Wednesday, April 9, 2008

The GORB is an index that reflects the ratings that people provide about others' conduct from a personal and a professional perspective

What Company Is Offering:
The GORB is an index that reflects the ratings that people provide about others' conduct from a personal and a professional perspective. All the ratings are aggregated, weighted, and processed using GORB Math (a patent-pending algorithm). The GORB uses a scale that ranges from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

How It Works:
The GORB will allow you to add instant credibility to your professional and personal references. Also it will help you gain more information regarding those people you may deal with on an daily basis. Think abut it. If 30 people say a person is reliable and honest they are probably right. You can search someone by typing his or her email address. If the person doesn't have a Personal or Professional GORB you can be the first to provide a rating.You can rate somebody by either his or her personal conduct and job performance or both. You will assign a numerical value from 1 to 10.

You can rate and search without being registered. However, if you want to promote your GORB or use some other functionalities of the site (e.g., track other peoples' GORB, define your profile, send one-on-one private communications) you must be register. The registration process is simple and free.

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

Charity evaluator, provides financial evaluations of America's charities

About Company:
Charity Navigator's rating system examines two broad areas of a charity's financial health -- how responsibly it functions day to day as well as how well positioned it is to sustain its programs over time. Each charity is then awarded an overall rating, ranging from zero to four stars. To help donors avoid becoming victims of mailing-list appeals, each charity's commitment to keeping donors' personal information confidential is assessed. The site is easily navigable by charity name, location or type of activity and also features opinion pieces by Charity Navigator experts, donation tips, and top-10 and bottom-10 lists which rank efficient and inefficient organizations in a number of categories.

Charity Navigator's leaders have provided expert analysis and commentary on the charitable sector for The Factor with Bill O'Reilly, most CNN programs, and each of the network morning shows--NBC's The Today Show, ABC's Good Morning America, and CBS's The Early Show. We have also appeared on FOX News, CNBC, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, The Newshour with Jim Lehrer, Nightline, and Comedy Central's The Daily Show, among others, and served as contributors to National Public Radio programs Morning Edition and All Things Considered. We have been profiled in Fast Company magazine, Contribute, CFO Magazine, and The Washington Post, and quoted in nearly every major American newspaper or weekly magazine. We have published editorials and articles on charity accountability, the role of government regulation in the charitable sector, fund-raising ethics, and non-profit leadership in such newspapers as The Atlanta-Journal Constitution, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and The Los Angeles Times.


Charity Navigator accepts no funding from the charities that we evaluate, ensuring that our ratings remain objective. Furthermore, in our commitment to help America's philanthropists of all levels make informed giving decisions, we refuse to charge our users for this trusted data. As a result, Charity Navigator, a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization itself, depends on support from individuals, corporations and foundations that believe we provide a much-needed service to America's charitable givers.

More at:http://www.charitynavigator.org/

Answerology

What Company Is Offering:
Answerology gave a new goal: to put an end to miscommunication between the sexes! With its proprietary Q&A platform, the Company now aims to help people improve all their relationships -- with their romantic partners, and with their family, friends and colleagues. It's all about having a better life through shared experience.

How It Works:

Ask your anonymous question. You'll receive personalized responses from several members of our global community.

Answerology comes from sharing and comparing our experiences. The more of us who get involved, the more info we can all tap into!Anyone who has an e-mail address (and something to say about relationships!) can sign up.When sending out a question using Advanced Targeting, approximately 30 people will receive it by e-mail.

All questions are answered by other community members -- remember, they're just real people like you -- so response time can vary. Usually, you'll get several responses within 30 minutes; other times it might take a little longer.

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

Zooppa is an innovative platform for advertising made by users and sponsored by companies

What Company Is Offering:
Zooppa is an innovative platform for advertising made by users and sponsored by companies.Zooppa originated from the idea of creating a space for social advertising through user generated content.

How It Works:

Based on the briefs the companies provide, users are invited to create their own commercials for that brand. Participation in a Zooppa contest can take many forms: designing an animated sequence or creating a print ad with the company logo, writing a script or concept for a potential ad, or actually shooting their own video.
For each company that Zooppa partners with, a new contest is launched for users to compete in.
Users are also encouraged to create their ads using concepts or scripts posted by others. As an incentive to share one another's creativity, Zooppa rewards this type of collaboration with a Bonus Team Prize.
Once users have uploaded their contributions, it is up to them to decide the winners. Users rate the ads and it is based on these ratings that Zooppa awards the cash prizes.

How Is It Different:
What makes Zooppa unique is how the winners are rewarded. Each Zoop$ that users earn are equivalent to real US dollars. Once users have accumulated a minimum of 1.000 Zoop$, they can convert their Zoop$ into a real cash pay out.
Zooppa is, therefore, a new advertising model based on the Internet and the possibility to connect people from all over the world by putting them in contact with another.
Whether in fact, the companies that sponsor the contests are interested in using the posted materials in future advertising campaigns on other mediums, Zooppa plays an important role as an intermediary between the authors of the content and the companies. In this way, Zooppa guarantees a pricing range from a minimum to a maximum value, in which the interests of the two parties (the users and the companies) can be satisfied.

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

Better World Books is a for-profit social enterprise that collects and sells books online got funding

What Company Is Offering:
Better World Books is a for-profit social enterprise that collects and sells books online to fund literacy initiatives worldwide. With more than two million new and used titles in stock, Better World Books is a self-sustaining, triple-bottom-line company that balances the social, economic and environmental values of its stakeholders.

How Much They Got From VCs:
Good Capital, LLC , the San Francisco-based investment manager of the Social Enterprise Expansion Fund and Better World Books , an independent online bookseller that capitalizes on the value of books to fund and support literacy initiatives worldwide, today announced an agreement that will provide Better World Books with up to $2.5 million in growth capital from the Social Enterprise Expansion Fund. Good Capital led the Series A Preferred round and became Better World Books' first institutional investor, while 18 private individuals will provide an additional $2 million in equity capital.

"Better World Books is a great fit for Good Capital's Social Enterprise Expansion Fund," said Kevin Jones, Principal and Co-founder of Good Capital, who will take a board seat as part of the relationship. "It's a rapidly growing, expansion-stage social enterprise that is leveraging a market-based approach, by buying and selling new and used books to improve global literacy. They are passionate and smart, and we look forward to helping them achieve their financial goals and execute on their social mission."

About VCs:
Good Capital is an investment firm that accelerates the flow of capital to innovative ventures and initiatives that harness the power of the market to create sustainable solutions to some of society's most challenging problems. The company's initiatives address a wide range of social issues including social enterprise financing, community and economic development, and healthcare financing. The company actively engages social entrepreneurs and the investment community to build the social capital market and create a better society in the process. Launched by a team with a mix of social investment, entrepreneurial, and philanthropic experience, Good Capital enjoys the strategic support of Calvert Social Investment Foundation (www.calvertfoundation.org) and Criterion Ventures (www.criterionventures.com). For additional information visit the firm's website: www.goodcap.net.


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

PowerSteering, the only On-Demand, Enterprise PPM software used to manage Information Technology, Six Sigma and other strategic initiatives got $3.5M

What Company Is Offering:
PowerSteering Software is the leader in On-Demand Enterprise PPM software for Information Technology, Operational Excellence, New Product Development and other enterprise initiatives. Its easy-to-use software provides executives at the US Army, Raytheon, Ingersoll Rand, Merck, Johnson & Johnson, United Health Group, TD Bank, Washington Mutual, IBM, Best Buy and over 120 other customers with executive visibility, strategy alignment, and enhanced team productivity to drive strategy and accelerate results across the enterprise.

How Much They Got From VCs :

PowerSteering, the only On-Demand, Enterprise PPM software used to manage Information Technology, Six Sigma, New Product Development and other strategic initiatives, today announced new financing totaling $3.5M, the appointment of a new Sales Executive and continued sales momentum.

New investor MMV Financial, a Toronto-based finance company specializing in technology and life sciences companies, and existing investors Advent International and Hudson Ventures participated in the new financing. The funding will support several customer satisfaction initiatives to improve performance for international customers in remote locations, strengthen 24 x 7 global customer support and worldwide hosting services, and facilitate new Enterprise PPM product enhancements in its upcoming Spring 2008 release.

More at:www.powersteeringsoftware.com

Tideway Systems provides a shared platform for technologists to visualize and report on the data they need to make informed decisions got$27 million

What Company is Offering:

Tideway Systems provides a shared platform for technologists to visualize and report on the data they need to make informed decisions. Tideway Foundation software continuously maps application relationships to physical and virtual infrastructure, including the dependencies between them. This single, automated view of application topology enables enterprises to cut costs, reduce risk and better manage change. Tideway is rated as a category leader by prominent analyst firms.

How Much They Got From VCs:

Tideway, one of the fastest growing providers of IT automation software, announced the completion of a $27 million Series C round of financing led by new investor Scottish Equity Partners (SEP). The Series C round funding brings the total equity investment in Tideway to $37.5 million, including follow-on investments from APAX, senior management and other existing investors.

Tideway will use the proceeds to drive new customer acquisition, expand its partner ecosystem, power continued product innovation and meet escalating market demand for data center optimization. Demand is being fueled by the current economic climate, in which global enterprises are seeking to reduce IT costs and operational risk while remaining competitive with new product and service offerings.

About VCs:
SEP is a leading European venture capital firm with offices in London and Glasgow. The team has been investing together for 15 years and has a strong history of helping the most talented European entrepreneurs build world-class companies in the information technology, healthcare and energy-related technology sectors. SEP was recently named Venture Capital Firm of the Year. Previous investments include CSR, Atlantech Technologies, Wolfson Microelectronics, and Searchspace. SEP’s current portfolio includes leading-edge technology companies picoChip, ip.access and Zeus. www.sep.co.uk

More at:www.tideway.com

richrelevance, which powers next generation personalized recommendations for eCommerce businesses has raised $4.2 million

What Company Is Offering:
richrelevance powers next-generation merchandising and personalized recommendations on eCommerce sites. The company’s product outperforms collaborative filtering solutions through use of more than fifteen recommendation types combined with transparent messaging, continuous optimization, and merchandiser controls. The company is privately held and headquartered in San Francisco, California.

How Much They Got From VCs:

richrelevance, which powers next generation personalized recommendations for eCommerce businesses, announced that the company has raised $4.2 million of Series B venture capital financing from Greylock Partners and Tugboat Ventures. This funding follows on the heels of a Series A round from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Draper Richards and select angel investors.

“For eCommerce businesses, we have entered a period where there is tremendous pressure to increase the value of every customer visit. Personalized product recommendations–done right–offer incredible sales lift,” said richrelevance Board Member Ellen Siminoff, Board Chairman of Efficient Frontier and former SVP at Yahoo. “It makes sense that the person who led Amazon's Personalization R&D team is now delivering on this promise.”

More at:www.airfoilpr.com

FriendFolio ---Buy, Sell, And Trade Friends

If you have quite a few friends on Facebook, FriendFolio, which has its official launch tomorrow, wants to be your guide as to how much they’re worth. Launched by London-based application builder BAPPZ, FriendFolio does on the Web precisely what investors in the real world cannot do, which is: buy, sell, and trade friends. (At least not overtly, anyway.) That’s right, no more equality for all. None of that utopian, world-is-flat garbage. The developers behind FriendFolio consider if Facebook users’ right to place one another on a marketplace gauged in dollars and cents and strategize their way to higher-than-thou status.

Want to get rich? You sure can. By playing your ambition card(s) especially well with those carefully honed skills derived from countless hours passing go on within that capitalistic wonderworld called Monopoly - plus a good amount of “friendly” exploitation - you can build quite an impressive portfolio of Facebook associates through FriendFolio that the application’s developers would like to describe as nothing less than a game for “beautiful people, CEOs, and Apprentice hopefuls.”

Via-Mashable

POSTACRIME.COM---Stop Crime ,Get Cash

What Company Is Offering:

POSTACRIME.COM is a free service for anyone to upload photo or video content of burglary, theft, vandalism, or other criminal acts that have been caught on camera for the purpose of identification by the public. Users can also search our crime database by address or zipcode and view crimes committed near their homes and places of work, and submit tips should they have information about a specific crime.

How It Works:

Anyone who has had their car or house broken into or their property vandalized can post details about the crime (with or without photo or video evidence) to share with their neighbors and community. Other POSTACRIME.COM members can search this database of crimes and offer tips and share information about specific crimes for which they have knowledge. Crimes posted on POSTACRIME are generally non-violent and involve loss of property only. POSTACRIME.COM is not intended to be used for posting crimes like murder, assault, rape, or other violent crimes, and these types of crimes should not be posted to POSTACRIME.COM. If you have information about a violent crime, please contact your local law enforement agency directly.

POSTACRIME.COM exists to provide an avenue for all of us to contribute to making our homes and communities a better place to live and work.

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

BurnMyCar Is to provide a place where people can collectively determine the coolness and beauty of somebody's motors by voting on

What Company Says:
This is a place for people to enjoy and share their own or somebody's cars and bikes from anywhere around the world. They're here to provide a place where people can collectively determine the coolness and beauty of somebody's motors by voting on.

How It Works:

Once something is submitted, other people see the cars and vote on the ones they like best. You can BURN the car you like so that the motor may become popular. If the submission rocks and receives enough points, it is promoted to the Popular archive and stay there for enjoying by all the visitors.

BurnMyCar is for boasting of cool cars and also burning up, there's a competition that happens around the car lovers. They're here to promote that competition so you can rise your car by comments under the photos while sharing. There are few categories - in each category you can boast of your car or bike and demonstrate that your motor's cool. Let your car burn up the Web !

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

Woopra is a robust web-tracking & analysis tool

What Company Is Offering:
Woopra is a robust web-tracking & analysis tool that works perfectly on any website. It is mainly targeted for small to medium websites ranging from few hundreds up to tens of thousands of daily page views.

How It Works:
It is targeted for blogs interested in the most minuscule details of every single action. In addition, Woopra provides a precise real-time streaming of every single activity on the website.

Woopra also features a clean interface, including many graphical visualization components, such as charts, maps, panels… Along with many other clean and advanced options that make Woopra an ideal solution for webmasters who desire to discern all the aspects of their website.

Simply create an account, and you will be able to add/remove websites from the members’ area. For each website you add, you will be given a small JavaScript code to place on your website. For further details on how to insert the code on your website, refer to the installation guide in your account page.

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

linoit.com

What Company Is Offering:
Manage your tasks (to-do), share your idea with your friends, collect photos from everyone who attended a party, and whatever you want to do!



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