What Company Is Offering:
Gumiyo.com connects buyers and sellers by extending the traditional online marketplace to mobile phones. Always on and always connected.
How It Works:
Gumiyo provides a marketplace that links buyers and sellers in real-time who connect, communicate, and complete the deal. The service provides sellers with unique mobile homepages and the means to drive traffic from print ads, signs, flyers, window labels, or any type of offline advertising using interactive SMS text-messaging.
A number of other mobile-based tools and technologies position Gumiyo as a leader in the mobile marketplace. From their mobile phone or email, sellers are able to freely, easily, and efficiently post ads to the Gumiyo Web site. Gumiyo will broadcast those ads to major search engines and classified aggregators, and receive inquiries from qualified buyers faster than traditional classified web sites or offline channels.
Buyers can create alerts that trigger automatic text-message notification when those items do become available. Every listing provides an immediate way for a buyer to connect with the seller. Gumiyo enables buyers and sellers to fully engage their "always on, always present" mobile devices to more quickly find and connect with one another.
More:http://www.gumiyo.com/
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Demand Media announced their plans to work together to build LIVESTRONG.com
Demand Media, Inc., the next-generation social media company, and the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) announced their plans to work together to build LIVESTRONG.com, which will launch next quarter. By leveraging the social media platform and online expertise of Demand Media, the LIVESTRONG.com destination will engage users by providing a full spectrum of content, including actionable and personal online tools and professional health, wellness and fitness related content, to help them live better. Per the agreement, LAF and Lance Armstrong will become shareholders in Demand Media.
“LIVESTRONG is a global movement dedicated to changing the world through living well. Demand Media will help us drive awareness of ‘living strong’ to a broader audience through its powerful social media tools and Internet marketing expertise,” said LAF founder and chairman Lance Armstrong. “The LAF will continue to support cancer survivorship and call on our nation’s leaders to wage a new war against cancer through LIVESTRONG.org. LIVESTRONG.com will be a practical resource to find information from experts and the community, and a proactive way to have a daily conversation about being healthy and living an active lifestyle.”
As a strategic advisor and ongoing content contributor, Lance will work exclusively with Demand Media to build and promote LIVESTRONG.com for the next four years. Demand Media will have an exclusive and perpetual license to the LiveStrong.com domain and work with the foundation to develop LIVESTRONG.com into the leading health, wellness, and fitness destination. Demand Media will provide a perpetual license of its proprietary social media tools to support the LAF army of volunteers on LIVESTRONG.org. Donors, supporters and survivors will be able to interact on the non-profit site via profiles, messaging, photos, and blogs. Members of the LAF army will be invited to preview LIVESTRONG.com before its public launch in Q2.
Via-Newswire
“LIVESTRONG is a global movement dedicated to changing the world through living well. Demand Media will help us drive awareness of ‘living strong’ to a broader audience through its powerful social media tools and Internet marketing expertise,” said LAF founder and chairman Lance Armstrong. “The LAF will continue to support cancer survivorship and call on our nation’s leaders to wage a new war against cancer through LIVESTRONG.org. LIVESTRONG.com will be a practical resource to find information from experts and the community, and a proactive way to have a daily conversation about being healthy and living an active lifestyle.”
As a strategic advisor and ongoing content contributor, Lance will work exclusively with Demand Media to build and promote LIVESTRONG.com for the next four years. Demand Media will have an exclusive and perpetual license to the LiveStrong.com domain and work with the foundation to develop LIVESTRONG.com into the leading health, wellness, and fitness destination. Demand Media will provide a perpetual license of its proprietary social media tools to support the LAF army of volunteers on LIVESTRONG.org. Donors, supporters and survivors will be able to interact on the non-profit site via profiles, messaging, photos, and blogs. Members of the LAF army will be invited to preview LIVESTRONG.com before its public launch in Q2.
Via-Newswire
Green Ventures International launched a $300 million fund that will focus on carbon commerce
Emissions commodity fund management company Green Ventures International Llc. has launched a $300 million (Rs1,182 crore) fund that will focus on carbon commerce—the market activities that reduce carbon emissions and provide returns on that reduction. The firm’s team, which will grow from 15 to 40 this quarter, intends to do four types of investments from its India Carbon Fund I. They will invest in existing carbon credit projects, start renewable energy projects, or link foreign-grown clean or energy-efficient technologies with Indian entrepreneurs. The investors in this open-ended fund come mostly from Europe and the US and Green Ventures expects returns of 15-20% over a five-year period.Krish Krishnan, founder and chief executive officer, spoke to Mint about the firm’s plans. Edited excerpts:
Why are you entering this market now?
We saw a gap in the market here. Many of the global banks and funds that look at carbon commerce abroad found India’s market fragmented and too difficult. I have been watching carbon commerce since the Acid Rain Emissions Trading in Chicago under the first President George Bush, and the US Initiative for Joint Implementation, which were precursors to the Kyoto Protocol’s approach to carbon credits. So, I wanted to fill this gap, and returned to India to research the space for two years in advance of launching the fund. India requires a significant local network and understanding at the grass roots level.
So how do carbon commerce-focused funds work in other parts of developing Asia?
In China, there is the classic private equity model where investors enter forwards for carbon credits. And they take minority positions in carbon credits, converting the value into dollar equivalents, into shares, and taking a percentage. In Malaysia, it is the classic commodity approach, and investors look for carbon credits already certified and invest purely in those credits with no interest in the project. We are the only fund focused on India right now, and are really doing a hybrid of thesetwo models.
Why did you choose this model?
It is not good to look at carbon credits alone. For example, investment in clean technology, such as solar or wind, could have a multiplier effect. Every application of the technology will have the potential for carbon credits.
Via-Mint
Why are you entering this market now?
We saw a gap in the market here. Many of the global banks and funds that look at carbon commerce abroad found India’s market fragmented and too difficult. I have been watching carbon commerce since the Acid Rain Emissions Trading in Chicago under the first President George Bush, and the US Initiative for Joint Implementation, which were precursors to the Kyoto Protocol’s approach to carbon credits. So, I wanted to fill this gap, and returned to India to research the space for two years in advance of launching the fund. India requires a significant local network and understanding at the grass roots level.
So how do carbon commerce-focused funds work in other parts of developing Asia?
In China, there is the classic private equity model where investors enter forwards for carbon credits. And they take minority positions in carbon credits, converting the value into dollar equivalents, into shares, and taking a percentage. In Malaysia, it is the classic commodity approach, and investors look for carbon credits already certified and invest purely in those credits with no interest in the project. We are the only fund focused on India right now, and are really doing a hybrid of thesetwo models.
Why did you choose this model?
It is not good to look at carbon credits alone. For example, investment in clean technology, such as solar or wind, could have a multiplier effect. Every application of the technology will have the potential for carbon credits.
Via-Mint
The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals--- Bringing the Best Together
What Company Is Offering:
The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) is a global membership organization of individuals and organizations involved in outsourcing as customers, providers, and advisors. IAOP helps companies increase their outsourcing success rate, improve their outsourcing ROI, and expand the opportunities for outsourcing across their businesses.
How It Works:
The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) is a global membership-based organization shaping the future of outsourcing as a management practice, as a profession, and as an industry.
Its members are line and staff, executives and managers, with the vision and expertise it takes to design, implement, and manage their company’s global corporate ecosystem. This new breed of outsourcing professional enhances their company’s success and their own careers by taking advantage of a wide-array of association services including networking, research, training, and certification.
The IAOP has added a Career Opportunities section on its Web site that will allow its corporate and professional members to seek resumes for available positions in their organizations.
Due to the specialized nature of an outsourcing professional, job posting offers a critical service to those organizations needing expertise in focused areas, said Deborah Hamill, Senior Managing Director, Global Membership at IAOP.
More at:http://www.outsourcingprofessional.org/
The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) is a global membership organization of individuals and organizations involved in outsourcing as customers, providers, and advisors. IAOP helps companies increase their outsourcing success rate, improve their outsourcing ROI, and expand the opportunities for outsourcing across their businesses.
How It Works:
The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) is a global membership-based organization shaping the future of outsourcing as a management practice, as a profession, and as an industry.
Its members are line and staff, executives and managers, with the vision and expertise it takes to design, implement, and manage their company’s global corporate ecosystem. This new breed of outsourcing professional enhances their company’s success and their own careers by taking advantage of a wide-array of association services including networking, research, training, and certification.
The IAOP has added a Career Opportunities section on its Web site that will allow its corporate and professional members to seek resumes for available positions in their organizations.
Due to the specialized nature of an outsourcing professional, job posting offers a critical service to those organizations needing expertise in focused areas, said Deborah Hamill, Senior Managing Director, Global Membership at IAOP.
More at:http://www.outsourcingprofessional.org/
Savefinder enables you to get help from Personal Shoppers with expertise in online searching and shopping
What Company Is Offering:
Savefinder enables you to get help from Personal Shoppers with expertise in online searching and shopping. A Personal Shopper will search for the information you want. When they find the answer to your question then you will be notified via a private email.
Your question will also be publicly viewable on the Savefinder website so that other users can benefit from the research. Your identity and personal information will not be revealed to the community of users at any time; instead you will be identified only by a Savefinder 'Nickname'.
While our Personal Shoppers will do their best to help with every request, some questions simply don't have clear answers (e.g., "Should I have married my high school sweetheart?"). It's also possible that the answer to your question is simply not available.
How It Works:
Personal Shoppers provide advice on products and services, fulfilling shopping requirements faster.Personal Shoppers are Savefinder's Internet researchers. They'll help you to find the items specified in your questions. Personal Shoppers are carefully selected by Savefinder for their experience and expertise in Internet searching. Only a professional with a previously established strong profile can be a Savefinder Personal Shopper.
Savefinder has a stringent process for screening Personal Shoppers before they're allowed to answer questions. Each applicant must write an essay explaining why he or she wants to take part in the program and successfully answer a number of test questions.
More at:http://www.savefinder.com/
Savefinder enables you to get help from Personal Shoppers with expertise in online searching and shopping. A Personal Shopper will search for the information you want. When they find the answer to your question then you will be notified via a private email.
Your question will also be publicly viewable on the Savefinder website so that other users can benefit from the research. Your identity and personal information will not be revealed to the community of users at any time; instead you will be identified only by a Savefinder 'Nickname'.
While our Personal Shoppers will do their best to help with every request, some questions simply don't have clear answers (e.g., "Should I have married my high school sweetheart?"). It's also possible that the answer to your question is simply not available.
How It Works:
Personal Shoppers provide advice on products and services, fulfilling shopping requirements faster.Personal Shoppers are Savefinder's Internet researchers. They'll help you to find the items specified in your questions. Personal Shoppers are carefully selected by Savefinder for their experience and expertise in Internet searching. Only a professional with a previously established strong profile can be a Savefinder Personal Shopper.
Savefinder has a stringent process for screening Personal Shoppers before they're allowed to answer questions. Each applicant must write an essay explaining why he or she wants to take part in the program and successfully answer a number of test questions.
More at:http://www.savefinder.com/
Alacra creates sophisticated online technology and services to help clients find, package and present business information
What Company Is Offering:
Alacra creates sophisticated online technology and services to help clients find, package and present business information. Financial institutions, professional service firms and other corporations have long used the same content sets to support clients, research deals and investigate market opportunities. The Alacra mission is to package this content and deliver it in a format that best meets each organization's precise needs.
How It Works:
Alacra provides a single point of access to more than 100 commercial business databases and the Alacra Business Web, our archive of 45,000 content-rich, business-information-only websites indexed by type of publisher, topics of coverage, industries and countries.
Worldwide, more than 600 investment and commercial banks, management consulting firms, law firms, and other corporations, representing 50,000 end users worldwide, use Alacra to effectively find and deploy business information in their daily workflow.
More at:http://alacra.com/
Alacra creates sophisticated online technology and services to help clients find, package and present business information. Financial institutions, professional service firms and other corporations have long used the same content sets to support clients, research deals and investigate market opportunities. The Alacra mission is to package this content and deliver it in a format that best meets each organization's precise needs.
How It Works:
Alacra provides a single point of access to more than 100 commercial business databases and the Alacra Business Web, our archive of 45,000 content-rich, business-information-only websites indexed by type of publisher, topics of coverage, industries and countries.
Worldwide, more than 600 investment and commercial banks, management consulting firms, law firms, and other corporations, representing 50,000 end users worldwide, use Alacra to effectively find and deploy business information in their daily workflow.
More at:http://alacra.com/
KonoLive---Helping Your Business
What company is Offering:
KonoLive, the first instant collaboration software solution that is defining the future of knowledge sharing.
How It Could Be Helpful In Your Business:
In small and medium businesses, moving quickly is key. Your team has a few last-minute changes to make to a report that includes formatted text from a word processing document, charts from a spreadsheet, and web pages the research assistant compiled. Every team member needs to review the report you’ve just put together and then sign off. With KonoLive, you can get it all done quickly and efficiently without a hassle.
As a consultant working with people in different organizations, you juggle multiple deadlines on a daily basis. As each deadline approaches, you need to consolidate everyone’s feedback into the final deliverable and get it back to the client on time. KonoLive helps you do just that in the fraction of the time you used to spend.
You’ve got a one minute video clip and a poster to produce for a high-profile client. Everyone has something to say – executives, the production team, the writers – even the “actors”. Typically, you would have had to get all these people on the phone or in the same room, make separate notes, run them by the executives, and only then tweak the final version. With KonoLive, the review process is reduced to single click actions on any kind of content including video, PDF, web pages Images and more…
More at;http://www.konolive.com/
KonoLive, the first instant collaboration software solution that is defining the future of knowledge sharing.
How It Could Be Helpful In Your Business:
In small and medium businesses, moving quickly is key. Your team has a few last-minute changes to make to a report that includes formatted text from a word processing document, charts from a spreadsheet, and web pages the research assistant compiled. Every team member needs to review the report you’ve just put together and then sign off. With KonoLive, you can get it all done quickly and efficiently without a hassle.
As a consultant working with people in different organizations, you juggle multiple deadlines on a daily basis. As each deadline approaches, you need to consolidate everyone’s feedback into the final deliverable and get it back to the client on time. KonoLive helps you do just that in the fraction of the time you used to spend.
You’ve got a one minute video clip and a poster to produce for a high-profile client. Everyone has something to say – executives, the production team, the writers – even the “actors”. Typically, you would have had to get all these people on the phone or in the same room, make separate notes, run them by the executives, and only then tweak the final version. With KonoLive, the review process is reduced to single click actions on any kind of content including video, PDF, web pages Images and more…
More at;http://www.konolive.com/
Hubdub---The World's News Forcaster Or Wisdom Of The Crowds Tool
What Company Is Offering:
Hubdub is all about letting you actively participate in the day’s news, following today’s events, predicting their outcomes and competing with other users to find out who the real news junkies are.
How it Works:
Simply search for the topic in the search box and if there is already a question on it, click on the question and see all the news related to it and how the likely outcome has changed over time. If your search returns no results, then create a question yourself. You can track your predictions and the questions you’ve created in My Hubdub.
A prediction market is market like any other but here people are trading predictions of future events. One of the nice side benefits of prediction markets is the current ‘price’ for an outcome tends to be a very good forecast of the likelihood of that event occurring. A good introduction to prediction markets is provided by Wikipedia. Hubdub uses modified version of the Market Scoring Rule invented by Professor Robin Hanson at George Mason University.
Hubdub dollars (H$s) are the units of currency used on Hubdub. New users are allocated H$1,000 when they join and all users receive H$20 each day they log into the site.
Your Price’ is the level at which you make your prediction.
For example, if an outcome currently has a 42% chance of occurring and you predict that it will occur, you are predicting that the chance of the outcome occurring is greater than 42%. The impact of you making your prediction is that the current forecast will move slightly. If you risk a lot in making your prediction then the forecast will move a lot.
Your Price is approximately the average between the current user forecast for that outcome and the new forecast once you have made your prediction.
More at:http://www.hubdub.com/
Hubdub is all about letting you actively participate in the day’s news, following today’s events, predicting their outcomes and competing with other users to find out who the real news junkies are.
How it Works:
Simply search for the topic in the search box and if there is already a question on it, click on the question and see all the news related to it and how the likely outcome has changed over time. If your search returns no results, then create a question yourself. You can track your predictions and the questions you’ve created in My Hubdub.
A prediction market is market like any other but here people are trading predictions of future events. One of the nice side benefits of prediction markets is the current ‘price’ for an outcome tends to be a very good forecast of the likelihood of that event occurring. A good introduction to prediction markets is provided by Wikipedia. Hubdub uses modified version of the Market Scoring Rule invented by Professor Robin Hanson at George Mason University.
Hubdub dollars (H$s) are the units of currency used on Hubdub. New users are allocated H$1,000 when they join and all users receive H$20 each day they log into the site.
Your Price’ is the level at which you make your prediction.
For example, if an outcome currently has a 42% chance of occurring and you predict that it will occur, you are predicting that the chance of the outcome occurring is greater than 42%. The impact of you making your prediction is that the current forecast will move slightly. If you risk a lot in making your prediction then the forecast will move a lot.
Your Price is approximately the average between the current user forecast for that outcome and the new forecast once you have made your prediction.
More at:http://www.hubdub.com/
Matchpoint is a new way to find multiple providers of products or services and have them compete to earn your business
What Company Is offering:
Matchpoint is a new way to find multiple providers of products or services and have them compete to earn your business. Matchpoint anonymously connects consumers and businesses with providers of just about any type of product or service via Matchpoint.com or its partner network. Finally there's a way to get providers to compete for your business. Visit Matchpoint.com to begin your search for providers today.
Matchpoint's mission is to create a better way for people to connect with the providers of products and services that they need. If you have ever struggled to find a reliable contractor, Yoga Studio, or health insurance for your business – then you know about the challenges that come with locating providers that will meet your needs.
How It Works:
At Matchpoint, they've created a better way to find providers.
Visiting Matchpoint.com or interacting with Matchpoint on one of their partner's web sites can quickly match your needs with multiple providers of products and services that will compete to earn your business.
All of their introductions are done anonymously without revealing your identity or contact information until you are comfortable that you have found the right provider to work with. This allows you to stay in control of your personal information through out the selection process while providers compete to earn your business.
Product and service providers of all types and sizes rely on Matchpoint to be introduced to qualified consumers or businesses that are ready to select a trusted provider.
For most people, finding a provider that is the best match for your particular needs can be a frustrating, time consuming and sometimes even a scary proposition. Often, people spend so much time just trying to figure out where to look and whom to call that they run out of time and give up on the idea of getting competitive pricing/proposals from multiple providers. Most web sites that claim to help you find providers, more often hurt than help, as they sell off your information and subscribe you to an endless stream of marketing e-mail and phone calls.
More at:http://www.matchpoint.com/
Matchpoint is a new way to find multiple providers of products or services and have them compete to earn your business. Matchpoint anonymously connects consumers and businesses with providers of just about any type of product or service via Matchpoint.com or its partner network. Finally there's a way to get providers to compete for your business. Visit Matchpoint.com to begin your search for providers today.
Matchpoint's mission is to create a better way for people to connect with the providers of products and services that they need. If you have ever struggled to find a reliable contractor, Yoga Studio, or health insurance for your business – then you know about the challenges that come with locating providers that will meet your needs.
How It Works:
At Matchpoint, they've created a better way to find providers.
Visiting Matchpoint.com or interacting with Matchpoint on one of their partner's web sites can quickly match your needs with multiple providers of products and services that will compete to earn your business.
All of their introductions are done anonymously without revealing your identity or contact information until you are comfortable that you have found the right provider to work with. This allows you to stay in control of your personal information through out the selection process while providers compete to earn your business.
Product and service providers of all types and sizes rely on Matchpoint to be introduced to qualified consumers or businesses that are ready to select a trusted provider.
For most people, finding a provider that is the best match for your particular needs can be a frustrating, time consuming and sometimes even a scary proposition. Often, people spend so much time just trying to figure out where to look and whom to call that they run out of time and give up on the idea of getting competitive pricing/proposals from multiple providers. Most web sites that claim to help you find providers, more often hurt than help, as they sell off your information and subscribe you to an endless stream of marketing e-mail and phone calls.
More at:http://www.matchpoint.com/
Qtrax is the world’s first free and legal peer-to-peer (P2P) digital music site
What Company Is Offering:
Qtrax is the world’s first free and legal peer-to-peer (P2P) digital music site. Music lovers can discover new music and legally download full-length, high-quality versions of their favorite songs while compensating both the artists and the record labels through non-intrusive and relevant advertising.
How It Works:
It provides a complete system for finding and downloading music. The player provides access to web sites filled with artist content including Videos, Ringtones, Lyrics, Album Art, and up to the minute artist news! Try finding THAT on any other P2P network. Even better – it's FREE AND LEGAL on Qtrax.
Qtrax has the unparalleled support of the major record labels and all of their respective publishing divisions. Qtrax and its components are developed by LTDnetwork Inc. a division of Brilliant Technologies Corporation.
More at:http://www.qtrax.com/
Qtrax is the world’s first free and legal peer-to-peer (P2P) digital music site. Music lovers can discover new music and legally download full-length, high-quality versions of their favorite songs while compensating both the artists and the record labels through non-intrusive and relevant advertising.
How It Works:
It provides a complete system for finding and downloading music. The player provides access to web sites filled with artist content including Videos, Ringtones, Lyrics, Album Art, and up to the minute artist news! Try finding THAT on any other P2P network. Even better – it's FREE AND LEGAL on Qtrax.
Qtrax has the unparalleled support of the major record labels and all of their respective publishing divisions. Qtrax and its components are developed by LTDnetwork Inc. a division of Brilliant Technologies Corporation.
More at:http://www.qtrax.com/
Rewardpick.com ---Compare Credit Cards
What Company Is Offering:
The goal of Rewardpick.com is to allow users to easily choose and give feedback about reward credit cards . All content are user-generated, including listed credit cards. They hope that you have fun and find the card that you are looking.
More at:http://rewardpick.com/
The goal of Rewardpick.com is to allow users to easily choose and give feedback about reward credit cards . All content are user-generated, including listed credit cards. They hope that you have fun and find the card that you are looking.
More at:http://rewardpick.com/
woonz is a audio search engine
What Company Is Offering:
woonz is a search engine; none of the songs on woonz are hosted on our servers. woonz crawls the internet for audio tracks and then provides the information here for you to listen, download, or find out more about audio that you are interested in.
They have developed their own search technology for discovering mp3 files on the web and for presenting the results to you in the most useful way.
How It Works:
You can simply use your web browser to find and listen to music that you are interested in. You don’t need to install anything and you don’t need to have any concerns about spy-ware, viruses or set up.
More at:http://www.woonz.com/
woonz is a search engine; none of the songs on woonz are hosted on our servers. woonz crawls the internet for audio tracks and then provides the information here for you to listen, download, or find out more about audio that you are interested in.
They have developed their own search technology for discovering mp3 files on the web and for presenting the results to you in the most useful way.
How It Works:
You can simply use your web browser to find and listen to music that you are interested in. You don’t need to install anything and you don’t need to have any concerns about spy-ware, viruses or set up.
More at:http://www.woonz.com/
Issuu is an online publishing service and a creative community dedicated to publishing
What Company Is Offering:
Issuu is an online publishing service and a creative community dedicated to publishing. With Issuu (pronounced 'issue') anyone can convert their PDF documents into interactive online publications. It only takes a minute and it's free.
How It Works:
Simply press the big 'Upload' button on the top of the page and follow the instructions on the screen. Once the document is uploaded, they'll take care of the rest.While one PDF is being converted you can easily start uploading another PDF by pressing the 'Upload' button again.
With Issuu anyone can automatically convert their documents into interactive online publications. It only takes a minute and it's free. After this you can view your document in a neat magazine-style viewer, that other people can bookmark, share and comment on. Finally, you can also post (embed) your Issuu documents on any external site, profile or blog.
More at:http://issuu.com/
Issuu is an online publishing service and a creative community dedicated to publishing. With Issuu (pronounced 'issue') anyone can convert their PDF documents into interactive online publications. It only takes a minute and it's free.
How It Works:
Simply press the big 'Upload' button on the top of the page and follow the instructions on the screen. Once the document is uploaded, they'll take care of the rest.While one PDF is being converted you can easily start uploading another PDF by pressing the 'Upload' button again.
With Issuu anyone can automatically convert their documents into interactive online publications. It only takes a minute and it's free. After this you can view your document in a neat magazine-style viewer, that other people can bookmark, share and comment on. Finally, you can also post (embed) your Issuu documents on any external site, profile or blog.
More at:http://issuu.com/
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