What Company Is Offering:
Their breakthrough technology allows companies to offer convenient, secure and always-on 2-way mobile services to their customers by using any mobile phone's existing software and standard capabilities. They designed the ClairMail system to be straightforward for companies to implement and intuitive for their customers to use.ClairMail was formed by an experienced team who recognized the power and potential of mobile phones to change the landscape of customer interaction.
How It Works:
ClairMail optimizes any mobile phone for 2-way customer interaction. As the only solution that supports a mobile phone's existing software and standard capabilities - including messaging, mobile Web and client applications - ClairMail empowers financial institution customers to easily access secure information, conduct transactions and get no-hold customer service. Additionally, ClairMail's Actionable Alerts™ enable financial institutions to deliver complete service to customers as an alternative to expensive channels like call centers and IVR. Unlike other proprietary, inflexible client software-based solutions, the ClairMail system is a turnkey, standards-based offering that requires no new mobile phone software, seamlessly integrates with financial institution systems of record, delivers the fastest time to value and removes the friction from customer interactions.
More at:http://www.clairmail.com/
4 Hamilton Landing, Suite 200
Novato , CA 94949
Phone: (415) 884-7270
Fax: (415) 884-7299
Friday, February 29, 2008
PartyGps----to locate bars, clubs, and liquor stores throughout the U.S.
What Company Is Says:
This site makes it easier to locate bars, clubs, and liquor stores throughout the U.S. with Google Maps, tags, and user reviews. This will hopefully help you and your friends plan your night out quicker without the hassle.
While doing this, please remember to drink responsibly. They hope the information found on this site is helpful, but it is up to you to stay safe while partying. Designated driver is not included.
If you need to contact partyGPS, please email us at mail@partygps.com.
More at:http://partygps.com/
This site makes it easier to locate bars, clubs, and liquor stores throughout the U.S. with Google Maps, tags, and user reviews. This will hopefully help you and your friends plan your night out quicker without the hassle.
While doing this, please remember to drink responsibly. They hope the information found on this site is helpful, but it is up to you to stay safe while partying. Designated driver is not included.
If you need to contact partyGPS, please email us at mail@partygps.com.
More at:http://partygps.com/
EnMobile, is a full-service innovative strategic marketing and advertising agency specializing in creative mobile technology and platforms
What Company Is Offering;
EnMobile, is a full-service innovative strategic marketing and advertising agency specializing in creative mobile technology and platforms. Comprised of a young team of mobile innovators, the agency provides progressive mobile marketing solutions, including mobile multimedia applications and consulting services to help advertisers engage consumers, with an emphasis on Generation Y. EnMobile has offices in Athens, Ohio and Fort Myers, Florida.
How It Works:
By offering a FREE introductory campaign for those companies looking to add mobile to their marketing mix. The team at EnMobile brings a confident approach to marketing, and will deliver a free campaign to prove to clients the success of their system.
Their agency comes into the mix to ensure that your message is delivered effectively and efficiently, right in the palm of the consumer’s hands, at any time, anywhere.
The team at EnMobile is so confident in their abilities that they are offering a free campaign as a sign of good faith and confidence. The creative director, Jake Phillips, remarks, “We are experts who know generation Y and the target demographics throughout the mobile industry. We want to create a cutting edge campaign to better serve you. We believe so much in our team that we will put our agency on the line to prove to you why we are the best choice in mobile media.” EnMobile is offering any new business or agencies first campaign for free, but afterwards, the prices at EnMobile are the best in the business. “Our agency delivers unique and successful campaigns for a fraction of the price of other firms. We know what works, and the best part is we know how to get it done in the most cost-effective matter. Mr. Bornancin states “We know what it takes for an organization to increase capital throughout its business efforts; this is done by either increasing sales or creating new revenue streams, or by depleting overhead and cutting costs. Our patent-pending in-house mobile solutions do both.”
More at; www.EnMobileMedia.com or by calling 1-888-523-9085.
EnMobile, is a full-service innovative strategic marketing and advertising agency specializing in creative mobile technology and platforms. Comprised of a young team of mobile innovators, the agency provides progressive mobile marketing solutions, including mobile multimedia applications and consulting services to help advertisers engage consumers, with an emphasis on Generation Y. EnMobile has offices in Athens, Ohio and Fort Myers, Florida.
How It Works:
By offering a FREE introductory campaign for those companies looking to add mobile to their marketing mix. The team at EnMobile brings a confident approach to marketing, and will deliver a free campaign to prove to clients the success of their system.
Their agency comes into the mix to ensure that your message is delivered effectively and efficiently, right in the palm of the consumer’s hands, at any time, anywhere.
The team at EnMobile is so confident in their abilities that they are offering a free campaign as a sign of good faith and confidence. The creative director, Jake Phillips, remarks, “We are experts who know generation Y and the target demographics throughout the mobile industry. We want to create a cutting edge campaign to better serve you. We believe so much in our team that we will put our agency on the line to prove to you why we are the best choice in mobile media.” EnMobile is offering any new business or agencies first campaign for free, but afterwards, the prices at EnMobile are the best in the business. “Our agency delivers unique and successful campaigns for a fraction of the price of other firms. We know what works, and the best part is we know how to get it done in the most cost-effective matter. Mr. Bornancin states “We know what it takes for an organization to increase capital throughout its business efforts; this is done by either increasing sales or creating new revenue streams, or by depleting overhead and cutting costs. Our patent-pending in-house mobile solutions do both.”
More at; www.EnMobileMedia.com or by calling 1-888-523-9085.
Zipidee is the Internet’s largest digital Prosumer Generated Content marketplace
What Company Is Offering:
Zipidee is the Internet’s largest digital Prosumer Generated Content (PGC) marketplace for instructional, educational, and special interest content. Their platform provides the tools for media owners to market and sell original digital goods, including video, audio (books and music), eBooks, mobile content, and more, to augment their existing sales channels.
Recent Updates:
Online digital marketplace Zipidee was selected to present at the Dow Jones VentureOne Summit as one of the top 50 “Companies to Watch in 2008.” The two-day conference, held in Redwood City, CA, is the 11th annual Summit, which serves as a gathering of leading venture capitalists and entrepreneurs.
The VentureOne Summit featured industry discussions led by foremost investors and insights from industry analysts in addition to the start-up presentations. For more information about the event, visit http://ventureonesummit.dowjones.com/.
More at: www.zipidee.com, www.totalvid.com, and www.videowaza.com
Zipidee is the Internet’s largest digital Prosumer Generated Content (PGC) marketplace for instructional, educational, and special interest content. Their platform provides the tools for media owners to market and sell original digital goods, including video, audio (books and music), eBooks, mobile content, and more, to augment their existing sales channels.
Recent Updates:
Online digital marketplace Zipidee was selected to present at the Dow Jones VentureOne Summit as one of the top 50 “Companies to Watch in 2008.” The two-day conference, held in Redwood City, CA, is the 11th annual Summit, which serves as a gathering of leading venture capitalists and entrepreneurs.
The VentureOne Summit featured industry discussions led by foremost investors and insights from industry analysts in addition to the start-up presentations. For more information about the event, visit http://ventureonesummit.dowjones.com/.
More at: www.zipidee.com, www.totalvid.com, and www.videowaza.com
Voices.com provides an online marketplace, facilitating transactions between business clients and voice-over professionals
What Company Is Offering:
Voices.com provides an online marketplace, facilitating transactions between business clients and voice-over professionals employing a comprehensive suite of web-based services. Clients that have worked at Voices.com include NBC, ESPN, PBS, The History Channel, Reader's Digest, Comcast, Nortel Networks, Bell Canada, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, ING, Western Union, Ford, GM, Jaguar, US Army, the US Government and more.
Recent Updates:
The Voice Coaches Network is a public service provided by Voices.com to help promote the importance of voice acting education and evangelize the art of voice acting while teaching people how to navigate the new world of voice overs online. Through these extraordinary efforts, Voices.com propels the future of voice acting, pro-actively engaging the community and shaping the industry for years to come.
Voices.com collaborates with voice over coaches in many ways, all of which are symbiotic, directly benefiting the participants and the voice over industry at large. Aspiring voice actors are also beneficiaries, gleaning insights and pearls of wisdom from experts in the field of voice acting through podcasts, articles on blogs, and an interactive directory of teachers who provide voice over training across the US, Canada and Great Britain.
More at:http://www.voices.com/voice-coaches-network.html
Voices.com provides an online marketplace, facilitating transactions between business clients and voice-over professionals employing a comprehensive suite of web-based services. Clients that have worked at Voices.com include NBC, ESPN, PBS, The History Channel, Reader's Digest, Comcast, Nortel Networks, Bell Canada, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, ING, Western Union, Ford, GM, Jaguar, US Army, the US Government and more.
Recent Updates:
The Voice Coaches Network is a public service provided by Voices.com to help promote the importance of voice acting education and evangelize the art of voice acting while teaching people how to navigate the new world of voice overs online. Through these extraordinary efforts, Voices.com propels the future of voice acting, pro-actively engaging the community and shaping the industry for years to come.
Voices.com collaborates with voice over coaches in many ways, all of which are symbiotic, directly benefiting the participants and the voice over industry at large. Aspiring voice actors are also beneficiaries, gleaning insights and pearls of wisdom from experts in the field of voice acting through podcasts, articles on blogs, and an interactive directory of teachers who provide voice over training across the US, Canada and Great Britain.
More at:http://www.voices.com/voice-coaches-network.html
www.BuddyG.tv is the website for a historic animated cartoon
What Company Is Offering:
www.BuddyG.tv is the website for a historic animated cartoon - Buddy G, My Two Moms and Me, the first animated cartoon series for kids starring a character with two moms. The website includes a video of the show open/theme song and a video clip preview from the first episode - The Lost Rings. In addition, there is a "Fun for Parents" page with changing fun, blogs, products and videos. For kids the site has downloadable Buddy G coloring pages and Buddy G jigsaw puzzles, and video picks for kids. You can also buy a dvd of the first episode, in addition to Buddy G gear.
Visitors can stop back regularly at both www.CoolPicks.com and www.BuddyG.tv for some more personal growth and fun.
www.BuddyG.tv is the website for a historic animated cartoon - Buddy G, My Two Moms and Me, the first animated cartoon series for kids starring a character with two moms. The website includes a video of the show open/theme song and a video clip preview from the first episode - The Lost Rings. In addition, there is a "Fun for Parents" page with changing fun, blogs, products and videos. For kids the site has downloadable Buddy G coloring pages and Buddy G jigsaw puzzles, and video picks for kids. You can also buy a dvd of the first episode, in addition to Buddy G gear.
Visitors can stop back regularly at both www.CoolPicks.com and www.BuddyG.tv for some more personal growth and fun.
SaveMeFromForeclosure.com provides information regarding bad credit to assist consumers facing credit problems
What Company Is Offering:
SaveMeFromForeclosure.com a proven industry leader in the foreclosure prevention industry continues to share valuable information with consumers. SaveMeFromForeclosure.com provides information regarding bad credit to assist consumers facing credit problems.
How It Works:
SaveMeFromForeclosure.com, tells consumers that the road to bad credit begins prior to experiencing late or missed payments. “Many consumers fail to read the fine print on credit applications which outline what will happen should they have a late or missed payment,” says Justin Lee of SaveMeFromForeclosure.com. As Justin points out the terms are outlined on the application but many consumers are only concerned with getting the credit at the time they fail to take into consideration what the ramifications are if they fail to complete the terms of agreement.
SaveMeFromForeclosure.com advises consumers who have fallen behind in payments to pay close attention to fees imposed as a result of delinquent payments. These fees can easily become hefty. SaveMeFromForeclosure.com recommends an effective communication process with financial institutions. Although many consumers feel overwhelmed when facing bad credit problems it is very important to make a concerted effort to speak with creditors and negotiate payment arrangements as well as asking for the reduction or complete removal of fees. Creditors are more likely to cooperate when the consumer makes an initiative to resolve the issues.
More at: www.SaveMeFromForeclosure.com
SaveMeFromForeclosure.com a proven industry leader in the foreclosure prevention industry continues to share valuable information with consumers. SaveMeFromForeclosure.com provides information regarding bad credit to assist consumers facing credit problems.
How It Works:
SaveMeFromForeclosure.com, tells consumers that the road to bad credit begins prior to experiencing late or missed payments. “Many consumers fail to read the fine print on credit applications which outline what will happen should they have a late or missed payment,” says Justin Lee of SaveMeFromForeclosure.com. As Justin points out the terms are outlined on the application but many consumers are only concerned with getting the credit at the time they fail to take into consideration what the ramifications are if they fail to complete the terms of agreement.
SaveMeFromForeclosure.com advises consumers who have fallen behind in payments to pay close attention to fees imposed as a result of delinquent payments. These fees can easily become hefty. SaveMeFromForeclosure.com recommends an effective communication process with financial institutions. Although many consumers feel overwhelmed when facing bad credit problems it is very important to make a concerted effort to speak with creditors and negotiate payment arrangements as well as asking for the reduction or complete removal of fees. Creditors are more likely to cooperate when the consumer makes an initiative to resolve the issues.
More at: www.SaveMeFromForeclosure.com
Jobbi.com is the most revolutionary job finding and job posting website combining simplicity and technology
What Company Is Offering:
Jobbi.com is the most revolutionary job finding and job posting website combining simplicity and technology. They at jobbi have one initiative, to finally make it easy for you to find a job or employees. They incorporate many really amazing features, first and foremost HeadHunt, a truly innovative way for peers to connect job seekers to employers based on their criteria. Secondly, we are the cheapest job site on the market, free to job seekers and pennies to employers. They are here to eliminate the grind of finding a job and finding good employees, they want to make your life as easy as possible.
How It Works:
1. Go to the “register” link at the top right of the homepage.
2. Plug in your personal information then create a unique username and password.
3. Copy and paste your resume or company information into the large box provided named “resume or company info.”
4. Upload your picture from your personal computer.
5. Upload a video resume (see video resume on how to create a video resume) from your personal computer.
6. Plug in the information for your first post and whether you are here to find a job or post a job.
7. Enter the code to block spammers.
8. Check the box to agree to the terms and conditions.
How Is It Different:
They want people to post jobs and find jobs as easily as possible. They feel that jobbi can be more than just a job site, they want jobbi to be a classifieds of sorts. They want people who need to find a dog sitter, a house sitter, or a pool man to be able to come to jobbi, buy a post for dirt cheap and tap into our massive database simply and efficiently and with our HeadHunt system, you will only need to keep your post up for a few days because you will have plenty of recommendations in hours.
More at:http://www.jobbi.com/
Jobbi.com is the most revolutionary job finding and job posting website combining simplicity and technology. They at jobbi have one initiative, to finally make it easy for you to find a job or employees. They incorporate many really amazing features, first and foremost HeadHunt, a truly innovative way for peers to connect job seekers to employers based on their criteria. Secondly, we are the cheapest job site on the market, free to job seekers and pennies to employers. They are here to eliminate the grind of finding a job and finding good employees, they want to make your life as easy as possible.
How It Works:
1. Go to the “register” link at the top right of the homepage.
2. Plug in your personal information then create a unique username and password.
3. Copy and paste your resume or company information into the large box provided named “resume or company info.”
4. Upload your picture from your personal computer.
5. Upload a video resume (see video resume on how to create a video resume) from your personal computer.
6. Plug in the information for your first post and whether you are here to find a job or post a job.
7. Enter the code to block spammers.
8. Check the box to agree to the terms and conditions.
How Is It Different:
They want people to post jobs and find jobs as easily as possible. They feel that jobbi can be more than just a job site, they want jobbi to be a classifieds of sorts. They want people who need to find a dog sitter, a house sitter, or a pool man to be able to come to jobbi, buy a post for dirt cheap and tap into our massive database simply and efficiently and with our HeadHunt system, you will only need to keep your post up for a few days because you will have plenty of recommendations in hours.
More at:http://www.jobbi.com/
Platinum Play --Online Casino Groups
Platinum Play have gone all-out and packed the site with more than 500 pages of information ranging from game types and rules, right down to specific promotions and contact details. The latest Platinum Play news is also available here, as are the weekly winners from all competitions - along with player testimonials.
Gamblers can do their gaming in multiple languages and also have the option of choosing their preferred currency. These languages include English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Portuguese and Dutch. Currencies available for online play are the GB Pound, Euro, US Dollar, Canadian Dollar and Australian Dollar.
Players can contact Platinum Play’s 24/7 support team and communicate in multiple languages. There are also various methods of communication including, phone-calls, live chat, and email.
Among the vast amounts of available information on this new site, there are also many pages containing tips on player security and advice on responsible gambling. Gamblers are guaranteed privacy and efficient service through various purchase and withdrawal methods. All methods are trusted and secure as Platinum Play has received the ‘thumbs-up’ from eCOGRA (e-Commerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance). eCOGRA, a non-profit organization, is the independent standards authority of the online gaming industry, specifically overseeing fair gaming, player protection and responsible operator conduct.
Included on every page are quick-links to the Download Casino, Instant Play Casino and to the PokerTime poker room.
Fortune Lounge is one of the oldest and largest online casino groups. They have achieved this status by offering a superior online gambling experience, coupled with a commitment to ethical behavior, dedicated player service and operational excellence.
More at:
Fortune Lounge Group
John Hughes
1 800 587 9036
pr@fortunelounge.com
www.fortunelounge.com
Gamblers can do their gaming in multiple languages and also have the option of choosing their preferred currency. These languages include English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Portuguese and Dutch. Currencies available for online play are the GB Pound, Euro, US Dollar, Canadian Dollar and Australian Dollar.
Players can contact Platinum Play’s 24/7 support team and communicate in multiple languages. There are also various methods of communication including, phone-calls, live chat, and email.
Among the vast amounts of available information on this new site, there are also many pages containing tips on player security and advice on responsible gambling. Gamblers are guaranteed privacy and efficient service through various purchase and withdrawal methods. All methods are trusted and secure as Platinum Play has received the ‘thumbs-up’ from eCOGRA (e-Commerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance). eCOGRA, a non-profit organization, is the independent standards authority of the online gaming industry, specifically overseeing fair gaming, player protection and responsible operator conduct.
Included on every page are quick-links to the Download Casino, Instant Play Casino and to the PokerTime poker room.
Fortune Lounge is one of the oldest and largest online casino groups. They have achieved this status by offering a superior online gambling experience, coupled with a commitment to ethical behavior, dedicated player service and operational excellence.
More at:
Fortune Lounge Group
John Hughes
1 800 587 9036
pr@fortunelounge.com
www.fortunelounge.com
WideOrbit manages the advertising sales process for television stations, radio stations, cable networks, cable interconnects, mobile video, movie
What Company Is Offering:
WideOrbit is the largest Traffic, Sales and Billing software in North America and is growing rapidly globally. WideOrbit manages the advertising sales process for television stations, radio stations, cable networks, cable interconnects, mobile video, movie theatres and digital display networks.
WideOrbit's solutions help maximize revenue and enhance operational efficiencies. The company's core WO Traffic software is a scalable, modern, Windows-based solution that provides a complete workflow in the management of advertising infrastructure from the acceptance of an advertising order to the receipt of an invoice. WO Traffic provides centralized management of traffic and reporting from one location for multi-station groups, and tracks market history and conditions to help clients make the most appropriate pricing decisions. WO Traffic also offers revolutionary, patent pending, inventory and yield management tools. WideOrbit's client list includes: Hearst-Argyle Television, Gannett, The New York Times, NBC, Telemundo, Meredith Corporation, Madison Square Garden, Transit TV, Scripps Television Group, and Qualcomm/MediaFlo.
How Much They Got From VCs:
WideOrbit Inc., a San Francisco-based provider of sales, traffic and billing software for the global media market, has raised $14.5 million in Series C funding. Participants include Khosla Ventures, Greycroft Partners and Hearst Ventures. VentureWire says that the company already has term sheets out on a follow-on round that could net up to $50 million.
WideOrbit is the largest Traffic, Sales and Billing software in North America and is growing rapidly globally. WideOrbit manages the advertising sales process for television stations, radio stations, cable networks, cable interconnects, mobile video, movie theatres and digital display networks.
WideOrbit's solutions help maximize revenue and enhance operational efficiencies. The company's core WO Traffic software is a scalable, modern, Windows-based solution that provides a complete workflow in the management of advertising infrastructure from the acceptance of an advertising order to the receipt of an invoice. WO Traffic provides centralized management of traffic and reporting from one location for multi-station groups, and tracks market history and conditions to help clients make the most appropriate pricing decisions. WO Traffic also offers revolutionary, patent pending, inventory and yield management tools. WideOrbit's client list includes: Hearst-Argyle Television, Gannett, The New York Times, NBC, Telemundo, Meredith Corporation, Madison Square Garden, Transit TV, Scripps Television Group, and Qualcomm/MediaFlo.
How Much They Got From VCs:
WideOrbit Inc., a San Francisco-based provider of sales, traffic and billing software for the global media market, has raised $14.5 million in Series C funding. Participants include Khosla Ventures, Greycroft Partners and Hearst Ventures. VentureWire says that the company already has term sheets out on a follow-on round that could net up to $50 million.
Cleartrip.com is the travel site has raised $18 million in Series C funding
What Company Is Says:
Cleartrip.com is the travel site that gives you what you need without any annoying fluff. Making travel simple.
They made a list of some of the things they want to be:
Simple: Simplicity is a religion at Cleartrip. If they’re not the not the easiest place to search and book your travel, feel free to give them a piece of your mind.
Comprehensive: Part of making travel simple is presenting you with all the options for your trip. We’re working closely with suppliers to add more airlines and hotels to our search.
Reliable: Making travel simple implies making a travel site that just works and works. We still have the occasional hiccup, but being there for you, reliably, is very important to us.
Responsible: We take responsibility for what we give you. You won’t hear us making excuses for airlines or hotels or availability or prices. If we show you a price, we will honour it, come what may.
How Much They Got From VCs:
ClearTrip Travel Services, a Mumbai, India-based travel website operator, has raised $18 million in Series C funding, according to VC Circle. Draper Fisher Jurvetson led the round with $10 million, and was joined by The Mahindra Group and return backers Sherpalo Ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. No mention of whether Series B lead DAG Ventures also participated.
More at:http://www.cleartrip.com/
Cleartrip.com is the travel site that gives you what you need without any annoying fluff. Making travel simple.
They made a list of some of the things they want to be:
Simple: Simplicity is a religion at Cleartrip. If they’re not the not the easiest place to search and book your travel, feel free to give them a piece of your mind.
Comprehensive: Part of making travel simple is presenting you with all the options for your trip. We’re working closely with suppliers to add more airlines and hotels to our search.
Reliable: Making travel simple implies making a travel site that just works and works. We still have the occasional hiccup, but being there for you, reliably, is very important to us.
Responsible: We take responsibility for what we give you. You won’t hear us making excuses for airlines or hotels or availability or prices. If we show you a price, we will honour it, come what may.
How Much They Got From VCs:
ClearTrip Travel Services, a Mumbai, India-based travel website operator, has raised $18 million in Series C funding, according to VC Circle. Draper Fisher Jurvetson led the round with $10 million, and was joined by The Mahindra Group and return backers Sherpalo Ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. No mention of whether Series B lead DAG Ventures also participated.
More at:http://www.cleartrip.com/
Cebase is a web based database that allows you to manage and share your data on the web
What Company Is Offering:
Cebase is a web based database that allows you to manage and share your data on the web. In cebase your data is stored in lists. A list is much like a table in a traditional database like Microsoft Access or FileMaker but without the hassles of having to create primary keys, foreign keys or any other low-level database object.
How It Works:
Cebase,it has all of the ease of using a spreadsheet, all of the power of a high-end database application, and none of the complexity.
You simply point and click to design your forms and start entering your data. Grant rights and permissions to anyone you choose and suddenly you have a fully interactive web-based solution that's always up-to-date. Cebase makes it easy to share data, they're pretty sure that you want to control who has access to it. So of course, every client's database is stored separately on their private and secure servers. So don't worry; your data is safe with them.
More at: http://www.cebase.com/
Cebase is a web based database that allows you to manage and share your data on the web. In cebase your data is stored in lists. A list is much like a table in a traditional database like Microsoft Access or FileMaker but without the hassles of having to create primary keys, foreign keys or any other low-level database object.
How It Works:
Cebase,it has all of the ease of using a spreadsheet, all of the power of a high-end database application, and none of the complexity.
You simply point and click to design your forms and start entering your data. Grant rights and permissions to anyone you choose and suddenly you have a fully interactive web-based solution that's always up-to-date. Cebase makes it easy to share data, they're pretty sure that you want to control who has access to it. So of course, every client's database is stored separately on their private and secure servers. So don't worry; your data is safe with them.
More at: http://www.cebase.com/
Zannel is about life in real time. It's a way for you and your friends to share what you're doing, feeling, and seeing as it happens
What Company Is Offering:
Zannel is about life in real time. It's a way for you and your friends to share what you're doing, feeling, and seeing as it happens. It's a free service that allows you to create your own mobile page where you can post videos, pictures, and text updates with your phone to instantly share with your friends and start a conversation. You can also follow friends, meet new friends, and watch videos.
How It Works:
With Zannel, you post video, picture, or text updates from your phone to instantly start conversations. You can also follow friends, meet new friends, and watch videos on mobile and the web.Anything you see on the site can be sent to your friends. Simply click on the share button and enter the email or mobile number for the person you want to send it to. It's a great way to share things your friends would enjoy.
To set your Zannel to private, login to your account, click on the privacy link at the top right of the page, select the Private option and click save. Setting your Zannel to private stops anyone who isn't your friend from viewing your Zannel (including your updates) and leaving you comments. It also prevents non-friends from following you and removes you from their favorites.
From the Zannel website, cick on the embed button underneath a pice of media you're viewing, copy the code, and then paste it on the site where you want it to appear.
More at:http://www.zannel.com/
Zannel is about life in real time. It's a way for you and your friends to share what you're doing, feeling, and seeing as it happens. It's a free service that allows you to create your own mobile page where you can post videos, pictures, and text updates with your phone to instantly share with your friends and start a conversation. You can also follow friends, meet new friends, and watch videos.
How It Works:
With Zannel, you post video, picture, or text updates from your phone to instantly start conversations. You can also follow friends, meet new friends, and watch videos on mobile and the web.Anything you see on the site can be sent to your friends. Simply click on the share button and enter the email or mobile number for the person you want to send it to. It's a great way to share things your friends would enjoy.
To set your Zannel to private, login to your account, click on the privacy link at the top right of the page, select the Private option and click save. Setting your Zannel to private stops anyone who isn't your friend from viewing your Zannel (including your updates) and leaving you comments. It also prevents non-friends from following you and removes you from their favorites.
From the Zannel website, cick on the embed button underneath a pice of media you're viewing, copy the code, and then paste it on the site where you want it to appear.
More at:http://www.zannel.com/
Traackr, a digital asset tracking and social net worth measuring tool
What Company Says:
Traackr is the answer to digital content creators' frustration. Traackr, a digital asset tracking and social net worth measuring tool.
If you have pictures, videos, music or even reviews scattered across the Web, and you have no idea how many people are looking at them or responding to them, Traackr is the ultimate answer.
Not only does it track anything you want on the most popular sharing sites, it also lets you measure your influence and interact with other content producers just like you.
There's enough stress in creating beautiful, thoughtful work to have to worry about keeping track of it on top of your other worries. Let Traackr do the tracking for you and become your content marketing tool.
How It Works:
Simply create an account, and tell Traackr where your assets are by creating a campaign - this flexible tool lets you group assets in ways that are meaningful to you, and will show you how much of an audience you have for the products of your creativity.
You can start as many campaigns as you like. Once you've created your campaign(s), it takes Traackr 24 hours to start generating statistics and putting you on the "digerati" map.
Traackr is invaluable because it is the one tool that finally puts a value to your content. You put lots of energy into your content, and lots more into bringing it to the world - there is no site out there that lets you know how well you're doing. Traackr rewards you with statistics that in a snapshot tell you what your "social net worth" is: how much of an audience you're building, who's listenting to what you have to say, who's dwonloading your excellent material.
More at:http://www.traackr.com/
Traackr is the answer to digital content creators' frustration. Traackr, a digital asset tracking and social net worth measuring tool.
If you have pictures, videos, music or even reviews scattered across the Web, and you have no idea how many people are looking at them or responding to them, Traackr is the ultimate answer.
Not only does it track anything you want on the most popular sharing sites, it also lets you measure your influence and interact with other content producers just like you.
There's enough stress in creating beautiful, thoughtful work to have to worry about keeping track of it on top of your other worries. Let Traackr do the tracking for you and become your content marketing tool.
How It Works:
Simply create an account, and tell Traackr where your assets are by creating a campaign - this flexible tool lets you group assets in ways that are meaningful to you, and will show you how much of an audience you have for the products of your creativity.
You can start as many campaigns as you like. Once you've created your campaign(s), it takes Traackr 24 hours to start generating statistics and putting you on the "digerati" map.
Traackr is invaluable because it is the one tool that finally puts a value to your content. You put lots of energy into your content, and lots more into bringing it to the world - there is no site out there that lets you know how well you're doing. Traackr rewards you with statistics that in a snapshot tell you what your "social net worth" is: how much of an audience you're building, who's listenting to what you have to say, who's dwonloading your excellent material.
More at:http://www.traackr.com/
JAlbum is a free tool that produces web based photo albums with index pages and slide shows from image folders
What Company Is Offering:
JAlbum is a free tool that produces web based photo albums with index pages and slide shows from image folders.
How It Works:
A lot of things can be set in the JAlbum user interface and on the skin specific tab (see album settings), but if you don't find a user interface control for what you'd like to adjust, add or change in the final album (font sizes, alignment etc), edit the skin template files instead, there is even a tutorial for this if you find it hard. The skin template files are basically html files stuffed with some JAlbum specific tags and variables. They form the base for all generated album pages. Use a plain text editor like Notepad to edit or an html editor like Frontpage. If you are adjusting a size, font or colour, edit the style files of the skin instead (see the styles directory of the skin you are using). NEVER modify the generated html pages, or you will find yourself having to re-modify them every time you generate an album.
How Is It Different:
Just drag and drop an image folder and press "Make album".
While many competitors offer some degree of customisation through user interface controls or simple templates, JAlbum allows you to generate virtually any imaginable album look as it allows the album designer to use any HTML mixed with JAlbum variables and interpreted java to define the album look.
With JAlbum you generate static HTML web albums so there is no need for extra software to view albums, not on the server side either (just a plain web server). You can put an album on a CD-ROM too if you wish.
More at:http://jalbum.net/
JAlbum is a free tool that produces web based photo albums with index pages and slide shows from image folders.
How It Works:
A lot of things can be set in the JAlbum user interface and on the skin specific tab (see album settings), but if you don't find a user interface control for what you'd like to adjust, add or change in the final album (font sizes, alignment etc), edit the skin template files instead, there is even a tutorial for this if you find it hard. The skin template files are basically html files stuffed with some JAlbum specific tags and variables. They form the base for all generated album pages. Use a plain text editor like Notepad to edit or an html editor like Frontpage. If you are adjusting a size, font or colour, edit the style files of the skin instead (see the styles directory of the skin you are using). NEVER modify the generated html pages, or you will find yourself having to re-modify them every time you generate an album.
How Is It Different:
Just drag and drop an image folder and press "Make album".
While many competitors offer some degree of customisation through user interface controls or simple templates, JAlbum allows you to generate virtually any imaginable album look as it allows the album designer to use any HTML mixed with JAlbum variables and interpreted java to define the album look.
With JAlbum you generate static HTML web albums so there is no need for extra software to view albums, not on the server side either (just a plain web server). You can put an album on a CD-ROM too if you wish.
More at:http://jalbum.net/
Thursday, February 28, 2008
VendorDemo is place where they provide centralized information research and compare technology vendors - all in one place
What Company Is offering:
VendorDemo is place where they provide centralized information research and compare technology vendors - all in one place.An online community that connects business technology buyers with business technology solutions providers. Provides centralized access to technology vendor demos/webinars/literature. Buyers easily search, watch and share content, leaving contact information for vendor follow-up
How It Works:
By offering both deep and broad content, they are able to provide technology buyers with a rich research experience, allowing them to explore offerings from a wide array of vendors.
All you need to create a video is a presentation (i.e. PowerPoint) of your product or company, a microphone, and screen capture software such as Camtasia Studio.
Hook up the microphone to your computer and allow the presentation or PowerPoint to play. Camtasia Studio records what plays on your screen and what you say into your microphone. When you are done recording your video, Camtasia Studio also has tools which allow you to edit and cut your video to help you produce a video in the settings you desire.
More at:http://www.vendordemo.com/
VendorDemo is place where they provide centralized information research and compare technology vendors - all in one place.An online community that connects business technology buyers with business technology solutions providers. Provides centralized access to technology vendor demos/webinars/literature. Buyers easily search, watch and share content, leaving contact information for vendor follow-up
How It Works:
By offering both deep and broad content, they are able to provide technology buyers with a rich research experience, allowing them to explore offerings from a wide array of vendors.
All you need to create a video is a presentation (i.e. PowerPoint) of your product or company, a microphone, and screen capture software such as Camtasia Studio.
Hook up the microphone to your computer and allow the presentation or PowerPoint to play. Camtasia Studio records what plays on your screen and what you say into your microphone. When you are done recording your video, Camtasia Studio also has tools which allow you to edit and cut your video to help you produce a video in the settings you desire.
More at:http://www.vendordemo.com/
Sosius is a new, powerful way of managing the digital information in your life
What Company Is Offering:
Sosius is a new, powerful way of managing the digital information in your life without the need for lots of different, complicated services and providers.
How It Works:
Your Sosius account provides you with a 200 MB workspace that you can use to store, organize and share information with whoever you want, wherever they are.
Almost any information like...
Documents, files, web pages, calendar items, databases, projects and tasks, lists, contacts.
If you require more storage space or additional bandwidth, you can upgrade your account.
To upgrade your account click on the Subscription button under your My Account section. Sosius offers free support via the inbuilt help system. Response times are generally within a 24hr time frame.
Whether you're running a fast moving business across multiple locations with your associates always on the road or organizing the local softball team Sosius provides the perfect place to bring it all together.
They call it the ability to create, manage, and connect.
More at:http://sosius.com/
Sosius is a new, powerful way of managing the digital information in your life without the need for lots of different, complicated services and providers.
How It Works:
Your Sosius account provides you with a 200 MB workspace that you can use to store, organize and share information with whoever you want, wherever they are.
Almost any information like...
Documents, files, web pages, calendar items, databases, projects and tasks, lists, contacts.
If you require more storage space or additional bandwidth, you can upgrade your account.
To upgrade your account click on the Subscription button under your My Account section. Sosius offers free support via the inbuilt help system. Response times are generally within a 24hr time frame.
Whether you're running a fast moving business across multiple locations with your associates always on the road or organizing the local softball team Sosius provides the perfect place to bring it all together.
They call it the ability to create, manage, and connect.
More at:http://sosius.com/
Omgili is the best way in the known universe to find out what people are saying about anything and everything
What Company Is Offering:
Omgili is the best way in the known universe to find out what people are saying about anything and everything!
How It Works:
Omgili is your way to find "subjective information". As opposed to traditional search engines, which search for sites and pages, Omgili finds consumer opinions, debates, discussions, personal experiences, answers and solutions. Most of the questions have already been answered - find the answers through Omgili. Most of the technical problems have been solved - find the solutions through Omgili. Most of the experiences have already been described - Find these descriptions through Omgili.
Omgili is a specialized search engine that focuses on "many to many" user generated content platforms, such as, Forums, Discussion groups, Mailing lists, answer boards and others.
Omgili is a crawler based, vertical search engine that scans millions of online discussions worldwide in over 100,000 boards, forums and other discussion based resources. Omgili knows to analyze and differentiate between discussion entities such as topic, title, replies and discussion date.
More at:http://www.omgili.com/
Omgili is the best way in the known universe to find out what people are saying about anything and everything!
How It Works:
Omgili is your way to find "subjective information". As opposed to traditional search engines, which search for sites and pages, Omgili finds consumer opinions, debates, discussions, personal experiences, answers and solutions. Most of the questions have already been answered - find the answers through Omgili. Most of the technical problems have been solved - find the solutions through Omgili. Most of the experiences have already been described - Find these descriptions through Omgili.
Omgili is a specialized search engine that focuses on "many to many" user generated content platforms, such as, Forums, Discussion groups, Mailing lists, answer boards and others.
Omgili is a crawler based, vertical search engine that scans millions of online discussions worldwide in over 100,000 boards, forums and other discussion based resources. Omgili knows to analyze and differentiate between discussion entities such as topic, title, replies and discussion date.
More at:http://www.omgili.com/
CamPeng is a free video oriented friendship site
What Company Is Offering:
CamPeng is a free video oriented friendship and dating site. Users upload a short personal video clip. Other users rate this clip. If two users mutually rate each other high, then a match is created and the users become friends. Only friends can message each other. It is also possible to just browse and watch the video clips without registering an account.
How It Works:
Firstly..
1. Register/Login
2. Post short videos about yourself.
3. Rate other videos.
4. Make friends by rating each other good/excellent.
5. Message your friends.
Of course you can also just browse. Use "Only show me" to narrow your selection. It’s all free!.
More at:http://www.campeng.com/
CamPeng is a free video oriented friendship and dating site. Users upload a short personal video clip. Other users rate this clip. If two users mutually rate each other high, then a match is created and the users become friends. Only friends can message each other. It is also possible to just browse and watch the video clips without registering an account.
How It Works:
Firstly..
1. Register/Login
2. Post short videos about yourself.
3. Rate other videos.
4. Make friends by rating each other good/excellent.
5. Message your friends.
Of course you can also just browse. Use "Only show me" to narrow your selection. It’s all free!.
More at:http://www.campeng.com/
SeedingIT.com - The Global Seed Capital Network
What Company Is Offering:
The Seed group is a by invitation only network founded to connect the startup community and facilitate brainstorming, positive feedback and funding in a stress free environment. They invite you to attend their events and enjoy.
They founded with the aim to provide positive feedback and connect entrepreneurs and investors. They have a unique format to their events so as to avoid stressful situations with the aim of providing positive feedback and value to entrepreneurs.They use Ning ID for authentication.
How Is It Different:
The Ning ID authentication system lets you choose an email address and password once and use it to join or sign into any social network that uses the Ning ID.
When you create a Ning ID, you can also add a set of basic details and your photo to your Ning ID account. These details are then pre-populated whenever you join a new social network that uses the Ning ID for authentication. It also enables you to keep track of your friends and messages across all the social networks that use it.
You can sign in with your Ning ID email address and password whenever you see symbol on site given.
More at:http://seedingit.com/
The Seed group is a by invitation only network founded to connect the startup community and facilitate brainstorming, positive feedback and funding in a stress free environment. They invite you to attend their events and enjoy.
They founded with the aim to provide positive feedback and connect entrepreneurs and investors. They have a unique format to their events so as to avoid stressful situations with the aim of providing positive feedback and value to entrepreneurs.They use Ning ID for authentication.
How Is It Different:
The Ning ID authentication system lets you choose an email address and password once and use it to join or sign into any social network that uses the Ning ID.
When you create a Ning ID, you can also add a set of basic details and your photo to your Ning ID account. These details are then pre-populated whenever you join a new social network that uses the Ning ID for authentication. It also enables you to keep track of your friends and messages across all the social networks that use it.
You can sign in with your Ning ID email address and password whenever you see symbol on site given.
More at:http://seedingit.com/
Alert Logic--on-demand IT compliance and security solutions has raised $8.25 million in Series C funding
What Company Is Offering:
Alert Logic is the industry's leading provider of on-demand IT compliance and security solutions. Our solutions provide mid-sized organizations with the easiest way to secure networks and comply with policies and regulations.
Their on-demand platform utilizes software-as-a-service to deliver the benefits of rapid deployment, zero maintenance, and no upfront capital costs. As a result, Alert Logic customers benefit from easy and affordable network security and compliance.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Alert Logic Inc., a Houston-based provider of on-demand IT network security solutions, has raised $8.25 million in Series C funding, according to a regulatory filing. Updata Partners led the round, and was joined by return backers Hunt Ventures, DFJ Mercury, Access Venture Partners and OCA Ventures. The company had previously raised $7.5 million.
More at: www.alertlogic.com
Alert Logic is the industry's leading provider of on-demand IT compliance and security solutions. Our solutions provide mid-sized organizations with the easiest way to secure networks and comply with policies and regulations.
Their on-demand platform utilizes software-as-a-service to deliver the benefits of rapid deployment, zero maintenance, and no upfront capital costs. As a result, Alert Logic customers benefit from easy and affordable network security and compliance.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Alert Logic Inc., a Houston-based provider of on-demand IT network security solutions, has raised $8.25 million in Series C funding, according to a regulatory filing. Updata Partners led the round, and was joined by return backers Hunt Ventures, DFJ Mercury, Access Venture Partners and OCA Ventures. The company had previously raised $7.5 million.
More at: www.alertlogic.com
TidalTV Inc., a Baltimore-based startup bringing the television experience to PCs raised $15 million in Series A funding
What Company Is Offering:
TidalTV Inc., a Baltimore-based startup bringing the television experience to PCs.
How Much They Got From VCs:
They have raised $15 million in Series A funding. New Enterprise Associates and Valhalla Partners co-led the round. TidalTV chairman Scott Ferber was a co-founder of Advertising.com, while its CEO Mollie Spilman was Advertising.com's former top sales and marketing executive.
More at:www.tidaltv.com
TidalTV Inc., a Baltimore-based startup bringing the television experience to PCs.
How Much They Got From VCs:
They have raised $15 million in Series A funding. New Enterprise Associates and Valhalla Partners co-led the round. TidalTV chairman Scott Ferber was a co-founder of Advertising.com, while its CEO Mollie Spilman was Advertising.com's former top sales and marketing executive.
More at:www.tidaltv.com
Proofpoint provides unified email security and data loss prevention solutions has closed a $28 million financing round
What Company Is offering:
Proofpoint provides unified email security and data loss prevention solutions for enterprises, universities, government organizations and ISPs to defend against inbound threats such as spam and viruses, prevent leaks of confidential and private information across all protocols, and encrypt sensitive emails. Proofpoint's products are controlled by a single management and policy console and are powered by Proofpoint MLX(TM) technology, an advanced machine learning system developed by Proofpoint scientists and engineers. Proofpoint provides the most scalable and flexible deployment model including: hardware appliance, virtual appliance, hosted services and software.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Proofpoint, Inc., the leading provider of unified email security and data loss prevention solutions, today announced that the company has closed a $28 million financing round, led by new investor DAG Ventures. All previous investors -- including Benchmark Capital; Bridgescale Partners; Inventures Group; JAFCO Ventures; Meritech Capital Partners; Mohr, Davidow Ventures and RRE Ventures -- also participated in this round, bringing Proofpoint's total raised capital to more than $86 million. The funds will be used to accelerate Proofpoint's continued global expansion, customer acquisition and product development initiatives.
About VCs:
DAG Ventures is a venture capital partnership investing in and helping outstanding entrepreneurs create leading, long-term companies across a range of markets. With roots from the 1980's in cable TV, infrastructure, media, and wireless industries, the partnership today is privileged to work with world-class entrepreneurs as they build tomorrow's leaders in the information technology, energy, and life science sectors. DAG Ventures invests in companies with proven technology, from the prototype stage onward.
More at:http://www.proofpoint.com
Proofpoint provides unified email security and data loss prevention solutions for enterprises, universities, government organizations and ISPs to defend against inbound threats such as spam and viruses, prevent leaks of confidential and private information across all protocols, and encrypt sensitive emails. Proofpoint's products are controlled by a single management and policy console and are powered by Proofpoint MLX(TM) technology, an advanced machine learning system developed by Proofpoint scientists and engineers. Proofpoint provides the most scalable and flexible deployment model including: hardware appliance, virtual appliance, hosted services and software.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Proofpoint, Inc., the leading provider of unified email security and data loss prevention solutions, today announced that the company has closed a $28 million financing round, led by new investor DAG Ventures. All previous investors -- including Benchmark Capital; Bridgescale Partners; Inventures Group; JAFCO Ventures; Meritech Capital Partners; Mohr, Davidow Ventures and RRE Ventures -- also participated in this round, bringing Proofpoint's total raised capital to more than $86 million. The funds will be used to accelerate Proofpoint's continued global expansion, customer acquisition and product development initiatives.
About VCs:
DAG Ventures is a venture capital partnership investing in and helping outstanding entrepreneurs create leading, long-term companies across a range of markets. With roots from the 1980's in cable TV, infrastructure, media, and wireless industries, the partnership today is privileged to work with world-class entrepreneurs as they build tomorrow's leaders in the information technology, energy, and life science sectors. DAG Ventures invests in companies with proven technology, from the prototype stage onward.
More at:http://www.proofpoint.com
Helpstream is the provider of on-demand collaborative customer service solutions got $8.6 funding
What Company Is Offering:
Helpstream is leading the development of highly collaborative customer service and help desk solutions. Designed as an enterprise-class SaaS solution built for collaboration from the ground up, the Helpstream solution allows organizations to greatly improve the customer service experience while keeping cost to a minimum and vastly increasing visibility into the customer experience. Helpstream has over 70 customers, representing a variety of industries, including high tech, consumer electronics, government, healthcare, financial services and professional services.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Helpstream (formerly known as Pathworks Software), the provider of on-demand collaborative customer service solutions, today announced it has closed an $8.6 million round of financing led by Mohr Davidow Ventures (MDV). Additional funds came from seed investor Foundation Capital and from Roger Sippl, founder and former CEO of Informix and co-founder of Vantive.
In connection with the financing, Bryan Stolle, MDV partner and co-founder and former CEO of Agile Software, has joined the Helpstream Board of Directors. Stolle joins a board with a wealth of experience in the customer service industry. Existing board members include Bill Elmore of Foundation Capital, Bill Walsh, former COO of Epiphany and president of PeopleSoft International, and Anthony Nemelka, president and CEO of Helpstream.
About VCs:
For 25 years MDV, a leading Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm, has identified, mentored and developed entrepreneurs and young companies redefining business, technology and medicine. The firm invests around three major business and science concerns: Personalizing Medicine; Powering the Planet; and Driving the Digital World. Category-leading companies funded by MDV include: Agile (ORCL); Broadbase (KANA); Brocade; Genius; hi5; Pivotal (BRCM); and Vantive (ORCL). For more information, please visit www.mdv.com.
More at: www.helpstream.biz
Helpstream is leading the development of highly collaborative customer service and help desk solutions. Designed as an enterprise-class SaaS solution built for collaboration from the ground up, the Helpstream solution allows organizations to greatly improve the customer service experience while keeping cost to a minimum and vastly increasing visibility into the customer experience. Helpstream has over 70 customers, representing a variety of industries, including high tech, consumer electronics, government, healthcare, financial services and professional services.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Helpstream (formerly known as Pathworks Software), the provider of on-demand collaborative customer service solutions, today announced it has closed an $8.6 million round of financing led by Mohr Davidow Ventures (MDV). Additional funds came from seed investor Foundation Capital and from Roger Sippl, founder and former CEO of Informix and co-founder of Vantive.
In connection with the financing, Bryan Stolle, MDV partner and co-founder and former CEO of Agile Software, has joined the Helpstream Board of Directors. Stolle joins a board with a wealth of experience in the customer service industry. Existing board members include Bill Elmore of Foundation Capital, Bill Walsh, former COO of Epiphany and president of PeopleSoft International, and Anthony Nemelka, president and CEO of Helpstream.
About VCs:
For 25 years MDV, a leading Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm, has identified, mentored and developed entrepreneurs and young companies redefining business, technology and medicine. The firm invests around three major business and science concerns: Personalizing Medicine; Powering the Planet; and Driving the Digital World. Category-leading companies funded by MDV include: Agile (ORCL); Broadbase (KANA); Brocade; Genius; hi5; Pivotal (BRCM); and Vantive (ORCL). For more information, please visit www.mdv.com.
More at: www.helpstream.biz
kluster--Crowdsourcing Innovation
What Company Is Offering:
kluster is a place to harness the power of community collaboration to get stuff done. Everyone has ideas, they provide a platform to get them out of heads and into the world…where they belong.
They initially built kluster to facilitate large group decision-making during product development, marketing/advertising initiatives, and event planning. then, after the system got its algorithmic brain, they realized it was powerful in virtually any decision-making activity, with groups large or small.
How It Works:
kluster uses projects to define goals. a project could be a new product, an event, a marketing campaign, or virtually any goal that is better served by engaging a group of people.
They use phases to break down the project into small, manageable deliverables. throughout each phase the community participates by posting, enhancing, refining, and supporting proposed solutions to the phase’s goal. Phases can be public (allowing the entire world to influence the decision) or private (allowing a select group of your choosing to participate).
sparks are proposed solutions to a phase. They can be submitted in a variety of ways: text, photos, graphics, audio/video, CAD, animation, etc. users can express themselves in whatever way they are most comfortable.
Community members show their support for sparks by investing in the ideas they believe in using kluster’s currency: the watt. watts are earned through participation, and grow based upon sound investments, just like real money. watts encourage users to participate and stay on target, keeping the community productive.
Rather then just choosing the most popular item, kluster uses advanced algorithms to make decisions. All the activity and participation on kluster is stored and analyzed. The data is used in the decision-making process. Each user's successes, failures, reputation, areas of expertise, and overall history are considered.
More at:http://kluster.com/
kluster is a place to harness the power of community collaboration to get stuff done. Everyone has ideas, they provide a platform to get them out of heads and into the world…where they belong.
They initially built kluster to facilitate large group decision-making during product development, marketing/advertising initiatives, and event planning. then, after the system got its algorithmic brain, they realized it was powerful in virtually any decision-making activity, with groups large or small.
How It Works:
kluster uses projects to define goals. a project could be a new product, an event, a marketing campaign, or virtually any goal that is better served by engaging a group of people.
They use phases to break down the project into small, manageable deliverables. throughout each phase the community participates by posting, enhancing, refining, and supporting proposed solutions to the phase’s goal. Phases can be public (allowing the entire world to influence the decision) or private (allowing a select group of your choosing to participate).
sparks are proposed solutions to a phase. They can be submitted in a variety of ways: text, photos, graphics, audio/video, CAD, animation, etc. users can express themselves in whatever way they are most comfortable.
Community members show their support for sparks by investing in the ideas they believe in using kluster’s currency: the watt. watts are earned through participation, and grow based upon sound investments, just like real money. watts encourage users to participate and stay on target, keeping the community productive.
Rather then just choosing the most popular item, kluster uses advanced algorithms to make decisions. All the activity and participation on kluster is stored and analyzed. The data is used in the decision-making process. Each user's successes, failures, reputation, areas of expertise, and overall history are considered.
More at:http://kluster.com/
eBooks On Venture capital
Venture capital is a complicated and sometimes intimidating subject, especially for the first-time entrepreneur. Sure, you can learn a bit about it from blogs, but with these types of subject it’s good to read a proper book or two. These ebooks and white papers should help get you started down the road to VC funding!
Skill vs. Luck in Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital from Harvard University
A large component of success in getting venture capital has to do with skill, not luck. This ebook shows some of the trends and skills necessary to get VC funding.
Striking Out With VCs? from Mansueto Ventures
This ebook covers some alternatives you have if you’re not having any luck with VCs.
Via-Mashable
Skill vs. Luck in Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital from Harvard University
A large component of success in getting venture capital has to do with skill, not luck. This ebook shows some of the trends and skills necessary to get VC funding.
Striking Out With VCs? from Mansueto Ventures
This ebook covers some alternatives you have if you’re not having any luck with VCs.
Via-Mashable
actiTIME--Free Time Tracking
What Company Is Offering:
actiTIME is accessed through a web browser and can be reached from any computer connected to the Internet or to your LAN.
However actiTIME is not an ASP, but a standalone solution. This implies that no financial information is stored outside your organization while you are using actiTIME.
How It Works:
actiTIME collects time expenses for tasks associated with particular projects and customers. The number of customers, projects, and tasks is not limited.
The current version of actiTIME allows only manual registration of working time. We are considering the implementation of automatic time collection in future versions.
actiTIME directly integrates with Intuit QuickBooks® - a leading accounting software. For integration with other software actiTIME provides built-in reporting and data exporting functions.
More at:http://www.actitime.com/
actiTIME is accessed through a web browser and can be reached from any computer connected to the Internet or to your LAN.
However actiTIME is not an ASP, but a standalone solution. This implies that no financial information is stored outside your organization while you are using actiTIME.
How It Works:
actiTIME collects time expenses for tasks associated with particular projects and customers. The number of customers, projects, and tasks is not limited.
The current version of actiTIME allows only manual registration of working time. We are considering the implementation of automatic time collection in future versions.
actiTIME directly integrates with Intuit QuickBooks® - a leading accounting software. For integration with other software actiTIME provides built-in reporting and data exporting functions.
More at:http://www.actitime.com/
Vitals is committed to providing the most thorough information available on doctors
What Company Is Offering:
Vitals is committed to providing the most thorough information available on doctors. It is our mission to arm consumers with the information they need to make the best healthcare choice possible. We seek to provide you with as much objective data as is available on a doctor. Have an opinion about a health care provider? Vitals offers you a place to both share your thoughts and make informed decisions. Our goal is to give you, the user, the information you need to make the best decision on selecting a doctor.
How It Works:
Vitals obtains information and data from a wide variety of sources both public and private. These include: medical boards from all 50 states, federal websites, hospitals, doctors, surveys, business alliances and third party affiliates.
You may print out a copy of a health profile but you may not electronically send it. If you wish to reproduce, cite, publish and/or distribute any information from the site for any purpose, please contact Vitals. Vitals allows you to share profiles by emailing links to the profile to outside parties.
Vitals strives to preserve the integrity of rating selections by limiting the frequency of ratings that might otherwise be distorted by repeated reviews by the same individual.
More at:http://vitals.com/
Vitals is committed to providing the most thorough information available on doctors. It is our mission to arm consumers with the information they need to make the best healthcare choice possible. We seek to provide you with as much objective data as is available on a doctor. Have an opinion about a health care provider? Vitals offers you a place to both share your thoughts and make informed decisions. Our goal is to give you, the user, the information you need to make the best decision on selecting a doctor.
How It Works:
Vitals obtains information and data from a wide variety of sources both public and private. These include: medical boards from all 50 states, federal websites, hospitals, doctors, surveys, business alliances and third party affiliates.
You may print out a copy of a health profile but you may not electronically send it. If you wish to reproduce, cite, publish and/or distribute any information from the site for any purpose, please contact Vitals. Vitals allows you to share profiles by emailing links to the profile to outside parties.
Vitals strives to preserve the integrity of rating selections by limiting the frequency of ratings that might otherwise be distorted by repeated reviews by the same individual.
More at:http://vitals.com/
Rivals4Ever --It is a plaza where like-mindeds meet the unlike-mindeds
What Company Is Offering:
Rivals4Ever or r4e is the ultimate destination for anyone who has a passion for anything in life. It is aimed at revving up the emotions of all those who feel strong about anything.Thought of after watching the Hollywood flick "Fever Pitch", r4e is the brainchild of an individual who had no place to shout that McLaren is not just good but that it is better than Ferrari.
How Is It Different:
r4e is not just one of those community sites where like-minded people get together and discuss how smart they are in supporting what they support. It is essentially about rivalry. It is a plaza where like-mindeds meet the unlike-mindeds. And then what ensues is what we call 'RIVALS4EVER'!
Though simplistic in its concept, the implications of r4e are enormous. Ranging from the local cafes or farm-houses around you to international celebrities and institutes - just about anyone and anything has a rival. And that is the emotion we are trying to capture.
Don't just support the ones you love, but defend them, fight for them. Prove it that you are a true fan!
More at:http://www.rivals4ever.com/
Rivals4Ever or r4e is the ultimate destination for anyone who has a passion for anything in life. It is aimed at revving up the emotions of all those who feel strong about anything.Thought of after watching the Hollywood flick "Fever Pitch", r4e is the brainchild of an individual who had no place to shout that McLaren is not just good but that it is better than Ferrari.
How Is It Different:
r4e is not just one of those community sites where like-minded people get together and discuss how smart they are in supporting what they support. It is essentially about rivalry. It is a plaza where like-mindeds meet the unlike-mindeds. And then what ensues is what we call 'RIVALS4EVER'!
Though simplistic in its concept, the implications of r4e are enormous. Ranging from the local cafes or farm-houses around you to international celebrities and institutes - just about anyone and anything has a rival. And that is the emotion we are trying to capture.
Don't just support the ones you love, but defend them, fight for them. Prove it that you are a true fan!
More at:http://www.rivals4ever.com/
MyPypeline is the ultimate health and fitness community
What Company Is Offering:
MyPypeline is the ultimate health and fitness community. They deliver high-quality video workouts that you can either stream or download to your computer, video iPod or television.
How It Works:
They combine great workouts with a powerful social networking community that supports your health and fitness goals by allowing you to connect with like-minded fitness enthusiasts, coaches and trainers who support programs and each other, and more.
MyPypeline is accessible. It's requires minimal equipment and allows you to work out when and where you want.
MyPypeline is affordable. Combining social networking with high quality videos it allows users who may not be able to afford their own personal trainers to access great resources for a fraction of the price they'd pay at a gym.
MyPypeline is accountable. By providing users with tools to set, track and report their fitness goals and training progress, it helps each user reach their goals and destinations.
More at:http://www.mypypeline.com/
MyPypeline is the ultimate health and fitness community. They deliver high-quality video workouts that you can either stream or download to your computer, video iPod or television.
How It Works:
They combine great workouts with a powerful social networking community that supports your health and fitness goals by allowing you to connect with like-minded fitness enthusiasts, coaches and trainers who support programs and each other, and more.
MyPypeline is accessible. It's requires minimal equipment and allows you to work out when and where you want.
MyPypeline is affordable. Combining social networking with high quality videos it allows users who may not be able to afford their own personal trainers to access great resources for a fraction of the price they'd pay at a gym.
MyPypeline is accountable. By providing users with tools to set, track and report their fitness goals and training progress, it helps each user reach their goals and destinations.
More at:http://www.mypypeline.com/
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Proficiency, Inc that enable manufacturers and their suppliers to extract and share product knowledge raised $4.25 million in funding
What Company Is Offering:
Proficiency, Inc., is the leading developer of solutions that enable manufacturers and their suppliers to extract and share product knowledge from diverse engineering and manufacturing environments.
The solution significantly reduces cost, risks, and errors while improving profitability by shortening delivery times, promoting re-use and protecting intellectual property (IP) assets during collaboration.
Global enterprises in the automotive, aerospace & defense, and heavy machinery industries such as Ford Motor Company, Boeing, European Aeronautic Defense & Space Company (EADS), and Bombardier, Inc. use Proficiency's Collaboration Gateway™ in their heterogeneous PLM and multi-CAD environments to ensure effective product knowledge integration (PKI) during design and manufacturing processes.
How Much They Got From VCs:
They announced that it has raised $4.25 million in funding led by Catalyst Investment. Current investors, Carmel Ventures and Pitango Venture Capital also participated in the funding. Proficiency, with mature and proven CAD interoperability solutions, will use the funding to expand its market penetration and to further its already strong technological lead in the industry by developing new applications and breakthrough solutions.
About VCs:
Catalyst Funds are Israeli-based private equity funds investing in mature technology-related companies that are in pre-IPO, expansion, buyouts, or turnaround phases. Investment targets consist of companies with technologies and products that answer market needs, strong management and significant growth potential in the European and North American market. Their goal is to provide maturing companies with the necessary resources to attain global leadership in their respective market sectors. Catalyst enhances the value of invested companies by using its wide European network, available operating platforms of its partners and the diverse background of our general partners.http://www.catalyst-fund.com.
More at:http://www.proficiency.com
Proficiency, Inc., is the leading developer of solutions that enable manufacturers and their suppliers to extract and share product knowledge from diverse engineering and manufacturing environments.
The solution significantly reduces cost, risks, and errors while improving profitability by shortening delivery times, promoting re-use and protecting intellectual property (IP) assets during collaboration.
Global enterprises in the automotive, aerospace & defense, and heavy machinery industries such as Ford Motor Company, Boeing, European Aeronautic Defense & Space Company (EADS), and Bombardier, Inc. use Proficiency's Collaboration Gateway™ in their heterogeneous PLM and multi-CAD environments to ensure effective product knowledge integration (PKI) during design and manufacturing processes.
How Much They Got From VCs:
They announced that it has raised $4.25 million in funding led by Catalyst Investment. Current investors, Carmel Ventures and Pitango Venture Capital also participated in the funding. Proficiency, with mature and proven CAD interoperability solutions, will use the funding to expand its market penetration and to further its already strong technological lead in the industry by developing new applications and breakthrough solutions.
About VCs:
Catalyst Funds are Israeli-based private equity funds investing in mature technology-related companies that are in pre-IPO, expansion, buyouts, or turnaround phases. Investment targets consist of companies with technologies and products that answer market needs, strong management and significant growth potential in the European and North American market. Their goal is to provide maturing companies with the necessary resources to attain global leadership in their respective market sectors. Catalyst enhances the value of invested companies by using its wide European network, available operating platforms of its partners and the diverse background of our general partners.http://www.catalyst-fund.com.
More at:http://www.proficiency.com
mywaves is the fastest-growing mobile video destination for consumer
What Company Is Offering:
mywaves is the fastest-growing mobile video destination for consumers, driving millions to its mobile site each day. Consumers from around the world can browse through 300,000 channels of professional, user-generated and personal videos and have their favorites automatically updated and delivered to their phones. The service also helps users discover content by connecting them to a vast international mobile community of people with a shared passion for entertainment.
The free service works globally across all 3G, EDGE, BREW and EV-DO carriers as well as most video-capable mobile phones.
How It Works:
mywaves provides advertisers and content owners an entirely new level of reach and engagement with the mobile consumer. In just its first year, mywaves has amassed the largest mobile video audience in the world, with users from over 175 countries accessing the service.
Go into “My Stuff” and click on “Edit Your Profile” next to your picture. You’ll be taken to your Account Settings where you can edit all of your information.
Head into “My Stuff” and you’ll see three icons to the left of your picture: Auto Channel, Personal Channel, and RSS Channel. Click on one to create a Channel of your choice.
To delete a Channel, click on the Channel you wish to delete. You’ll then go to the channel’s editing page. To delete it, click on “Remove Channel” at the top right above the video player.
Go into “Edit Your Profile” and you’ll see your Channels separated into Private and Public lists. Click on the link to the right of the Channel name to make it Public or Private.
More at:http://www.mywaves.com/
mywaves is the fastest-growing mobile video destination for consumers, driving millions to its mobile site each day. Consumers from around the world can browse through 300,000 channels of professional, user-generated and personal videos and have their favorites automatically updated and delivered to their phones. The service also helps users discover content by connecting them to a vast international mobile community of people with a shared passion for entertainment.
The free service works globally across all 3G, EDGE, BREW and EV-DO carriers as well as most video-capable mobile phones.
How It Works:
mywaves provides advertisers and content owners an entirely new level of reach and engagement with the mobile consumer. In just its first year, mywaves has amassed the largest mobile video audience in the world, with users from over 175 countries accessing the service.
Go into “My Stuff” and click on “Edit Your Profile” next to your picture. You’ll be taken to your Account Settings where you can edit all of your information.
Head into “My Stuff” and you’ll see three icons to the left of your picture: Auto Channel, Personal Channel, and RSS Channel. Click on one to create a Channel of your choice.
To delete a Channel, click on the Channel you wish to delete. You’ll then go to the channel’s editing page. To delete it, click on “Remove Channel” at the top right above the video player.
Go into “Edit Your Profile” and you’ll see your Channels separated into Private and Public lists. Click on the link to the right of the Channel name to make it Public or Private.
More at:http://www.mywaves.com/
Business Intelligence International launched Aline that enables users to document and assess the design of controls, track the testing
About Company:
Business Intelligence International (BII) is a global software and consulting company specializing in the development of web-based business intelligence solutions to provide GRC+P functionality to companies of all sizes. Since 1996, BI International has provided robust, flexible and secure solutions to enable customers worldwide to cost-effectively manage their compliance, risk and performance initiatives.
BI International offers a suite of affordable yet powerful and easy-to-use tools that provide a single repository of data along with integrated analytics and standard reporting.
Recent Updates:
They announced the launch of its new Web site, http://www.aline4value.com, now featuring role-based functionality.
Aline™ is built on a user-friendly Software as a Service (SaaS) platform with its foundation based on the Aline4SOX module that helps companies automate and streamline their SOX process while reducing their total cost of compliance. The product enables users to document and assess the design of controls, track the testing of their effectiveness and easily locate and remedy any deficiencies.
The new site design allows current and prospective clients, partners or auditors to navigate content catered specifically to their own, individual compliance needs through an interactive interface on the homepage. Whether it be a non-accelerated filer like current client Millennium Cell (NASDAQ: MCEL) or an accelerated filer such as Crown Holdings (NYSE: CCK), all companies looking for SOX compliance can now simply click on the role that best suits them and instantly find information on the easy-to-use, Web-based compliance software within the Aline™ platform. The role-based functionality is also designed specifically around the individual role that a current or prospective client holds within his/her compliance department. Financial executives, internal auditors, process owners and external auditors can all navigate www.aline4value.com based on the needs and responsibility that their job entails.
More at:
Business Intelligence International
Nick Eubanks
610-993-0100 x255
neubanks@aline4value.com
www.aline4value.com
Business Intelligence International (BII) is a global software and consulting company specializing in the development of web-based business intelligence solutions to provide GRC+P functionality to companies of all sizes. Since 1996, BI International has provided robust, flexible and secure solutions to enable customers worldwide to cost-effectively manage their compliance, risk and performance initiatives.
BI International offers a suite of affordable yet powerful and easy-to-use tools that provide a single repository of data along with integrated analytics and standard reporting.
Recent Updates:
They announced the launch of its new Web site, http://www.aline4value.com, now featuring role-based functionality.
Aline™ is built on a user-friendly Software as a Service (SaaS) platform with its foundation based on the Aline4SOX module that helps companies automate and streamline their SOX process while reducing their total cost of compliance. The product enables users to document and assess the design of controls, track the testing of their effectiveness and easily locate and remedy any deficiencies.
The new site design allows current and prospective clients, partners or auditors to navigate content catered specifically to their own, individual compliance needs through an interactive interface on the homepage. Whether it be a non-accelerated filer like current client Millennium Cell (NASDAQ: MCEL) or an accelerated filer such as Crown Holdings (NYSE: CCK), all companies looking for SOX compliance can now simply click on the role that best suits them and instantly find information on the easy-to-use, Web-based compliance software within the Aline™ platform. The role-based functionality is also designed specifically around the individual role that a current or prospective client holds within his/her compliance department. Financial executives, internal auditors, process owners and external auditors can all navigate www.aline4value.com based on the needs and responsibility that their job entails.
More at:
Business Intelligence International
Nick Eubanks
610-993-0100 x255
neubanks@aline4value.com
www.aline4value.com
eGain is a leading provider of multichannel customer service and knowledge management software for in-house or on-demand SaaS deployment
What Company Is Offering:
eGain is a leading provider of multichannel customer service and knowledge management software for in-house or on-demand SaaS deployment. For more than a decade, the world's largest companies have relied on eGain to transform their traditional call centers, help desks, and web customer service operations into multichannel customer interaction hubs. Based on the Power of One™, the concept of one unified platform for multichannel customer interaction and knowledge management, these hubs enable dramatically improved customer experience, end-to-end service process efficiencies, increased sales, and enhanced contact center performance.
How It Works:
eGain Service is the industry's most comprehensive software suite for multichannel customer service and knowledge management. Available on-premise or on-demand, eGain Service includes integrated, award-winning applications for call tracking and resolution, case management, contact center knowledge management, multi-modal web self-service, email management, chat, web collaboration, fax and postal mail management, notifications, and service fulfillment.
eGain Service is built on eGain CIH™, the industry's most integrated and flexible customer interaction hub platform. Based on a 100% J2EE architecture, it includes out-of-the-box integration with leading business applications, content management systems, and call center infrastructure solutions. With its fine-grained service-oriented architecture (SOA), the eGain CIH platform enables rapid development of powerful applications.
More at:http://www.egain.com/
eGain is a leading provider of multichannel customer service and knowledge management software for in-house or on-demand SaaS deployment. For more than a decade, the world's largest companies have relied on eGain to transform their traditional call centers, help desks, and web customer service operations into multichannel customer interaction hubs. Based on the Power of One™, the concept of one unified platform for multichannel customer interaction and knowledge management, these hubs enable dramatically improved customer experience, end-to-end service process efficiencies, increased sales, and enhanced contact center performance.
How It Works:
eGain Service is the industry's most comprehensive software suite for multichannel customer service and knowledge management. Available on-premise or on-demand, eGain Service includes integrated, award-winning applications for call tracking and resolution, case management, contact center knowledge management, multi-modal web self-service, email management, chat, web collaboration, fax and postal mail management, notifications, and service fulfillment.
eGain Service is built on eGain CIH™, the industry's most integrated and flexible customer interaction hub platform. Based on a 100% J2EE architecture, it includes out-of-the-box integration with leading business applications, content management systems, and call center infrastructure solutions. With its fine-grained service-oriented architecture (SOA), the eGain CIH platform enables rapid development of powerful applications.
More at:http://www.egain.com/
Conversionstats.com is a professional conversion tracking system, meant to improve website's conversion rate
What Company Is Offering:
Conversionstats.com is a professional conversion tracking system, meant to improve website's conversion rate. Conversionstats is a highly serviceable and easy-to-handle tool which can be used both for business and personal use.
Their goal is to provide the most efficient conversion tracking system which meets the requirements of their clients and allows them to succeed in the Internet marketing. Offering first-rate analytics and statistical reporting, Conversionstats enables to study the dynamics of website's development. Focused on boosting your profits, Conversionstats proudly presents an effective tool for website performance analyzing. They do care for your success in online business and will help you to achieve it.
How It Works:
Conversionstats.com offers the unique tool which allows to watch your conversion rate and to increase it. The genuine conversion tracking system studies thoroughly the conversion rate of your website, comparing conversions via search engines, pay per click programs, advertising campaigns and referrers. Thanks to Conversionstats, you will know what exactly makes money on your site and make your investment more effective.
How Is It Different:
Conversionstats allows to compare multiple sites and products simultaneously, while other stats tools can track only one product at a time.To apply this conversion tracking system you don't have to be a programmer or at least an experienced user, as its interface is really unsophisticated. Moreover, Conversionstats is able to track SEO-friendly links, taking into account all referrers to your site without including any code. This specification allows to take advantage not only of campaign tracking but also of SEO.
Unlike other system providers, Conversionstats.com offers 24 hours support and is always ready to help you. While such giants as Google deliver analyzing services as well, they are involved in advertising business, and you may not want to share important data with them. In this case Conversionstats is an ideal solution, as it guarantees full protection of your information from hackers and third parties.
One of the most attractive characteristics of Conversionstats is that it works in real time mode, tracking conversions as soon as you need. Owing to this option you don't have to wait for the stats updates, saving time and getting more relevant results.
More at:http://www.conversionstats.com/
Conversionstats.com is a professional conversion tracking system, meant to improve website's conversion rate. Conversionstats is a highly serviceable and easy-to-handle tool which can be used both for business and personal use.
Their goal is to provide the most efficient conversion tracking system which meets the requirements of their clients and allows them to succeed in the Internet marketing. Offering first-rate analytics and statistical reporting, Conversionstats enables to study the dynamics of website's development. Focused on boosting your profits, Conversionstats proudly presents an effective tool for website performance analyzing. They do care for your success in online business and will help you to achieve it.
How It Works:
Conversionstats.com offers the unique tool which allows to watch your conversion rate and to increase it. The genuine conversion tracking system studies thoroughly the conversion rate of your website, comparing conversions via search engines, pay per click programs, advertising campaigns and referrers. Thanks to Conversionstats, you will know what exactly makes money on your site and make your investment more effective.
How Is It Different:
Conversionstats allows to compare multiple sites and products simultaneously, while other stats tools can track only one product at a time.To apply this conversion tracking system you don't have to be a programmer or at least an experienced user, as its interface is really unsophisticated. Moreover, Conversionstats is able to track SEO-friendly links, taking into account all referrers to your site without including any code. This specification allows to take advantage not only of campaign tracking but also of SEO.
Unlike other system providers, Conversionstats.com offers 24 hours support and is always ready to help you. While such giants as Google deliver analyzing services as well, they are involved in advertising business, and you may not want to share important data with them. In this case Conversionstats is an ideal solution, as it guarantees full protection of your information from hackers and third parties.
One of the most attractive characteristics of Conversionstats is that it works in real time mode, tracking conversions as soon as you need. Owing to this option you don't have to wait for the stats updates, saving time and getting more relevant results.
More at:http://www.conversionstats.com/
FriendFeed combines innovative technology and social solutions to make content on the web more relevant and useful raised $5 million in Series A fund
What Company Is Offering:
FriendFeed Inc. today announced the official launch of FriendFeed, a site where people can stay up-to-date on the Web pages, photos, videos and music that their friends and family are sharing. FriendFeed combines innovative technology and social solutions to make content on the web more relevant and useful.FriendFeed was founded by former Google employees Bret Taylor, Jim Norris, Paul Buchheit and Sanjeev Singh, and is headquartered in Silicon Valley. For more information, please visit friendfeed.com.
How Much They Got From VCs:
The company announced that it has raised $5 million in Series A financing from co-founders Paul Buchheit and Sanjeev Singh and Benchmark Capital.
About VCs:
Benchmark Capital, a leading international venture capital firm, was founded in 1995 to help talented entrepreneurs with original ideas build successful technology companies. Benchmark's general partners take a team-oriented, labor-intensive approach to venture investing to deliver a superior level of service to the firm's portfolio companies. Benchmark's portfolio includes high-profile start-ups like Infinera, MySQL, OpenTable, Second Life, Tellme, Yelp, and Zillow, and franchise companies such as eBay, Juniper Networks and Red Hat. The firm manages nearly $2.8 billion in committed venture capital. For more information on Benchmark Capital, visit its website at www.benchmark.com.
More at:http://friendfeed.com/
FriendFeed Inc. today announced the official launch of FriendFeed, a site where people can stay up-to-date on the Web pages, photos, videos and music that their friends and family are sharing. FriendFeed combines innovative technology and social solutions to make content on the web more relevant and useful.FriendFeed was founded by former Google employees Bret Taylor, Jim Norris, Paul Buchheit and Sanjeev Singh, and is headquartered in Silicon Valley. For more information, please visit friendfeed.com.
How Much They Got From VCs:
The company announced that it has raised $5 million in Series A financing from co-founders Paul Buchheit and Sanjeev Singh and Benchmark Capital.
About VCs:
Benchmark Capital, a leading international venture capital firm, was founded in 1995 to help talented entrepreneurs with original ideas build successful technology companies. Benchmark's general partners take a team-oriented, labor-intensive approach to venture investing to deliver a superior level of service to the firm's portfolio companies. Benchmark's portfolio includes high-profile start-ups like Infinera, MySQL, OpenTable, Second Life, Tellme, Yelp, and Zillow, and franchise companies such as eBay, Juniper Networks and Red Hat. The firm manages nearly $2.8 billion in committed venture capital. For more information on Benchmark Capital, visit its website at www.benchmark.com.
More at:http://friendfeed.com/
Keybroker delivers increased online sales for major advertisers through search advertising got 5 million from Investor Growth Capital
What Company Is Offering:
Keybroker delivers increased online sales for major advertisers through search advertising (sponsored links) on the Internet, from an international Delivery Centre in Stockholm. Keybroker develops advanced technology ,the CampaignControl platform for large scale campaign management and automated advertising processes. Keybroker AB is the parent company of Keybroker Scandinavia (operations in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark), led by managing director Jennie Skogsborn.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Keybroker, a Sweden-based provider of search advertising solutions for the European market, has raised EUR 5 million from Investor Growth Capital.
How Is Market Of That Kind Of Company:
The search advertising market is worth close to EUR 1.5 billion in the UK alone this year and is continuing to grow with double-digit figures across Europe. This is a new global market and with Investor Keybroker has found a perfect industrial and international partner, says Fredrik Arnander.
- The future of advertising is digital, result based and exactly measurable. The right technology will be the difference between winning and losing in this financially driven market. At Keybroker, we are very excited to increase and accelerate our systems development and to launch new winning products, says Fredrik Holm.
About VCs:
Investor Growth Capital is the wholly owned venture capital arm of Investor AB (Investor). Investor, publicly traded on the Stockholm exchange, is the largest listed industrial holding company in the Nordic region. Since its formation in the mid-1990s, Investor Growth Capital has continued to invest in high-quality, growth-oriented companies, primarily in the information technology and healthcare industries, in North America, Northern Europe and Asia.
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Keybroker delivers increased online sales for major advertisers through search advertising (sponsored links) on the Internet, from an international Delivery Centre in Stockholm. Keybroker develops advanced technology ,the CampaignControl platform for large scale campaign management and automated advertising processes. Keybroker AB is the parent company of Keybroker Scandinavia (operations in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark), led by managing director Jennie Skogsborn.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Keybroker, a Sweden-based provider of search advertising solutions for the European market, has raised EUR 5 million from Investor Growth Capital.
How Is Market Of That Kind Of Company:
The search advertising market is worth close to EUR 1.5 billion in the UK alone this year and is continuing to grow with double-digit figures across Europe. This is a new global market and with Investor Keybroker has found a perfect industrial and international partner, says Fredrik Arnander.
- The future of advertising is digital, result based and exactly measurable. The right technology will be the difference between winning and losing in this financially driven market. At Keybroker, we are very excited to increase and accelerate our systems development and to launch new winning products, says Fredrik Holm.
About VCs:
Investor Growth Capital is the wholly owned venture capital arm of Investor AB (Investor). Investor, publicly traded on the Stockholm exchange, is the largest listed industrial holding company in the Nordic region. Since its formation in the mid-1990s, Investor Growth Capital has continued to invest in high-quality, growth-oriented companies, primarily in the information technology and healthcare industries, in North America, Northern Europe and Asia.
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Outbrain is a platform for ratings and recommendations of blog, news and RSS content got $5M A-round investment
What Company Is offering:
Outbrain is a platform for ratings and recommendations of blog, news and RSS content. Bloggers and publishers can use Outbrain's free widget or API to provide readers with rating functionality and personalized reading recommendations. The widget can be installed with one click, and most leading blogging/RSS platforms are supported ? Blogger.com, TypePad, WordPress.org, Drupal, FeedFlare, MoveableType, etc. Thousands of websites have already installed the Outbrain widget, and millions of ratings and recommendations are being served by Outbrain daily.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Outbrain Inc. today announced the closing of a $5M A-round investment led by Gemini Israel Funds and Lightspeed Venture Partners .GlenRock Israel Leon Recanati's investment company which backed Outbrain since its inception, also participated in the round.
About VCs:
1.The partners of Lightspeed have invested over $800M in more than 100 technology companies over the past two decades and invests across the U.S., China, India and Israel. Lightspeed has contributed strong operational and sector expertise to market leaders such as Blue Nile, Brocade, Ciena, eHealthinsurance, Galileo Technology, Informatica, Kiva Software, Metasolv, Phone.com, Quantum Effect Devices, Riverbed, Sirocco, Virsa Systems and Waveset, working closely with these companies throughout the early stages of their business development lifecycles.
www.lightspeedvp.com
2.
A pioneer in Israel's venture capital industry, Gemini Israel Funds has grown to be the leading Israeli seed and early stage fund in the Information Technology arena. The firm, founded in 1993, manages more than $700 million in five funds. Investments are focused on the areas of Communications and Wireless Technologies, Enterprise Software, Internet, Consumer Electronics and Semiconductors, and more recently in Greentech. Through offices in Israel and Silicon Valley, Gemini offers portfolio companies access to top-tier U.S. based investors and a global network of corporate partners. As investment professionals, Gemini's key contributions include an ability to make daring investment decisions and the capability to utilize past operational experience in assisting portfolio companies. Past successes include: Allot, Mellanox, Saifun, Precise, Traiana, Butterfly, Commtouch, Ornet, Verisity, Jacada, Ceragon, Riverhead, nLayers, Itemfield and others.
www.gemini.co.il
More at:http://www.outbrain.com/
Outbrain is a platform for ratings and recommendations of blog, news and RSS content. Bloggers and publishers can use Outbrain's free widget or API to provide readers with rating functionality and personalized reading recommendations. The widget can be installed with one click, and most leading blogging/RSS platforms are supported ? Blogger.com, TypePad, WordPress.org, Drupal, FeedFlare, MoveableType, etc. Thousands of websites have already installed the Outbrain widget, and millions of ratings and recommendations are being served by Outbrain daily.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Outbrain Inc. today announced the closing of a $5M A-round investment led by Gemini Israel Funds and Lightspeed Venture Partners .GlenRock Israel Leon Recanati's investment company which backed Outbrain since its inception, also participated in the round.
About VCs:
1.The partners of Lightspeed have invested over $800M in more than 100 technology companies over the past two decades and invests across the U.S., China, India and Israel. Lightspeed has contributed strong operational and sector expertise to market leaders such as Blue Nile, Brocade, Ciena, eHealthinsurance, Galileo Technology, Informatica, Kiva Software, Metasolv, Phone.com, Quantum Effect Devices, Riverbed, Sirocco, Virsa Systems and Waveset, working closely with these companies throughout the early stages of their business development lifecycles.
www.lightspeedvp.com
2.
A pioneer in Israel's venture capital industry, Gemini Israel Funds has grown to be the leading Israeli seed and early stage fund in the Information Technology arena. The firm, founded in 1993, manages more than $700 million in five funds. Investments are focused on the areas of Communications and Wireless Technologies, Enterprise Software, Internet, Consumer Electronics and Semiconductors, and more recently in Greentech. Through offices in Israel and Silicon Valley, Gemini offers portfolio companies access to top-tier U.S. based investors and a global network of corporate partners. As investment professionals, Gemini's key contributions include an ability to make daring investment decisions and the capability to utilize past operational experience in assisting portfolio companies. Past successes include: Allot, Mellanox, Saifun, Precise, Traiana, Butterfly, Commtouch, Ornet, Verisity, Jacada, Ceragon, Riverhead, nLayers, Itemfield and others.
www.gemini.co.il
More at:http://www.outbrain.com/
FixMyMovie-- They make movies from your mobile phone, digital camera, or webcam look great
What Company Is Offering:
FixMyMovie is a video sharing site powered by MotionDSP's patent-pending video enhancement technology. They make movies from your mobile phone, digital camera, or webcam look great.
How It Works:
FixMyMovie users MotionDSP's patent-pending multi-frame enhancement technology which studies your video and finds the unique information present in each frame of video. It scans the neighboring video frames to match the scene (background) and objects (foreground), combining more than 5 frames of information to make a cleaner, higher-resolution video.
FixMyMovie lets you grab high-res JPEG captures from you videos. Did you capture a moment you'd love have a photo of?
First, upload your video to www.FixMyMovie.com
Then, play your original video, and hit the pause button (or drag the slider) to select the moment you want to capture
Click the "Capture" button on the flash player. We'll start processing it right away.
Then, click the "Stills" tab at the top of the video player, and view your enhanced stills.
To see the enhancement better, click on the "full screen" button and use the slider to compare before/after.
Click on the "Download" icon to download the high-res JPEG to your hard drive.
More at:http://www.fixmymovie.com/
FixMyMovie is a video sharing site powered by MotionDSP's patent-pending video enhancement technology. They make movies from your mobile phone, digital camera, or webcam look great.
How It Works:
FixMyMovie users MotionDSP's patent-pending multi-frame enhancement technology which studies your video and finds the unique information present in each frame of video. It scans the neighboring video frames to match the scene (background) and objects (foreground), combining more than 5 frames of information to make a cleaner, higher-resolution video.
FixMyMovie lets you grab high-res JPEG captures from you videos. Did you capture a moment you'd love have a photo of?
First, upload your video to www.FixMyMovie.com
Then, play your original video, and hit the pause button (or drag the slider) to select the moment you want to capture
Click the "Capture" button on the flash player. We'll start processing it right away.
Then, click the "Stills" tab at the top of the video player, and view your enhanced stills.
To see the enhancement better, click on the "full screen" button and use the slider to compare before/after.
Click on the "Download" icon to download the high-res JPEG to your hard drive.
More at:http://www.fixmymovie.com/
Linkspank is the irreverent way to share new videos, articles, and links. 100% free
What Company Is Offering:
Linkspank is the irreverent way to share new videos, articles, and links. 100% free. Win prizes as a master spanker... or because it's your destiny. A linkspank is a video, article, or any link that you share with your buddies.
It is like an email forward, except you can do all kinds of super-special stuff with linkspanks.
How It Works:
With a profile, you will enjoy all things what Linkspank has to offer you.
Interaction with your friends. On Linkspank, friends are more than just a list of faces on your profile - they are people who you share content with.
Better stuff. With a profile, you get personal recommendations from your friends - and from Linkspank.
Prizes. Just by logging in, you have a chance to win free prizes on Linkspank.
You can linkspank on this site by clicking the hand by any link:
You can also share a new site. Click "start a linkspank" at the top of the page -- or get a button to start a linkspank from any web page.
When you send a linkspank, your public username, photo, and profile information is available on the Map Page () for that link.
Your profile and your Wall are also publicly viewable.
Your real name and email address are not displayed and they are available only to people who search for them specifically or who have you in their contacts.
More at:http://www.linkspank.com/
Linkspank is the irreverent way to share new videos, articles, and links. 100% free. Win prizes as a master spanker... or because it's your destiny. A linkspank is a video, article, or any link that you share with your buddies.
It is like an email forward, except you can do all kinds of super-special stuff with linkspanks.
How It Works:
With a profile, you will enjoy all things what Linkspank has to offer you.
Interaction with your friends. On Linkspank, friends are more than just a list of faces on your profile - they are people who you share content with.
Better stuff. With a profile, you get personal recommendations from your friends - and from Linkspank.
Prizes. Just by logging in, you have a chance to win free prizes on Linkspank.
You can linkspank on this site by clicking the hand by any link:
You can also share a new site. Click "start a linkspank" at the top of the page -- or get a button to start a linkspank from any web page.
When you send a linkspank, your public username, photo, and profile information is available on the Map Page () for that link.
Your profile and your Wall are also publicly viewable.
Your real name and email address are not displayed and they are available only to people who search for them specifically or who have you in their contacts.
More at:http://www.linkspank.com/
ShifD is a mobile application that provides users the capability to seamlessly shift content back and forth between their desktop computers and mobile
What Company Is Offering:
ShifD is a mobile application that provides users the capability to seamlessly shift content back and forth between their desktop computers and mobile devices.
How It Works:
Users can update information:
- From any Web browser by logging into http://shifd.com;
- Through their mobile Web browser on the ShifD mobile site by going to shifd.com from the mobile phones, or;
- By using the downloadable Adobe Air application on their desktop.
Information added through any of the various methods is saved to the user’s ShifD page and automatically updated and accessible on all devices.
Everything on your ShifD page falls into three categories: notes, places and links.
Within these categories, users can use single tags. If you have a book, you can create a “book” tag, or you can make labels for articles, news, to-do’s, or favorite restaurants.
More at:http://www.shifd.com/
ShifD is a mobile application that provides users the capability to seamlessly shift content back and forth between their desktop computers and mobile devices.
How It Works:
Users can update information:
- From any Web browser by logging into http://shifd.com;
- Through their mobile Web browser on the ShifD mobile site by going to shifd.com from the mobile phones, or;
- By using the downloadable Adobe Air application on their desktop.
Information added through any of the various methods is saved to the user’s ShifD page and automatically updated and accessible on all devices.
Everything on your ShifD page falls into three categories: notes, places and links.
Within these categories, users can use single tags. If you have a book, you can create a “book” tag, or you can make labels for articles, news, to-do’s, or favorite restaurants.
More at:http://www.shifd.com/
Frrvrr is a revolutionary tool for connecting and communicating
What Company Is Offering:
Frrvrr is a revolutionary tool for connecting and communicating with people that share your interests. Photos, politics, music, books, medical history, movies–anything you can think of! And the best part is, Frrvrr does all the work.
Frrvrr uses cutting-edge technology to identify topics you might be interested in based on your browsing history, public records, health records, email activity, legal filings, and web profiles. Frrvrr then directs you to those topics and connects you with similar-minded people. It's part social network, part search engine, part recommendation-aggregator. In short, it uses your existing Internet habits to deliver a richer, more personalized web experience.
How It Works:
When you sign up, Frrvrr's AvaTroll Accelerator™ will download itself onto your desktop and begin cataloguing your web history, or "webtory," from the past eight months. Once it gathers all of your information, it creates a personalized avatar of you based on the snapshot of you gleaned from web usage and sites visited.
Once you've completed the registration process, your Frrvrr avatar will send itself to everyone in your address book, showing off your new look and inviting them to join. And every week, your personal avatar will update its appearance based on your past week's web habits and resend itself to your contacts to keep them updated on what you're up to.
More at:http://www.frrvrr.com/
Frrvrr is a revolutionary tool for connecting and communicating with people that share your interests. Photos, politics, music, books, medical history, movies–anything you can think of! And the best part is, Frrvrr does all the work.
Frrvrr uses cutting-edge technology to identify topics you might be interested in based on your browsing history, public records, health records, email activity, legal filings, and web profiles. Frrvrr then directs you to those topics and connects you with similar-minded people. It's part social network, part search engine, part recommendation-aggregator. In short, it uses your existing Internet habits to deliver a richer, more personalized web experience.
How It Works:
When you sign up, Frrvrr's AvaTroll Accelerator™ will download itself onto your desktop and begin cataloguing your web history, or "webtory," from the past eight months. Once it gathers all of your information, it creates a personalized avatar of you based on the snapshot of you gleaned from web usage and sites visited.
Once you've completed the registration process, your Frrvrr avatar will send itself to everyone in your address book, showing off your new look and inviting them to join. And every week, your personal avatar will update its appearance based on your past week's web habits and resend itself to your contacts to keep them updated on what you're up to.
More at:http://www.frrvrr.com/
Dipiti’s goal is to help online users gain answers and support through available and hard to find online resources
What Company Is Offering:
Dipiti solves the problem by providing online users an immediate and trusted connection to answers and support across the web by aggregating valuable message board and service provider content relating to urgent life matters including health, legal, money and pet care.
How It Works:
Dipiti currently connects online users to 2,322 communities and 28,979,436 conversations. Dipiti does this by discovering, qualifying, and organizing thousands sites of all sizes across the web so online users can quickly and easily find the most relevant information, connect with others on communities and expert sites, and gain answers and support.
Message board and professional provider sites are an excellent source of helpful, unbiased information and professional connections – one can gain companionship, encouraging discussion, knowledge, and advice. Additionally, communities also allow one to access information and quickly disseminate ideas, providing social and emotional support.
Dipiti’s goal is to help online users gain answers and support through available and hard to find online resources.
More at:http://www.dipiti.com/
Dipiti solves the problem by providing online users an immediate and trusted connection to answers and support across the web by aggregating valuable message board and service provider content relating to urgent life matters including health, legal, money and pet care.
How It Works:
Dipiti currently connects online users to 2,322 communities and 28,979,436 conversations. Dipiti does this by discovering, qualifying, and organizing thousands sites of all sizes across the web so online users can quickly and easily find the most relevant information, connect with others on communities and expert sites, and gain answers and support.
Message board and professional provider sites are an excellent source of helpful, unbiased information and professional connections – one can gain companionship, encouraging discussion, knowledge, and advice. Additionally, communities also allow one to access information and quickly disseminate ideas, providing social and emotional support.
Dipiti’s goal is to help online users gain answers and support through available and hard to find online resources.
More at:http://www.dipiti.com/
Communiversity gives real students a place to take pride in their school, and share the inside information
WHat Company Is Offering:
Communiversity gives real students a place to take pride in their school, and share the inside information every prospective student wants to know.
How It Works:
Upload pictures that capture the memorable moments on campus.
Embed YouTube videos of those over time tie breakers, or the food fight you witnessed last week in the cafeteria.
Create your own pages under any category and edit/ update how you please.
Let others add their content and start comment threads about your pages.
Send us new feature ideas on what you would like to see on Communiversity!
This is your place to take control of your school and let others know what it’s like to be a college student.
More at:http://www.communiversity.com/
Communiversity gives real students a place to take pride in their school, and share the inside information every prospective student wants to know.
How It Works:
Upload pictures that capture the memorable moments on campus.
Embed YouTube videos of those over time tie breakers, or the food fight you witnessed last week in the cafeteria.
Create your own pages under any category and edit/ update how you please.
Let others add their content and start comment threads about your pages.
Send us new feature ideas on what you would like to see on Communiversity!
This is your place to take control of your school and let others know what it’s like to be a college student.
More at:http://www.communiversity.com/
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
India's first virtual credit card
Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group's (ADAG) flagship company Reliance Communications and India's second largest private sector bank, HDFC Bank, have joined hands to offer to India's first virtual credit card - Reliance mPay credit card - to Reliance mobile users across India.
The virtual credit card does away with card number, card verification value (CVV) or even expiry date as the mobile number of the Reliance mobile subscriber becomes the credit card number.
The virtual credit card works at any merchant establishment that accepts payment via Reliance mPay.
The bank will authenticate all the information with RCom, which will be used to initiate and authorize all the payments using the customer's mobile handset.
According to a Reliance Communcations official, one can use Reliance mPay for paying mobile bills (for Reliance post-paid as well as pre-paid customers), electricity bill payment (for those consuming electricity provided by Reliance Energy), as well as for a host of other things like booking movie tickets, travel tickets, retail shopping, online shopping and dining.
As the Reliance mPay is PIN protected (the PIN number is issued to the customer at the time of issue of the virtual credit card) and the customer has to type in the PIN number each time when making a payment, it does away with the traditional risks associated with carrying credit cards and revealing its details at merchant establishments.
"We are very pleased to partner with HDFC Bank, to provide our subscribers with this first of its kind offer. We are very excited that all Reliance Mobile Customers can participate in the Mobile Credit Card evolution. This is another step towards making money transfer, mobile commerce a reality in India!" said Mahesh Prasad, President, Applications, Solutions and Content Group, Reliance Communications.
"This initiative goes beyond mobile payments, and in fact, makes the mobile phone a credit card," he added.
"In continuation of HDFC Bank's tradition of using cutting edge technology to provide the best in world class banking experience to its customers, I am pleased to announce the launch of India's first Virtual Credit Card on Reliance Mobile phone," said Rahul Bhagat, Country Head - Retail Liabilities, Marketing & Direct Banking Channels, HDFC Bank.
"An HDFC Bank customer can now shop using his Reliance Mobile and make payment without disclosing details of his credit card," he added.
Read Full Text:http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080225/relaince-hdfc-adag-anil-dhirubhai-ambani-cvv-credit-card_2.htm
The virtual credit card does away with card number, card verification value (CVV) or even expiry date as the mobile number of the Reliance mobile subscriber becomes the credit card number.
The virtual credit card works at any merchant establishment that accepts payment via Reliance mPay.
The bank will authenticate all the information with RCom, which will be used to initiate and authorize all the payments using the customer's mobile handset.
According to a Reliance Communcations official, one can use Reliance mPay for paying mobile bills (for Reliance post-paid as well as pre-paid customers), electricity bill payment (for those consuming electricity provided by Reliance Energy), as well as for a host of other things like booking movie tickets, travel tickets, retail shopping, online shopping and dining.
As the Reliance mPay is PIN protected (the PIN number is issued to the customer at the time of issue of the virtual credit card) and the customer has to type in the PIN number each time when making a payment, it does away with the traditional risks associated with carrying credit cards and revealing its details at merchant establishments.
"We are very pleased to partner with HDFC Bank, to provide our subscribers with this first of its kind offer. We are very excited that all Reliance Mobile Customers can participate in the Mobile Credit Card evolution. This is another step towards making money transfer, mobile commerce a reality in India!" said Mahesh Prasad, President, Applications, Solutions and Content Group, Reliance Communications.
"This initiative goes beyond mobile payments, and in fact, makes the mobile phone a credit card," he added.
"In continuation of HDFC Bank's tradition of using cutting edge technology to provide the best in world class banking experience to its customers, I am pleased to announce the launch of India's first Virtual Credit Card on Reliance Mobile phone," said Rahul Bhagat, Country Head - Retail Liabilities, Marketing & Direct Banking Channels, HDFC Bank.
"An HDFC Bank customer can now shop using his Reliance Mobile and make payment without disclosing details of his credit card," he added.
Read Full Text:http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080225/relaince-hdfc-adag-anil-dhirubhai-ambani-cvv-credit-card_2.htm
Attenalert is a keyword monitoring tool
What Company Is Offering:
Attenalert is a keyword monitoring tool that allows you to find references to specific words and phrases through various sources online. Provided as a monthly subscription based web service, Attenalert constantly tracks online sources and alerts you to new discoveries.
How It Works:
Based on the same principle as the Google Alerts service, Attenalert finds references from multiple sources whereas Google Alerts only informs you about new items in the Google indexes. Attenalert also provides additional features such as the ability to view detailed contact information about each site discovered, subscribe to RSS feeds, export results to CSV, exclude specific websites from the search results and plot graphs to show trends over time.
References to the keywords you specify are discovered by Attenalert, be they web pages, videos or blog posts.
Displayed in a simple table, you can see at a glance what kind of content is found for each site.
Add as many company names, brands, people or slogans as you wish. Attenalert will locate references online for each keyword or phrase you provide.
The service is billed based on the number of words in your account so you only pay for what you use.
More at:http://www.attenalert.com/
Attenalert is a keyword monitoring tool that allows you to find references to specific words and phrases through various sources online. Provided as a monthly subscription based web service, Attenalert constantly tracks online sources and alerts you to new discoveries.
How It Works:
Based on the same principle as the Google Alerts service, Attenalert finds references from multiple sources whereas Google Alerts only informs you about new items in the Google indexes. Attenalert also provides additional features such as the ability to view detailed contact information about each site discovered, subscribe to RSS feeds, export results to CSV, exclude specific websites from the search results and plot graphs to show trends over time.
References to the keywords you specify are discovered by Attenalert, be they web pages, videos or blog posts.
Displayed in a simple table, you can see at a glance what kind of content is found for each site.
Add as many company names, brands, people or slogans as you wish. Attenalert will locate references online for each keyword or phrase you provide.
The service is billed based on the number of words in your account so you only pay for what you use.
More at:http://www.attenalert.com/
SportingConnections---Connecting Sports
What Company Is Offering:
SportingConnections is a great way for you to easily find others interested in participating in your sport or joining your team . The site is free for all and allows members to connect easily with others, all in one great location?. SportingConnections has incorporated all major sports and is happy to add other sports you would like to see; after all, its about helping you find the people and sport that interest you.
How It Works:
SportingConnections helps you find others to train or play with, coaches, or people just to socialise and watch sport with. SportingConnections can also help you find teams/groups who are looking for members to join them for social or competitive games in any sport. Once logged in you are able to add sports partners to your friends area, create and manage your own communities or join others. You are also able to add your favourite sports photos to your photo albums.
SportingConnections allows you to add your own team/group to the site and add members to your team/group. You have the capability to manage your team/group by using the message board to send emails to all members once they have been added to your team/group "Team mates" area. You can add photos to the team\groups photo albums and keep all your team information in one place. This enables others to search for your team, find out what your team is about, contact the team manager (the person who created the team) and potentially join your team.
More at:http://www.sportingconnections.com/
SportingConnections is a great way for you to easily find others interested in participating in your sport or joining your team . The site is free for all and allows members to connect easily with others, all in one great location?. SportingConnections has incorporated all major sports and is happy to add other sports you would like to see; after all, its about helping you find the people and sport that interest you.
How It Works:
SportingConnections helps you find others to train or play with, coaches, or people just to socialise and watch sport with. SportingConnections can also help you find teams/groups who are looking for members to join them for social or competitive games in any sport. Once logged in you are able to add sports partners to your friends area, create and manage your own communities or join others. You are also able to add your favourite sports photos to your photo albums.
SportingConnections allows you to add your own team/group to the site and add members to your team/group. You have the capability to manage your team/group by using the message board to send emails to all members once they have been added to your team/group "Team mates" area. You can add photos to the team\groups photo albums and keep all your team information in one place. This enables others to search for your team, find out what your team is about, contact the team manager (the person who created the team) and potentially join your team.
More at:http://www.sportingconnections.com/
SeeSpotSlide provides a unique advertising solution
What Company Is Offering:
They've created a tool that gives the audience the tools to control the advertising in their content. Traditional ad placement on the internet is powerful and well established. They simply provide another option for adverising distribution. One with a feedback mechanism directly tied to an advertiser's target audience.
How It Works:
In SeeSpotSlide, the user creates the context - photos from vacation, videos of the kid's soccer game - and the advertiser can be invited to the party... or not. The consumer makes the call.
You may ask yourself, why would I put advertising in a slideshow of my personal photos? The answers are up to you: You love the brand. You love the spot. The product saved my life. The product helped me in my job. The spot was funny. It was sad. The important point being that the choice was yours.
Find the photos you'd like to include using by logging into the sites listed in 'MyStuff'. When the thumbnails are finished loading, drag them to the slideshow timeline (the little grey boxes on the right) and they will be added to the show.
Why would an advertiser want to be a part of this?
Because, their most targeted and faithful audience members can become mavens for their products and services. The consumers are 'pulling' their brands into their personal space with SeeSpotSlide. They are providing advertisers a means to connect with their audience in ways that have not been done before on a large scale. From broad reaching brands like the giants they all know (Coke, BMW, Apple, Starbucks) to the small, community level advertisers on a local scale, either physical (your local bike shop, the bakery down the street) or internet based (blog sites, message boards), SeeSpotSlide provides a unique advertising solution for them all.
SeeSpotSlide is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Our sister organization.
More at:http://www.seespotslide.com/
They've created a tool that gives the audience the tools to control the advertising in their content. Traditional ad placement on the internet is powerful and well established. They simply provide another option for adverising distribution. One with a feedback mechanism directly tied to an advertiser's target audience.
How It Works:
In SeeSpotSlide, the user creates the context - photos from vacation, videos of the kid's soccer game - and the advertiser can be invited to the party... or not. The consumer makes the call.
You may ask yourself, why would I put advertising in a slideshow of my personal photos? The answers are up to you: You love the brand. You love the spot. The product saved my life. The product helped me in my job. The spot was funny. It was sad. The important point being that the choice was yours.
Find the photos you'd like to include using by logging into the sites listed in 'MyStuff'. When the thumbnails are finished loading, drag them to the slideshow timeline (the little grey boxes on the right) and they will be added to the show.
Why would an advertiser want to be a part of this?
Because, their most targeted and faithful audience members can become mavens for their products and services. The consumers are 'pulling' their brands into their personal space with SeeSpotSlide. They are providing advertisers a means to connect with their audience in ways that have not been done before on a large scale. From broad reaching brands like the giants they all know (Coke, BMW, Apple, Starbucks) to the small, community level advertisers on a local scale, either physical (your local bike shop, the bakery down the street) or internet based (blog sites, message boards), SeeSpotSlide provides a unique advertising solution for them all.
SeeSpotSlide is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Our sister organization.
More at:http://www.seespotslide.com/
Trackur is an online reputation monitoring tool
What Company Is Offering:
Trackur is an online reputation monitoring tool. With Trackur you can setup searches and automatically monitor the web for keywords that are important to you.
How It Works:
Trackur is the perfect solution for anyone that wants to track news, blogs, and other social media. You can track your own name, your company brands, industry trends, or even your competitor's news! In fact, you can monitor any keywords you wish.When you create your Trackur account, you'll be given the option to purchase a service plan or simply proceed to a two week free trial.
Trackur gives you the ability to define the type of content you want it to monitor. For example, if you're not interested in monitoring video and image content, you can "text only" under "advanced search."
Trackur is only able to filter the content it's fed. It's still possible that the actual web page will include--or not include--your filter keywords. For this reason, they suggest starting with just your main keyword, then adding filter keywords if needed.
More at:http://www.trackur.com/
Trackur is an online reputation monitoring tool. With Trackur you can setup searches and automatically monitor the web for keywords that are important to you.
How It Works:
Trackur is the perfect solution for anyone that wants to track news, blogs, and other social media. You can track your own name, your company brands, industry trends, or even your competitor's news! In fact, you can monitor any keywords you wish.When you create your Trackur account, you'll be given the option to purchase a service plan or simply proceed to a two week free trial.
Trackur gives you the ability to define the type of content you want it to monitor. For example, if you're not interested in monitoring video and image content, you can "text only" under "advanced search."
Trackur is only able to filter the content it's fed. It's still possible that the actual web page will include--or not include--your filter keywords. For this reason, they suggest starting with just your main keyword, then adding filter keywords if needed.
More at:http://www.trackur.com/
Trupanion--A pet insurance company that specializes in lifetime coverage for puppies and kittens got $22 million in funding
What Company Is Offering:
Trupanion is a company comprised of passionate pet enthusiasts who believe that it's possible to create a pet insurance company that consistently puts the health of pets first before everything else. A pet insurance company that specializes in lifetime coverage for puppies and kittens.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Trupanion, has received $22 million in financial backing led by Maveron LLC. Trupanion is a Seattle-based company that makes pet insurance easier for owners.
More at:www.trupanion.com
Company Info:
Information: 800.569.7913
Fax: 866.405.4536
E-mail: info@trupanion.com
http://www.trupanion.com/About_Us.aspx
Trupanion is a company comprised of passionate pet enthusiasts who believe that it's possible to create a pet insurance company that consistently puts the health of pets first before everything else. A pet insurance company that specializes in lifetime coverage for puppies and kittens.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Trupanion, has received $22 million in financial backing led by Maveron LLC. Trupanion is a Seattle-based company that makes pet insurance easier for owners.
More at:www.trupanion.com
Company Info:
Information: 800.569.7913
Fax: 866.405.4536
E-mail: info@trupanion.com
http://www.trupanion.com/About_Us.aspx
SellPoint--Graphical Market Intelligence
What Company Is Offering:
SellPoint's patented Active Product Tours combine rich and engaging product images and video with a customizable array of sales support materials, transforming today's static product pages into an active selling presentation that is proven to motivate shoppers to buy.
How It Works:
The SellPoint Dashboard delivers graphical market intelligence updated daily that reveals shopper interest and activity by product and sales channel. SellPoint's clients include Canon, Fuji, Epson, SanDisk, Panasonic, TiVo, Hitachi, Brother, Pentax, and more. SellPoint's Retail Syndication Network includes over 100 of the top online retailers, including Amazon.com, Best Buy, Buy.com, Circuit City, Costco.com, Wal-Mart, OfficeMax, Sears, Staples, Toys R Us and more. For more information.
How Much They Got From VCs:
SellPoint, Inc., the leading provider of on-demand video product tours, announced today that it has secured $7 million in financing from Granite Ventures, LLC and previous investor Menlo Ventures LLC. SellPoint will use this additional funding to fuel current momentum and expansion of its business.
What VCs Says About Company:
Online video product tours continue to grow exponentially. Studies show that product tours have become a key factor in converting shoppers into buyers at the online point of sale," said Standish O'Grady, Managing Director of Granite Ventures and new SellPoint Board Member. "Given this, our investment in SellPoint was an easy decision as it is the company positioned to lead this growing category based on its unique, patented Active Product Tour technology and the value it provides to consumers, manufactures and retailers."
About VCs:
Granite Ventures has been helping early-stage technology companies build solid foundations for success since 1992. They focus investments in two sectors where partners have deep domain expertise, broad industry knowledge, and significant investment experience: communications and components, and software. Granite has managed over $1 billion in venture capital and has invested in more than 100 private companies. They partner with promising and successful entrepreneurs to create businesses that have a competitive edge, and help those businesses achieve category leadership. For more information, visit www.granitevc.com.
More at: www.SellPoint.net
SellPoint's patented Active Product Tours combine rich and engaging product images and video with a customizable array of sales support materials, transforming today's static product pages into an active selling presentation that is proven to motivate shoppers to buy.
How It Works:
The SellPoint Dashboard delivers graphical market intelligence updated daily that reveals shopper interest and activity by product and sales channel. SellPoint's clients include Canon, Fuji, Epson, SanDisk, Panasonic, TiVo, Hitachi, Brother, Pentax, and more. SellPoint's Retail Syndication Network includes over 100 of the top online retailers, including Amazon.com, Best Buy, Buy.com, Circuit City, Costco.com, Wal-Mart, OfficeMax, Sears, Staples, Toys R Us and more. For more information.
How Much They Got From VCs:
SellPoint, Inc., the leading provider of on-demand video product tours, announced today that it has secured $7 million in financing from Granite Ventures, LLC and previous investor Menlo Ventures LLC. SellPoint will use this additional funding to fuel current momentum and expansion of its business.
What VCs Says About Company:
Online video product tours continue to grow exponentially. Studies show that product tours have become a key factor in converting shoppers into buyers at the online point of sale," said Standish O'Grady, Managing Director of Granite Ventures and new SellPoint Board Member. "Given this, our investment in SellPoint was an easy decision as it is the company positioned to lead this growing category based on its unique, patented Active Product Tour technology and the value it provides to consumers, manufactures and retailers."
About VCs:
Granite Ventures has been helping early-stage technology companies build solid foundations for success since 1992. They focus investments in two sectors where partners have deep domain expertise, broad industry knowledge, and significant investment experience: communications and components, and software. Granite has managed over $1 billion in venture capital and has invested in more than 100 private companies. They partner with promising and successful entrepreneurs to create businesses that have a competitive edge, and help those businesses achieve category leadership. For more information, visit www.granitevc.com.
More at: www.SellPoint.net
CircleUp is a free social communications service that turbo-charges email and instant messaging
What Company Is Offering:
CircleUp is a free social communications service that turbo-charges email and instant messaging when communicating with online and offline groups of any size. Think of CircleUp as improving email and IM to make them work efficiently for groups! With CircleUp, you can email or IM a circle of people and get back a single, organized result that you can print, share, export or archive, instead of a blizzard of individual responses.
How It Works:
You do not have to ever register to receive or answer a CircleUp. Just click on the link in the email or IM that you’ve been sent.
Registration is SIMPLE – just provide a valid email address, your name and a password – that's it! There is nothing to install. However, the service requires that you use a Flash-enabled browser to ask or answer questions.
Unique Features:
With CircleUp you can avoid:
Searching through your inbox to find replies from everyone who responded
Tracking who replied and who didn't.
Getting replies to your question sent in different formats.
Having to cut and paste answers into a Word document or Excel spreadsheet to aggregate them.
Getting replies that don’t actually answer your question .
Annoying "reply to all" messages that disrupt the group and clutter your inbox.
Fumbling through your mailbox archives to find old information .
Not being able to share answers with the group or save them for the future.
More at: http://www.circleup.com/
CircleUp is a free social communications service that turbo-charges email and instant messaging when communicating with online and offline groups of any size. Think of CircleUp as improving email and IM to make them work efficiently for groups! With CircleUp, you can email or IM a circle of people and get back a single, organized result that you can print, share, export or archive, instead of a blizzard of individual responses.
How It Works:
You do not have to ever register to receive or answer a CircleUp. Just click on the link in the email or IM that you’ve been sent.
Registration is SIMPLE – just provide a valid email address, your name and a password – that's it! There is nothing to install. However, the service requires that you use a Flash-enabled browser to ask or answer questions.
Unique Features:
With CircleUp you can avoid:
Searching through your inbox to find replies from everyone who responded
Tracking who replied and who didn't.
Getting replies to your question sent in different formats.
Having to cut and paste answers into a Word document or Excel spreadsheet to aggregate them.
Getting replies that don’t actually answer your question .
Annoying "reply to all" messages that disrupt the group and clutter your inbox.
Fumbling through your mailbox archives to find old information .
Not being able to share answers with the group or save them for the future.
More at: http://www.circleup.com/
GeoLearning--On-demand learning and performance technology got $31 million from Fidelity Ventures
What Company Is Offering:
GeoLearning is the leading provider of Managed Learning Services and on-demand learning and performance technology. The company's products and services are used by corporations, government agencies and non-profit organizations to manage human capital development, accelerate critical business processes and drive organizational performance. GeoLearning's Software as a Service model means there is no hardware or software for clients to install. As a result, the company's Web-based GeoMaestro and GeoExpress learning management platforms can be deployed quickly, allowing clients to efficiently manage enterprise-wide learning, development and knowledge acquisition.
How Much They Got From VCs:
It has secured a growth equity investment of $31 million from Fidelity Ventures. The funds, which represent the first institutional investment for GeoLearning, will be utilized to accelerate the company’s sales and marketing efforts, continue to build its international presence and channel partner network, and potential acquisitions.
GeoLearning also announced that Fidelity Ventures partner, Roger Hurwitz, has joined its Board of Directors.
About VCs:
Fidelity Ventures invests in companies ready to enter the market and those poised for the next phase of growth. Its 40-year track record includes hundreds of successful investments in the consumer, communications, systems and software markets. Fidelity Ventures is distinguished by the ability to accelerate market adoption for its portfolio companies’ offerings, and by a global network of senior technology and business executives. Fidelity Ventures actively manages over $800 million from offices in Boston and London. For more information, please visit www.fidelityventures.com.
More at:www.geolearning.com
GeoLearning is the leading provider of Managed Learning Services and on-demand learning and performance technology. The company's products and services are used by corporations, government agencies and non-profit organizations to manage human capital development, accelerate critical business processes and drive organizational performance. GeoLearning's Software as a Service model means there is no hardware or software for clients to install. As a result, the company's Web-based GeoMaestro and GeoExpress learning management platforms can be deployed quickly, allowing clients to efficiently manage enterprise-wide learning, development and knowledge acquisition.
How Much They Got From VCs:
It has secured a growth equity investment of $31 million from Fidelity Ventures. The funds, which represent the first institutional investment for GeoLearning, will be utilized to accelerate the company’s sales and marketing efforts, continue to build its international presence and channel partner network, and potential acquisitions.
GeoLearning also announced that Fidelity Ventures partner, Roger Hurwitz, has joined its Board of Directors.
About VCs:
Fidelity Ventures invests in companies ready to enter the market and those poised for the next phase of growth. Its 40-year track record includes hundreds of successful investments in the consumer, communications, systems and software markets. Fidelity Ventures is distinguished by the ability to accelerate market adoption for its portfolio companies’ offerings, and by a global network of senior technology and business executives. Fidelity Ventures actively manages over $800 million from offices in Boston and London. For more information, please visit www.fidelityventures.com.
More at:www.geolearning.com
Glam Media got $84.6 million in private financing
What Company Is Offering;
Glam Media's distributed media network model is revolutionizing the very definition of what a media company is in the 21st Century. With 44 million global unique monthly visitors (comScore MediaMetrix), Glam Media provides a compelling mix of fresh, original content created in-house with a carefully curated Glam Publishing Network of more than 450 popular and influential lifestyle websites, blogs and magazines. For premium national brand advertisers, Glam Media offers an unprecedented array of targeted options that are singularly attractive to both upscale and aspirational consumers.
How Much They Got From VCs:
They announced the closing of $84.6 million in private financing, with $64.6 million in Series D funding and $20 million in revenue-based debt financing. Proceeds of the financing will be used to accelerate the growth of the company's distributed media network that connects premium brand display advertisers with online audiences worldwide. The equity-financing round is led by Hubert Burda Media, an international media powerhouse and publisher of more than 260 magazines titles and an investor in more than 25 high-growth digital holdings.
What's Purpose Of Raising Fund:
The new funding will fuel Glam Media's aggressive global expansion in 2008 across new territories and categories, focusing on transforming brand display advertising on the Web as the market shifts away from the dominance of portals and destination sites to the distributed media network model that Glam Media helped pioneer. The funding will also be used to make strategic acquisitions, invest in technology to grow the distributed media model and further global growth.
More at:www.GlamMedia.com
Glam Media's distributed media network model is revolutionizing the very definition of what a media company is in the 21st Century. With 44 million global unique monthly visitors (comScore MediaMetrix), Glam Media provides a compelling mix of fresh, original content created in-house with a carefully curated Glam Publishing Network of more than 450 popular and influential lifestyle websites, blogs and magazines. For premium national brand advertisers, Glam Media offers an unprecedented array of targeted options that are singularly attractive to both upscale and aspirational consumers.
How Much They Got From VCs:
They announced the closing of $84.6 million in private financing, with $64.6 million in Series D funding and $20 million in revenue-based debt financing. Proceeds of the financing will be used to accelerate the growth of the company's distributed media network that connects premium brand display advertisers with online audiences worldwide. The equity-financing round is led by Hubert Burda Media, an international media powerhouse and publisher of more than 260 magazines titles and an investor in more than 25 high-growth digital holdings.
What's Purpose Of Raising Fund:
The new funding will fuel Glam Media's aggressive global expansion in 2008 across new territories and categories, focusing on transforming brand display advertising on the Web as the market shifts away from the dominance of portals and destination sites to the distributed media network model that Glam Media helped pioneer. The funding will also be used to make strategic acquisitions, invest in technology to grow the distributed media model and further global growth.
More at:www.GlamMedia.com
Tiny Pictures--the leading service for real-time sharing of cameraphone pictures and videos between friends got $7.2 million in Series B funding
What Company Is Offering:
Tiny Pictures, Inc. is the company that brings you Radar, the leading service for real-time sharing of cameraphone pictures and videos between friends. Radar can be accessed from PC browsers, mobile phone browsers, and through a series of applications for mobile devices.
How Much They Got From VCs:
They got $7.2 million in Series B funding. The investment was led by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and included Series A investors Mohr Davidow Ventures.
Tiny Pictures had previously raised $4 million in first round financing, which includes a seed round with angel investors Reid Hoffman and Joichi Ito. This second round will allow the company to focus on international growth opportunities, as well as the further development of its recently launched ad platform.
About VCs:
Draper Fisher Jurvetson is a leader in start-up venture capital, having invested in over 150 high-tech companies. In the majority of cases, they are the lead investor for a company's first round of financing. The firm focuses on information technology businesses with enormous market potential, and helps entrepreneurs achieve their maximum potential through team building, partnerships, advice and support, as well as investments. By pursuing a people-focused approach to venture capital investing, Draper Fisher Jurvetson continues to fund entrepreneurs with the energy, vision, experience and desire to build great companies.
www.drapervc.com.
More at:http://www.tinypictures.us or http://radar.net.
Tiny Pictures, Inc. is the company that brings you Radar, the leading service for real-time sharing of cameraphone pictures and videos between friends. Radar can be accessed from PC browsers, mobile phone browsers, and through a series of applications for mobile devices.
How Much They Got From VCs:
They got $7.2 million in Series B funding. The investment was led by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and included Series A investors Mohr Davidow Ventures.
Tiny Pictures had previously raised $4 million in first round financing, which includes a seed round with angel investors Reid Hoffman and Joichi Ito. This second round will allow the company to focus on international growth opportunities, as well as the further development of its recently launched ad platform.
About VCs:
Draper Fisher Jurvetson is a leader in start-up venture capital, having invested in over 150 high-tech companies. In the majority of cases, they are the lead investor for a company's first round of financing. The firm focuses on information technology businesses with enormous market potential, and helps entrepreneurs achieve their maximum potential through team building, partnerships, advice and support, as well as investments. By pursuing a people-focused approach to venture capital investing, Draper Fisher Jurvetson continues to fund entrepreneurs with the energy, vision, experience and desire to build great companies.
www.drapervc.com.
More at:http://www.tinypictures.us or http://radar.net.
Bluenog saves organizations time and money by providing pre-integrated products and solutions got $4 million Series A round of financing
What Company Is Offering:
Bluenog saves organizations time and money by providing pre-integrated products and solutions that blend open source and commercial technologies together. The company's focus is on enterprise infrastructure software including Portal Servers, Enterprise Content Management, and Business Intelligence. Bluenog's open source platform integrates with leading commercial stacks and can also be run stand-alone.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Bluenog, announced the closing of a $4 million Series A round of financing. Led by NewSpring Ventures, the dedicated growth and expansion stage venture fund of the NewSpring Capital fund family, the round will support the expansion of the company's product development and sales and marketing efforts as well as its professional services offerings.
About VCs:
NewSpring Capital, based in Radnor, Pennsylvania, and Short Hills, New Jersey, is a leading provider of private equity capital focused in the Mid- Atlantic region. NewSpring Capital currently manages approximately $500 million across its fund-specific family of three dedicated funds: (i) NewSpring Ventures provides equity capital to growth and expansion stage companies with a focus on business services, enabling technology, and information technology, (ii) NewSpring Health Capital provides equity capital to healthcare companies within the life science, healthcare services, and medical device sectors, and (iii) NewSpring Mezzanine Capital provides mezzanine capital for expansion stage and buyout opportunities in the business services, healthcare, information technology, and specialty manufacturing sectors. NewSpring Capital partners with entrepreneurs, leveraging its capital and experience, to assist them in turning their visions into reality. visit.www.newspringcapital.com.
For more at: www.bluenog.com.
Bluenog saves organizations time and money by providing pre-integrated products and solutions that blend open source and commercial technologies together. The company's focus is on enterprise infrastructure software including Portal Servers, Enterprise Content Management, and Business Intelligence. Bluenog's open source platform integrates with leading commercial stacks and can also be run stand-alone.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Bluenog, announced the closing of a $4 million Series A round of financing. Led by NewSpring Ventures, the dedicated growth and expansion stage venture fund of the NewSpring Capital fund family, the round will support the expansion of the company's product development and sales and marketing efforts as well as its professional services offerings.
About VCs:
NewSpring Capital, based in Radnor, Pennsylvania, and Short Hills, New Jersey, is a leading provider of private equity capital focused in the Mid- Atlantic region. NewSpring Capital currently manages approximately $500 million across its fund-specific family of three dedicated funds: (i) NewSpring Ventures provides equity capital to growth and expansion stage companies with a focus on business services, enabling technology, and information technology, (ii) NewSpring Health Capital provides equity capital to healthcare companies within the life science, healthcare services, and medical device sectors, and (iii) NewSpring Mezzanine Capital provides mezzanine capital for expansion stage and buyout opportunities in the business services, healthcare, information technology, and specialty manufacturing sectors. NewSpring Capital partners with entrepreneurs, leveraging its capital and experience, to assist them in turning their visions into reality. visit.www.newspringcapital.com.
For more at: www.bluenog.com.
Learnit--Helping your students review what they have looked at in the classroom
What Company is offering:
Learnit lists are a great way of helping your students review what they have looked at in the classroom.
How It Works:
Every day you will have 10 words to learn from a list of the 1000 most common English words. When you refresh the page, the words on your list will appear one by one. You will then be able to show or hide the meaning and swap between the two languages as you wish.
The learnit widget will make the same words appear in a different order each time. You can flip them between the language you speak and the language you’re learning. You can see them side by side, or hide them. Every time you do a search on the Internet, you can glance at them. You can put the widget on your social network site and see the same list every time you visit, and you can keep the list open as a browser window on your desktop while you work. It will even be useful for you to write down your words in your daily diary.
By seeing this same list many times in one day, learning will take place in the same way as used throughout the advertising industry. Then, next time you are actively studying (in class, with a text book or an online course) you’ll find that more and more words are familiar to you. Advertisers call this brand exposure leading to brand recall, but you’ll be learning useful vocabulary instead.
More at:http://www.learnitlists.com/
Learnit lists are a great way of helping your students review what they have looked at in the classroom.
How It Works:
Every day you will have 10 words to learn from a list of the 1000 most common English words. When you refresh the page, the words on your list will appear one by one. You will then be able to show or hide the meaning and swap between the two languages as you wish.
The learnit widget will make the same words appear in a different order each time. You can flip them between the language you speak and the language you’re learning. You can see them side by side, or hide them. Every time you do a search on the Internet, you can glance at them. You can put the widget on your social network site and see the same list every time you visit, and you can keep the list open as a browser window on your desktop while you work. It will even be useful for you to write down your words in your daily diary.
By seeing this same list many times in one day, learning will take place in the same way as used throughout the advertising industry. Then, next time you are actively studying (in class, with a text book or an online course) you’ll find that more and more words are familiar to you. Advertisers call this brand exposure leading to brand recall, but you’ll be learning useful vocabulary instead.
More at:http://www.learnitlists.com/
Yieldy--A Simple Ad Network Allowing Any Site to Earn Revenue Immediately
What Company Is Offering:
Yieldy is a fast solution to small and medium publishers looking to optimize their advertising revenue through supporting and controlling multiple networks and direct advertisers.
It is from the same team that brought you Texty - sharing the same infrastructure - providing very simple core functionality to thousands of publishers every day.
How It Works:
A Simple Ad Network Allowing Any Site to Earn Revenue Immediately.Yieldy provides family-friendly ad invocation code to any publisher, with easy monthly payouts based on activity paid out via Paypal.
The payouts are based on both CPM, CPC and CPA - they track all the activity on each impression then balance the activity and setup auto payouts based on that volume!
On guaranteeing payouts - they have publishers being paid now - they will pay you at the end of the month for the full amount due each month - no long term collections, etc - and they do it all via paypal.
Yieldy is releasing a backfill network that you can opt-into for Yieldy to sell your unsold inventory!
More at:http://yieldy.com/
Yieldy is a fast solution to small and medium publishers looking to optimize their advertising revenue through supporting and controlling multiple networks and direct advertisers.
It is from the same team that brought you Texty - sharing the same infrastructure - providing very simple core functionality to thousands of publishers every day.
How It Works:
A Simple Ad Network Allowing Any Site to Earn Revenue Immediately.Yieldy provides family-friendly ad invocation code to any publisher, with easy monthly payouts based on activity paid out via Paypal.
The payouts are based on both CPM, CPC and CPA - they track all the activity on each impression then balance the activity and setup auto payouts based on that volume!
On guaranteeing payouts - they have publishers being paid now - they will pay you at the end of the month for the full amount due each month - no long term collections, etc - and they do it all via paypal.
Yieldy is releasing a backfill network that you can opt-into for Yieldy to sell your unsold inventory!
More at:http://yieldy.com/
BuzzTracker --To automatically generate news pages for a multitude of topics, both broad and narrow
What Company Is Offering:
Their goal has been to launch a news site that leverages the power of the "head of the long tail" of the blogosphere to automatically generate news pages for a multitude of topics, both broad and narrow. They currently are tracking 1,000 topics and 90,000 blogs.
How It Works:
On each page of BuzzTracker, you’ll see five content elements. The main content element is called Most Blogged — this analyzes the top blogs to determine the most blogged about story for that particular topic. This element is a great proxy for the “wisdom of the crowds” in terms of what is important for that topic. After the Most Blogged section we feature the Latest News, relevant stories for the topic sorted by recency. They have a search box which allows you to search throughout BuzzTracker to find items that may be of interest; both topic areas and individual posts and articles. Finally, we’ve integrated with both Flickr and YouTube to provide recent pictures and videos that match the topic in question.
BuzzTracker is looking for high quality blogs that feature original content and a regular frequency of postings. To have your blog considered for inclusion in BuzzTracker submit your blog using our online form.
More at:http://www.buzztracker.com/
Their goal has been to launch a news site that leverages the power of the "head of the long tail" of the blogosphere to automatically generate news pages for a multitude of topics, both broad and narrow. They currently are tracking 1,000 topics and 90,000 blogs.
How It Works:
On each page of BuzzTracker, you’ll see five content elements. The main content element is called Most Blogged — this analyzes the top blogs to determine the most blogged about story for that particular topic. This element is a great proxy for the “wisdom of the crowds” in terms of what is important for that topic. After the Most Blogged section we feature the Latest News, relevant stories for the topic sorted by recency. They have a search box which allows you to search throughout BuzzTracker to find items that may be of interest; both topic areas and individual posts and articles. Finally, we’ve integrated with both Flickr and YouTube to provide recent pictures and videos that match the topic in question.
BuzzTracker is looking for high quality blogs that feature original content and a regular frequency of postings. To have your blog considered for inclusion in BuzzTracker submit your blog using our online form.
More at:http://www.buzztracker.com/
Monday, February 25, 2008
Virtual Workspace's web site offers a list of services and talks about the benefits of working with a virtual assistant
What Company is Offering:
The Virtual Workspace's web site offers a list of services and talks about the benefits of working with a virtual assistant. The site also includes the company's blog, "The Virtual Water Cooler," which is authored by Washington herself, and gives a mixture of business advice and company news.
How It Works:
The company provides access not only to skills that any administrative assistant or office manager would possess, (including word processing, appointment setting, data entry, and reminder services) but also to services and utilities that businesses use on a daily basis, without the client having to purchase equipment and software, or paying for installation or long-term contracts. "The Virtual Workspace offers one-stop shopping for business owners and professionals
How Is It Different:
The Virtual Workspace doesn't just provide clerical services; it provides bundled service packages, customized to fit each client's needs and budget. These packages can include telephone and fax services, mailing and shipping, online shopping and inventory control, and even technical support for computer issues. The company also provides tips and advice for their clients through their frequently updated blog and personalized monthly newsletters.
More at:
The Virtual Workspace
Adana Washington
1-800-776-3071
contact@thevirtualworkspace.net
thevirtualworkspace.net
The Virtual Workspace's web site offers a list of services and talks about the benefits of working with a virtual assistant. The site also includes the company's blog, "The Virtual Water Cooler," which is authored by Washington herself, and gives a mixture of business advice and company news.
How It Works:
The company provides access not only to skills that any administrative assistant or office manager would possess, (including word processing, appointment setting, data entry, and reminder services) but also to services and utilities that businesses use on a daily basis, without the client having to purchase equipment and software, or paying for installation or long-term contracts. "The Virtual Workspace offers one-stop shopping for business owners and professionals
How Is It Different:
The Virtual Workspace doesn't just provide clerical services; it provides bundled service packages, customized to fit each client's needs and budget. These packages can include telephone and fax services, mailing and shipping, online shopping and inventory control, and even technical support for computer issues. The company also provides tips and advice for their clients through their frequently updated blog and personalized monthly newsletters.
More at:
The Virtual Workspace
Adana Washington
1-800-776-3071
contact@thevirtualworkspace.net
thevirtualworkspace.net
GrapevineStar, a media and entertainment content developement and representation company operates a network of niche focused social networks
What Company Is Offering:
Grapevine Star Entertainment, GrapevineStar, a media and entertainment content developement and representation company operates a network of niche focused social networks. Content creators from Hollywood to Ohio to Texas to New York work with GrapevineStar who helps them develop and monetize their works. Local and national celebrities, writers, producers, illustrators, graphic artists, directors from entreprenuers to professionals are included among the clients of the company.
Recent Updates:
Grapevine Star Entertainment has signed an agreement with LightSwitch LLC of Seattle, WA and Dallas, TX and is working with several leading developers in Silicon Valley in a deal that reaches from Dallas-Ft. Worth to Silicon Valley to Seattle to develop a proprietary series of social network system platforms to enable content entreprenuers promote its brands and character based properties with in its target market niches of Urban, Pop Culture, Anime & Comic, Manga, Heritage Arts and Western & Cowboy.
GrapevineStar is currently developing a proproetary series of social networks similar to MySpace, YouTube as well as WebKins and NeoPets around its target market segments.and its exclusive character brands including the Emotionals, MeMe and My World, Main Street Stories, Tex DunRight, Mr. Bandman, SunnyLuv, Hip Hop Bobbleheads among others. Several of the company's properties will be featured at the KidScreen Summit and International Toy Fair both being held in New York this month.
Company Info:
Grapevine Star Entertainment Inc.
Jacob Miles
817-410-4705
info@grapevinee.com
www.grapevinestar.com
Grapevine Star Entertainment, GrapevineStar, a media and entertainment content developement and representation company operates a network of niche focused social networks. Content creators from Hollywood to Ohio to Texas to New York work with GrapevineStar who helps them develop and monetize their works. Local and national celebrities, writers, producers, illustrators, graphic artists, directors from entreprenuers to professionals are included among the clients of the company.
Recent Updates:
Grapevine Star Entertainment has signed an agreement with LightSwitch LLC of Seattle, WA and Dallas, TX and is working with several leading developers in Silicon Valley in a deal that reaches from Dallas-Ft. Worth to Silicon Valley to Seattle to develop a proprietary series of social network system platforms to enable content entreprenuers promote its brands and character based properties with in its target market niches of Urban, Pop Culture, Anime & Comic, Manga, Heritage Arts and Western & Cowboy.
GrapevineStar is currently developing a proproetary series of social networks similar to MySpace, YouTube as well as WebKins and NeoPets around its target market segments.and its exclusive character brands including the Emotionals, MeMe and My World, Main Street Stories, Tex DunRight, Mr. Bandman, SunnyLuv, Hip Hop Bobbleheads among others. Several of the company's properties will be featured at the KidScreen Summit and International Toy Fair both being held in New York this month.
Company Info:
Grapevine Star Entertainment Inc.
Jacob Miles
817-410-4705
info@grapevinee.com
www.grapevinestar.com
RezHub.com is the next generation of online travel, providing innovative research and reservation tools to the traveling public
What Company Is Offering:
RezHub.com is the next generation of online travel, providing innovative research and reservation tools to the traveling public. It is their goal to ensure that you feel good about travel, especially when it comes to making the best choice for your trip.
How It Works:
RezHub is a one stop reservation hub, where you will find everything you need to plan and book your vacation... without having to visit multiple sites. Here you will find many unique service offerings that set them apart from their competitors, but it is their commitment to their customers that will truly make you “Feel Good about Travel.”
RezHub.com's Green Travel Hub put together a top 10 list of the city's greenest hotels to help travelers plan a great green vacation.
More at:
http://www.rezhub.com or http://www.greentravelhub.com
RezHub.com is the next generation of online travel, providing innovative research and reservation tools to the traveling public. It is their goal to ensure that you feel good about travel, especially when it comes to making the best choice for your trip.
How It Works:
RezHub is a one stop reservation hub, where you will find everything you need to plan and book your vacation... without having to visit multiple sites. Here you will find many unique service offerings that set them apart from their competitors, but it is their commitment to their customers that will truly make you “Feel Good about Travel.”
RezHub.com's Green Travel Hub put together a top 10 list of the city's greenest hotels to help travelers plan a great green vacation.
More at:
http://www.rezhub.com or http://www.greentravelhub.com
WSI ---Internet Marketing Consultantcy
What Company Is Offering:
WSI provides affordable Internet related services and technologies that deliver maximum return on investment for businesses. As the world leader in providing profitable Internet solutions to SMEs, making information accessible for all via the Internet is an essential component of our offering. WSI is committed to assisting customers to ensure their websites are accessible for people with disabilities by providing education, guidance, tools and techniques that comply with the worldwide W3C standards.
Recent Updates:
Ray Greyling is proud to announce the opening of his new WSI Internet Consulting office in Randolph NJ. WSI, “We Simplify Internet Marketing”, is the worldwide leader in Internet Consulting and Education.
WSI, which is currently rated the #1 Internet Service Business in the world, recognizes the need to stay current as new Internet technologies emerge. In order to stay competitive, Businesses need to adapt to the changing demands of Internet Marketing. By partnering with a WSI Internet Marketing Consultant they are guaranteed a technologically advanced total Internet Solution as apposed to just a website.
The first step in the WSI Internet Marketing Consultants’ approach is the Internet Business Analysis (IBA) process, during which Ray will ask direct questions to identify clients’ competitive advantage, target markets, online/offline marketing initiatives and objectives of an Internet presence. By using the WSI WebScan Ray is also able to evaluate a clients existing website as well as that of their competitors, with regard to how well it’s performing and how accessible it is to web users. The clients’ Internet Solution is then customized to achieve their online objectives.
More at:
WSI Internet Consulting & Education
Ray Greyling
973 970 9063
ray@wsiglobalinternetsolutions.com
www.wsiglobalinternetsolutions.com
WSI provides affordable Internet related services and technologies that deliver maximum return on investment for businesses. As the world leader in providing profitable Internet solutions to SMEs, making information accessible for all via the Internet is an essential component of our offering. WSI is committed to assisting customers to ensure their websites are accessible for people with disabilities by providing education, guidance, tools and techniques that comply with the worldwide W3C standards.
Recent Updates:
Ray Greyling is proud to announce the opening of his new WSI Internet Consulting office in Randolph NJ. WSI, “We Simplify Internet Marketing”, is the worldwide leader in Internet Consulting and Education.
WSI, which is currently rated the #1 Internet Service Business in the world, recognizes the need to stay current as new Internet technologies emerge. In order to stay competitive, Businesses need to adapt to the changing demands of Internet Marketing. By partnering with a WSI Internet Marketing Consultant they are guaranteed a technologically advanced total Internet Solution as apposed to just a website.
The first step in the WSI Internet Marketing Consultants’ approach is the Internet Business Analysis (IBA) process, during which Ray will ask direct questions to identify clients’ competitive advantage, target markets, online/offline marketing initiatives and objectives of an Internet presence. By using the WSI WebScan Ray is also able to evaluate a clients existing website as well as that of their competitors, with regard to how well it’s performing and how accessible it is to web users. The clients’ Internet Solution is then customized to achieve their online objectives.
More at:
WSI Internet Consulting & Education
Ray Greyling
973 970 9063
ray@wsiglobalinternetsolutions.com
www.wsiglobalinternetsolutions.com
TimeBucks.org---Use this site to share your skills and find services you need
What Company Is Offering:
TimeBucks.org, Use this site to share your skills and find services you need. Posted services are usually less formal and less profit-oriented than other directories. Most people who provide services just want to share a talent or support an organization they care about.
How It Works:
They encourage the non-commercial nature of their community by setting a one-price-for-everybody policy: 15 "time-bucks" is equal to one hour of service. That can be broken down into larger or smaller amounts. For example, 7.50 time-bucks is equal to a half an hour, and so on.
Members can earn time-bucks by providing a service or purchasing time-bucks online at $1 to 1 time-buck. When you exchange dollars for time-bucks, you're taking your money out of the financial system that rewards profits above people, and putting it into a system that supports nonprofits and communities. Click the Get Tab to order your time-bucks.
Members trade time-bucks for a wide variety of services. Post a service yourself or look under the Trade tab to view services by category.
A great way to support a good cause is by giving your time-bucks to participating nonprofit organizations or community groups. Participating groups get 85 cents for every "time-buck" they receive--that's $12.75 for every hour donated on their behalf.
TimeBucks hopes to become a sustainable business. They use the remaining 15 cents that isn't donated to nonprofit organizations, as well as interest on the purchase, to maintain and grow the site.
More at:http://timebucks.com/
TimeBucks.org, Use this site to share your skills and find services you need. Posted services are usually less formal and less profit-oriented than other directories. Most people who provide services just want to share a talent or support an organization they care about.
How It Works:
They encourage the non-commercial nature of their community by setting a one-price-for-everybody policy: 15 "time-bucks" is equal to one hour of service. That can be broken down into larger or smaller amounts. For example, 7.50 time-bucks is equal to a half an hour, and so on.
Members can earn time-bucks by providing a service or purchasing time-bucks online at $1 to 1 time-buck. When you exchange dollars for time-bucks, you're taking your money out of the financial system that rewards profits above people, and putting it into a system that supports nonprofits and communities. Click the Get Tab to order your time-bucks.
Members trade time-bucks for a wide variety of services. Post a service yourself or look under the Trade tab to view services by category.
A great way to support a good cause is by giving your time-bucks to participating nonprofit organizations or community groups. Participating groups get 85 cents for every "time-buck" they receive--that's $12.75 for every hour donated on their behalf.
TimeBucks hopes to become a sustainable business. They use the remaining 15 cents that isn't donated to nonprofit organizations, as well as interest on the purchase, to maintain and grow the site.
More at:http://timebucks.com/
PickupPal --It matches intelligently and dynamically over the Internet to a pickup location along its planned route anywhere in the world
What Company Is Offering:
PickupPal allows a private vehicle engaged in a transportation event (a one-way trip from A to B) to be matched intelligently and dynamically over the Internet to a pickup location (someone or something) along its planned route anywhere in the world.
How It Works:
PickupPal's core service is providing a venue for either passengers or packages to find or be matched to a driver—typically already travelling in a certain direction or destination—for a small commission. This intelligent matching is performed via our own proprietary set of software algorithms that dynamically and in real time compare routing, frequency, locational, and driver/passenger preferences against a pool of registered users.
At the core of PickupPal's technology is a high-performance Geographic Information System (GIS) software application that sorts and matches based on a series of pre-engineered criteria.
Who Is Backing Them:
The founders
John Stewart — CEO
Eric Dewhirst — CTO
The team
John Biro — Security Analyst
Ryan Brown — Developer/Testing
Jonathan Clarke — Operations Manager, Barbados
More at:http://www.pickuppal.com/
PickupPal allows a private vehicle engaged in a transportation event (a one-way trip from A to B) to be matched intelligently and dynamically over the Internet to a pickup location (someone or something) along its planned route anywhere in the world.
How It Works:
PickupPal's core service is providing a venue for either passengers or packages to find or be matched to a driver—typically already travelling in a certain direction or destination—for a small commission. This intelligent matching is performed via our own proprietary set of software algorithms that dynamically and in real time compare routing, frequency, locational, and driver/passenger preferences against a pool of registered users.
At the core of PickupPal's technology is a high-performance Geographic Information System (GIS) software application that sorts and matches based on a series of pre-engineered criteria.
Who Is Backing Them:
The founders
John Stewart — CEO
Eric Dewhirst — CTO
The team
John Biro — Security Analyst
Ryan Brown — Developer/Testing
Jonathan Clarke — Operations Manager, Barbados
More at:http://www.pickuppal.com/
BabyPlays---Toy Rental--Unique Business Idea
What Company Is Offering:
BabyPlays recognizes that many parents want their children to experience the learning opportunity and skill development that come though playing with a variety of toys. However, they also recognize that it is simply unnecessary to buy everything! Often times, a parent will purchase a toy for their child, only to find that within a few weeks or less the child is bored with that toy. Some parents respond to that boredom by purchasing yet more toys, soon to find out that they have a room full of toys that are no longer of interest to their child.
How It Works:
The BabyPlays program provides answers to these dilemmas! By providing your family with 6 fresh and exciting toys to play with each month, your child can experience 72 different toys in 1 year. Any toys that you are no longer interested in, are simply returned to us at the end of 30 days.
It is the Mission of BabyPlays to facilitate the strengthening of family bonds by encouraging family playtime. The BabyPlays program provides the ideal opportunity for your special family play date. They believe that regular family playtime is necessary to deepen an understanding of one another and enhance relationships. It is through these enhanced relationships that we have the ability to raise healthier, happier more compassionate, responsive families.
BabyPlays recognizes that many parents want their children to experience the learning opportunity and skill development that come though playing with a variety of toys. However, they also recognize that it is simply unnecessary to buy everything! Often times, a parent will purchase a toy for their child, only to find that within a few weeks or less the child is bored with that toy. Some parents respond to that boredom by purchasing yet more toys, soon to find out that they have a room full of toys that are no longer of interest to their child.
How It Works:
The BabyPlays program provides answers to these dilemmas! By providing your family with 6 fresh and exciting toys to play with each month, your child can experience 72 different toys in 1 year. Any toys that you are no longer interested in, are simply returned to us at the end of 30 days.
It is the Mission of BabyPlays to facilitate the strengthening of family bonds by encouraging family playtime. The BabyPlays program provides the ideal opportunity for your special family play date. They believe that regular family playtime is necessary to deepen an understanding of one another and enhance relationships. It is through these enhanced relationships that we have the ability to raise healthier, happier more compassionate, responsive families.
Google is currently developing a program that will make literally everything in the world accessible at the click of a button
Google is currently developing a program that will make literally everything in the world accessible at the click of a button. You will be able tag every book, movie, television, music, and radio broadcast.
"Hypothetically, let me say that I lost my car keys somewhere in the house and can not find them. I would be able to use the Google software to access my information and find the keys I mistakingly placed downstairs. You can now see why the announcement that Google plans to do this is not as scary as it sounds. It actually offers up a lot of potential for all of us. Now, for those who are worried about the software, you have somewhat of a reason to be."
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"Hypothetically, let me say that I lost my car keys somewhere in the house and can not find them. I would be able to use the Google software to access my information and find the keys I mistakingly placed downstairs. You can now see why the announcement that Google plans to do this is not as scary as it sounds. It actually offers up a lot of potential for all of us. Now, for those who are worried about the software, you have somewhat of a reason to be."
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DailyArticle.com - the new way to buy quality articles
What Company Is Offering:
DailyArticle.com is a website that provides an affordable solution to quality article buying. Their method keeps an every-growing number of writers happy and allows article seekers to simplify the article buying process.
How It Works:
DailyArticle.com was created to answer the ever-increasing demands from site owners looking for high-quality, original articles online. DailyArticle.com also responded to writers looking for a solid means to promote and sell their content online. They're not Cupid, but they believe that DailyArticle.com could be considered a true match-making service connecting writers looking for buyers to buyers looking for writers.
There's not a whole bunch more to say, other than we're really glad you decided to stop by. They also really hope you find that our current article selection fits your needs. They have new writers joining daily, new articles being uploaded, edited and made available as we speak, and a continuously changing selection to choose from.
How Is It Different:
Unlike article selling websites that overcharge for articles, spin articles, and offer various "ownership" options, DailyArticle.com provides buyers with an affordable way to own their articles 100%. No need to track your rights to the articles and no worries about duplicate content penalties. DailyArticle.com - the new way to buy articles.
More at:http://www.dailyarticle.com/
DailyArticle.com is a website that provides an affordable solution to quality article buying. Their method keeps an every-growing number of writers happy and allows article seekers to simplify the article buying process.
How It Works:
DailyArticle.com was created to answer the ever-increasing demands from site owners looking for high-quality, original articles online. DailyArticle.com also responded to writers looking for a solid means to promote and sell their content online. They're not Cupid, but they believe that DailyArticle.com could be considered a true match-making service connecting writers looking for buyers to buyers looking for writers.
There's not a whole bunch more to say, other than we're really glad you decided to stop by. They also really hope you find that our current article selection fits your needs. They have new writers joining daily, new articles being uploaded, edited and made available as we speak, and a continuously changing selection to choose from.
How Is It Different:
Unlike article selling websites that overcharge for articles, spin articles, and offer various "ownership" options, DailyArticle.com provides buyers with an affordable way to own their articles 100%. No need to track your rights to the articles and no worries about duplicate content penalties. DailyArticle.com - the new way to buy articles.
More at:http://www.dailyarticle.com/
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