the book and accruing late charges. Online retailers such as Barnes and Noble and Amazon provide a good selection of books, but purchasing these books is expensive and, for most of us, the book has little value after we’ve read it. Over time books accumulate throughout the house until, one day, we finally gather them off our shelves, floor, or nightstand and donate them.

Unique features:

Their book rental model aims to give you the best of all worlds. They offer a huge selection of books - over 150,000 - to choose from, they get shipped conveniently right to your door, and you don’t accrue any late fees. Even better, when you’re done with the book just drop it in the mail using our pre-paid postage mailer. Not only will you be saving money, you’ll reduce BCS (Book Clutter Syndrome) around your house.

More at: http://www.paperspine.com/

Copenda is a revolutionary people search engine which will allow you to search for your soul mate or meet new friends from all over the network

What Company Is Offering:

Copenda is a new way to search and meet people on the Internet.
Their unique search engine scans popular social networks and dating sites such as Myspaces, Facebook, hi5, friendster, match, plentyoffish and more.

How It Works:

Copenda is a revolutionary people search engine which will allow you to search for your soul mate or meet new friends from all over the network.

Copenda ,it's more than just love - it's a new way to search and meet people on the Internet.

Just type your preferences ...and Copenda will find the match, your next match can be from any site such as yahoo personal, mate1, Ocupid, plentyoffish, Singlesnet or Kisscafe.

With Copenda your next date can be as soon as today !!! and it is 100% Free !
More at:http://copenda.com/

Future Scanner, essentially scans the web for the best future-focused content

What Company Is Offering:
Future Scanner, essentially scans the web for the best future-focused content (predictions by experts, discoveries that will impact future events, product prototypes, industry forecasts, useful resources, etc.) and then sorts it by future Year and Category.

How It Works:

When Community members locate these types of cool links, they tag them accordingly and submit them to site via their personal accounts. Other users then vote on the material they find most interesting or beneficial and the best content ends up being featured on the front page. Users are also encouraged to link together related scans and resources, so that it becomes easier to find more information on a given topic.

As you navigate through the Future Scanner during this they encourage you to spend some time voting up the links that appeal to you, carefully tag and title the links that you submit, and enter any related links and resources that you may be aware of. Your feedback is important so if you encounter any bugs or glitches, or have suggestions that would make the site work better for you, please let us know by posting comments in the MemeBox forums.
More at:http://memebox.com/

Ihavethebest.com

What Company Is Offering:

They challenge you to Upload Yours and discover if you have the best at Ihavethebest.com.

How It Works:

Ihavethebest.com functions to both entertain, and also become a creative tool in broadcasting talent, originality, and ultimately what is to be considered the best by exposing the great variety of interesting people, talent, and prized possessions that make up the world. Do you have what it takes to be the best…then Upload Yours!

Using three mediums - Image, Video, and Audio, users have the ability to upload and broadcast what they believe should contend to be the best and most popular by category. What’s more, allowing users the control over the creation of new categories an infinite amount of contest possibilities exist. Just surfing? You also play a key role by having the option to comment, contact, or vote on what you and the world consider to be the best.
More at:http://www.ihavethebest.com/

Keibi Moderation Suite is a comprehensive solution for the moderation and classification of user generated content

What Company Is Offering:
The Keibi Technologies vision took root in early 2006 while its founders were working for a large social network located in San Francisco. This online community was experiencing massive viral growth and saw its user generated content increasing at a rate of over 20% per month.

How It Works:

Keibi Moderation Suite is a comprehensive solution for the moderation and classification of user generated content (UGC). Online Communities can quickly rid their network of low-value, inappropriate content while increasing advertiser-friendly inventory and improving their revenue opportunity.

Manages the four basic UGC types - Images, Animations, Text and Video
Classifies primary violations as Obscene, Racist, Violent, or Abusive
Incorporates item score, account history and prior decisions for more effective, holistic approach
Delivers as a scalable subscription based solution
Keibi Technologies was founded to help the growing number of companies leveraging user generated content -- social networks, content publishers and advertisers -- to protect their brands and improve advertising revenue. Their customers benefit from better member experiences, higher monetization of content and increased moderator productivity.
More at:http://www.keibitech.com/

SkiSpace is a new social networking and information site just for skiers, snowboarders and winter sports hounds

What Company Is Offering:
SkiSpace is a new social networking and information site just for skiers, snowboarders and winter sports hounds. Bode Miller in conjunction with PathConnect, LLC created SkiSpace to answer a need in the community for an all-encompassing customized experience that puts members right where you want to be.

How It Works:

SkiSpace was developed to let you connect with other skiers, boarders and snow sports fanatics, while keeping you up to date on the latest news and snow reports. Their features also give you the ability to share photos and videos, even from your mobile phone. But they wanted to go a lot further and make this a primo site for helping you plan your snow adventures, snag the best travel deals and hottest resorts, and outfit you with the greatest selection of gear you can find. The whole reason we’re here is to make your ski-centric life as easy as it is exciting.

How Is It Different:

SkiSpace takes the party to the next dimension. While other sites give you the news and views, the products and some simple chat room or forum features, SkiSpace lets you live the lifestyle larger by creating a community of people you can hook up and share the experience with. The SkiSpace platform enables you to define your own experience and stay connected anywhere. You can keep up with what’s going on in the ski world around the globe or create a regional network to connect with people in your area. With SkiSpace the possibilities are endless!
More at:http://skispace.com/

Adknowledge is the single destination for advertisers looking for quality clicks beyond Google and Yahoo

What Company Is Offering:
Adknowledge is the single destination for advertisers looking for quality clicks beyond Google® and Yahoo®. Adknowledge operates an online marketplace that allows advertisers to bid for traffic in websites, email and smaller search engines. To date, more than 50,000 advertisers have used the Adknowledge ad marketplace. Additionally, publishers can show Adknowledge ads by utilizing AdStation™ on their website, email list, or search engine.

How It Works:

Expand your reach beyond Google and Yahoo by accessing Adknowledge's multi-channel behavioral targeting network. Bid for clicks in thousands of venues including display, email and smaller search engines.

Recent Updates:
The company has just acquired Cubics for an undisclosed amount, which is Adknowledge’s second acquisition in the past month. Having already brought Mediarun’s ad network into the mix, Adknowledge is hoping to gain an extended reach deeper into social networks with the purchase of Cubics.

The Cubics ad network targets developers for applications that run on Facebook and Friendster. The company has indicated that support for Bebo is on the way, and as part of the Adknowledge family, it’s planning on taking advantage of MySpace and the rest of the OpenSocial participants as well. Cubics claims over 1 billion ad impressions on Facebook alone.

http://www.adknowledge.com/

Moxi TV--Turn Your Windows XP PC Into The Hub Of Your Digital Entertainment

What Company Is Offering:
Moxi TV for PC is an easy-to-use video software application that lets you turn your Windows XP PC into the hub of your digital entertainment. All with a single solution that offers you the benefits of a DVR and a multimedia experience.

How It Works:

Record and control live TV by pausing, rewinding and fast forwarding. Play back DVD and CDs and enjoy your PC-based digital photos and music with the Emmy® Award-winning Moxi Menu. You can even play games and schedule recordings from the web when you're away from home.

Watch what you want, when you want to, wherever you are, with your programming all in one place. Everything you love about Moxi, now on your computer too.

Popular Features:
The Emmy® Award-winning Moxi Menu – in full HD – connects you to your favorite movies, music, photos and TV shows faster. And it sees about two weeks into the future, so you're never caught off guard.

Intelligent search and filtering helps you search smarter by title, category or keyword.

Digital media recorder features lets you pause, rewind, and fast forward through live TV and recorded programming.

Web Scheduling allows you to remotely schedule the recording of your favorite shows anywhere you have web access. Moxi also alerts you if you have any scheduling conflicts.

Favorites and personalized channel lists bring channel surfing to a new level.

Category menus give you easy access to recorded TV, HD content, news, kids, sports, movies, photos, and games.

Parental controls let you decide what's okay for the kids to watch.
More at:http://www.moxi.com/

Music Intelligence Solutions has got a $7 million funding round, led by a group of angel investors

What Company Is Offering:
Music Intelligence Solutions, Inc., is a global digital media corporation with offices in San Francisco, CA; Savannah, GA; and Barcelona, Spain. The Company uses patent-approved technology to enhance the consumer experience with digital content including music and video. Ecosystem partners and customers include major music labels, digital media companies, mobile services providers and web 2.0 Internet services companies such as social networks and online retail portals.

How It Works:

Music Intelligence Solutions and its predecessor Polyphonic Human Media Interface (PHMI) have developed patented approaches to music and visual media discovery that can create the most compelling digital media destination for a broad consumer base of consumers, artists and businesses.
Unique Features:
Consumers find music they love.
Artists — both emerging and established — gain visibility and an ever-growing fan base.
Unique revenue and business solutions drive return on investment for on-line music aggregators, mobile service providers, and leading music labels and producers across the globe.

How Much They Got From VCs:

Music Intelligence Solutions has got a $7 million funding round, led by a group of angel investors. As the provider of software and analytics tools for search and discovery and marketing of music, MIS will be using the round of funding for global expansion and the launch of its web 2.0 personalization and networking tools.

From personalized radio stations to hit song science for artists and labels, MIS has found itself knee-deep in the online world of distribution tools.


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