Tuesday, May 6, 2008

SocialSpark is a Social Marketing Network that connects advertisers and bloggers through an online advertising marketplace

What Company Is Offering:

SocialSpark is a Social Marketing Network that connects advertisers and bloggers through an online advertising marketplace.

How It Works:

Advertisers are able to target blogs based on conversational topics and make cash sponsorship offers to the bloggers who publish them. Bloggers can make money by either placing display advertisements on their blog or by writing sponsored content. The sponsorships offered through the SocialSpark marketplace allow advertisers to build buzz, generate traffic and maximize social media exposure.

More at:http://socialspark.com/

ScholarsCamp.com is a lovely social bookmarking designed to help scholars and institution to meet each other via scholarship

What Company Is Offering:
ScholarsCamp is an online social bookmarking which is specially build and maintain to collect any information about scholarship around the world in 24/7.

How It Works:

ScholarsCamp.com is a lovely social bookmarking designed to help scholars and institution to meet each other via scholarship. It is some kind of Digg or Delicious which specially develop and maintain to organize information about scholarship from around the world in 24/7.

Find a scholarship or some and vote it directly to ScholarsCamp.com. Your submission will appear in “Recent Scholarship”. Well, others visitors or members can see it too and if they consider your scholarship worthy enough to be voted, they will vote for it!


If you are an institution (schools, universities, foundation, etc), you may submit your scholarship directly so that it can be find by a lot of potential visitors easily. Thanks, I know you will love it. Viva yourself!

When you find scholarship with out-dated due date or deadlines. Tell people by Packing it. This is the power of community, you can save people times by eliminating scholarships (or information) which is irrelevant. For example; Harvard give a scholarship which deadline is on September, 27th 2007, if you still read this scholarship on the next day then Pack it anyway.

More at: http://scholarscamp.com/

alonovo.com ----A free, Intelligent Marketplace for Socially Responsible Shopping

What Company Is Offering:
A free, Intelligent Marketplace for Socially Responsible Shopping (SRS). There are no subscription fees, and no additional charges are added to the products you purchase. They get paid a commission from Amazon (between 6% and 8%), and they then share what they get with the cause of your choice.

How It Works:

alonovo.com is the only place you can get trusted company ratings integrated into your shopping experience. Plus, they donate a minimum of 50% of revenue to a non-profit of your choice (100% with active partners) and you help begin the new, social values led economy. The more you use us (and tell everyone about us), the greater impact we have on corporate behavior, and the more we can reinvest into the alonovo.com experience to make it even better for you in the future.


You do not have to register on alonovo.com to shop with them. However, if you want to customize your values or post in their community forums, you do have to be a registered user.

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

BetsForTraders.com

About Company :

BetsForTraders.com is owned and managed by Trinitas Capital (IOM) Ltd. Based in the Isle of Man in the British Isles, the company is fully licensed to offer financial bets by the Isle of Man government. The Isle of Man is probably the best regulated of all the low tax jurisdictions with a high standard of accountability and numerous player protection laws in place. The Island is a Standard & Poors AAA rated jurisdiction and an important global banking centre.

How It Works:

All open bets can be viewed in the 'My Positions' page which comes up immediately after a bet is placed. Alternatively it can be accessed via the 'My Positions' tab displayed at the top of the page once you are logged in. Bets can be made in Pounds Sterling, Euros and US Dollars. To switch the currency in which you wish to bet use the 'Currency' drop down menu on the betting page. Note that the V$ currency symbol denotes 'Virtual Dollars', the 'fake' currency used in virtual (test) accounts. V$ have no monetary value.

You have the option to limit yourself from betting more than a specific amount in a period defined by you. If you surpass this limit, you will be restricted from placing bets until sufficient time passes. For example, if you set a maximum betting limit of £/€/$ 5,000 in a 5 day period, and you place a £/€/$ 5,000 bet, you will not be able to bet again for 5 days. Note that the 5 day period is tracked on a rolling basis. To set a self-imposed betting limit, go to your Account Settings. You can choose the limit amount and the number of days for you self-imposed betting limit. If you already have set a self-imposed limit, you can keep track of your net betting activity on the Account Settings page. Making changes to or disabling the self-imposed limits requires 7 days.

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

Public Library of Law ---PLoL is the largest free law library in the world

What Company Is Offering:

Public Library of Law -- to make it easy to find the law online. PLoL is the largest free law library in the world, because they assemble law available for free scattered across many different sites -- all in one place. PLoL is the best starting place to find law on the Web.PLoL also includes free links to paid content on Fastcase. PLoL is already the Web's largest free law library, but with additional links from Fastcase, it is one of the most comprehensive law libraries in the world.


PLoL is brought to you by the same people who created Fastcase, the next-generation legal research system of choice for legal professionals everywhere. Since 1999, Fastcase has been democratizing the law by empowering more people to access the law the same way they access the Web. Fastcase's premium service offers comprehensive access to the law online and powerful research tools for a premium value.

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

Rentomatic online property management service is used by owners, investors, property managers and other real estate professionals

What Company Is Offering:
Rentomatic online property management service is used by owners, investors, property managers and other real estate professionals who self manage their portfolios. Rentomatic may be used by owners who have just a few units to professional managers with multiple portfolios. Rentomatic also has corporate online property management service solutions for billing and rent payments. Rentomatic is perfect for people who need to access their information and take action from anywhere, whether they are at the office, at home, or on the go.

Why To Use Rentomatic:

Rentomatic online property management service can save you time and money while providing real-time data on your portfolio. Rentomatic is simple and easy to use, with no training required, no involved set up. Rentomatic is not just software, it's a multi-award-winning service. Rentomatic is free if you own or manage 5 units or less!

Rentomatic's Complete Rent Management™ service is the only online property management solution to offer multiple forms of payment for automated rent collection including paper checks.

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

BlueTie offers businesses like yours an email collaboration application at an affordable price

What Company Is Offering:
BlueTie offers businesses like yours an email collaboration application at an affordable price that equals the more expensive solutions - such as Microsoft Exchange - that are used by larger organizations.


How It Works:

With BlueTie, you can take advantage of a Web-based, secure, best-in-class business email application which allows you and your staff to share calendars, contacts and files easily. There's no need to invest in a costly Exchange server or even hire support or IT staff. BlueTie is a hosted email service provider, meaning that all the hardware, service and upgrades are handled on our end. The minute you login to your account, you have the latest, most up-to-date version of the application. BlueTie provides reliable, high-quality business class email for your entire staff at a fraction of the cost of Microsoft Exchange.

BlueTie offers 10GB of storage, and allows for quick and seamless collaboration between you and your co-workers with easy-to-use file, contacts and calendar sharing. Anti-spam and anti-virus protection offers the security you need to feel certain that your communications will remain confidential. The BlueTie interface is similar in nature to that of the more expensive solutions, minimizing any learning curve needed to get used to a new application. BlueTie also offers POP3/IMAP/SMTP support which means that BlueTie can access your emails from another account - and place them in your BlueTie inbox! You'll never need to toggle between email boxes again.

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

MarketLive, Inc., the leading global eCommerce software and service provider has secured a $20 million round of new capital

What Company Is Offering:
MarketLive, Inc. has provided enterprise-class eCommerce retail technology and services that help fast-growing companies successfully sell goods online. Designed to meet the unique requirements of catalogers, retailers, direct marketers, and manufacturers, the extensible MarketLive® eCommerce Suite and MarketLive's best practices-based Intelligent Selling® methodology enable merchants to enhance their customers' experience online while dramatically improving acquisition, conversion, and retention rates.

How Much They Got From VCs:

MarketLive, Inc., the leading global eCommerce software and service provider, today announced it has secured a $20 million round of new capital. New investors, JAFCO Ventures and Northgate Capital, join existing investors, Sequoia Capital, Sigma Partners, Globespan Capital, and others, who all fully participated in the round. MarketLive will use the capital to deliver significant value to its customers by advancing its product leadership, funding business-critical infrastructure, and adding enhanced services.

"The eCommerce market is rapidly growing and what impressed us about MarketLive is how well they are outpacing that growth," said Joe Horowitz, General Partner at JAFCO Ventures. "In our view MarketLive has all the ingredients for great success, in addition to being in an attractive market, their products map very well to the present and future needs of their customers and they have an exceptionally strong management team."

More at:www.marketlive.com

Certica Solutions, Inc is provider of information management software solutions to the K-12 education market has closed a $3.3 million

About Company:

Certica Solutions, Inc., is provider of information management software solutions to the K-12 education market.Certica Solutions’ software, called Certify, enables K-12 education agencies to maximize funding, avoid penalties and audits, and reduce costs associated with mandatory state and federal compliance reporting.

How Much They Got From VCs:

Certica Solutions, Inc., a Wakefield, Massachusetts-based provider of information management software solutions to the K-12 education market, today announced that it investment led by Brook Venture Partners. The funding will be used to expand Certica’s presence within the 16,000 public school districts nationwide, through an acceleration of sales, marketing and customer service activities, as well as new product development.

Certica Solutions’ software, called Certify, enables K-12 education agencies to maximize funding, avoid penalties and audits, and reduce costs associated with mandatory state and federal compliance reporting.

About Vcs:

Brook Venture Partners provides expansion stage capital through Brook Venture Fund I, Brook Venture Fund II and other co-investment funds to information technology and medical technology companies located in the Northeastern United States. The firm focuses on investments of $2–5 million and specializes in both financing and providing the strategic and planning support necessary to rapidly scale and accelerate sales and marketing activities.

More at:www.certicasolutions.com/

SpotMixer is empowers businesses to expand their marketing reach through online video advertising

What Company Is Offering:
SpotMixer, a service from One True Media, empowers businesses to expand their marketing reach through online video advertising.

The SpotMixer service is based on One True Media's groundbreaking self-service video creation and distribution platform, the #1 video editing site on the Web used by millions of consumers to produce and share professional-quality online videos. The tools are so intuitive that any business can produce its own Video Ads, using its own videos and photos, and distribute them to targeted audiences with just a few clicks. Designed specifically for the needs of small and medium businesses, SpotMixer eliminates the barriers to online video advertising by making it affordable, approachable, and measurable.


How It Works:

Creating a Video Ad is free. Just register and get started. You can explore their many different templates, upload your photos and video, and try different music from our music library all for free. In order to distribute your Video Ad, you will need to purchase a SpotMixer plan. With a SpotMixer plan .

First, select an Ad Template. They have over 200 to choose from. Second, upload your content (photos, video). Third, fill in your business information. Fourth, distribute your Video Ad to Google AdWords, You Tube, embed it on any website or download an MPEG 4 (.mp4).

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

LocalSearch.com is a Web site that allows you to find information on people, places, things and events near your desired location

What Company Is Offering:
LocalSearch.com is a Web site that allows you to find information on people, places, things and events near your desired location. Use it to find a friend's phone number or a local business that offers the product or service you need. LocalSearch.com goes beyond providing basic contact information. It also provides a wealth of detailed information on businesses, coupled with convenient maps and directions. It is the goal of LocalSearch.com Find It! to provide you with the most relevant results for your search. The more specific your search, the more relevant your results. For general searches, LocalSearch.com Find It! provides tools on the right margin so you can narrow down your choices to the listings that most closely fit your needs.

How It Works:

You can filter results from any results page in the Refine Results section on the right side of the page. All categories and sub-categories displayed in this section will be based on your search. For instance, if you searched on restaurants in Phoenix, you could then use the category area to narrow down the type of cuisine you're looking for (Italian, Mexican, Steakhouse, etc.) or by type of menu items you're interested in (burgers, pizza, seafood).


LocalSearch.com automatically keeps track of your past 5 recent search locations. This is done in an effort to save you time and effort typing in the same keywords over and over. Your information is not tracked or otherwise used by LocalSearch.com.

Once you have received results, you can sort them by Distance from your current location, or by Name using the links just above your search results. If you enter a specific street address, the Sort by Distance results will be sorted by distance from your exact location. If you only enter a City name, results will be sorted from the center of that city.

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

Their company's mission is to "help people stay in touch by managing business cards"

What Company Is Offering:
Their company's mission is to "help people stay in touch by managing business cards". They help people who use the Internet for either professional, recreational or family reasons, people who use e-mail as their main form of communication and the Internet as their work tool.

How It Works:

Using the web alone, business cards can be managed visually and the traditional form of contact is translated into the virtual world of the Internet, thus benefiting from all the advantages offered by new technologies.

They use agile methodologies in their approach and these can be roughly summed up in the following points:

Management style based on leadership and collaboration.
An organisation which relies on the traditional idea of giving orders to and controlling staff would find it difficult to manage an agile project. The strict hierarchies of the-boss-orders and the-employee-obeys always lead to situations where people limit themselves to doing only what they are required and paid to do and nothing more. In an agile organisation, coaching and collaborative leadership will bring out the best in the team. We do not want a boss who tells people what to do, we want a leader who can motivate. We do not want control, we want collaboration.

People-based Business Culture
The unique vision of controlling business processes tends to disappear without taking into account the relationship between these processes and the people who carry them out. Success depends on the way people interact with processes and technology.

More at:https://www.nuebbo.com/

Find Maps and Trails

What Company Is Offering:


Find Maps and Trails.Discover great new places to recreate no matter your passion by browsing our nationwide set of detailed topographic maps, aerial photographs, and unique HybridQuads. Browse and download updated trails and other recreational points of interest from government agencies, publishers, and outdoor enthusiasts like you.


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