Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Commuto is the only online service that allows you to trade and swap your stuff, in person

What Company Is Offering:

Commuto is the only online service that allows you to trade and swap your stuff, in person, with other members of your community - and it's absolutely free!


How It Works:

Whether you are in school, college or at the work-place, or any other community for that matter, Commuto offers you a unique, secure and social way of trading your old stuff for new stuff without ever having to wait for shipping or incur any costs ever again!


As a member you can create a profile, post all the items you are looking to trade and add any items you are interested in and Commuto will automatically match your wants to other people's needs. Commuto is the most powerful, user friendly online trading community out there and it's completely free.

You can also create your own community and invite all your friends to join. Trading movies, games, books or any other items you may have has never been easier. Once you and the other members have agreed on a trade, you arrange a time and spot to meet in your community where the exchange will take place, be it on your lunch break or in between classes:it's up to you.

More at:http://commuto.com/

walabok lets you accept video and audio messages from your email, blog, online classifieds, anywhere online

What Company Is Offering:
walabok lets you accept video and audio messages from your email, blog, online classifieds, anywhere online. walabok adds audio and video to the way people contact you online.
walabok is a button or link in your blog, email signature or anywhere online that lets anyone record and send you audio/video messages from their browser.

How It Works:
Once you submit your email, look in your inbox for their message. Copy and paste the highlighted text to your:

1. email signature.
2.blog or web page.
3.ads, surveys, or anywhere online.
Anyone can click on the button or link to send you audio and video messages from their browser. all new messages will be sent to your email address.

More at:http://walabok.com/

Speedtest.net is a broadband connection analysis tool with a huge selection of geographically dispersed testing servers

What Company Is Offering:

Speedtest.net is a broadband connection analysis tool with a huge selection of geographically dispersed testing servers. Ookla provides this service free to hundreds of thousands of people every day. If you are experiencing slowness with your Internet connection or are simply interested in testing your speed, Speedtest.net is for you. If you have a web site, please feel free to link to Speedtest.net.

How It Works:

Speedtest.net measures the performance of your broadband connection. At the end of each test, you are presented with the download (the speed of data from the server to your computer) and upload (the speed of sending data from your computer to the server) bandwidth speeds. The tests are performed completely within your web browser over HTTP (just like normal web browsing). If you experience any problems using Speedtest.net, please visit our Questions & Answers section for help.
The technology behind Speedtest.net is identical to that of the Ookla Speed Test which is provided to a wide variety of companies and organizations on a licensed basis. Collectively, the application is used over eight million times each month by millions of individuals worldwide. If you would like to have a Speed Test to install and run on your server, please visit their licensing site. They have a variety of options from basic to highly customized.

More at:http://speedtest.net/

Weefolios are simple, little online portfolios for all kinds of creative professionals

What Company Is Offering:

Weefolios are simple, little online portfolios for all kinds of creative professionals. Graphic designers, studio artists, photographers...the list goes on. No matter your focus, Weefolio is a great place to showcase your work in the online community.


More at:www.weefolio.com

Wisteme provides a web-based platform where anyone can collaboratively help to build a high-quality, content-rich, question-driven knowledge system

What Company Is Offering:
Wisteme provides a web-based platform where anyone can collaboratively help to build a high-quality, content-rich, question-driven knowledge system. With its unique, patent pending technology, Wisteme empowers its users with efficient question search capability and an effective collaboration management environment.

How It Works:

Anyone can be a reader of or contributor to Wisteme. The only requirements are that one abides by the Terms of Use and accepts the Privacy Policy as defined on the Wisteme web page.

As a reader, one has free access to every piece of knowledge within Wisteme. If a question cannot be found here, one could easily add that question through the Ask Question function.

One becomes a contributor to the Wisteme system when one asks a question, edits a question, modifies a question attribute, or answers a question. Every time one makes a contribution, one earns a position for free advertisement on that question's display page. Compared with paid advertisement, Wisteme's free contributor advertisement has the many advantages.

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

IntelligentPeople.com

What Company Is Offering:

IntelligentPeople.com is a new online dating and networking community that gives intelligent people an opportunity to meet and form relationships, regardless of location, education and social status.


How It Works:

IntelligentPeople.com is intended for people with an IQ app. in the top 15% of the population. In comparison, you must have an IQ in the top 2% of the population to become a member of Mensa. People with an IQ in the top 15%, are said to be "highly intelligent". Most often, highly intelligent people communicate and interact best with other intelligent people. IntelligentPeople.com was created on the basis of that fact.

To become a member of IntelligentPeople.com, you will have to pass their IQ test required for admission. You may take the IQ test by pressing the join link at the front page. At the sign-up page, you must enter your name and email address. Following sign up, you will automatically receive an activation code in your inbox, and be able to start the IQ test. Please note that you can only sign up to take the test twice and only use each activation code once. This ensures that only people, who actually can pass the IQ test, become members of IntelligentPeople.com.

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

Health Plan One , an innovative online marketplace for health insurance got $6.5 million Series A round

What Company Is Offering:
Health Plan One is a leading online health insurance marketplace serving individuals, families, small groups and Medicare recipients. The Health Plan One platform allows consumers to make well-informed decisions about their health insurance needs by offering online and offline sales support and customer service 24-hours a day.

How Much They Got From VCs:

Health Plan One , an innovative online marketplace for health insurance, today announced the completion of a $6.5 million Series A round of investment, led by Pequot Ventures. Other investors include Greycroft Partners and industry veterans Kevin Hill, a longtime EVP with Oxford Health Plans and most recently CEO for United Healthcare Northeast, Chan Wheeler, former CEO of Uniprise, a UnitedHealth Group company and Bill Sullivan, former President of Oxford Health Plans.

Health Plan One (HPO) offers a robust online platform for consumers to research and select health insurance plans from a wide range of offerings by leading national carriers. Before applying for or purchasing a health care plan, consumers can receive free health insurance quotes and compare features among multiple options rather than researching individual plans from disparate sources. HPO provides both online and offline support from nationally licensed sales representatives who are trained to help navigate the difficult process of selecting an individual, family, small group or Medicare plan. Health Plan One will use the Series A funds to fuel growth in online customer acquisition and secure its place as a premier marketplace for health insurance. "Our investors are not only behind some of the Internet's most successful and innovative businesses, but they also bring world-class insurance technology expertise to our company," said Health Plan One CEO Bill Stapleton. "We will undoubtedly benefit from the vision and leadership of our new partners to become the preferred destination in the fast-growing online health insurance market."

More at: www.healthplanone.com

The Guild Inc,online art retailer, has raised $2.5 million in Series C funding

What Company Is Offering:
The Guild is the leading source for artist-made home décor products shipped direct from artists' studios to customers' homes nationwide. The Guild has helped artists throughout North America market and sell their work.

The Guild represents more than 1,200 top artists working in media from glass, sculpture, and prints to furniture, lighting, and jewelry. Guild Sourcebooks have resulted in thousands of new art commissions for public and private spaces, while The Artful Home catalogs and website offer consumers more than 12,000 works of original art for the home, all made by hand and shipped direct from our artists' studios.

How Much They Got From VCs:

The Guild Inc., a Madison, Wis.-based online art retailer, has raised $2.5 million in Series C funding, according to a regulatory filing. Shareholders include Dolphin Equity Partners.

More at:www.guild.com

OnRequest Images, a Seattle-based provider of custom imagery, has raised $8 million in additional Series C funding

What Company Is Offering:

OnRequest Images is the world’s leading provider of OnBrand custom imagery, empowering top corporations to build stronger brands with original, brand-aligned photography. Employing a Global Resource Network of world-class photographers and models, OnRequest Images provides comprehensive pre- and post-production services, leveraging the OnPro™ platform to streamline and simplify the details of photo shoots around the world. They can help your brand stand out from the crowd and resonate with consumers, build brand equity, and reduce corporate liability. They’ve been the right choice for many leading corporations – if you haven’t partnered with OnRequest Images yet, it’s time to discover a better way to create, share and manage your imagery.

How Much They Got From VCs:

OnRequest Images, a Seattle-based provider of custom imagery, has raised $8 million in additional Series C funding from European Founders Fund, according to a regulatory filing. The company had previously raised a $9 million Series C round led by Menlo Ventures, with return backers Maveron and Frazier Technology Ventures also participating.
More at: www.onrequestimages.com

Exari Group, Inc. , a leading automated document assembly and Contract Life-Cycle Management company got funding

What Company Is Offering:
Exari is a global leader in automated document assembly and Contract Life-Cycle Management for large enterprises. Their patented software is used by legal, procurement, sales, insurance, banking and government professionals to streamline the creation and management of contracts, legal and business documents. Their patented XML and web technologies, deliver solutions that are easy to use, scalable, and easy to integrate with other enterprise systems.

How Much They Got From VCs:
Exari Group, Inc. , a leading automated document assembly and Contract Life-Cycle Management company, announced today that it has received funding from Beacon Equity Partners LLC. The funding will be used to accelerate growth and expand into the U.S. Exari, which was founded in Melbourne in 2000, has opened a U.S. headquarters in the Prudential Tower, in Boston Massachusetts. The $10 million dollar transaction gives Beacon a majority ownership in Exari. Beacon also owns a majority stake in Anaqua Inc, which is in the legal software field and will have a synergistic partnership with Exari.

About VCs:

Beacon helps the leaders of early stage through middle-market companies develop their ideas, grow successfully and increase shareholder value. Beacon is majority owner of Anaqua Inc. which is also a software company in the legal industry. For more information, visit www.beaconep.com.

More at:www.exari.com

Travel Ad Network , the leading and largest vertical ad network in travel, announced today that it has closed a Series A round of financing

What Company Is Offering:
Travel Ad Network is the leading advertising network in the online travel vertical reaching 12.5 million unique users through top tier website publishers, including BBC's Lonely Planet, Rand McNally and 50 other travel websites. TAN uses industry expertise, geographic targeting and exclusive publisher relationships to give marketers unrivaled access to an untapped audience of affluent, passionate and engaged travelers visiting both travel planning and booking engine sites.

How Much They Got From VCs:

Travel Ad Network (TAN), the leading and largest vertical ad network in travel, announced today that it has closed a Series A round of financing. The $15 million round was led by Rho Ventures, Village Ventures and individual investors.

The minority investment enables TAN to leverage its success as a vertical ad network targeting travel advertising dollars and marketers seeking upscale consumers. Delivering 12.5 million monthly unique visitors, TAN has become a trusted partner for advertisers wishing to target travel decision makers and is ranked third by comScore in the overall travel category (which includes transaction sites) and first in travel content.

"We've emerged as the market leader by combining the strength of our publishers, the dedication of our employees and the backing of Internet travel entrepreneur, Michael Thomas. Our new growth capital strengthens our solid position in the marketplace and provides funding for expansion into new products and new markets," says Cree Lawson, TAN Founder and CEO. "Rho Ventures, Village Ventures and our other investors bring to our Boardroom world class expertise in such disciplines as branded media, network development, behavioral targeting and online advertising as witnessed by their successful investments in iVillage, TACODA, Waterfront Media, ReachLocal and a host of other very successful companies."

More at:www.traveladnetwork.com

MediaBank, a leading provider of integrated procurement technology and advanced analytics to the advertising industry got $30 million

What Company Is Offering:
MediaBank solutions allow for unprecedented cross-media analytics and intelligence through superior planning, buying, workflow and data warehousing tools. The cornerstone of MediaBank's solution is the MediaBank O|X platform, offering buying, financial, and workflow tools across all media types, complemented by the MediaBank I|Q database and data warehousing system. The MediaBank A|X platform provides advanced analytics and predictive modeling, and the MediaBank X|G platform offers a new and innovative way for media buying transactions to take place.

How Much They Got From VCs:

MediaBank, a leading provider of integrated procurement technology and advanced analytics to the advertising industry, today announced it has completed a $30 million round of equity funding by New Enterprise Associates (NEA). This is the second round of funding in MediaBank from NEA and follows a July 2007 investment of $10.5 million, further demonstrating the venture capital firm's commitment to MediaBank's mission to provide superior solutions to the media buying industry.

"We are excited that NEA has shown a continued interest through a second round of funding that will help establish MediaBank's position at the forefront of the industry," said Brad Keywell, founder of MediaBank. "NEA's investment will enable us to maintain our aggressive development of the best media management systems for advertisers and media buyers."

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

A new breed of Profile Site! You don't just get a profile, you get your own little piece of Heaven

What Company Is Offering:
A new breed of Profile Site! You don't just get a profile, you get your own little piece of Heaven. Signup Now for free, or browse the 1000s of members who already have!

The new Profileheaven features gives you the ability to search for Music Artist, Albums, Films, Books, Video Games, Electronic Gadgets and more using our super fast search engine. Meaning you will have the ability to build a library of all your media treasures to compare with other users.

All of the item you add to your Media Dome library will then be displayable on your Profile for everyone the world too see, merely by ticking the boxes for items you want on you "My Profile" design page.

The Media dome give you the ability to rate and write reviews for every title and item you see fit, which will directly effect their very own Media Dome chart which displays the real time rankings of every item owned by their users.


How It Works:

When you sign up to use Profileheaven.com there are several pieces of information which you provide that are used to determine your profile information. You can alter all of this information at any time to keep your profile up to date. There are two different sections in which you can alter particular pieces of information about your self.

Firstly there are your personal details such as your real name, e-mail address, messenger addresses, country, region, birthday (which will automatically calculate your age), gender and time zone.
This information can be found and altered by first clicking on "My Account" on the orange toolbar found on all Profileheaven pages. The clicking on "Settings" will take you to a menu with the option "Your Details" being the top button. Clicking on the button takes you to a menu in which you will be able to alter the above details.

Secondly there is your "About Me" and "Vital Statistics" information. This includes details of your personal preferences and general description.
This can be found an altered by clicking on "My Profile" which will take you to a menu which includes all your additional information.

After making alterations to either of the information menus described, you should click the "Save Changes" button at the bottom of the page to store any alterations you have made

When you signed up to ProfileHeaven you were asked to fill in a "username" and also a "display name". You would need to make sure that you are signing in with your "username" to access the site. Alternatively you can access your account by using your email address to login with, as long as you have the right password to access the profile.

More at:http://profileheaven.com/

UpNext is the new and exciting way to explore and discover your city

What Company Is Offering:
UpNext is the new and exciting way to explore and discover your city.

Rather than sifting through pages and links of data, UpNext enables you glide around your city, virtually. Exploring has never been easier.

Who Is Backing Them:

UpNext was the brainchild of Raj, who spent the last two years of his life trying to compress Manhattan and develop a browser-based 3D renderer that wouldn't crash little Dell laptops. If you're reading this then it might have worked. Prior to UpNext, Raj worked as a software engineer for experimental economics laboratories.

Raj received his BS in electrical engineering and computer science from UC Berkeley, and his M.Phil in Economics from Columbia University.

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

WikiCrimes, the latest in crime-fighting technology, or at least crime-finding tech

About Company :

WikiCrimes, the latest in crime-fighting technology, or at least crime-finding tech. In Brazil. Using WikiCrimes is easy. It’s essentially a wiki map. You can zoom in and put a marker on the Brazilian street you were robbed or you can simply take a look at where not to go the next time you’re in Brazil. If you do the former, WikiCrimes will ask you to fill out a series of questions like if th e criminal was armed or not. So the next time you’re robbed in Brazil, you know what to do.

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