Navonmesh 2007 - The Entrepreneurial Challenge
International Convention
Navonmesh is an International Entrepreneurship Convention with a plethora of events to inspire budding and aspiring entrepreneurs to understand challenges in transforming a startup into a truly global venture. Events: 1. Baazi - An international Business Strategy and Venture Capitalist Challenge. Prizes Worth Rs. 1,20,000. 2. Anubhav - Panel Discussion. 3. Exposure to how incubators like SINE, IIT Bombay are encouraging entrepreneurship in India. 4. Networking sessions.
Speakers
C K Prahalad
C K Prahalad is the Paul and Ruth McCracken Distin...
>Read bio J.M. Lyngdoh
The former Chief Election Commissioner of India, J...
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P. Chidambaram
P. Chidambaram has been credited with leading Indi...
> Read bio Sam Pitroda
The name, Sam Pitroda, can be better explained by ...
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Ashank Desai
Ashank Desai is the Founder and Non-Executive Dire...
> Read bio Avnish Bajaj
Avnish Bajaj is a Founding Managing Director of Ma...
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Audience
Anyone interested in entrepreneurship.
Special Instructions
For further details visit: http://www.sjmsom-avenues.org/competitions/navonmesh.html
EVENT DETAILS
Date : Oct 27 - 28, 2007
Time :
Venue : Shailesh J. Mehta School of Mgt
City : Mumbai
Open to : Public
Organised by : Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay
Public fee :
NEN member fee : No fee
Contact Details
Vaibhav Jha
E : vaibhav.jha@iitb.ac.in
Sunday, September 16, 2007
VC's Talk And Advice For Entrepreneurs
Avnish Bajaj, Matrix Partners:
My advice to entrepreneurs? May be I shouldn't be telling them because it will become harder for me to negotiate…
But you know the negotiation will be around valuation.
So as an investor, I will put up 10 points, all of which are important to me. And if the entrepreneur is only thinking: 'valuation, valuation, valuation', I will make sure I will get nine in my favor and then give a little bit on valuation. So a smart entrepreneur needs to realize that negotiation is actually a package deal of all these 10 terms.
The important terms?
Things like what is the instrument in which the VC is investing - almost always preferred stock; what are the rights of that preferred stock; what are the things that the entrepreneur will have to seek the VC's permission to do; the size of the option pool; the conditions under which the entrepreneur and the VC can fire each other: What happens if new money has to be raised? What happens if the entrepreneur wants to sell out? What happens if the VC wants to sell out? All of these are extremely critical.
Balaji Srinivas, Aureos Capital
Say there are three VCs who are interested - you obviously look at which VC gives you the maximum amount of money for your company's shares, and you go with him. And that is how deals are generally done.
But from an entrepreneur's perspective, it is important to know the expectations of that VC: what are the terms he has put in, that could hurt the entrepreneur three to four years down the line?
For example, there could be performance expectations. One VC could say: I will give you x valuation. And another one could say: I will give you 3x valuation, but you have to perform 2x. And if you don't perform, maybe he will make your life difficult, and maybe take away some of your ownership
Alok Mittal, Canaan Partners
It's not just money; it's way beyond that. Choosing a partner is much more critical, in my view, than focusing on whether I can get an exact term.
If the business does well, you are going to make enough money. You are going to make enough money that you don't care beyond that; the terms won't matter so much. The key is to have the right partner.
Avnish Bajaj
Obviously don’t be stupid.
I would never ask somebody to take more than 25% below what they could get from somewhere else. But at the same time, don't just look to get the highest price for your company, focus more on working with the right people who can help you grow a business. That would be my advice.
Alok Mittal
Maintaining discipline is an elusive goal. It is especially hard for first time VCs to keep exercising that discipline. Booms and busts happen because sentiments fly.
But I think there is another important element: all partners must agree before a deal is done. Hopefully if I am not exercising restraint and discipline, my partners will.
My advice to entrepreneurs? May be I shouldn't be telling them because it will become harder for me to negotiate…
But you know the negotiation will be around valuation.
So as an investor, I will put up 10 points, all of which are important to me. And if the entrepreneur is only thinking: 'valuation, valuation, valuation', I will make sure I will get nine in my favor and then give a little bit on valuation. So a smart entrepreneur needs to realize that negotiation is actually a package deal of all these 10 terms.
The important terms?
Things like what is the instrument in which the VC is investing - almost always preferred stock; what are the rights of that preferred stock; what are the things that the entrepreneur will have to seek the VC's permission to do; the size of the option pool; the conditions under which the entrepreneur and the VC can fire each other: What happens if new money has to be raised? What happens if the entrepreneur wants to sell out? What happens if the VC wants to sell out? All of these are extremely critical.
Balaji Srinivas, Aureos Capital
Say there are three VCs who are interested - you obviously look at which VC gives you the maximum amount of money for your company's shares, and you go with him. And that is how deals are generally done.
But from an entrepreneur's perspective, it is important to know the expectations of that VC: what are the terms he has put in, that could hurt the entrepreneur three to four years down the line?
For example, there could be performance expectations. One VC could say: I will give you x valuation. And another one could say: I will give you 3x valuation, but you have to perform 2x. And if you don't perform, maybe he will make your life difficult, and maybe take away some of your ownership
Alok Mittal, Canaan Partners
It's not just money; it's way beyond that. Choosing a partner is much more critical, in my view, than focusing on whether I can get an exact term.
If the business does well, you are going to make enough money. You are going to make enough money that you don't care beyond that; the terms won't matter so much. The key is to have the right partner.
Avnish Bajaj
Obviously don’t be stupid.
I would never ask somebody to take more than 25% below what they could get from somewhere else. But at the same time, don't just look to get the highest price for your company, focus more on working with the right people who can help you grow a business. That would be my advice.
Alok Mittal
Maintaining discipline is an elusive goal. It is especially hard for first time VCs to keep exercising that discipline. Booms and busts happen because sentiments fly.
But I think there is another important element: all partners must agree before a deal is done. Hopefully if I am not exercising restraint and discipline, my partners will.
Admish is a powerful college admissions community that brings together colleges, students, parents, teachers, and guidance counselors at one place
Admish is a powerful college admissions community that brings together colleges, students, parents, teachers, and guidance counselors in a single portal.
Like any other social network, the site is based on connecting people through personal profiles, but the site works toward different means and ends depending on who you are. If you’re a student, your profile goes beyond just being a friend-making mechanism and also lets you show off your skills, extracurriculars, and academic accomplishments to admissions officers (you can even upload photos and videos to back up your boasting). You can also discuss the application process with guidance counselors, other rising college freshmen, and admissions officers, and search schools by your chosen criteria to help you find that perfect match. If you’re a guidance counselor, you can use Admish to help keep track of your advisees and help them develop lists of good college matches. If you’re an admissions officer, you can use Admish’s search features to help identify the perfect students for your school. On every end, Admish has an array of options and features that help you stay on top of the admissions process, including: deadline reminders, financial aid information, and helpful articles written by professionals. The site is completely free of charge.
More at:http://www.admish.com/
Like any other social network, the site is based on connecting people through personal profiles, but the site works toward different means and ends depending on who you are. If you’re a student, your profile goes beyond just being a friend-making mechanism and also lets you show off your skills, extracurriculars, and academic accomplishments to admissions officers (you can even upload photos and videos to back up your boasting). You can also discuss the application process with guidance counselors, other rising college freshmen, and admissions officers, and search schools by your chosen criteria to help you find that perfect match. If you’re a guidance counselor, you can use Admish to help keep track of your advisees and help them develop lists of good college matches. If you’re an admissions officer, you can use Admish’s search features to help identify the perfect students for your school. On every end, Admish has an array of options and features that help you stay on top of the admissions process, including: deadline reminders, financial aid information, and helpful articles written by professionals. The site is completely free of charge.
More at:http://www.admish.com/
Eurobill---- Track Euro
With myEurobill they can keep their travels going, in a manner of speaking. Even after travelers have returned home, they can use myEurobill to keep track of where all those Euros they spent end up. To keep track of any Euro, just enter the serial number into the site’s database. Once someone else enters the same number, you’ll be able to see just how far that bill has traveled. Entering serial numbers doesn’t require registration, however, you’ll get more use from the site upon registration.
This site certainly has an interesting aim. It connects people in a new and fresh way. If people really start getting into the site it could have very intriguing results.
More at:http://www.myeurobill.com/
This site certainly has an interesting aim. It connects people in a new and fresh way. If people really start getting into the site it could have very intriguing results.
More at:http://www.myeurobill.com/
MobiBucks lets you pay for your purchases using only your mobile phone number and a 4-digit PIN
MobiBucks lets you pay for your purchases using only your mobile phone number and a 4-digit PIN. To use MobiBucks, you’ll need to register for the service online or at a participating store (don’t worry, it’s free). Then, add money to your account using cash, credit card, or transfer from your bank account (you can do this online or in the store itself). The merchant will enter in your mobile number and PIN into the MobiBucks machine, and you will immediately receive an SMS text message confirming the transaction. Additionally, you can manage your MobiBucks account online to keep track of your withdrawals and deposits.
Consumers love it because it's a free, convenient and secure way to pay without their wallet. Merchants love it because it helps them attract and keep loyal consumers that spend more with greater frequency.
Their goal is to help merchants improve the profitability of their businesses while also enhancing the customer's experience. We feel we can do this by converting up to 50% of merchants' cash transactions into electronic transactions.
More at:https://www.mobibucks.com/
Consumers love it because it's a free, convenient and secure way to pay without their wallet. Merchants love it because it helps them attract and keep loyal consumers that spend more with greater frequency.
Their goal is to help merchants improve the profitability of their businesses while also enhancing the customer's experience. We feel we can do this by converting up to 50% of merchants' cash transactions into electronic transactions.
More at:https://www.mobibucks.com/
Saturday, September 15, 2007
This site helps you to start a Home Based Internet Business
Lotgering Computing Consulting (now LotCon Biz Solutions) was original founded on March 24, 2000, was the brainchild of a few colleagues in the Information Technology, Communications, Computer Service and related business fields. Fred Lotgering, a former employee of Measurex Corporation, later Honeywell Corporation, felt the need for an online support service for independent computer professionals. The experience gained by the management team, working on four continents - the United States, Europe, Africa and Latin America – for over twenty-five years, is global in every sense of the word.
You will also find various sources of information on the subject of Internet Marketing and all its aspects. There are different kinds of Internet businesses. Much is also published on MLM, an attractive business opportunity for many as MLM business provides a continuing residual income over time.
More at;http://www.excel-mlm.com/
You will also find various sources of information on the subject of Internet Marketing and all its aspects. There are different kinds of Internet businesses. Much is also published on MLM, an attractive business opportunity for many as MLM business provides a continuing residual income over time.
More at;http://www.excel-mlm.com/
PartnerUp helps entrepreneurs and businesses find the potential business partners
PartnerUp's core functionality centers around connecting entrepreneurially-spirited people who have common goals. PartnerUp helps entrepreneurs and businesses find the potential business partners, executives, board members, and skilled employees that they need to make their venture a success. Concurrently, we help professionals (accountants, lawyers, and marketing people to name a few) find opportunities to become involved in helping to grow businesses by using their skills and experience. Finally, we provide a community for building lasting business relationships (and, in many cases, friendships) with others who share the same business and/or career goals.
It also helps people who are interested in getting involved in startups, but who don't have a specific idea, find opportunities to get involved in companies. In addition, PartnerUp allows people to network with other members, ask for and offer up advice, and find business resources. PartnerUp’s resource directory connects PartnerUp members with the products and services that they need for their business.
More at:http://www.partnerup.com/
It also helps people who are interested in getting involved in startups, but who don't have a specific idea, find opportunities to get involved in companies. In addition, PartnerUp allows people to network with other members, ask for and offer up advice, and find business resources. PartnerUp’s resource directory connects PartnerUp members with the products and services that they need for their business.
More at:http://www.partnerup.com/
I-Lighter is a cool way to highlight, grab, and save text and graphics from virtually any Web site and store it for future use
"i-Lighter is truly, the metaphor is perfect. It's the yellow marker for the Web. It's a very, very simple, intuitive tool that lets user ...
Yahoo!Tech
i-Lighter appears as a yellow marker on your PC's toolbar, and it works with Internet Explorer and Firefox. You turn it off and on as...
PC World
" I-Lighter is a cool way to highlight, grab, and save text and graphics from virtually any Web site and store it for future use. You can also ad ...
Now, instead of having to risk arthritic pinkies and pointer fingers from hitting “Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V” every five minutes while researching online, you can use i-Lighers highlighting service. First, you’ll need to install the i-Lighter toolbar (works for Firefox and Windows Explorer). i-Lighter then creates its own heading on your browser; use the drop-down menu to navigate the application. To highlight and save something, click on the i-Lighter and your mouse will convert into a veritable yellow internet highlighter. Click and drag across the text and images you want to save, and they will automatically be stored in your i-Lighter account. Additionally, i-Lighter also has other cool options like sending your i-Lights over email and del.icio.us tagging capabilities.
More at:http://www.i-lighter.com/
Yahoo!Tech
i-Lighter appears as a yellow marker on your PC's toolbar, and it works with Internet Explorer and Firefox. You turn it off and on as...
PC World
" I-Lighter is a cool way to highlight, grab, and save text and graphics from virtually any Web site and store it for future use. You can also ad ...
Now, instead of having to risk arthritic pinkies and pointer fingers from hitting “Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V” every five minutes while researching online, you can use i-Lighers highlighting service. First, you’ll need to install the i-Lighter toolbar (works for Firefox and Windows Explorer). i-Lighter then creates its own heading on your browser; use the drop-down menu to navigate the application. To highlight and save something, click on the i-Lighter and your mouse will convert into a veritable yellow internet highlighter. Click and drag across the text and images you want to save, and they will automatically be stored in your i-Lighter account. Additionally, i-Lighter also has other cool options like sending your i-Lights over email and del.icio.us tagging capabilities.
More at:http://www.i-lighter.com/
For Free Software Downloads
Topdownloads Networks has announced the immediate availability of Topdownloads.net, a free software downloads site. Offering over 315,536 downloads with more being added on a regular basis, Topdownloads.net makes the biggest one-stop downloads site on the internet. All applications are carefully tested for spyware and adware before being added to the Topdownloads index.
Guests can simply click through a category to see the listings of the software they are interested in, or make use of the search form on top of the front page to specify the keyword relevant to their interest. The search scope can be refined if the users specify the section and category for search. When the search is done, users are presented with an ordered list of applications that meet the search criteria. Each application record comes with a screenshot and brief information about the application, including its name, company, short description, OS, license type, size and rating. Once users find the application in which they are interested, Topdownloads.net provides a link to the page with a summary about the download and a direct link to the site that has this application available for purchase. The links are checked regularly, so there are no dead ones.
Topdownloads.net is wonderful in that it offers visitors a large database of free downloads from around the internet on one easy-to-use site. Users will be amazed at the diversity of games, utilities, screensavers that the site offers.
More at:http://www.topdownloads.net/
Guests can simply click through a category to see the listings of the software they are interested in, or make use of the search form on top of the front page to specify the keyword relevant to their interest. The search scope can be refined if the users specify the section and category for search. When the search is done, users are presented with an ordered list of applications that meet the search criteria. Each application record comes with a screenshot and brief information about the application, including its name, company, short description, OS, license type, size and rating. Once users find the application in which they are interested, Topdownloads.net provides a link to the page with a summary about the download and a direct link to the site that has this application available for purchase. The links are checked regularly, so there are no dead ones.
Topdownloads.net is wonderful in that it offers visitors a large database of free downloads from around the internet on one easy-to-use site. Users will be amazed at the diversity of games, utilities, screensavers that the site offers.
More at:http://www.topdownloads.net/
For Seeing Rating Of Any Company
Their website provides a resource for environmentally and socially aware internet browsing. Their browser tool provides a simple way of making quick informed decisions about companies and websites that you would like to use. The tool shows a responsibility rating for each site you visit for which we have a company profile. If you like that rating, then keep using the site. If you don't like the rating, then click on it, and we'll show you why it's rated that way and a list of alternatives with (hopefully) better ratings.
Download this browser tool and you’ll be able to see the rating of any company whose website you are on tucked away in the top right corner of your browser. If you like the rating, keep browsing, if you don’t like it, click on it and they will show you why they have rated the company that way, and give you alternative companies to use.
More at:http://www.scryve.com/
Download this browser tool and you’ll be able to see the rating of any company whose website you are on tucked away in the top right corner of your browser. If you like the rating, keep browsing, if you don’t like it, click on it and they will show you why they have rated the company that way, and give you alternative companies to use.
More at:http://www.scryve.com/
Friday, September 14, 2007
For Managing Large Scale Opertaion In Companies
RollStream is redefining the way in which companies engage internal and external business audiences to manage a process, roll out a technology, or deliver a new standard.
Their ground-breaking software application is 100% web-based and hosted by RollStream for our customers.
At RollStream we look at the world as HUBS and SPOKES. Our solution enables a HUB (Program Owner) to manage a collaborative deployment or process across hundreds or thousands of SPOKES (Constituents).
RollStream is the bridge between your implementation plan, the people responsible for making it happen, and a successful outcome.
Our zero-install product contains a suite of integrated productivity and collaboration tools that accelerate time-to-implementation and enable real-time visibility to the actions and results of constituent execution.
Fortune 500 corporations and their trading partners rely on RollStream to help them manage large-scale deployments or distributed trading partner relationships."
Targeted at retailers, retail banks, hotels, property managers, airline and transportation officials, and healthcare businesses that unveil new processes for hundreds of thousands of locations, employees, etc., the web-hosted software helps with communication, project tracking and control. Employees, customers and suppliers can communicate quickly and easily and participate in group training, collaborate on documents, work on marketing messaging, assign tasks and talk with constituents.
More at:http://www.rollstream.com/
Their ground-breaking software application is 100% web-based and hosted by RollStream for our customers.
At RollStream we look at the world as HUBS and SPOKES. Our solution enables a HUB (Program Owner) to manage a collaborative deployment or process across hundreds or thousands of SPOKES (Constituents).
RollStream is the bridge between your implementation plan, the people responsible for making it happen, and a successful outcome.
Our zero-install product contains a suite of integrated productivity and collaboration tools that accelerate time-to-implementation and enable real-time visibility to the actions and results of constituent execution.
Fortune 500 corporations and their trading partners rely on RollStream to help them manage large-scale deployments or distributed trading partner relationships."
Targeted at retailers, retail banks, hotels, property managers, airline and transportation officials, and healthcare businesses that unveil new processes for hundreds of thousands of locations, employees, etc., the web-hosted software helps with communication, project tracking and control. Employees, customers and suppliers can communicate quickly and easily and participate in group training, collaborate on documents, work on marketing messaging, assign tasks and talk with constituents.
More at:http://www.rollstream.com/
Do You Know About ModelsHotel.com?
While interning in customer relations at Deutsche Bank in the summer of 2005, Jesper Lannung had an epiphany. "Models have wants and needs too," says the 25-year-old Mr. Lannung, who has a gap-toothed grin and occasionally models himself.
With about $100,000 and a dream of uniting professional fashion models everywhere, Mr. Lannung and his financial backer, a music-industry veteran who calls himself SuperFrank, launched a social-networking site last year called ModelsHotel.com. There, the thin and beautiful can post pictures, videos and information about themselves, find romantic matches and get deals on everything from cosmetic dentistry to clothes. Unlike other modeling-focused sites, ModelsHotel is for professional models only. No poseurs. No voyeurs. No exceptions.
"Our site is a digital velvet rope," says Mr. Lannung, who has rejected more than half of the more than 2,000 people who have attempted to register so far.
It's this promise of exclusivity that is drawing sponsors to the site. Among its high-profile marketing partners: eccentric fashion design house Heatherette, Diesel jeans and luxury jeweler Piaget.
Like other professional social-networking sites that have sprung up for people in fields ranging from medicine to advertising, ModelsHotel aims to make money by selling access to its relatively tiny target audience. While traditional ads are sparse on the site, by focusing on models, who have the potential to become walking billboards for luxury brands, the year-old start-up is trying to tap into a movement by fashion-industry marketers to use trend-setters to augment traditional advertising.
For this season's New York fashion week, Mr. Lannung joined with Heatherette, the design duo known for wild ensembles and theatrical runway antics. Models asked to audition for the label's fashion show, which will take place tomorrow evening at Gotham Hall, were given "invitatiokeys," business cards with five-digit codes that allow them to get beyond the ModelsHotel "lobby" home page to create a profile. A few will be granted entry to Heatherette's exclusive after-party at the night club Lotus; the party is being advertised on the site, and the first few models who respond will be added to the guest list.
"Everybody loves to have models at their parties," says Traver Rains, designer and co-founder of Heatherette, which didn't pay ModelsHotel for the plug. "We like to be associated with cool, new things," he says. Designers Zang Toi and Andrew Buckler also distributed ModelsHotel key cards at their fashion show castings.
ModelsHotel, which is now seeking $1.5 million in venture capital, signed its first fashion deal last season. In addition to paying about $10,000 for a banner ad on the site, Diesel jeans set up an audition for a fashion show during New York fashion week, and gave away $200 skinny jeans to those who showed up. For the rest of the week, long-limbed models could be seen running from appointment to appointment clad in Diesel's latest looks.
"It is good visibility for us to have these girls looking great in our jeans," says Dan Barton, vice president of communications for Diesel USA, a division of Italy's Diesel SpA. The label isn't currently advertising on ModelsHotel, though Mr. Barton says he would consider working with the site again in the future.
Models spend a lot of time in isolation, traveling from casting to casting, often in cities where they don't know anyone else. But like Shannon Rusbuldt, a 22-year-old model with Elite Models, many fear exposing themselves to unwelcome solicitations from wannabe photographers, agents and suitors. Mr. Lannung, who is represented by Ms. Rusbuldt's former agency, persuaded her to join by assuring her that his site is similar to other social networks, "but without the creepy people."
Applicants don't have to pay anything to register, but they must first be given an invitation key.
Mr. Lannung's 51-year-old partner -- Frank "SuperFrank" Copsidas, late soul singer James Brown's former manager -- says he also sees opportunities in creating micro-communities for other fashion professionals, such as stylists and photographers, who are considered influential in fashion circles. These sites could, theoretically, give users the option to open their profiles to other professional networks.
One problem such narrowly targeted sites face is that their small size can limit marketing opportunities for the sites' owners, says Samir Arora, chairman and chief executive of Glam Media Inc., a network of mainstream and niche Internet publishers that focus on fashion, beauty and design.
"The smaller and more restrictive you are, the more qualified an audience you will have," Mr. Arora says, "but you have all the problems of leverage and reach because you are so small."
But ModelsHotel has managed to attract the interest of businesses outside the fashion industry too. David Barton Gym, a chain of luxurious fitness clubs, is now offering a free trial membership to ModelsHotel subscribers. A cosmetic dentist is offering 30% off all procedures. And the producers of the recent Anne Hathaway film about Jane Austen, "Becoming Jane," posted a last-minute invitation to members for the film's New York premiere, hosted by high-end jewelry maker Piaget. A dozen models showed up.
Since many models, especially those starting out, can't support themselves by modeling alone, the site has plans to launch part-time job listings for employers who value good-looking people -- namely restaurants, retailers and nightclubs -- and would pay for the chance to get access to ModelsHotel registrants.
Weeding out impostors has been the biggest challenge for many professional-networking sites, and ModelsHotel has been no exception. Mr. Lannung personally vets each applicant -- he calls agencies and asks registrants to "name their bookers," he says -- a time-consuming process that has made it difficult for him to continue modeling. In spite of his vigilance, he admits that several impostors have sneaked through; most have been booted off the site, Mr. Lannung says.
"I had a feeling it was going to be rough to get approval," wrote one male applicant in an email plea to Mr. Lannung, after his profile was taken down. "I had to stop modeling for some personal issues but I plan to get back into it," he said, adding that his girlfriend is also a professional model.
The verdict: access denied.
More at:http://modelshotel.com/
With about $100,000 and a dream of uniting professional fashion models everywhere, Mr. Lannung and his financial backer, a music-industry veteran who calls himself SuperFrank, launched a social-networking site last year called ModelsHotel.com. There, the thin and beautiful can post pictures, videos and information about themselves, find romantic matches and get deals on everything from cosmetic dentistry to clothes. Unlike other modeling-focused sites, ModelsHotel is for professional models only. No poseurs. No voyeurs. No exceptions.
"Our site is a digital velvet rope," says Mr. Lannung, who has rejected more than half of the more than 2,000 people who have attempted to register so far.
It's this promise of exclusivity that is drawing sponsors to the site. Among its high-profile marketing partners: eccentric fashion design house Heatherette, Diesel jeans and luxury jeweler Piaget.
Like other professional social-networking sites that have sprung up for people in fields ranging from medicine to advertising, ModelsHotel aims to make money by selling access to its relatively tiny target audience. While traditional ads are sparse on the site, by focusing on models, who have the potential to become walking billboards for luxury brands, the year-old start-up is trying to tap into a movement by fashion-industry marketers to use trend-setters to augment traditional advertising.
For this season's New York fashion week, Mr. Lannung joined with Heatherette, the design duo known for wild ensembles and theatrical runway antics. Models asked to audition for the label's fashion show, which will take place tomorrow evening at Gotham Hall, were given "invitatiokeys," business cards with five-digit codes that allow them to get beyond the ModelsHotel "lobby" home page to create a profile. A few will be granted entry to Heatherette's exclusive after-party at the night club Lotus; the party is being advertised on the site, and the first few models who respond will be added to the guest list.
"Everybody loves to have models at their parties," says Traver Rains, designer and co-founder of Heatherette, which didn't pay ModelsHotel for the plug. "We like to be associated with cool, new things," he says. Designers Zang Toi and Andrew Buckler also distributed ModelsHotel key cards at their fashion show castings.
ModelsHotel, which is now seeking $1.5 million in venture capital, signed its first fashion deal last season. In addition to paying about $10,000 for a banner ad on the site, Diesel jeans set up an audition for a fashion show during New York fashion week, and gave away $200 skinny jeans to those who showed up. For the rest of the week, long-limbed models could be seen running from appointment to appointment clad in Diesel's latest looks.
"It is good visibility for us to have these girls looking great in our jeans," says Dan Barton, vice president of communications for Diesel USA, a division of Italy's Diesel SpA. The label isn't currently advertising on ModelsHotel, though Mr. Barton says he would consider working with the site again in the future.
Models spend a lot of time in isolation, traveling from casting to casting, often in cities where they don't know anyone else. But like Shannon Rusbuldt, a 22-year-old model with Elite Models, many fear exposing themselves to unwelcome solicitations from wannabe photographers, agents and suitors. Mr. Lannung, who is represented by Ms. Rusbuldt's former agency, persuaded her to join by assuring her that his site is similar to other social networks, "but without the creepy people."
Applicants don't have to pay anything to register, but they must first be given an invitation key.
Mr. Lannung's 51-year-old partner -- Frank "SuperFrank" Copsidas, late soul singer James Brown's former manager -- says he also sees opportunities in creating micro-communities for other fashion professionals, such as stylists and photographers, who are considered influential in fashion circles. These sites could, theoretically, give users the option to open their profiles to other professional networks.
One problem such narrowly targeted sites face is that their small size can limit marketing opportunities for the sites' owners, says Samir Arora, chairman and chief executive of Glam Media Inc., a network of mainstream and niche Internet publishers that focus on fashion, beauty and design.
"The smaller and more restrictive you are, the more qualified an audience you will have," Mr. Arora says, "but you have all the problems of leverage and reach because you are so small."
But ModelsHotel has managed to attract the interest of businesses outside the fashion industry too. David Barton Gym, a chain of luxurious fitness clubs, is now offering a free trial membership to ModelsHotel subscribers. A cosmetic dentist is offering 30% off all procedures. And the producers of the recent Anne Hathaway film about Jane Austen, "Becoming Jane," posted a last-minute invitation to members for the film's New York premiere, hosted by high-end jewelry maker Piaget. A dozen models showed up.
Since many models, especially those starting out, can't support themselves by modeling alone, the site has plans to launch part-time job listings for employers who value good-looking people -- namely restaurants, retailers and nightclubs -- and would pay for the chance to get access to ModelsHotel registrants.
Weeding out impostors has been the biggest challenge for many professional-networking sites, and ModelsHotel has been no exception. Mr. Lannung personally vets each applicant -- he calls agencies and asks registrants to "name their bookers," he says -- a time-consuming process that has made it difficult for him to continue modeling. In spite of his vigilance, he admits that several impostors have sneaked through; most have been booted off the site, Mr. Lannung says.
"I had a feeling it was going to be rough to get approval," wrote one male applicant in an email plea to Mr. Lannung, after his profile was taken down. "I had to stop modeling for some personal issues but I plan to get back into it," he said, adding that his girlfriend is also a professional model.
The verdict: access denied.
More at:http://modelshotel.com/
Capazoo.com
Capazoo.com is a web community that thrives on user-generated content. It's easy to get started, easy to use, and easy to share. Users can create a place for themselves, or a place to meet friends.
At Capazoo.com you have a private place to call your own, and also a public forum you can share. You have full control over what you make public, while protecting what you want to keep private.
Each Capazoo member gets a mailbox with 1gb of storage and a calendar to boot. There’s a member gallery where fellow Capazooers can find each other and exchange invites. Capazoo also has a cashcard feature which is quite distinct from other networks. With this cashcard users can transfer money to and from anywhere in the world; what’s more unlike other services, Capazoo’s card isn’t tied to a personal bank account and members can transfer money to each other instantly. It may also be used at atms. Finally, Capazoo has got podcasting, videocasting, and photos. Sign up today for free.
More at:http://www.capazoo.com/
At Capazoo.com you have a private place to call your own, and also a public forum you can share. You have full control over what you make public, while protecting what you want to keep private.
Each Capazoo member gets a mailbox with 1gb of storage and a calendar to boot. There’s a member gallery where fellow Capazooers can find each other and exchange invites. Capazoo also has a cashcard feature which is quite distinct from other networks. With this cashcard users can transfer money to and from anywhere in the world; what’s more unlike other services, Capazoo’s card isn’t tied to a personal bank account and members can transfer money to each other instantly. It may also be used at atms. Finally, Capazoo has got podcasting, videocasting, and photos. Sign up today for free.
More at:http://www.capazoo.com/
Firstgiving For Fundraising Tool
Firstgiving.com is an online tool that helps fundraising projects get organized and become successful. As a branch of the UK’s Justgiving.com, Firstgiving.com helps individuals raise funds for any non-profit organization in the US. The basic idea is that each fundraising program has its own web page complete with all important information and links that also can directly receive donations. The pages are personalized with a message from the sponsor or creator and photos can also be attached. Once the page is complete, the creator can send a link to the page to all friends and family, who can then keep spreading the news. Links can also be placed in blogs, online profiles and other websites. The fundraiser’s cause can be anything from walking across Maryland for Cancer Research to collecting money to rebuild a neighbor’s house that was destroyed by a fire. Donations can be made using a VISA or MasterCard, and offline donations can also be made by contacting the fundraiser.
Their ambition is to create the world's most user-friendly fundraising tools and to host a diverse and lively online community where donors, fundraisers and beneficiaries can support, learn from and communicate with each other in their own ambition to support their causes.
More at:http://www.firstgiving.com/
Their ambition is to create the world's most user-friendly fundraising tools and to host a diverse and lively online community where donors, fundraisers and beneficiaries can support, learn from and communicate with each other in their own ambition to support their causes.
More at:http://www.firstgiving.com/
BidSL has an auction service where you can sell either actual physical goods, or virtual goods through SecondLife.com.
The company has an auction service where you can sell either actual physical goods, or virtual goods through SecondLife.com.
BidSL is an auction venue for the residents of Second Life. Auction units located at BidSL locations within Second Life allow residents to sell or bid 24/7. BidSL also holds once-a-week live auctions hosted by a live auctioneer.
If people in Second Life can buy land and own businesses, cars and such, why shouldn't they be able to auction them off as well? BidSL has definitely carved themselves into a nice niche with this one.
more at:http://bidsl.com/
BidSL is an auction venue for the residents of Second Life. Auction units located at BidSL locations within Second Life allow residents to sell or bid 24/7. BidSL also holds once-a-week live auctions hosted by a live auctioneer.
If people in Second Life can buy land and own businesses, cars and such, why shouldn't they be able to auction them off as well? BidSL has definitely carved themselves into a nice niche with this one.
more at:http://bidsl.com/
Agent Institute is a company that is committed to providing the latest, cutting edge training materials Agent Success for real estate agents
Agent Institute is a company that is committed to providing the latest, cutting edge training materials Agent Success for real estate agents. Agent Success Institute started as a mastermind group of top producing agents nationwide who shared ideas and successful techniques on increasing production, efficiency, and bottom line results. The members of ASI put their combined knowledge together in organized systems to help agents achieve success in real estate through practical and proven strategies.
They sell a complete, state of the art business system without trying to upsell their clients. They are not a coaching company but provide the latest in real estate sales techniques for a very low price. They also provide scripts, tracking materials, and business planning tools - free of charge to anyone, as well as a Tip of the Week e-mail that helps people stay current with the rapidly changing real estate market. Their cost to benefit is incredible.
More at:http://www.agentsuccessinstitute.com/
They sell a complete, state of the art business system without trying to upsell their clients. They are not a coaching company but provide the latest in real estate sales techniques for a very low price. They also provide scripts, tracking materials, and business planning tools - free of charge to anyone, as well as a Tip of the Week e-mail that helps people stay current with the rapidly changing real estate market. Their cost to benefit is incredible.
More at:http://www.agentsuccessinstitute.com/
Repptide tracks reputations of people,business,company ,sentiment etc
Repptide tracks real-time changes in public perception for people, organizations, and things through the collective votes of its community. Visitors can observe up to six months of a subject's reputation by simply looking at its reputation graph.
Now you don't have to wonder what people think about a person or business, or idea - with a quick look at its reputation graph, you can see the collective opinion of the repptide community instantly. As people and businesses change, so too can opinions, so whether public opinion is rising or falling, all of it is captured on Repptide.
Stop by the site and look at some of the entries to get a better feel for the real-time tracking system. One example to look at is sentiment about the Iraq War.
more at:http://repptide.com/
Now you don't have to wonder what people think about a person or business, or idea - with a quick look at its reputation graph, you can see the collective opinion of the repptide community instantly. As people and businesses change, so too can opinions, so whether public opinion is rising or falling, all of it is captured on Repptide.
Stop by the site and look at some of the entries to get a better feel for the real-time tracking system. One example to look at is sentiment about the Iraq War.
more at:http://repptide.com/
Freshly squeezed content for your blog or web site
Ever wanted a way to combine your news or blog feeds and easily display them on your blog or web site? With their site you can do that and much more. Their SimplePie and Magpie based feed aggregator will also allow you to enter up to 2 keywords for searching each feed, as well as limit the number of entries per feed returned. Alternatively you can search our database of cached news and blog feeds and create a custom ticker on any topic. So there you have it... Freshly squeezed and filtered to your taste! No more pips, and as little or as much pulp as you like! All this for free without any registration or having to give up your email address. Just enter your feeds and keywords and copy the display code.
All this is for free without any registration. All feeds entered are cached and refreshed hourly. Their aggregator can handle both RSS and ATOM formats. The resulting code is in 3 short lines and can be pasted anywhere in the HTML of your web or blog template page.
more at:http://citrss.com/
All this is for free without any registration. All feeds entered are cached and refreshed hourly. Their aggregator can handle both RSS and ATOM formats. The resulting code is in 3 short lines and can be pasted anywhere in the HTML of your web or blog template page.
more at:http://citrss.com/
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Thrilling Shopping Cart.......
Everybody needs to shop. So why should shopping be ordinary? Markitcart is a revolutionary shopping cart – smart, expressive and unquestionably the way of the future.
Australian Markitcart has developed an award-winning alternative to the traditional steel shopping cart, aimed at improving the concept not just for consumers but also for retailers and advertisers. Made of UV-stable and fully recyclable plastic, Markitcarts are available in 12 colours that can be matched to a retailer’s brand palette. The carts weigh less yet hold more than traditional carts. They also feature larger, easier-to-control wheels, and their lower center of gravity makes them less likely to topple when children climb aboard.
For advertisers, Markitcarts feature large, easily interchangeable side panels that function as mobile billboards with exposure right at the point of sale. Advantages for retailers? Besides the carts’ improved durability, safety and aesthetic appeal, Markitcarts are also RFID-compatible, so that when RFID technology is rolled out in retail—allowing an entire cart’s worth of shopping to be scanned at once—the carts will be ready. Markitcart also offers maintenance service with fortnightly cleanings and safety checks, sourcing and changing of adverts, and a recycling program. Pricing is “much the same” as that for conventional carts, Markitcart chairman and CEO Mark Fraser says.
Markitcart was founded in 2001, but is just now in the midst of its global launch. The carts are already available in Australia, and the next batches are due to begin shipping to Germany, Iceland and the US later this month. The cleaning and ad-changing service operates as a franchise, and Markitcart is in the process of organizing licensees and distributors worldwide, who typically serve as country licensees or territory development agents and need to be experienced in either selling advertising or providing a support service, Fraser says. While they’re not the first plastic shopping carts to be launched, Multicart’s highly integrated approach sounds promising.
More at:http://www.markitcart.com/
Australian Markitcart has developed an award-winning alternative to the traditional steel shopping cart, aimed at improving the concept not just for consumers but also for retailers and advertisers. Made of UV-stable and fully recyclable plastic, Markitcarts are available in 12 colours that can be matched to a retailer’s brand palette. The carts weigh less yet hold more than traditional carts. They also feature larger, easier-to-control wheels, and their lower center of gravity makes them less likely to topple when children climb aboard.
For advertisers, Markitcarts feature large, easily interchangeable side panels that function as mobile billboards with exposure right at the point of sale. Advantages for retailers? Besides the carts’ improved durability, safety and aesthetic appeal, Markitcarts are also RFID-compatible, so that when RFID technology is rolled out in retail—allowing an entire cart’s worth of shopping to be scanned at once—the carts will be ready. Markitcart also offers maintenance service with fortnightly cleanings and safety checks, sourcing and changing of adverts, and a recycling program. Pricing is “much the same” as that for conventional carts, Markitcart chairman and CEO Mark Fraser says.
Markitcart was founded in 2001, but is just now in the midst of its global launch. The carts are already available in Australia, and the next batches are due to begin shipping to Germany, Iceland and the US later this month. The cleaning and ad-changing service operates as a franchise, and Markitcart is in the process of organizing licensees and distributors worldwide, who typically serve as country licensees or territory development agents and need to be experienced in either selling advertising or providing a support service, Fraser says. While they’re not the first plastic shopping carts to be launched, Multicart’s highly integrated approach sounds promising.
More at:http://www.markitcart.com/
Mesh is the trusted resource for creative business professionals
Mesh is the trusted resource for creative business professionals. Its members traverse the arts and business worlds and are both consumers and producers of art. The site provides an invite-only space in which members can share high quality contacts, showcase work, support one another and socialize online and offline. Their aim is to revolutionize the suited stereotype and to promote the brilliant creative talents that lie within the confines of the financial centers of the world.
Mesh is a trusted community and entry to the site is by invitation only. An existing member will have to give their personal stamp of approval to any new member they invite.
More at:http://www.meshminds.com/
Mesh is a trusted community and entry to the site is by invitation only. An existing member will have to give their personal stamp of approval to any new member they invite.
More at:http://www.meshminds.com/
The Cheap Revolution is a free resource site for entrepreneurs and seed stage start-ups struggling to grow in a rapidly changing business climate.
The Cheap Revolution is a free resource site created in reaction to the sponsor's experience with entrepreneurs and seed stage start-ups struggling to grow in a rapidly changing business climate. It is dedicated to helping young companies leverage these changes in the market and in repositioning their offerings to better compete in today’s and tomorrow's business world. Find resources in Marketing, Technology and Products, Sales, Management and Office Infrastructure, Legal, and Finance and Accounting. Also, see how other entrepreneurs have rated these resources and share your own recommendations
Armed with limited dollars and a boatload of passion, today's entrepreneurs and start-ups need to move fast, build leverage points and navigate today's knowledge economy to maximum advantage. The Cheap Revolution provides winning strategies to help start-ups to get to the next level. Sometimes cheap means junk ... but more often it means that a reasonable value is being delivered for a fraction of the cost.
More at:http://www.thecheaprevolution.com/
Armed with limited dollars and a boatload of passion, today's entrepreneurs and start-ups need to move fast, build leverage points and navigate today's knowledge economy to maximum advantage. The Cheap Revolution provides winning strategies to help start-ups to get to the next level. Sometimes cheap means junk ... but more often it means that a reasonable value is being delivered for a fraction of the cost.
More at:http://www.thecheaprevolution.com/
Tube Toolbox
Tube Toolbox is revolutionary software that will forever change the way you use YouTube.
Whether you are professional filmmaker, a vlogger, day to day video addict or presidential cadidate, everyone will benefit from the powerful tools that Tube Toolbox offers.
The basic package from TubeToolBox, personal tool is free, however if you wish to utilize features such as, auto-accept friend requests, YouTube video download (we have reviewed many sites that do this) or auto-message users or auto-request users you will have to upgrade to the Professional Tools and pay a small premium. The idea is to help grow your friend list and subscribership from other users. In cases of viral internet marketing these tool could prove to be extremely useful to those attempting to grow their base via YouTube. There are screenshots and demos to tutor you every step along the way and also a blog to reference with any other additional information you may need.
More at:http://tubetoolbox.com/
Whether you are professional filmmaker, a vlogger, day to day video addict or presidential cadidate, everyone will benefit from the powerful tools that Tube Toolbox offers.
The basic package from TubeToolBox, personal tool is free, however if you wish to utilize features such as, auto-accept friend requests, YouTube video download (we have reviewed many sites that do this) or auto-message users or auto-request users you will have to upgrade to the Professional Tools and pay a small premium. The idea is to help grow your friend list and subscribership from other users. In cases of viral internet marketing these tool could prove to be extremely useful to those attempting to grow their base via YouTube. There are screenshots and demos to tutor you every step along the way and also a blog to reference with any other additional information you may need.
More at:http://tubetoolbox.com/
Careertours.com invites employers to create a virtual tour of the organization and job-specific responsibilities
CareerTours, LLC is an internet based recruiting resource that allows career seekers to experience companies through profiles, video and audio clips. Our solution was developed with the single purpose of eliminating friction in the hiring process and revolutionizing the way companies recruiting top talent.
Careertours.com invites employers to create a virtual tour of the organization and job-specific responsibilities. The goal is that with plenty of pre-information, the search for an employee or an employer is friction-free and straightforward. With profiles, video and audio clips, everyone is privy to the same information and thus prepared to make further job inquiries as needed. Those in need of a job can search the available career tours by category and on the page of every job offer is a video and detailed information of expectations and responsibilities such as job location, what the job actually entails, specific candidate requirements and how to apply.
More at:http://www.careertours.com/
Careertours.com invites employers to create a virtual tour of the organization and job-specific responsibilities. The goal is that with plenty of pre-information, the search for an employee or an employer is friction-free and straightforward. With profiles, video and audio clips, everyone is privy to the same information and thus prepared to make further job inquiries as needed. Those in need of a job can search the available career tours by category and on the page of every job offer is a video and detailed information of expectations and responsibilities such as job location, what the job actually entails, specific candidate requirements and how to apply.
More at:http://www.careertours.com/
InsightOptions " Explore The Best Opportunities"
At InsightOptions, they are fully dedicated to the success of their clients. They are the only online options strategic advisory services firm to offer Full Money Back Profitability Guarantee on all of recommended trades. They have proven methodology uses the most advanced market analytical tools and prediction models along with the most powerful optimization techniques to produce exceptional returns. Once you become client, each trade you receive will be custom built by them just for you to maximize your return based on your special needs and conditions.
The returns on their service are very lucrative as they are several times higher than that of any major stock index, the more conservative services earns at least 36% per year. They also offer a profitability guarantee that if you don't make money, they will refund you the service fee.
More at:http://www.insightoptions.com/
The returns on their service are very lucrative as they are several times higher than that of any major stock index, the more conservative services earns at least 36% per year. They also offer a profitability guarantee that if you don't make money, they will refund you the service fee.
More at:http://www.insightoptions.com/
The MedBillManager will track exactly what it is that you owe in medical expenses and will compare the rates that you are paying with other rates
The MedBillManager will track exactly what it is that you owe in medical expenses and will compare the rates that you are paying with other rates to ensure that you are not overpaying. For many medical care, health insurance and hospital bills can be a complicated thing, MedBillManager will lay all the information out in a graph format to make it easily readable and understandable.With so many Americans so concerned about health care costs and medical expenses, it only seems reasonable to compare and contrast different plans for only $24.95. If you are able to save anything more than that from any swtiches you become aware of, then the entire service was essentially free.
More at:http://medbillmanager.com/
More at:http://medbillmanager.com/
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Now Searching Could Be Profitable
Search Worm is different from other search engines, with the one exception that these site users win prizes just for searching. Here’s how it works: Search Worm selects one random computer generated winning date and time for each prize during a given Promotional Period. The first user to execute a search after a designated win time is immediately notified of his or her win via the Search Worm You’ve Won! screen. This screen directs the user to the Winner form, which must be completed in full and submitted to Search Worm after receiving the You’ve Won! notification. Complete and submit the Winners form, and then sit back and wait for your prize.SearchWorm is a meta search engine which utilizes the top results from Google, ASK, MSN, Yahoo, and AOL to return the best results possible. Rarely do you need to go to the next page of results to find what you are looking for. Also they have recently implemented a community platform which allows users of the site to interact and share their experiences.
More at:http://www.searchworm.com/
More at:http://www.searchworm.com/
The YES Fund: Global Fund for Entrepreneurship
The YES Fund: Global Fund for Entrepreneurship aims to build a coalition of partners all over the world to work on ‘creating markets and unleashing entrepreneurship’ in developing countries. It offers entrepreneurs nationwide particularly from the YES State Networks spread across the country the opportunity to formulate and execute business plans that would improve living standards. New and start-up businesses are encouraged to participate.
The YES Fund Business Plan Competition Participants can win up to US $ 1,000 to US $ 5,000 per person in prize money. Moreover, all participants will be made visible to our investment partners!
By joining us as a Screener/Coach, you can help budding entrepreneurs to develop their business plans, thereby helping in the generation of employment and wealth in the local communities and reducing poverty. As a Screener, your role would be to assess business proposals and provide feedback to participants. As a Coach, you would be responsible for guiding entrepreneurs to develop and present viable and feasible business plans.
The YES Fund provides you the opportunity to contribute positively to the local community, share your knowledge with entrepreneurs, and broaden your network and knowledge base in the process. So, come join us and lead the way!
More information at:http://www.yesweb.org/fund/coachplan.html
The YES Fund Business Plan Competition Participants can win up to US $ 1,000 to US $ 5,000 per person in prize money. Moreover, all participants will be made visible to our investment partners!
By joining us as a Screener/Coach, you can help budding entrepreneurs to develop their business plans, thereby helping in the generation of employment and wealth in the local communities and reducing poverty. As a Screener, your role would be to assess business proposals and provide feedback to participants. As a Coach, you would be responsible for guiding entrepreneurs to develop and present viable and feasible business plans.
The YES Fund provides you the opportunity to contribute positively to the local community, share your knowledge with entrepreneurs, and broaden your network and knowledge base in the process. So, come join us and lead the way!
More information at:http://www.yesweb.org/fund/coachplan.html
At 17 She Become Entrepreneur
Whateverlife.com. The teen-girl site and company was started by Ashley Qualls, an entrepreneur from a working-class neighborhood outside Detroit, who happens to be 17 herself.
One of the many fascinating things about Whateverlife is that Ashley didn’t set out to start a business. The Internet practically did it for her.
Web design was a hobby, something she’d been learning online since she was 9. As a high-school sophomore, she figured out how to create layouts for MySpace pages, and her friends at Lincoln Park High School were keen to customize theirs, much like school lockers.
As word spread throughout the MySpace universe, the 15-year-old couldn’t afford the servers to support her exploding online audience.
A friend suggested using Google AdSense, which generates ad revenue based on a site’s traffic. Ka-ching. Whateverlife was off and running.
Ashley has created nearly 3,000 layouts, her monthly audience is around 7 million, and revenue has grown from a couple of thousand bucks a month to as much as $70,000 - more than $1 million in less than two years.
The Accidental Business has become a burgeoning byproduct of the Web. Just look at the collectors-turned-entrepreneurs on eBay alone.
By providing a cheap and instantaneous distribution or publishing platform, the Internet democratizes entrepreneurship. It’s a beautiful and powerful thing.
More at:http://www.whateverlife.com/
One of the many fascinating things about Whateverlife is that Ashley didn’t set out to start a business. The Internet practically did it for her.
Web design was a hobby, something she’d been learning online since she was 9. As a high-school sophomore, she figured out how to create layouts for MySpace pages, and her friends at Lincoln Park High School were keen to customize theirs, much like school lockers.
As word spread throughout the MySpace universe, the 15-year-old couldn’t afford the servers to support her exploding online audience.
A friend suggested using Google AdSense, which generates ad revenue based on a site’s traffic. Ka-ching. Whateverlife was off and running.
Ashley has created nearly 3,000 layouts, her monthly audience is around 7 million, and revenue has grown from a couple of thousand bucks a month to as much as $70,000 - more than $1 million in less than two years.
The Accidental Business has become a burgeoning byproduct of the Web. Just look at the collectors-turned-entrepreneurs on eBay alone.
By providing a cheap and instantaneous distribution or publishing platform, the Internet democratizes entrepreneurship. It’s a beautiful and powerful thing.
More at:http://www.whateverlife.com/
IMMI is a new media measurement tool meant to connect media exposure with consumer action and increase the effectiveness of advertising
IMMI is a new media measurement tool meant to connect media exposure with consumer action and increase the effectiveness of advertising. Using a totally new technique, the company gives cell phones to consumers that are embedded with a special technology to monitor what they are hearing/listening to every hour, wherever they are. You will know what radio station they are listening to in the car and when/why they changed a station, what TV show they are watching, what music they play at work or what web sites they visit (if they make sound), what music is playing at the bars or restaurants they go to, what movies they choose and what ads they hear, etc etc.. It is quite an ingenius strategy. The company then takes that information, puts into into statistical data and allows the advertiser to have real data about individual consumer data.
More at:http://www.immi.com/
More at:http://www.immi.com/
Lemonade.com is a cool new way to act as a middleman and earn commission
Lemonade.com is a cool new way to act as a middleman and earn commission. The idea is that users create and design a stand where their favorite products are displayed with purchase links to the actual retailers. The owner of the stand can then choose an offer from a retailer (free shipping, percentage off product, etc.) and post it at the bottom of the stand. The completed stand is added to blogs, websites, Facebook and MySpace profiles and when a visitor clicks through and makes a purchase, the Lemonade Stand owner makes a pretty penny. The stand it self is in the shape of an iPod and has a scroll bar that displays all of the items for sale. The stand can be personalized with a unique name, color schemes, fonts, designs, and backgrounds and products can come from a range of various vendors. Some of the popular vendors include: Walmart, AT&T, Netflix, iTunes, Hotwire, Lego and Fashion Bug. Stand owners can keep up with the change in seasons as well my varying their “stock” and redesigning their stand.
lemonade inc. enables people to combine commerce and community in the digital neighborhood of their personal online space. Cost-free and easy to use, this is the next generation of the old-fashioned Lemonade Stand concept
More at:http://www.lemonade.com/
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lemonade inc. enables people to combine commerce and community in the digital neighborhood of their personal online space. Cost-free and easy to use, this is the next generation of the old-fashioned Lemonade Stand concept
More at:http://www.lemonade.com/
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FreeLanceLocaltech.com is geared towards connecting small and mid-size businesses with freelance tech professionals and creating working relationship
FreeLanceLocaltech.com is geared towards connecting small and mid-size businesses with freelance tech professionals and creating working relationships. Freelance consultants can find clients in their preferred geographical area and then cruise the available job listings. For those in search of a great consultant, finding one is easy because the site has already done the hard part and provides an organized directory of consultants that are local and available. FreelanceLocalTech.com has already reviewed and evaluated the consultant’s abilities assuring that all directory posts will provide excellent service. The tech professionals available for hire include application developers, web developers, web designers, graphic designers, technical writers, SEO marketing experts, support pros and database management. If a tech consultant is what you need or who you are then FreelanceLocalTech.com should be your home base.
More at:http://www.freelancelocaltech.com/
More at:http://www.freelancelocaltech.com/
Share And Earn With Sharevmedia
Sharervmedia not only offers you social networking but also pays you for every activity you take on it.
This website is like any other traditional social networking site for sharing media, links, and blogposts, but the interesting part is their revenue model: it offers 50%-100% ad revenue to all contributing members direct to their own google adsense account. When you register with Sharervmedia, you can choose to participate in earning the revenue from ads that appear surrounding any video, photo or blog posting and own profile page. You can start uploading and sharing your videos from YouTube, Google Video, Revver, Daily Motion, and other video sharing sites just by one click. Post your digital photos and make comments on the blog. You get revenue for each item you post, although it is assumed that the higher-voted items bring in more.
More at:http://www.sharerevmedia.com/
This website is like any other traditional social networking site for sharing media, links, and blogposts, but the interesting part is their revenue model: it offers 50%-100% ad revenue to all contributing members direct to their own google adsense account. When you register with Sharervmedia, you can choose to participate in earning the revenue from ads that appear surrounding any video, photo or blog posting and own profile page. You can start uploading and sharing your videos from YouTube, Google Video, Revver, Daily Motion, and other video sharing sites just by one click. Post your digital photos and make comments on the blog. You get revenue for each item you post, although it is assumed that the higher-voted items bring in more.
More at:http://www.sharerevmedia.com/
LBV helps businesses profit by delivering the highest quality leads available anywhere online
LBV helps businesses profit by delivering the highest quality leads available anywhere online. The unique service is free and uses video infomercials instead of limited text link ads to educate prospects about the businesses' products. This ensures increased sales with minimal customer enquiry.
The Austrailian-based video advertising site allows you to upload your video for free after watching 90 seconds worth of others’ commercials. Unlike other traffic exchanges where your visitors earn reciprocal traffic for visiting your site, LeadsByVideo users visit the site without ulterior motives. You can either upload your own video or have LeadsByVideo create one for you, and each has to be restricted to thirty seconds in length. The viewer can either click through to access your site, mark the video for later access, or move on to the next video. Videos are streamed an unlimited number of times, and the least-viewed videos are always shown to users first, so you can be sure that your advertisement will reach potential customers.
More at:http://www.leadsbyvideo.com/
The Austrailian-based video advertising site allows you to upload your video for free after watching 90 seconds worth of others’ commercials. Unlike other traffic exchanges where your visitors earn reciprocal traffic for visiting your site, LeadsByVideo users visit the site without ulterior motives. You can either upload your own video or have LeadsByVideo create one for you, and each has to be restricted to thirty seconds in length. The viewer can either click through to access your site, mark the video for later access, or move on to the next video. Videos are streamed an unlimited number of times, and the least-viewed videos are always shown to users first, so you can be sure that your advertisement will reach potential customers.
More at:http://www.leadsbyvideo.com/
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
BazaarVoice
Bazaar” is a word that is symbolic of the beginning of commerce – the initial marketplaces.Basically, they believe that nothing is more powerful than consumer word of mouth. Customers’ opinions go a long ways, especially on the net. BazaarVoice, therefore provides a platform whereby companies can leverage customer reviews, recommendations and editorials in order to boost sales and retention. Other products include Ask and Answer, a hosted community driven Q&A platform (customs who have already purchased a product, answer questions about said product), and Syndicate Voices which uses product reviews to increase site traffic.
Word-of-mouth was a driving factor in these markets, just like it is today. Bazaars were social centers where tales would be shared of products brought in from places like the Far East and the original consumers would communicate with each other on various topics (not just shopping) as these were the original town centers. Bazaarvoice literally translated is the “voice” of the “marketplace.
More at:http://www.bazaarvoice.com/
Word-of-mouth was a driving factor in these markets, just like it is today. Bazaars were social centers where tales would be shared of products brought in from places like the Far East and the original consumers would communicate with each other on various topics (not just shopping) as these were the original town centers. Bazaarvoice literally translated is the “voice” of the “marketplace.
More at:http://www.bazaarvoice.com/
With the InfoPortal and HelloInternForum one can acquire the know-how of the internship process and applying for internships in Industries
With the InfoPortal and HelloInternForum one can acquire the know-how of the internship process and applying for internships in Industries and Universities.
This website connects the internship needs of the students in professional courses to the requirements for interns and apprentices by companies, both nationally and abroad, giving them enhanced opportunities and better future prospects. This includes summer internships, projects, summer jobs, trainings and part time jobs. They provide free listing of your company's internship positions and help you select the profiles best-fitting to your requirements. It helps companies find the best possible interns and hence better prospective employees. It helps placement agencies and career groups expand their reach among students.
More at:http://www.hellointern.com/
This website connects the internship needs of the students in professional courses to the requirements for interns and apprentices by companies, both nationally and abroad, giving them enhanced opportunities and better future prospects. This includes summer internships, projects, summer jobs, trainings and part time jobs. They provide free listing of your company's internship positions and help you select the profiles best-fitting to your requirements. It helps companies find the best possible interns and hence better prospective employees. It helps placement agencies and career groups expand their reach among students.
More at:http://www.hellointern.com/
Phonecasting
Phonecasting.com is an online social network for all kind of podcasting ,it will help you find what is best in podcasting,phonecastine and videos.
Use the website’s simple tools to publish your own podcasts and phonecasting channels to publish your own content to the nets podcasting community. The service is simple; publishers give your podcast a phone number and allow your listeners to hear your podcast from any phone. You can create podcasts and phonecasts from anywhere in the world via any phone apart from uploading, sharing and monetizing your photos and video clips. The site offers extra features such as sharing your news with the Phonecasting community and the rest of the world.
More at:http://www.phonecasting.com/
Use the website’s simple tools to publish your own podcasts and phonecasting channels to publish your own content to the nets podcasting community. The service is simple; publishers give your podcast a phone number and allow your listeners to hear your podcast from any phone. You can create podcasts and phonecasts from anywhere in the world via any phone apart from uploading, sharing and monetizing your photos and video clips. The site offers extra features such as sharing your news with the Phonecasting community and the rest of the world.
More at:http://www.phonecasting.com/
War Of Products
Ten years ago, there was a dash for bagels; five years ago, it was doughnuts. Now, it is breakfast sandwiches and premium coffee.
Eager to tap what is at least a $15 billion market -- one that some think will grow in coming years -- fast-food companies have ratcheted up their breakfast offerings. Among them: Starbucks Corp. has opted for an eggs Florentine sandwich with spinach and havarti cheese; Dunkin' Brands Inc.'s Dunkin' Donuts and McDonald's Corp. have locked horns over lattes, cappucinos and premium roast coffee. Wendy's International Inc. and Burger King Holdings Inc. have renditions of bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches.
Others are testing less conventional items: breakfast pizza omelets at Papa John's International Inc. and guacamole and bacon burritos at Yum Brands Inc.'s Taco Bell. But some analysts worry that interest in the new items will fade, like the bagels that came before them, as soon as limited-time offers and other promotional gimmicks subside.
"Consumers are attracted by balloons, big signs and hype," said Tom Miner, an analyst with Technomic, a Chicago restaurant market-research firm. "But then they say, 'OK, I've done that,' and they either move on to the next new thing or go back to eating a cup of yogurt over the kitchen sink." Mr. Miner adds that the cycle generally lasts three years.
Breakfast currently accounts for 11% of sales at fast-food restaurants, a figure that has stayed "relatively flat" in the past several years, according to Bob Sandelman, chief executive of research firm Sandelman & Associates.
That may change this year, but Mr. Sandelman said that "past evidence suggests there's not going to be any long-term growth. It's a super-heated share battle, but it doesn't look like it'll last."
Even if much of the hype is temporary, some analysts and fast-food companies still see plenty of room to grow, at least for a while. Mintel, a market-research company in Chicago, said fast-food breakfast sales have risen nearly 44% to $14.9 billion since 2001 but only a quarter of Americans say they buy breakfast at fast-food restaurants. (Other estimates vary. Technomic puts the fast-food breakfast industry closer to $24 billion.)
Packaged Facts, a division of Market Research Group, estimates that the $65 billion breakfast industry (including traditional restaurants) will grow to $83 billion by 2015, and analysts say much of that growth could occur at fast-food chains.
"Our on-the-go society is really tailor-made for buying breakfast on the way to work," said David Morris, an analyst at Mintel. "Combine that with an underpenetrated market, and we see a strong trend that should last at least two or three years."
The competition is fierce and includes traditional fast-food joints, doughnut shops and coffee chains.
Analysts disagree on which factors will contribute to breakfast success. Some say Starbucks, which has already capitalized on CDs and movies, will be able to lure loyal customers with its new line of hot foods. Others argue that fast-food chains have a leg up because of their accessible locations and drive-throughs.
Already, breakfast promotions by McDonald's and Dunkin' Donuts have proved fruitful. McDonald's said its U.S. coffee sales rose 16% after it introduced premium roast coffee last year. Dunkin' Donuts sells 2.7 million cups of coffee drinks (and tea) a day that account for two-thirds of the company's $5 billion in sales for 2006. Doughnuts, by comparison, make up 17% of sales.
Dunkin' Donuts Executive Chef Stan Frankenthaler said his company has adapted its menu in recent years to offer more variety and portability for the hurried commuter.
"Breakfast is a very personal, customized meal," Mr. Frankenthaler said. "Today I might feel like something sweet, tomorrow something salty, something light one day, heavy the other."
The company's limited-time Supreme Omelet -- bacon, mushrooms, hash-brown potatoes, scallions and cheese on a croissant -- has been popular, Mr. Frankenthaler said, because it "reminds people of a special-occasion breakfast or a weekend family brunch."
Breakfast makes up one-third of the U.S. revenue for McDonald's. The Egg McMuffin, launched three decades ago, continues to be one of the company's best sellers and has helped McDonald's secure 40% of the fast-food breakfast market, according to Sandelman.
Even so, the company is under pressure to attract and retain morning customers. More and more of the company's stores are opening earlier -- before 6 a.m. -- and the menu has expanded to include cinnamon rolls and fruit, McDonald's spokeswoman Danya Proud said. There is speculation that McDonald's may soon introduce an all-day breakfast menu.
Wendy's said recently it has crossed its 500-store milestone as part of the "continuing expansion of its new breakfast menu." The company said it expects to expand breakfast -- which, among other things, includes a Frescuit, a biscuit with egg, cheese and bacon -- to nearly 750 U.S. and Canadian restaurants by the end of the third quarter.
Starbucks, which has already built an empire on premium coffee and pastries, is taking a slightly different approach. While its fast-food competitors are expanding breakfast options, Starbucks has fired back with a new line of lunch salads and sandwiches.
The company's breakfast sandwiches, which were introduced in 2003, account for about $35,000 annually of each store's revenue, according to Bridget Baker, a spokeswoman for the company. She wouldn't disclose annual revenue for each store, but said the company hopes its new lunch items will generate similar revenue.
But analysts say it may be easier to introduce breakfast tacos at Taco Bell or premium coffee at Dunkin' Donuts than to market lunch at Starbucks, a company that has built itself around coffee.
Customers at the Starbucks in New York's Times Square during a recent weekday lunch hour echoed that sentiment.
"Pastries at Starbucks are all right, but sandwiches and salads? That's weird," said Henry Faustino, 24 years old, who was buying his usual caramel Frappuccino. "I'm sticking to their drinks. If they made beer, I'd buy it."
Only a few customers picked up sandwiches. Most ordered iced coffees and lattes without glancing at the Black Forest ham, egg and cheese sandwiches or fruit and cheese plates. But most said they'd grab a bite to eat if they were pressed for time and already buying coffee.
James Maher, an analyst at ThinkEquity Partners, said consumers are more likely to pick up food with their morning coffee than the other way around.
"What constitutes a good cup of coffee is constantly improving," Mr. Maher said. "Consumers want premium. They're always trading up and they'll go out of their way to get the best cup of coffee."
Still, many analysts say there's no way to tell what will happen.
"What generally decides these battles are consumers' feelings for a particular product," Mr. Miner said. "Wendy's and Burger King are looking for the kind of product magic that will do what the Egg McMuffin did for McDonald's. But if they come out with just another egg-bacon-cheese combo, it's going to be tough."
Via-Uncommon Business Blog
Eager to tap what is at least a $15 billion market -- one that some think will grow in coming years -- fast-food companies have ratcheted up their breakfast offerings. Among them: Starbucks Corp. has opted for an eggs Florentine sandwich with spinach and havarti cheese; Dunkin' Brands Inc.'s Dunkin' Donuts and McDonald's Corp. have locked horns over lattes, cappucinos and premium roast coffee. Wendy's International Inc. and Burger King Holdings Inc. have renditions of bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches.
Others are testing less conventional items: breakfast pizza omelets at Papa John's International Inc. and guacamole and bacon burritos at Yum Brands Inc.'s Taco Bell. But some analysts worry that interest in the new items will fade, like the bagels that came before them, as soon as limited-time offers and other promotional gimmicks subside.
"Consumers are attracted by balloons, big signs and hype," said Tom Miner, an analyst with Technomic, a Chicago restaurant market-research firm. "But then they say, 'OK, I've done that,' and they either move on to the next new thing or go back to eating a cup of yogurt over the kitchen sink." Mr. Miner adds that the cycle generally lasts three years.
Breakfast currently accounts for 11% of sales at fast-food restaurants, a figure that has stayed "relatively flat" in the past several years, according to Bob Sandelman, chief executive of research firm Sandelman & Associates.
That may change this year, but Mr. Sandelman said that "past evidence suggests there's not going to be any long-term growth. It's a super-heated share battle, but it doesn't look like it'll last."
Even if much of the hype is temporary, some analysts and fast-food companies still see plenty of room to grow, at least for a while. Mintel, a market-research company in Chicago, said fast-food breakfast sales have risen nearly 44% to $14.9 billion since 2001 but only a quarter of Americans say they buy breakfast at fast-food restaurants. (Other estimates vary. Technomic puts the fast-food breakfast industry closer to $24 billion.)
Packaged Facts, a division of Market Research Group, estimates that the $65 billion breakfast industry (including traditional restaurants) will grow to $83 billion by 2015, and analysts say much of that growth could occur at fast-food chains.
"Our on-the-go society is really tailor-made for buying breakfast on the way to work," said David Morris, an analyst at Mintel. "Combine that with an underpenetrated market, and we see a strong trend that should last at least two or three years."
The competition is fierce and includes traditional fast-food joints, doughnut shops and coffee chains.
Analysts disagree on which factors will contribute to breakfast success. Some say Starbucks, which has already capitalized on CDs and movies, will be able to lure loyal customers with its new line of hot foods. Others argue that fast-food chains have a leg up because of their accessible locations and drive-throughs.
Already, breakfast promotions by McDonald's and Dunkin' Donuts have proved fruitful. McDonald's said its U.S. coffee sales rose 16% after it introduced premium roast coffee last year. Dunkin' Donuts sells 2.7 million cups of coffee drinks (and tea) a day that account for two-thirds of the company's $5 billion in sales for 2006. Doughnuts, by comparison, make up 17% of sales.
Dunkin' Donuts Executive Chef Stan Frankenthaler said his company has adapted its menu in recent years to offer more variety and portability for the hurried commuter.
"Breakfast is a very personal, customized meal," Mr. Frankenthaler said. "Today I might feel like something sweet, tomorrow something salty, something light one day, heavy the other."
The company's limited-time Supreme Omelet -- bacon, mushrooms, hash-brown potatoes, scallions and cheese on a croissant -- has been popular, Mr. Frankenthaler said, because it "reminds people of a special-occasion breakfast or a weekend family brunch."
Breakfast makes up one-third of the U.S. revenue for McDonald's. The Egg McMuffin, launched three decades ago, continues to be one of the company's best sellers and has helped McDonald's secure 40% of the fast-food breakfast market, according to Sandelman.
Even so, the company is under pressure to attract and retain morning customers. More and more of the company's stores are opening earlier -- before 6 a.m. -- and the menu has expanded to include cinnamon rolls and fruit, McDonald's spokeswoman Danya Proud said. There is speculation that McDonald's may soon introduce an all-day breakfast menu.
Wendy's said recently it has crossed its 500-store milestone as part of the "continuing expansion of its new breakfast menu." The company said it expects to expand breakfast -- which, among other things, includes a Frescuit, a biscuit with egg, cheese and bacon -- to nearly 750 U.S. and Canadian restaurants by the end of the third quarter.
Starbucks, which has already built an empire on premium coffee and pastries, is taking a slightly different approach. While its fast-food competitors are expanding breakfast options, Starbucks has fired back with a new line of lunch salads and sandwiches.
The company's breakfast sandwiches, which were introduced in 2003, account for about $35,000 annually of each store's revenue, according to Bridget Baker, a spokeswoman for the company. She wouldn't disclose annual revenue for each store, but said the company hopes its new lunch items will generate similar revenue.
But analysts say it may be easier to introduce breakfast tacos at Taco Bell or premium coffee at Dunkin' Donuts than to market lunch at Starbucks, a company that has built itself around coffee.
Customers at the Starbucks in New York's Times Square during a recent weekday lunch hour echoed that sentiment.
"Pastries at Starbucks are all right, but sandwiches and salads? That's weird," said Henry Faustino, 24 years old, who was buying his usual caramel Frappuccino. "I'm sticking to their drinks. If they made beer, I'd buy it."
Only a few customers picked up sandwiches. Most ordered iced coffees and lattes without glancing at the Black Forest ham, egg and cheese sandwiches or fruit and cheese plates. But most said they'd grab a bite to eat if they were pressed for time and already buying coffee.
James Maher, an analyst at ThinkEquity Partners, said consumers are more likely to pick up food with their morning coffee than the other way around.
"What constitutes a good cup of coffee is constantly improving," Mr. Maher said. "Consumers want premium. They're always trading up and they'll go out of their way to get the best cup of coffee."
Still, many analysts say there's no way to tell what will happen.
"What generally decides these battles are consumers' feelings for a particular product," Mr. Miner said. "Wendy's and Burger King are looking for the kind of product magic that will do what the Egg McMuffin did for McDonald's. But if they come out with just another egg-bacon-cheese combo, it's going to be tough."
Via-Uncommon Business Blog
Linkedzone For Professional Networking
Linkedzone.com is a place to start and grow a network by inviting people to join, exchanging business cards, promoting business and making international connections. Users start with a public profile that acts as a resume, available to other users in a search. Users can also choose to keep their information private. Linkedzone.com is currently connecting professionals from all backgrounds including Humanities, Engineering, Business, and IT. Last month, over 5,000 members joined Linkedzone.com and 50 employers have posted over 1,500 jobs. A quirky fun facet of Linkedzone.com is their “digital wallet” where users can keep track of their contacts and, I suppose, keep their electronic business cards safe. This seems like a simple enough professional networking site that doesn’t do much to separate itself from the crowd.
More at:http://www.linkedzone.com/
More at:http://www.linkedzone.com/
IRoto.com is a free social networking community made by and for people who love to play fantasy sports
IRoto.com is a free social networking community made by and for people who love to play fantasy sports.
iRoto is committed to customer service and catering to the demands of it’s members. After all, it’s your community. All suggestions and complaints are taken very seriously. We encourage all feedback, good and bad. Have a suggestion for making iRoto even better? We would love to hear it.From Fantasy Football to Celebrity Fantasy Sports, iRoto.com covers it all. Because they don’t host any fantasy sports leagues, you’re free to play at your site of choice. But you can meet, network, and speak with fantasy sports players from all the sites, in one unique community.
More at:http://www.iroto.com/
iRoto is committed to customer service and catering to the demands of it’s members. After all, it’s your community. All suggestions and complaints are taken very seriously. We encourage all feedback, good and bad. Have a suggestion for making iRoto even better? We would love to hear it.From Fantasy Football to Celebrity Fantasy Sports, iRoto.com covers it all. Because they don’t host any fantasy sports leagues, you’re free to play at your site of choice. But you can meet, network, and speak with fantasy sports players from all the sites, in one unique community.
More at:http://www.iroto.com/
Fliiby is built for digital artists, content makers and publishers. It is all about user generated content
Fliiby is built for digital artists, content makers and publishers. It is all about user generated content. Web has become somehow big and messy. At times so unorganized. Fliiby is our attempt to organize it a little bit. To put things in the right place, under the same box.
Multiupload up to 100 files at once. Different file types and extension supported. Easy describe and categorize your uploaded files, make them private or disable download for audio and videos. Manage your folders and files, edit, share or delete them. Rate on files, add comments, flag copyrighted material, download original files, and browse through system, folders and user pages. Preview your videos, audio, flash and images through pages or build in player in upload and management page.
More at:http://fliiby.com/
Multiupload up to 100 files at once. Different file types and extension supported. Easy describe and categorize your uploaded files, make them private or disable download for audio and videos. Manage your folders and files, edit, share or delete them. Rate on files, add comments, flag copyrighted material, download original files, and browse through system, folders and user pages. Preview your videos, audio, flash and images through pages or build in player in upload and management page.
More at:http://fliiby.com/
Marzar is a place for businesses to promote products and services and for individuals to gain recognition for their expertise and vision
Marzar is a place for businesses to promote products and services and for individuals to gain recognition for their expertise and vision. A trusted space to form relationships, source suppliers and take part in community events and meet ups.
Marzar is a free service for business networking, it can be a way for businesses to broadcast their services and goods to a network of other business people as well as consumers.Marzar's vision is to build an environment for business people to work, collaborate, network, socialise, research, resource, find a job or win the next big deal. Marzar is already in Beta so they have worked out some of their kinks already. The website is very clutter free and has a decent base of users already in the network.
Collaborate, Share Ideas, Access Resources, Find Business Partners, Get Expert Advice, Win New Clients.
Access to Marzar is free we only charge a small amount per month for file storage so that you can take advantage our syndication, file sharing and data storage functionality.
More at: http://marzar.com/
Marzar is a free service for business networking, it can be a way for businesses to broadcast their services and goods to a network of other business people as well as consumers.Marzar's vision is to build an environment for business people to work, collaborate, network, socialise, research, resource, find a job or win the next big deal. Marzar is already in Beta so they have worked out some of their kinks already. The website is very clutter free and has a decent base of users already in the network.
Collaborate, Share Ideas, Access Resources, Find Business Partners, Get Expert Advice, Win New Clients.
Access to Marzar is free we only charge a small amount per month for file storage so that you can take advantage our syndication, file sharing and data storage functionality.
More at: http://marzar.com/
For Secure Document Delivery And Signatures
Sertifi provides the leading Secure Document Delivery and Signature Service that provides organizations with a comprehensive platform for all its on-demand document, signature and file delivery needs. Whether you are looking to automate your contract process and close business faster by utilizing our electronic signature services or require a secure document and file delivery system to deliver, track, and secure documents and files, Sertifi can benefit your organization. Our solutions are designed to take paper processes and transform them into an expeditious low cost electronic environment. By delivering our solutions on the most robust and scaleable on-demand technology platform, Sertifi provides unparalleled security and reliability to our customers.
When utilizing the Sertifi signature automation one can send, receive and track the entire process. One only needs to log in to the secured Sertifi site, and if necessary, you can change this section of the website to maintain your company's feel by customizing and inserting logos and such, and type in the email addresses of the recipients, they will be able to sign, and you can even get multiple signitures on the same document using this service. The people needing to sing will get the link to a security encrypted website where they are able to sign the doc either electronically or manually.
More at:http://sertifi.com/
When utilizing the Sertifi signature automation one can send, receive and track the entire process. One only needs to log in to the secured Sertifi site, and if necessary, you can change this section of the website to maintain your company's feel by customizing and inserting logos and such, and type in the email addresses of the recipients, they will be able to sign, and you can even get multiple signitures on the same document using this service. The people needing to sing will get the link to a security encrypted website where they are able to sign the doc either electronically or manually.
More at:http://sertifi.com/
Monday, September 10, 2007
vTap is a mobile search engine for video results, and is now available on the iPhone and phones that support Microsoft Windows Mobile.
Veveo is officially launching its flagship product today, vTap. This product is a mobile search engine for video results, and is now available on the iPhone and phones that support Microsoft Windows Mobile.
We first covered Veveo here, when we learned of its funding to the tune of $28 million, as well as its partnership with Verizon for powering video search. You may remember that the vTap search engine operates by figuring out what you’re searching for as you type. This character-based incremental search will serve up instant results that dynamically change as you enter in more text. vTap then presents browsing options for you to view the clips. This is further refined by the fact that it’s a niche search engine that currently focuses on video vTap will soon be available for Java-enabled phones in the near future, which will include support for Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, LG and Sony Ericson phones.
More at:http://www.vtap.com/
Via-Mash
We first covered Veveo here, when we learned of its funding to the tune of $28 million, as well as its partnership with Verizon for powering video search. You may remember that the vTap search engine operates by figuring out what you’re searching for as you type. This character-based incremental search will serve up instant results that dynamically change as you enter in more text. vTap then presents browsing options for you to view the clips. This is further refined by the fact that it’s a niche search engine that currently focuses on video vTap will soon be available for Java-enabled phones in the near future, which will include support for Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, LG and Sony Ericson phones.
More at:http://www.vtap.com/
Via-Mash
Dime Tracker helps you manage your money by allowing you to send text messages of what you spend
We use to stuffed many receipts in our wallet right most of the time? Right. Now, how many of those have you actually copied down into an Excel file? Tracking your spending is important, but doing it by hand is inconvenient. Why not just text your expenses from your cell phone as you spend? Dime Tracker lets you save detailed reports to Excel, check up on your spending totals via your cell, and create budgets you can stick to.Sometimes you lose a receipt or just forget. Dime Tracker helps you manage your money by allowing you to send text messages of what you spend. So you decide to splurge and buy yourself some new sneakers, that´s $100, send a text that records that purchase, even take a photo of the sneakers if you want, and save this as a record in Excel. There you go, you don´t have to remember to write it down later, it is done right then and there. It is easy to create an account, choose username and password, select your mobile carrier and you are ready to go. Keep track of your expenses with DimeTracker.com.
More at:http://www.dimetracker.com/
More at:http://www.dimetracker.com/
Business Plan competition is being organised by Entrepreneurship Development Cell, IIT Roorkee in THOMSO
Samadhan is a social entrepreneurship Business Plan competition and is being organised by Entrepreneurship Development Cell, IIT Roorkee in THOMSO ,the youth cultural festival of IIT Roorkee. Samadhan aims at encouraging young and budding entrepreneurs to think of innovative plans which would have an impact on the society.
The Business Plans must be mailed to samadhan.iitr@gmail.com by 23rd September. The best 10 entries will be shortlisted and will be provided mentoring by their Knowledge Partners Gensol Consultants Pvt. Ltd . for a period of 10 days . The final presentation will be held on 27th October in IIT Roorkee .
The top 2 entries would get the opportunity to make a presentation at TIECON while there are cash prizes for the top 3.
For further details you can log on to www.thomso.org.in .
The Business Plans must be mailed to samadhan.iitr@gmail.com by 23rd September. The best 10 entries will be shortlisted and will be provided mentoring by their Knowledge Partners Gensol Consultants Pvt. Ltd . for a period of 10 days . The final presentation will be held on 27th October in IIT Roorkee .
The top 2 entries would get the opportunity to make a presentation at TIECON while there are cash prizes for the top 3.
For further details you can log on to www.thomso.org.in .
VenturePrize
VenturePrize
Alberta's Business Plan Competition
The VenturePrize Program is open to new and future entrepreneurs from across Alberta. VenturePrize provides training, professional support and financial incentives to help people build or enhance viable technology-based ventures. VenturePrize is a program of TEC Edmonton, made possible through support from organizations across Alberta.
VenturePrize has two categories:
the Alberta Student Business Plan category is exclusively for students in universities and colleges
the Fast-Growth category is for individuals, teams, new companies, inventors, students or any other type of entrepreneur with high-growth, technology concepts or businesses
There are four main components to the program:
A seminar series led by university experts (October and November)
Mentoring from experienced entrepreneurs (December to March)
Feedback on all bussiness plans entered in the competition from business professionals
Over $180,000 in prizes to be shared among finalists in the two categories. Prizes include cash and in-kind support such as prototype development, marketing, legal and accounting services.
Key activities/dates:
Seminars start October 17, 2007
Business plan submission deadline in the Fast-Growth category is Feb. 28, 2008.
Final face-off and Awards Luncheon is in May 2008.
More at:http://www.tecedmonton.com/VenturePrize.cfm
Alberta's Business Plan Competition
The VenturePrize Program is open to new and future entrepreneurs from across Alberta. VenturePrize provides training, professional support and financial incentives to help people build or enhance viable technology-based ventures. VenturePrize is a program of TEC Edmonton, made possible through support from organizations across Alberta.
VenturePrize has two categories:
the Alberta Student Business Plan category is exclusively for students in universities and colleges
the Fast-Growth category is for individuals, teams, new companies, inventors, students or any other type of entrepreneur with high-growth, technology concepts or businesses
There are four main components to the program:
A seminar series led by university experts (October and November)
Mentoring from experienced entrepreneurs (December to March)
Feedback on all bussiness plans entered in the competition from business professionals
Over $180,000 in prizes to be shared among finalists in the two categories. Prizes include cash and in-kind support such as prototype development, marketing, legal and accounting services.
Key activities/dates:
Seminars start October 17, 2007
Business plan submission deadline in the Fast-Growth category is Feb. 28, 2008.
Final face-off and Awards Luncheon is in May 2008.
More at:http://www.tecedmonton.com/VenturePrize.cfm
EchoSign
The Office 2.0 conference was set up almost entirely without paper (except for some checks that paid for sponsorships). Even the contracts necessary to set up the show were signed electronically, using EchoSign. There are other companies that provide services to create legally binding signatures, such as DocuSign (review), but EchoSign has simplicity going for it.
If you want to have a document "signed" electronically, EchoSign will convert it to a PDF, send it to your designated recipient, and give you the option to have it signed via a Web form, or with a pen, via fax. For e-signatures, the service confirms when the recipient opened the document and when they "signed" it with keystrokes on their computer; this transaction is actually a legally valid signature. Still, traditionalists might want to use the fax option, in which case EchoSign sends your recipient a PDF of your file, which they then print, sign, and fax to the number printed on a special cover sheet. This fax is then routed to your EchoSign account automatically. Whichever method you use, EchoSign keeps track of all your contracts and can remind you of which ones are pending signature.
The service also puts rudimentary workflow on top of your contracts, informing you of which ones still need to be signed.
The product does not confirm that the person who signed the document is who you intend it to be. It's an electronic record-keeping and workflow service, not a notary. But electronic signatures are more legal than you probably think, and much easier to manage than paper transactions.
If you only need to manage the odd contract from time to time, you probably don't need this product, which is $12.95 a month. But if managing and tracking contracts takes up a noticeable portion of your work time, EchoSign could probably get some of it back for you. There's also a version that integrates with SalesForce.com, which is great for salespeople.
more at:http://www.echosign.com/
If you want to have a document "signed" electronically, EchoSign will convert it to a PDF, send it to your designated recipient, and give you the option to have it signed via a Web form, or with a pen, via fax. For e-signatures, the service confirms when the recipient opened the document and when they "signed" it with keystrokes on their computer; this transaction is actually a legally valid signature. Still, traditionalists might want to use the fax option, in which case EchoSign sends your recipient a PDF of your file, which they then print, sign, and fax to the number printed on a special cover sheet. This fax is then routed to your EchoSign account automatically. Whichever method you use, EchoSign keeps track of all your contracts and can remind you of which ones are pending signature.
The service also puts rudimentary workflow on top of your contracts, informing you of which ones still need to be signed.
The product does not confirm that the person who signed the document is who you intend it to be. It's an electronic record-keeping and workflow service, not a notary. But electronic signatures are more legal than you probably think, and much easier to manage than paper transactions.
If you only need to manage the odd contract from time to time, you probably don't need this product, which is $12.95 a month. But if managing and tracking contracts takes up a noticeable portion of your work time, EchoSign could probably get some of it back for you. There's also a version that integrates with SalesForce.com, which is great for salespeople.
more at:http://www.echosign.com/
The Idea Of Micropayments
The idea of micropayments — charging Web users tiny amounts of money for single pieces of online content — was essentially put to sleep toward the end of the dot-com boom.
In December 2000, Clay Shirky, an adjunct professor in New York University’s interactive telecommunications program, wrote a manifesto that people still cite whenever someone suggests resurrecting the idea. Micropayments will never work, he wrote, mainly because “users hate them.”
But wait. Amid the disdain, and without many people noticing, micropayments have arrived — just not in the way they were originally envisioned.
The 99 cents you pay for a song on iTunes is a micropayment. So are the tiny amounts that some operators of small Web sites earn whenever someone clicks on the ads on their pages. Some stock-photography companies sell pictures for as little as $1 each.
Consumers were reluctant to pay even a tenth of a cent for something they believed should be free. “There is a certain amount of anxiety involved in any decision to buy, no matter how small,” Mr. Shirky wrote in 2000.
It turns out, however, that consumers are more than willing to pay for certain types of content in certain situations. Consumers “expect to pay for music and movies, but not so much for the printed word,” said George Peabody, an analyst with Mercator Advisory Group, which serves the payments industry.
In December 2000, Clay Shirky, an adjunct professor in New York University’s interactive telecommunications program, wrote a manifesto that people still cite whenever someone suggests resurrecting the idea. Micropayments will never work, he wrote, mainly because “users hate them.”
But wait. Amid the disdain, and without many people noticing, micropayments have arrived — just not in the way they were originally envisioned.
The 99 cents you pay for a song on iTunes is a micropayment. So are the tiny amounts that some operators of small Web sites earn whenever someone clicks on the ads on their pages. Some stock-photography companies sell pictures for as little as $1 each.
Consumers were reluctant to pay even a tenth of a cent for something they believed should be free. “There is a certain amount of anxiety involved in any decision to buy, no matter how small,” Mr. Shirky wrote in 2000.
It turns out, however, that consumers are more than willing to pay for certain types of content in certain situations. Consumers “expect to pay for music and movies, but not so much for the printed word,” said George Peabody, an analyst with Mercator Advisory Group, which serves the payments industry.
Idea Storm Products
Idea Storm Products
School: Pace University
City/State: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
Team members: Bill Phelps, 27
Concept: Designed to stimulate creative thinking, the card game Yamodo (yamodo.com), asks players to define and illustrate a made-up word. It captured the imagination of buyers at Barnes & Noble.com and the Discovery Channel store, which are already stocking it. Yamodo creator Phelps - a MBA student from Pace University who calls himself the company's "chief imaginator" -aims to make the game a childhood classic. "Just about anyone can tell you their favorite board game," he says. "If you ask enough questions, you'll probably discover that it has more to do with the memories that were created while playing the game itself."
more at:http://www.yamodo.com/
via-http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fsb/0708/gallery.fsb_showdown_top_six.fsb/3.html
School: Pace University
City/State: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
Team members: Bill Phelps, 27
Concept: Designed to stimulate creative thinking, the card game Yamodo (yamodo.com), asks players to define and illustrate a made-up word. It captured the imagination of buyers at Barnes & Noble.com and the Discovery Channel store, which are already stocking it. Yamodo creator Phelps - a MBA student from Pace University who calls himself the company's "chief imaginator" -aims to make the game a childhood classic. "Just about anyone can tell you their favorite board game," he says. "If you ask enough questions, you'll probably discover that it has more to do with the memories that were created while playing the game itself."
more at:http://www.yamodo.com/
via-http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fsb/0708/gallery.fsb_showdown_top_six.fsb/3.html
AuthorHouse.com is a self-publishing website which does the dirty work for you and lets you publish, promote, and sell your book
AuthorHouse.com is a self-publishing website which does the dirty work for you and lets you publish, promote, and sell your book with the help of their services. To get started, choose what type of book you want to publish (paperback or hardcover), and submit your manuscript to AuthorHouse. They will then schedule a cover design conference call, after which you can view how your book will look on the site. Confirm the content and the design, and you’re already done. Afterward, your book will be available for order at more than 25,000 retail outlets worldwide, on the Internet at Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and through the AuthorHouse online company book store. The site also offers tons of ways to promote and sell your book; they’ll do everything from making posters for book signings to issuing press releases to submitting your book for to be reviewed independently. Best of all, you get to determine your royalties and retain all the rights to your book.
Since 1997, AuthorHouse, the leading self-publishing company in the world, has helped more than 30,000 authors reach their book publishing goals and self publish more than 40,000 books. Publishing your book with AuthorHouse means you'll have all the services and support you need to publish, promote and sell your book”.
More at:http://www.authorhouse.com/
Since 1997, AuthorHouse, the leading self-publishing company in the world, has helped more than 30,000 authors reach their book publishing goals and self publish more than 40,000 books. Publishing your book with AuthorHouse means you'll have all the services and support you need to publish, promote and sell your book”.
More at:http://www.authorhouse.com/
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