Monday, January 21, 2008

Smaato Open Mobile Advertising platform raised $3.5 million in its Series A round of funding

What Company Is Offering:
Smaato Inc. is an ad-enabler for mobile phones, pioneering with its mobile advertising platform SOMA (Smaato Open Mobile Advertising) for the delivery of targeted mobile advertising. Smaato is partnering with international brands, advertising agencies, media companies, carriers and software developers for its cutting edge mobile advertising platform.

How It Works:

Silicon Valley based Smaato provides smarter, ad-enabled choices for global mobile
phone users in their daily communication needs. Smaato News is an ad-enabled mobile RSS newsreader and ad-enabled Smaato Cost provides mobile cost control in real time. Independent software developers and content publishers are invited to use the open SOMA mobile advertising platform for their own mobile applications.

How Is Market Of That Kind Of Company:
With its services Smaato addresses the rapidly growing mobile advertising market. Research company Informa Telecoms & Media predicts over US$11.35 billion of
advertising spend on mobile channels by 2011.

How Much They Got From VCs:

They have raised $3.5 million in its Series A round of funding.

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

UnLtdWorld is an online platform that aims to connect social entrepreneurs and enable them to share content and build collaborative value

What Company Is Offering:
UnLtdWorld is an online platform that aims to connect social entrepreneurs and enable them to share content and build collaborative value, raise the visibility of ideas, issues and projects, and help generate greater positive impact in the real world.UnLtdWorld is a project of UnLtd - the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs. UnLtd's mission is to reach out and unleash the energies of people who can transform the world in which they live. They call these people social entrepreneurs.


How It Works:
On UnLtdWorld you can connect with other socially-minded people, search and share resources and opportunities, find and list services and products, share answers to key questions, create and join groups, support inspiring projects, and lots more.

On the site you can control which information you share, set how it's displayed and who can see it.

UnLtdWorld empowers people to generate greater social impact in the real world by enabling them to share, shape and build knowledge, markets and communities through social networks.

UnLtdWorld was developed by Curverider on their next generation social platform, in collaboration with UnLtd and designed by Pete Harris.

More at:http://unltdworld.com/

XTVWorld.Com Launches online advertisement booking facility for all of its Booking Plans

What Company Is Offering:
XTVWorld.Com a Web 2.0 website run by Xtreme TeleVision, attracts Media, Communication and IT enthusiasts of every dimension from the world over. In the 21st Century Media & Communication has spread its wings in numerous areas, so XTVWorld.Com caters to 21 specific areas of media, communication and technology from the Print Media to Satellite Communication.

XTVWorld.Com delivers cumulative one million banners per month to all corners of globe with Country Specific Geo Targeting AD Servers.

Recent Updates:
XTVWorld.Com launched its totally refurbished Advertising Booking Plans targeting Small - Medium - Large businesses; Launches online advertisement booking facility for all of its Booking Plans.
With the recent worldwide rise in small online business entities, XTVWorld.Com felt that there was a need of an advertising avenue which can service the SOHOs and SMBs at low CPM rates and with the latest advertising technology that is only available to the big advertisers today.

As a result of this insight, XTVWorld.Com advertisers can now book their advertisements online with one of the lowest advertisement rates prevalent in the online advertising market today.

XTVWorld.Com introduced its new Advertising CPM rates in the range of $ 0.10 - $ 0.75 with advertising booking blocks ranging between $50 - $500. Advertisers can now even advertise at XTVWorld.Com with a budget of $50 .

http://www.xtvworld.com

Hungryzone.com is India's largest and most comprehensive restaurant listing website

What Company Is Offering:
Hungryzone.com is India's largest and most comprehensive restaurant listing website. They enable customers to place online food orders along with table reservations and restaurant reviews.

How It Works:

Anything and everything that you wanted to know about restaurants is available at the click of your mouse. It enables you to place orders for home delivery, table reservations, take aways, party plannings etc on the click of your mouse. Its a great way to find and share your views about restaurants. For cities other than Bangalore, they try to provide restaurant's name, address, phone number, cuisine, timing, home delivery conditions, buffet and banquet hall details; as much as available.

Their helpline number is accesible from 11am to 11pm 7 days a week, 365 days a year. However, when placing online orders for Bangalore; you can place advance orders/bookings at any time of the day.The booking/order would be confirmed only when the restaurant starts their operations.

More at:http://hungryzone.com/

IndieGoGo is an online social marketplace connecting filmmakers and fans to make independent film happen

What Company Is Offering:
IndieGoGo is an online social marketplace connecting filmmakers and fans to make independent film happen. The platform provides filmmakers the tools for project funding, recruiting, and promotion, while enabling their audience to discover and connect directly with filmmakers and the causes they support.

How It Works:

Anyone can use IndieGoGo. Whether you're a filmmaker trying to get your project started or finished, or a fan eager for more personally relevant and interesting films, IndieGoGo is where both can take action and influence what projects are brought to life.
Filmmakers can raise money and awareness, find cast and crew, and gain credibility through the help of their number one resource, the fans. As a fan, you can fund, promote, endorse, rate, comment, and get VIP perks.

A project profile is a filmmaker's free pitch on the web for their story to the world. The profile includes basic information about the project and its team, a pitch clip and other media, private documents for friends, an announcement and comments section, and recognition walls for contributions and endorsements. The project profile is also the interface through which fans take action. Fans can fund, promote, endorse, rate, and comment on the project through its profile.

Anyone can post a project. Project status can range from the idea stage to already complete. Project needs can range from funding to promotion to recruiting as well.
More at:http://www.indiegogo.com/

BiggerPockets is the Premiere online community for real estate investors, homeowners, and real estate professionals

What Company Is Offering:
BiggerPockets is the Premiere online community for real estate investors, homeowners, and real estate professionals. The site was designed to help people network, make deals, and learn real estate. BiggerPockets, Inc. is a special interest media and publishing company focused on the business of real estate investing in the United States and North America.

How It Works:
Their mission is to help educate people about all aspects of real estate and real estate investing and to provide tools and resources to enhance real estate knowledge, networking, and dealmaking.BiggerPockets is revolutionizing the way people in the real estate world network, with their Social Networking Platform (launched January 5, 2008), which allows people to safely and professionally communicate with one another and share their interests with their profiles.

How Is It Different:

Unlike most other real estate investing websites, they do not promote "gurus" in an effort just to gain affiliate sales. They only offer materials on their store that they or their users have found to be worthwhile.

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

Points.com--Track and manage multiple reward program balances in one convenient location

What Company Is Offering:
Points.com is the world's leading loyalty-program management portal. At Points.com members can Swap, Buy, Earn, Share and Redeem miles or points in more than 25 of the world's leading loyalty programs. Track and manage multiple reward program balances in one convenient location.

How It Works:
When you add your loyalty program to the family of Points.com partners, you create:

Increased exposure for your program within the loyalty universe.
An immediate exchange relationship with leading loyalty programs, without the need for costly, time-consuming negotiations.
Enhanced management and redemption options for your customers.
New opportunities for generating revenues through exchange and redemption of miles or points.

Members of Points.com take advantage of an unparalleled suite of features. Points.com customers can:

Track balances in all of their accounts at one location.
Manage their accounts as if they were a stock portfolio.
Take advantage of hundreds of redemption options.
Add miles or points to their accounts by using Points.com Swap, Buy and Earn features.
More at:https://www.points.com/

MpRing.com

What Company Is Offering:
MpRing.com is dedicated to providing users an innovative way to customize their mobile phone. In addition to having a massive catalog of ringtones and wallpapers, it is their goal to provide a mobile media platform that allows musicians and artists of all genres to connect, share and promote their original work and earn money.

How It Works:

By offering a community platform for anybody to upload and sell their original creations as mobile phone content, mpRing is giving power back to the little man by providing them a way to promote themselves and make their own success.

Participation is free and there are no monthly or annual membership fees. The user collects royalties every time their content is purchased.

The ring tone industry right now is experiencing phenomenal growth. MpRing realizes how difficult it is for independent musicians, artists, and models to share and sell their product to the mobile marketplace. This is why MpRing decided to include a community marketplace that makes it easy for everyone to get involved.

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

Discount Golf Market

DGMbrands and Discount Golf Market have launched http://www.discountgolfmarket.com . The company has partnered with eBay to offer the easiest and fastest way to buy used golf clubs, used putters, used golf balls and used golf carts.

The new Discount Golf Market store specializes in used golf equipment for the beginner or the budget conscious golfer. DGMbrands and Discount Golf Market offers easy access to all of eBay's inventory by streamlining the used golf club buying process.

"We're very excited to partner with eBay to launch our new site and offer the best used golf clubs and accessories" said the CEO and founder of DGMbrands and http://www.discountgolfmarket.com .
Via-PR

Indiagiftsjunction.com is an online shopping facilitator for users in India and abroad for delivery of various products & services

What Company is Offering:
Indiagiftsjunction.com is an online shopping facilitator for users in India and abroad for delivery of various products & services, mostly of Indian Origin. This shopping service is provided in partnership with eVyapar.com, which is one of India's largest online e-commerce integrator.

How It Works:

Indiagiftsjunction.com enables merchants / vendors of quality products & services across India to display their products on their site. They have tie-ups with established merchants / vendors in their respective product category. They try to ensure that all vendors maintain high quality standards to provide you the best of the products & services.

Creating your account enables them to personalize all your transactions on Indiagiftsjunction.com and also provides a quicker & easier Check Out in future.

However, you do not need to create an account or register with them before shopping. Once you confirm the order during your first purchase, you will be prompted to register yourself and provide them with your necessary personal details.

More at:http://indiagiftsjunction.com/

Peopleperhour.com is the online marketplace for freelance services

What Company Is Offering:
Peopleperhour.com is the online marketplace for freelance services. Peopleperhour.com encompasses a wide variety of services, ranging from administration, research and writing to graphic design, web development and marketing.

How It Works:

Peopleperhour.com enables small businesses and busy individuals to get projects done in an easy, cost-effective and transparent way, without the trouble and cost associated with employing someone full-time to carry out these tasks. Peopleperhour.com‘s model allows businesses and individuals alike to remain flexible and get work done on demand, at the same time bringing new work opportunities to a global network of specialist service Providers.

Peopleperhour.com solves a problem faced by thousands of companies and individuals: getting a project/task done in an efficient and cost-effective way. If you wish to avoid pricey quotes from companies or expensive agency fees and long lead times, Peopleperhour.com is for you.

With providers on Peopleperhour.com offering services spanning from data-entry and translations to web design and research, you can expect that to find people to help you with almost any type of project.

Posting your projects is very simple. You can either click on a sample project on the Home page that describes your requirement and kick-start that way, or simply start describing a bespoke project by clicking on "Post Project Now" on the Home page.
More at:http://www.peopleperhour.com/

Convert any document to PDF for free

What Company Is Offering:
MagicPDF is the free version of commercial PDF creation software MagicPDF Pro. MagicPDF has all the most frequently used functionalities of Adobe Acrobat, as far as PDF creation and conversion is concerned.

How It Works:
MagicPDF installs itself as a virtual printer in your printer list. This enables almost all Windows applications (must be able to print) to create professional quality PDF documents with just a click of the Print button.

MagicPDF is FREE for personal and commercial use! No watermark! No popup Web advertisement! Now supports Windows Vista!

New Features:

Added support for Windows Vista 32-bit.
Added support for Windows Longhorn Server (Windows Server 2008) 32-bit.
No conflict with MagicPDF Pro .
Improved Multiple Language Interface for English, French, Spanish, French, German
Added new language support for
Fully compatible with Asia languages, East European and Middle European languages.

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

CondoCompare is both an online tool used to compare condos as well as a service-driven real estate firm

What Company Is Offering:

At CondoCompare you can compare condos on many different levels. From building to building and unit to unit, you can compare all of the components necessary to help make sense of complex information. They believe that live listing data coupled with strong analytic tools is what every condo owner and buyer need. Behind their analytic tools, they also offer a customer service model that is unrivaled and, frankly, simplifies the service.

How It Works:
CondoCompare is both an online tool used to compare condos as well as a service-driven real estate firm. They give buyers and sellers simple intuitive analytic tools to help compare condos, then provide a world class customer service model that guarantees an unmatched level of care, comfort and confidence in the way your transaction was handled. Simply put: combine the tools and service to create a buying and selling experience our customers will love.


At CondoCompare, they are available to show prospective buyers any condo currently listed inside of 30 minutes between 8am and 8pm in all the markets they serve*. Simply press the "Chat Now" button located on every page of our site and our team will set an appointment with you immediately. If you have questions before you visit the condo, no problem. All of our people are Condo Compare Certified and are licensed Real Estate agents and they are able answer most any question you could have.

More at:http://condocompare.com/