What Company Is Offering:
URdrobe is a virtual wardrobe platform that enables its members to manage and explore their wardrobes, clothing wish-lists, and personal style online.
How It Works:
URdrobe is the first online wardrobe platform of its kind, empowering you with a new perspective on your clothes and your style.
URdrobe represents a shift in the everyday person's experience of clothing and style through its pairing of a specialized apparel database with an extremely intuitive and attractive interface. Although there are a variety of plans for URdrobe's near-term development, the platform is currently based on a simple three-pronged approach: IDENTIFY - members are able to identify clothing they own or wish to own via URdrobe's apparel database, storing items to their profile along the way. MANAGE - members are able to manage their clothing and wish-lists by comparing and contrasting garments they have stored to their profile. CATALOG - members are able to catalog their clothing by storing outfit combinations to their profile with comments for future reference.
In creating a dynamic and interactive experience for its members, URdrobe empowers consumers with a new perspective on their wardrobes and an opportunity to further define and cultivate their style. Membership on the URdrobe website is free.
More at:http://www.urdrobe.com/
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
AdWidth brings advertising to the people
What Company is Offering:
The world is watching more and more online video; and like it or not, advertising will always be a big part of the experience. With Adwidth, you are now in the position to make video advertisements more than tolerable, in fact, we know that you can make them interesting and entertaining to watch.
This is why they started Adwidth, a platform for independent producers to create and broadcast their own video concepts for marketing featured brands.
How It Works:
AdWidth brings advertising to the people. Online videos are increasingly being invaded by an inevitable army of commercials, thus in order to give the people a little more entertainment and fun, they’ve been enlisted to help shape the very ads that they will watch sometime or other. There are of course a couple ground rules to follow, namely commercials are limited to 60 seconds, it’s got to be PG, and everything must be original, no rip offs or copies. From there let your imagination run wild. Currently, the only brand available to do ads for is GoDaddy, but more are certainly on their way. Also, for the moment the monetization component has yet to arrive, but again it’s in the works. For those who aren’t so crafty with a camera, you can still participate by commenting, voting, and spreading the word. You have to register (it’s free) to access the site.
More at:http://beta.adwidth.com/
The world is watching more and more online video; and like it or not, advertising will always be a big part of the experience. With Adwidth, you are now in the position to make video advertisements more than tolerable, in fact, we know that you can make them interesting and entertaining to watch.
This is why they started Adwidth, a platform for independent producers to create and broadcast their own video concepts for marketing featured brands.
How It Works:
AdWidth brings advertising to the people. Online videos are increasingly being invaded by an inevitable army of commercials, thus in order to give the people a little more entertainment and fun, they’ve been enlisted to help shape the very ads that they will watch sometime or other. There are of course a couple ground rules to follow, namely commercials are limited to 60 seconds, it’s got to be PG, and everything must be original, no rip offs or copies. From there let your imagination run wild. Currently, the only brand available to do ads for is GoDaddy, but more are certainly on their way. Also, for the moment the monetization component has yet to arrive, but again it’s in the works. For those who aren’t so crafty with a camera, you can still participate by commenting, voting, and spreading the word. You have to register (it’s free) to access the site.
More at:http://beta.adwidth.com/
TVnima.com---Allows Anyone To Create A TV News Program
What Company Is Offering:
TVnima is an online Realtime 3D application that allows anyone to create a TV news program using their personal media (photos, images, videos).
You can add a voice and import media, choose your camera angles and presenter gestures in just a few clicks.That's it; you're the director.
How It Works:
The site allows users to create news programs using 3D avatars, photos and videos. Once you’ve loaded your media, you play the director and call all the shots, deciding where to place the camera, what angles to record, and what tracks to use. There are three screens to work from: the Project screen where you load previous and new work, the Customization screen from which you tailor your presenter and the set, and the Director screen where you can add media, and camera gestures on a timeline. Several different software are involved and TVanima is still in alpha, so some things may not run so smoothly. Besides that caveat, TVanima is cost free.
More at:http://www.tvnima.com/
TVnima is an online Realtime 3D application that allows anyone to create a TV news program using their personal media (photos, images, videos).
You can add a voice and import media, choose your camera angles and presenter gestures in just a few clicks.That's it; you're the director.
How It Works:
The site allows users to create news programs using 3D avatars, photos and videos. Once you’ve loaded your media, you play the director and call all the shots, deciding where to place the camera, what angles to record, and what tracks to use. There are three screens to work from: the Project screen where you load previous and new work, the Customization screen from which you tailor your presenter and the set, and the Director screen where you can add media, and camera gestures on a timeline. Several different software are involved and TVanima is still in alpha, so some things may not run so smoothly. Besides that caveat, TVanima is cost free.
More at:http://www.tvnima.com/
WebUnload .com-----For Selling And Buying Of Web Products
What Company Is Offering:
Webunload is an internet marketplace, dedicated to connecting sellers with buyers. List your established or unestablished sites, forums, domains, and templates. Or, if you are interested in purchasing, browse our marketplace to find that perfect design or site that might just turn into the next money maker for you.
How It Works:
WebUnload focuses solely on the buying and selling of web products, nothing more, nothing less. As a creator, you’ll need to post an ad providing a description of what it is that you’re selling along with pertinent info such as visitor info, runtime, member base, revenue, and reasons for selling. Images and other files can be uploaded as well. After that simply fill out your profile info with contact details (email, AIM, Yahoo, etc.) and wait for the buyers to come rolling in.
Why is It Different:
Webunload is specifically focused on the selling and purchasing of web goods. At other sites, including Sitepoint, the marketplace is a mere “additional feature”, and it is not the core of the site. Here at Webunload, the marketplace is the whole reason the site exists. There is nothing else to get in the way or distract visitors.
More at:http://www.webunload.com/
Webunload is an internet marketplace, dedicated to connecting sellers with buyers. List your established or unestablished sites, forums, domains, and templates. Or, if you are interested in purchasing, browse our marketplace to find that perfect design or site that might just turn into the next money maker for you.
How It Works:
WebUnload focuses solely on the buying and selling of web products, nothing more, nothing less. As a creator, you’ll need to post an ad providing a description of what it is that you’re selling along with pertinent info such as visitor info, runtime, member base, revenue, and reasons for selling. Images and other files can be uploaded as well. After that simply fill out your profile info with contact details (email, AIM, Yahoo, etc.) and wait for the buyers to come rolling in.
Why is It Different:
Webunload is specifically focused on the selling and purchasing of web goods. At other sites, including Sitepoint, the marketplace is a mere “additional feature”, and it is not the core of the site. Here at Webunload, the marketplace is the whole reason the site exists. There is nothing else to get in the way or distract visitors.
More at:http://www.webunload.com/
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
aditall.com---Video Advertising Community
What Company is offering:
AditAll is a video advertising community where users can quickly, simply and inexpensively create, produce and distribute video ads.
AditAll brings low cost, high quality ad production capabilities to anyone. Our patent pending platform lets advertisers choose a "Pre-Packaged" ad from an inventory created by our producer community and quickly customize it. Advertisers can also select video and music clips and combine them into a unique ad using our "Start from Scratch" feature. Additionally, advertisers can post ad requests for specific ideas that producers can develop into video ads meeting these requirements.
How It works:
AditAll gives producers a market for presenting their work to advertisers. Producers upload video and music clips to the AditAll inventory and set the price for their work. Advertisers can browse this inventory to find, customize and purchase the clip they like best for their needs. This marketplace is where advertisers tap the creativity of our producers to create video ads to grow their businesses. They want to give businesses, whether local or worldwide, the ability to create professional video ads at reasonable prices.
They are bringing together innovative minds and generate a marketplace of creative expression to create value for producers and advertisers alike.
More at:http://aditall.com/
AditAll is a video advertising community where users can quickly, simply and inexpensively create, produce and distribute video ads.
AditAll brings low cost, high quality ad production capabilities to anyone. Our patent pending platform lets advertisers choose a "Pre-Packaged" ad from an inventory created by our producer community and quickly customize it. Advertisers can also select video and music clips and combine them into a unique ad using our "Start from Scratch" feature. Additionally, advertisers can post ad requests for specific ideas that producers can develop into video ads meeting these requirements.
How It works:
AditAll gives producers a market for presenting their work to advertisers. Producers upload video and music clips to the AditAll inventory and set the price for their work. Advertisers can browse this inventory to find, customize and purchase the clip they like best for their needs. This marketplace is where advertisers tap the creativity of our producers to create video ads to grow their businesses. They want to give businesses, whether local or worldwide, the ability to create professional video ads at reasonable prices.
They are bringing together innovative minds and generate a marketplace of creative expression to create value for producers and advertisers alike.
More at:http://aditall.com/
Cyberhomes.com---Search More Than 100 Million Property
What Company is offering:
Cyberhomes™ valuations give you access to most of the same information that real estate professionals use to evaluate homes. From Fidelity National Financial, the leader in property information, services, and technology for REALTORS®, appraisers, and lenders, you get the power of detailed, proprietary analysis of your home and community. Whether you own your place, are thinking of buying, or even just looking around, you can explore data ranging from property facts, value estimates, and a variety of important indicators of local and national changes in the housing market.
How It Works:
Cyberhomes valuations are not appraisal reports of the market value of a home prepared by a licensed professional appraiser. They have been generated by computer software based on publicly available property records and certain proprietary data as an approximate estimate of home valuation, and have not been evaluated or reviewed by a licensed professional appraiser. In accordance with the User Agreement, these valuations may only be used in compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations including Fair Housing/Fair Lending laws and regulations.
What's Different:
The Cyberhomes database includes more than 100 million property, ownership, sales, and mortgage records, covering more than 85% of the United States population. We update more than 575,000 new ownership records every month, verified from the original source, and our data is also enhanced with more than ten years of appraisals and appraisal review information.
More at:http://www.cyberhomes.com/
Cyberhomes™ valuations give you access to most of the same information that real estate professionals use to evaluate homes. From Fidelity National Financial, the leader in property information, services, and technology for REALTORS®, appraisers, and lenders, you get the power of detailed, proprietary analysis of your home and community. Whether you own your place, are thinking of buying, or even just looking around, you can explore data ranging from property facts, value estimates, and a variety of important indicators of local and national changes in the housing market.
How It Works:
Cyberhomes valuations are not appraisal reports of the market value of a home prepared by a licensed professional appraiser. They have been generated by computer software based on publicly available property records and certain proprietary data as an approximate estimate of home valuation, and have not been evaluated or reviewed by a licensed professional appraiser. In accordance with the User Agreement, these valuations may only be used in compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations including Fair Housing/Fair Lending laws and regulations.
What's Different:
The Cyberhomes database includes more than 100 million property, ownership, sales, and mortgage records, covering more than 85% of the United States population. We update more than 575,000 new ownership records every month, verified from the original source, and our data is also enhanced with more than ten years of appraisals and appraisal review information.
More at:http://www.cyberhomes.com/
GiftTool---The Needs Of Organizations And Companies With Tight Budgets
What Company is offering:
GiftTool is a trusted web-based marketing knowledge and service provider, meeting the needs of organizations and companies with tight budgets that want to maximize the impact of their web presence - organizations such as:
Small and Medium Businesses.
Associations and Member-Based Organizations.
Non-Profit Organizations.
How It Works:
The shift away from client-server to web based applications allows organizations the opportunity to enhance their interactions with their customers - affordably and with minimal effort. While consumer applications on the internet have evolved to the mass adoption stage, changing the way we live our lives, small businesses and non-profit organizations have yet to harness the full capabilities to maximize their return on investment and effort.
More at:http://www.gifttool.com/
GiftTool is a trusted web-based marketing knowledge and service provider, meeting the needs of organizations and companies with tight budgets that want to maximize the impact of their web presence - organizations such as:
Small and Medium Businesses.
Associations and Member-Based Organizations.
Non-Profit Organizations.
How It Works:
The shift away from client-server to web based applications allows organizations the opportunity to enhance their interactions with their customers - affordably and with minimal effort. While consumer applications on the internet have evolved to the mass adoption stage, changing the way we live our lives, small businesses and non-profit organizations have yet to harness the full capabilities to maximize their return on investment and effort.
More at:http://www.gifttool.com/
TripDish.com------Social Media Leaders Connect With Companies Or Corporate
What Company is offering:
TipDish is a social media directorcy and wire service that is designed to connect influencers. With this service, leaders in social media including bloggers, podcasters and videocasters (Tippers) receive the latest news, information, products and info from companies, organizations, PR and Marketing Professionals (Tippers).TipDish was concepted by leaders in social media and marketing communications professions who haven't been satisfied with the current misinformation fed and communicated to both groups. They created the site to more accurately and effectively connect both sides with the right information for their audiences.
How It Works:
These social media leaders, called “Dishers” serve up all the content delivered to them by the “Tippers” (companies, PR firms, etc). Dishers can register for the site for free; however, Tippers must pay a fee to have their content be made available for the Dishers to distribute. Essentially, this is all just a verbal playground for a service which, at heart, simply connects advertisers with those who help to disseminate information via social media sites; advertisers share news, communication, products, and ideas across TipDish, which serves a vessel through which this content is delivered to social media authors.
More at:http://tipdish.com/
TipDish is a social media directorcy and wire service that is designed to connect influencers. With this service, leaders in social media including bloggers, podcasters and videocasters (Tippers) receive the latest news, information, products and info from companies, organizations, PR and Marketing Professionals (Tippers).TipDish was concepted by leaders in social media and marketing communications professions who haven't been satisfied with the current misinformation fed and communicated to both groups. They created the site to more accurately and effectively connect both sides with the right information for their audiences.
How It Works:
These social media leaders, called “Dishers” serve up all the content delivered to them by the “Tippers” (companies, PR firms, etc). Dishers can register for the site for free; however, Tippers must pay a fee to have their content be made available for the Dishers to distribute. Essentially, this is all just a verbal playground for a service which, at heart, simply connects advertisers with those who help to disseminate information via social media sites; advertisers share news, communication, products, and ideas across TipDish, which serves a vessel through which this content is delivered to social media authors.
More at:http://tipdish.com/
Goodbarry.com-----For Helping To Make Your Online Business Successful
What company is Offering:
GoodBarry.com where you can find all the solutions you need to maintain your online business.GoodBarry.com has an attractive interface and the site is easy to navigate. All of the content on the site is clearly organized and easy to read. The site contains attractive colorful logos that catch users’ attention. GoodBarry.com features a FAQ section for all of the online products featured on the site. This is a good idea because each section will have its own unique questions that are geared towards the product. There are also tours for each of the products. There are also screen shots of the products and the results of the products which is a great way to get visitors information on the site.
How It Works:
GoodBusiness is a new way to host your business website. Beyond hosting your website, GoodBusiness helps you understand your customers, make better decisions and achieve real results.
GoodBarry.com offers a number of helpful solutions that will keep your online business up to date and successful. Barry believes that a good business equals a good site plus a good shop plus good marketing plus good leads. GoodBarry.com has solutions for the four key elements of a good business. GoodBarry.com has an overview, tour and FAQ section that addresses the four elements and highlights how GoodBarry solutions can help your business. Some of the features that the GoodBarry solution offers is driving traffic to your shop, growing your customer data base, building customer loyalty, reminders, and much more. Make your online business be as successful as it can be by using GoodBarry solutions.
More at:http://goodbarry.com/
GoodBarry.com where you can find all the solutions you need to maintain your online business.GoodBarry.com has an attractive interface and the site is easy to navigate. All of the content on the site is clearly organized and easy to read. The site contains attractive colorful logos that catch users’ attention. GoodBarry.com features a FAQ section for all of the online products featured on the site. This is a good idea because each section will have its own unique questions that are geared towards the product. There are also tours for each of the products. There are also screen shots of the products and the results of the products which is a great way to get visitors information on the site.
How It Works:
GoodBusiness is a new way to host your business website. Beyond hosting your website, GoodBusiness helps you understand your customers, make better decisions and achieve real results.
GoodBarry.com offers a number of helpful solutions that will keep your online business up to date and successful. Barry believes that a good business equals a good site plus a good shop plus good marketing plus good leads. GoodBarry.com has solutions for the four key elements of a good business. GoodBarry.com has an overview, tour and FAQ section that addresses the four elements and highlights how GoodBarry solutions can help your business. Some of the features that the GoodBarry solution offers is driving traffic to your shop, growing your customer data base, building customer loyalty, reminders, and much more. Make your online business be as successful as it can be by using GoodBarry solutions.
More at:http://goodbarry.com/
Monday, November 12, 2007
How To Write Killer Idea Pitch
If you've got an idea for improvements within your own company, it's often easy to assume that your boss will hear you out. But there's a right way and a wrong way to sell an idea with an email or internal memo. Below are two examples—one that's likely to bomb, and one that has a good chance of success. Roll your mouse over the blue numbers to find out why.
The Wrong Way:
To: Fred CEO
From: Joe HR
Subject: Fitness and Productivity [1]
Fred:
I recently read the national "Fitness & Productivity Report" based on a survey that our company, and many others, participated in, and it included lots of interesting information. Many companies cited work group physical fitness as extremely important, but very few said their employees actually demonstrate this! In fact, they identify physical fitness as an undervalued competitive asset, but they didn't have a plan for improvement in this area.[2] I agree with the report's argument that physical fitness is strongly linked to corporate and individual economic and personal success, in short, our success as a nation.[3] I feel that if we do not address the issue of physical fitness as it enhances workplace productivity, we will be left behind. Therefore, I'm thinking that we should consider converting the secondary conference room (which as you know is seldom used) into a gym.[4] Your leadership on this issue would be much appreciated. [5]
[6]
- Joe
The Right Way:
To: Fred CEO
From: Joe HR
Subject: How we can decrease absenteeism.[1]
Fred:
As you know, sick days are clobbering our productivity. During flu-season, for example, we're often so short-handed that we can't answer customer calls! [2] We could hire to backfill, but there's a most cost-effective solution: convert the secondary conference room to an in-house gym. [3]
We recently participated in a national survey entitled "Fitness & Business Productivity Report." The final report, which I have on my desk, points out that:
* Employee physical fitness is an undervalued competitive asset.
* Corporate physical-fitness programs can decrease absenteeism by 30 percent.
According to the report, an in-house gym will encourage employees and help them spend more time at the office. (Google, for example, has in-house gyms.) [4]
I've attached an estimate from a building contractor that we've used in the past. [5] Since employees can use the nearby restrooms to change, the cost is considerably less than hiring a new employee. [6]
Shall I go ahead and submit the contractor's invoice? [7] If not, when can we discuss the idea further?[8]
- Joe
Via-http://writetothetop.com/
The Wrong Way:
To: Fred CEO
From: Joe HR
Subject: Fitness and Productivity [1]
Fred:
I recently read the national "Fitness & Productivity Report" based on a survey that our company, and many others, participated in, and it included lots of interesting information. Many companies cited work group physical fitness as extremely important, but very few said their employees actually demonstrate this! In fact, they identify physical fitness as an undervalued competitive asset, but they didn't have a plan for improvement in this area.[2] I agree with the report's argument that physical fitness is strongly linked to corporate and individual economic and personal success, in short, our success as a nation.[3] I feel that if we do not address the issue of physical fitness as it enhances workplace productivity, we will be left behind. Therefore, I'm thinking that we should consider converting the secondary conference room (which as you know is seldom used) into a gym.[4] Your leadership on this issue would be much appreciated. [5]
[6]
- Joe
The Right Way:
To: Fred CEO
From: Joe HR
Subject: How we can decrease absenteeism.[1]
Fred:
As you know, sick days are clobbering our productivity. During flu-season, for example, we're often so short-handed that we can't answer customer calls! [2] We could hire to backfill, but there's a most cost-effective solution: convert the secondary conference room to an in-house gym. [3]
We recently participated in a national survey entitled "Fitness & Business Productivity Report." The final report, which I have on my desk, points out that:
* Employee physical fitness is an undervalued competitive asset.
* Corporate physical-fitness programs can decrease absenteeism by 30 percent.
According to the report, an in-house gym will encourage employees and help them spend more time at the office. (Google, for example, has in-house gyms.) [4]
I've attached an estimate from a building contractor that we've used in the past. [5] Since employees can use the nearby restrooms to change, the cost is considerably less than hiring a new employee. [6]
Shall I go ahead and submit the contractor's invoice? [7] If not, when can we discuss the idea further?[8]
- Joe
Via-http://writetothetop.com/
On Practical Business Gaming in Company
Game theory is a well-known idea in economics – economists who have helped devise the strategy won the 2005 Nobel prize. it’s also important in actual business, specially for how it approaches negotiations (though gametheory.net features in its lecture notes section alone general strategy, competitive and cooperative strategies, management, and finance, as well as bargaining).
But what about game practice? Can games teach business leadership skills? The folks at CCP, the maker of Eve Online, argue that their game is excellent simulation for running a business in the real world. In their favor, the game is built on the idea of corporations in space, and there are CEOs who run organizations that can employ 3,000 people. Many of those people are specialized, working on mining and other kinds of economic production, trading and management. It also has had corporate espionage, scams and failed IPOs.
The company hired an economist to study the market behavior of the game and help set monetary policy. He told me that he thought the game was a perfect model for testing economic theory. It’s also discussing how to use the game to teach business principles with at least one college, though there’s no set deal.
Perhaps this comment from a Financial Times article, Gamers Hone Capitalist Skills Online, is most telling: a real-life CEO says that being a successful CEO in the game took up so much of his time he had to quit, for fear of undermining performance in his real job.
Nobody wants their management talent spending all their time in a virtual world. But this game might be a good way to screen management talent, and may have some talent for training. If nothing else, you’ll know that players can be dedicated to a company.
But what about game practice? Can games teach business leadership skills? The folks at CCP, the maker of Eve Online, argue that their game is excellent simulation for running a business in the real world. In their favor, the game is built on the idea of corporations in space, and there are CEOs who run organizations that can employ 3,000 people. Many of those people are specialized, working on mining and other kinds of economic production, trading and management. It also has had corporate espionage, scams and failed IPOs.
The company hired an economist to study the market behavior of the game and help set monetary policy. He told me that he thought the game was a perfect model for testing economic theory. It’s also discussing how to use the game to teach business principles with at least one college, though there’s no set deal.
Perhaps this comment from a Financial Times article, Gamers Hone Capitalist Skills Online, is most telling: a real-life CEO says that being a successful CEO in the game took up so much of his time he had to quit, for fear of undermining performance in his real job.
Nobody wants their management talent spending all their time in a virtual world. But this game might be a good way to screen management talent, and may have some talent for training. If nothing else, you’ll know that players can be dedicated to a company.
Wellocities Got$1 Million In Vcs Funding
What Company Is Offering:
Wellocities was founded in 2007 and was created to improve the lives of Canadians with chronic conditions. By allowing people to share health experiences, it is our hope that others will choose wisely. Almost all of us know of some one who has been touched by illness and has had to cope with it everyday for the rest of their lives. Unfortunately, not everyone has the social circle to help them manage their condition. Wellocities missions is to help patients and caregivers find health information and services, monitor health conditions and most importantly learn from others on similar health tracks.
The site is set up as an information-sharing social network. So the majority of the info you’ll find is through blog posts written by other users. There are also group discussions you can participate in, and a search tool for finding facilities and doctors near you. Being based in Toronto, this search tool isn’t widespread yet, but Wellocities has indicated that it will be expanding to the states and beyond very soon.
How Much They Got From VCs:
The Canada-based health site, has raised $1 million in seed investment from XDL Capital Group, which has also incubated the site for the past year.
How It Worls:
There’s a section of your own account where you can add your own feeds, bookmarks, discussion topics and resources to provide a mini, all-encompassing resource for health issues that matter to you. These will display on your public profile where other users can benefit from your resources as well.
When you first create an account, you’ll have the option of choosing an icon that best represents how you feel today, and a box for entering a textual description of what’s going on. This will be kept in a chart that chronicles your daily wellness, which you can access and zoom in on for specifics. The downfall of this chart is that it’s not yet fully connected with much of anything else offered on the site. It’s not searchable, and it’s not tied in with any of the other resources found throughout Wellocities. I’d even go so far as to suggest that these could have the option of being made public or shareable, for those that would want to include these in a discussion with other users or perhaps their doctor, similar to a system offered by Phreesia.
More At:http://wellocities.com/
Wellocities was founded in 2007 and was created to improve the lives of Canadians with chronic conditions. By allowing people to share health experiences, it is our hope that others will choose wisely. Almost all of us know of some one who has been touched by illness and has had to cope with it everyday for the rest of their lives. Unfortunately, not everyone has the social circle to help them manage their condition. Wellocities missions is to help patients and caregivers find health information and services, monitor health conditions and most importantly learn from others on similar health tracks.
The site is set up as an information-sharing social network. So the majority of the info you’ll find is through blog posts written by other users. There are also group discussions you can participate in, and a search tool for finding facilities and doctors near you. Being based in Toronto, this search tool isn’t widespread yet, but Wellocities has indicated that it will be expanding to the states and beyond very soon.
How Much They Got From VCs:
The Canada-based health site, has raised $1 million in seed investment from XDL Capital Group, which has also incubated the site for the past year.
How It Worls:
There’s a section of your own account where you can add your own feeds, bookmarks, discussion topics and resources to provide a mini, all-encompassing resource for health issues that matter to you. These will display on your public profile where other users can benefit from your resources as well.
When you first create an account, you’ll have the option of choosing an icon that best represents how you feel today, and a box for entering a textual description of what’s going on. This will be kept in a chart that chronicles your daily wellness, which you can access and zoom in on for specifics. The downfall of this chart is that it’s not yet fully connected with much of anything else offered on the site. It’s not searchable, and it’s not tied in with any of the other resources found throughout Wellocities. I’d even go so far as to suggest that these could have the option of being made public or shareable, for those that would want to include these in a discussion with other users or perhaps their doctor, similar to a system offered by Phreesia.
More At:http://wellocities.com/
Social Spark
What Company Is Offering:
With SocialSpark, IZEA to turn its PayPerPost idea into a social network designed to promote certain brands and services. The platform was unveiled today by IZEA CEO Ted Murphy at PostieCon.
How It Works:
Instead of integrating into existing social networks (and thus treading on the toes and possibly the EULAs of said networks), IZEA has designed, from the ground up, a social network built around the idea of relationship forging between bloggers and advertisers.
Why Is It Different:
SocialSpark is targeting the blogger demographic, and they’re up-front and honest about the aims of the network, instead of bringing in advertising relationships like a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
SocialSpark likely won’t have a problem gaining traction in the social space, as they’ll be able to kick-start the user-base off their existing 85,000 bloggers and 11,000 advertisers. SocialSpark also promises to have an open API, so as to allow “information to flow into and out of the system”, and will offer support for Google’s OpenSocial.
More at:http://socialspark.com/
With SocialSpark, IZEA to turn its PayPerPost idea into a social network designed to promote certain brands and services. The platform was unveiled today by IZEA CEO Ted Murphy at PostieCon.
How It Works:
Instead of integrating into existing social networks (and thus treading on the toes and possibly the EULAs of said networks), IZEA has designed, from the ground up, a social network built around the idea of relationship forging between bloggers and advertisers.
Why Is It Different:
SocialSpark is targeting the blogger demographic, and they’re up-front and honest about the aims of the network, instead of bringing in advertising relationships like a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
SocialSpark likely won’t have a problem gaining traction in the social space, as they’ll be able to kick-start the user-base off their existing 85,000 bloggers and 11,000 advertisers. SocialSpark also promises to have an open API, so as to allow “information to flow into and out of the system”, and will offer support for Google’s OpenSocial.
More at:http://socialspark.com/
Yahoo Kickstart-----Connect With Peers,Professors,Alumni And Your Potential Employers
Yahoo! Kickstart is a professional network with a distinct purpose: to connect college students, recent grads, professionals and alumni to discover internships and jobs, or get career advice and mentorship.
How It Works:
Kickstart allows you to create a professional profile, browse company profiles and network with your peers, professors, alumni and potential employers. If networking is the best way to launch a career, then Kickstart is the best way to start building your network - by leveraging what you have in common with the people you need to get to know.
If you are an alum, Kickstart is a great way to source new hires, give back to your college, and re-connect with fellow alumni and past colleagues. And for a limited time, you can earn your college $25,000. Yahoo! will donate $25,000 tothe alumni association of the college with the most profiles by 12/31/07* (see complete details). Help your school win! It's easy - just sign up, create a valid profile, and spread the word to your fellow alumni.
More at:http://kickstart.yahoo.com/
How It Works:
Kickstart allows you to create a professional profile, browse company profiles and network with your peers, professors, alumni and potential employers. If networking is the best way to launch a career, then Kickstart is the best way to start building your network - by leveraging what you have in common with the people you need to get to know.
If you are an alum, Kickstart is a great way to source new hires, give back to your college, and re-connect with fellow alumni and past colleagues. And for a limited time, you can earn your college $25,000. Yahoo! will donate $25,000 tothe alumni association of the college with the most profiles by 12/31/07* (see complete details). Help your school win! It's easy - just sign up, create a valid profile, and spread the word to your fellow alumni.
More at:http://kickstart.yahoo.com/
At blinkBox you can watch, buy, and rent Movies and TV shows
What Company is Offering:
At blinkBox you can watch, buy, and rent Movies and TV shows.
What's Different:
Some things that make us special are:
They have some fantastic stuff from BIG and small producers alike, and
Blinks, the ability to clip your favourite part, personalise it with text, and use it as you wish.
They work in London in an awesome office, and they like technology and visual entertainment in equal measure.
More at:http://www.blinkbox.com/
At blinkBox you can watch, buy, and rent Movies and TV shows.
What's Different:
Some things that make us special are:
They have some fantastic stuff from BIG and small producers alike, and
Blinks, the ability to clip your favourite part, personalise it with text, and use it as you wish.
They work in London in an awesome office, and they like technology and visual entertainment in equal measure.
More at:http://www.blinkbox.com/
New Report Predicts 500,000 Mobile TV Users in China by 2008
Mobile Television business, known as the most influential business in 3G era, is to watch TV with handset that supports video function.
Mobile TV business, initiated in 2004 when the public's consumption of mobile value added service began to increase. In addition, barriers concerning contents, terminal, technique, standard, charge and user, limited the development of the handset business. As a result, mobile TV won't develop so well as CRBT (Colorful Ring Back Tone) by absorbing the curiosity of the public with its novelty. Currently, the business is still in the preparation period.
Compared to the traditional TV business, the largest advantages of the mobile TV business lie in its mobility and interactivity. In addition, compared to the other value-added business, it is good at the multimedia integration and live content. Therefore, only through developing the services can they bring the special value that will attract a large number of mobile users, so as to promote business development.
It is forecasted that the mobile TV will become stronger and stronger towards 2008, and the number of the mobile TV users will be more than 500 thousand.
For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c72790.
Mobile TV business, initiated in 2004 when the public's consumption of mobile value added service began to increase. In addition, barriers concerning contents, terminal, technique, standard, charge and user, limited the development of the handset business. As a result, mobile TV won't develop so well as CRBT (Colorful Ring Back Tone) by absorbing the curiosity of the public with its novelty. Currently, the business is still in the preparation period.
Compared to the traditional TV business, the largest advantages of the mobile TV business lie in its mobility and interactivity. In addition, compared to the other value-added business, it is good at the multimedia integration and live content. Therefore, only through developing the services can they bring the special value that will attract a large number of mobile users, so as to promote business development.
It is forecasted that the mobile TV will become stronger and stronger towards 2008, and the number of the mobile TV users will be more than 500 thousand.
For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c72790.
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Octabox---Helping small businesses and independent professionals
About Octabox:
Helping small businesses and independent professionals live up to their potential by providing smart management and collaboration services that are affordable to all and available worldwide.
Octabox is an idea of how web productivity should be.It is a Web Platform that provides easy access to web application needs, by centralizing access and using a common interface.
Octabox is also a professional social network connecting and helping like-minded people collaborate.They built Octabox to serve their needs, they hope you too will find it useful.
Who Is behind This Site:
Adam Benayoun is Lionite's CEO, and Head of Marketing and Sales
Adam was born in Israel but raised in france, where he picked up manners and a goatee.
He is the creator of the Octabox idea, and the only founding member who spends more time reading blogs than actual work.
He is a third year student at the Minshar School of Arts as an animation major, and has diverse experience in the fields of project management, human resources and marketing.
Eran Galperin is Lionite's CTO, and spearheads Octabox development
Eran was born in the U.S, raised in Israel and hardened on the cold slopes of mount Everest.
He is the one who came up with the names Octabox and Lionite, and is open for name consulting gigs. (yeah right! -adam).
He is a third year Physics student at the Tel-Aviv University, and has been developing for the web environment for the past 4 years.
Tal Zubalsky is Lionite's Lead Graphical Designer
Tal is addicted to Southpark and Work. Work Pays The Bills as they say, but Southpark Fuels The Mind.
He is a also a third year student at the Minshar School of Arts as an animation major, and has an extensive portfolio in the field of graphical design and animation. He is currently abroad attending an animation award ceremony in which a film of his is nominated.
More at:http://www.octabox.com/
Helping small businesses and independent professionals live up to their potential by providing smart management and collaboration services that are affordable to all and available worldwide.
Octabox is an idea of how web productivity should be.It is a Web Platform that provides easy access to web application needs, by centralizing access and using a common interface.
Octabox is also a professional social network connecting and helping like-minded people collaborate.They built Octabox to serve their needs, they hope you too will find it useful.
Who Is behind This Site:
Adam Benayoun is Lionite's CEO, and Head of Marketing and Sales
Adam was born in Israel but raised in france, where he picked up manners and a goatee.
He is the creator of the Octabox idea, and the only founding member who spends more time reading blogs than actual work.
He is a third year student at the Minshar School of Arts as an animation major, and has diverse experience in the fields of project management, human resources and marketing.
Eran Galperin is Lionite's CTO, and spearheads Octabox development
Eran was born in the U.S, raised in Israel and hardened on the cold slopes of mount Everest.
He is the one who came up with the names Octabox and Lionite, and is open for name consulting gigs. (yeah right! -adam).
He is a third year Physics student at the Tel-Aviv University, and has been developing for the web environment for the past 4 years.
Tal Zubalsky is Lionite's Lead Graphical Designer
Tal is addicted to Southpark and Work. Work Pays The Bills as they say, but Southpark Fuels The Mind.
He is a also a third year student at the Minshar School of Arts as an animation major, and has an extensive portfolio in the field of graphical design and animation. He is currently abroad attending an animation award ceremony in which a film of his is nominated.
More at:http://www.octabox.com/
Chipwrapper ---Get All Newspapers Of UK At One Place
What Company Is Offering:
Chipwrapper is a collection of resources for searching UK newspapers on the internet.
All of the resources use existing open source or free technologies to help you get the most out of the content that UK newspapers publish online.
How It WorKs:
In this Beta phase, the first tool is a Google Custom Search Engine across nine of the UK's leading national newspapers - The Daily Express, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Financial Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Sun, The Telegraph and The Times.
There are also RSS headline feeds, a search plugin for browsers, and a custom Google Toolbar button.
This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of the newspapers featured in the Google Custom Search Engine results, and you should be aware that if you click on any adverts or sponsered links on the Google results pages, a share of the revenue is earned by Chipwrapper.
More at:http://www.chipwrapper.co.uk/
Chipwrapper is a collection of resources for searching UK newspapers on the internet.
All of the resources use existing open source or free technologies to help you get the most out of the content that UK newspapers publish online.
How It WorKs:
In this Beta phase, the first tool is a Google Custom Search Engine across nine of the UK's leading national newspapers - The Daily Express, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Financial Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Sun, The Telegraph and The Times.
There are also RSS headline feeds, a search plugin for browsers, and a custom Google Toolbar button.
This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of the newspapers featured in the Google Custom Search Engine results, and you should be aware that if you click on any adverts or sponsered links on the Google results pages, a share of the revenue is earned by Chipwrapper.
More at:http://www.chipwrapper.co.uk/
Unusual Business Idea
As the holiday season begins its descent upon us, friends and family of foodies everywhere will be glad to learn of Zingerman's—if they don't know it already. Since 1982 the Michigan-based gourmet food purveyor has been home to many a rare but tasty item not easily found elsewhere, including a broad assortment of vinegars, oils, cheeses, breads, sweets and more.
Zingerman's offers a variety of clubs for regular shipments of upscale bread, coffee and other products, but its specialty Z Club could prove the ultimate gift for the food lover who has everything. Four times a year Z Club members receive a package of 8 to 10 food surprises picked specially for adventurous palates. The items included are chosen specifically for Z Club members by the Zingerman's staff, and may include such treasures as raw-milk Stilton cheese that had been "extinct" for decades, small-batch marmalade made from "calamondins"—tiny Southeast Asian oranges—or olio nuovo, a hard-to-find olive oil fresh off the press and bottled just days before. Packages always include a collection of writing on the foods’ history and culture and recipes for their use. Pricing begins at USD 175 per shipment.
Offering up rare treasures—or, at the very least, versions of ordinary things that can't be found at Wal-Mart or Marks & Spencer—is right out of our lecture notes on the trend we like to call massclusivity. Rare food items have become snobmoddities (commodities that are special enough to have snob appeal), and massclusivity-minded consumers will pay a premium to get them. Retailers smart enough to offer them, meanwhile, could end up awash in rare treasures themselves.
More at:http://www.zingermans.com/
Via-UCB
Zingerman's offers a variety of clubs for regular shipments of upscale bread, coffee and other products, but its specialty Z Club could prove the ultimate gift for the food lover who has everything. Four times a year Z Club members receive a package of 8 to 10 food surprises picked specially for adventurous palates. The items included are chosen specifically for Z Club members by the Zingerman's staff, and may include such treasures as raw-milk Stilton cheese that had been "extinct" for decades, small-batch marmalade made from "calamondins"—tiny Southeast Asian oranges—or olio nuovo, a hard-to-find olive oil fresh off the press and bottled just days before. Packages always include a collection of writing on the foods’ history and culture and recipes for their use. Pricing begins at USD 175 per shipment.
Offering up rare treasures—or, at the very least, versions of ordinary things that can't be found at Wal-Mart or Marks & Spencer—is right out of our lecture notes on the trend we like to call massclusivity. Rare food items have become snobmoddities (commodities that are special enough to have snob appeal), and massclusivity-minded consumers will pay a premium to get them. Retailers smart enough to offer them, meanwhile, could end up awash in rare treasures themselves.
More at:http://www.zingermans.com/
Via-UCB
RedesignMe.org--------Improves Your Products By Crowdsourcing
What Company Is Offering:
RedesignMe is a Dutch site that is putting crowdsourcing to work to refine and revise product designs of mass-produced consumer goods.
How It Works:
Consumers frustrated by mobile phones, coffee machines, or products of virtually any type can submit a photo or video of the product along with a description of what they think needs redesigning. One user, for example, complains about excessively sensitive buttons on his cell phone that frequently get pressed by accident; another describes an alarm clock that won't go off. Other users on the site can then submit suggestions for redesigning the product in question, with the option of using an online design tool to annotate pictures with post-it notes, text balloons and arrows. Users can rate each other's submissions and add comments, and prizes are awarded each month.
Where They Could Improve:
RedesignMe's site could use some refinement itself—navigation can be tricky—and it's not yet entirely clear how ideas generated there will translate into actual products on the market. But if the site continues to gain traction, smart consumer products companies and inventors will start paying attention, and maybe even start sponsoring it. After all, who needs expensive market research when consumers are right there, showing you what they want? And the obvious opportunity for entrepreneurs in other parts of the world is to set up their own versions of RedesignMe, focusing on products (and services!) sold locally.
More at: www.redesignme.org
Via-springwise
RedesignMe is a Dutch site that is putting crowdsourcing to work to refine and revise product designs of mass-produced consumer goods.
How It Works:
Consumers frustrated by mobile phones, coffee machines, or products of virtually any type can submit a photo or video of the product along with a description of what they think needs redesigning. One user, for example, complains about excessively sensitive buttons on his cell phone that frequently get pressed by accident; another describes an alarm clock that won't go off. Other users on the site can then submit suggestions for redesigning the product in question, with the option of using an online design tool to annotate pictures with post-it notes, text balloons and arrows. Users can rate each other's submissions and add comments, and prizes are awarded each month.
Where They Could Improve:
RedesignMe's site could use some refinement itself—navigation can be tricky—and it's not yet entirely clear how ideas generated there will translate into actual products on the market. But if the site continues to gain traction, smart consumer products companies and inventors will start paying attention, and maybe even start sponsoring it. After all, who needs expensive market research when consumers are right there, showing you what they want? And the obvious opportunity for entrepreneurs in other parts of the world is to set up their own versions of RedesignMe, focusing on products (and services!) sold locally.
More at: www.redesignme.org
Via-springwise
Visvo---first automatic classification system for Web content
What Company Is About:
Visvo is a Dallas based early stage company, that has engineered a significant advance in search technology which promises vastly improved search results for users and better qualified customers for advertisers.
How It Works:
Visvo's mission is to categorize the universe of content that exists on the web. Visvo has built the first automatic categorization search engine for web content. Visvo's search algorithms analyze, categorize and return the content of web pages that fit precisely what users are searching for. In search environments where words can have many meanings, Visvo's classification system distinguishes user intent to provide a richer user experience and better segmentation and a more valuable ad inventory.
Why Is It Different:
Visvo has built the first automatic classification system for Web content. With one click, Visvo's search algorithms analyze and categorize the content of web pages to fit precisely what users are searching for. This system determines not only what the user enters into the search box, but also determines what he or she actually means to find, improving relevance and eliminating frustration.
Visvo divides web content into major categories and subcategories that return highly focused results, eliminating irrelevant information. The Company's search algorithm is significantly better than PageRank algorithms and specialized vertical search algorithms
More at:http://www.visvo.com/
Visvo is a Dallas based early stage company, that has engineered a significant advance in search technology which promises vastly improved search results for users and better qualified customers for advertisers.
How It Works:
Visvo's mission is to categorize the universe of content that exists on the web. Visvo has built the first automatic categorization search engine for web content. Visvo's search algorithms analyze, categorize and return the content of web pages that fit precisely what users are searching for. In search environments where words can have many meanings, Visvo's classification system distinguishes user intent to provide a richer user experience and better segmentation and a more valuable ad inventory.
Why Is It Different:
Visvo has built the first automatic classification system for Web content. With one click, Visvo's search algorithms analyze and categorize the content of web pages to fit precisely what users are searching for. This system determines not only what the user enters into the search box, but also determines what he or she actually means to find, improving relevance and eliminating frustration.
Visvo divides web content into major categories and subcategories that return highly focused results, eliminating irrelevant information. The Company's search algorithm is significantly better than PageRank algorithms and specialized vertical search algorithms
More at:http://www.visvo.com/
Blogebrity--For Getting Popular In Blogging World
How Blogbrity Started:
Blogebrity was borne out of a simple need -- raw linkage. We entered a contest, we needed the most inbound links to win, and so we made a site that played off the ego-driven nature of the blogosphere to derive inbound links from the ego-stoking of the most active bloggers out there.
At that point, Blogebrity was a simple site made by simple people that explored the daily travails and "navel-gazing" world of the Blogosphere.
Today we have evolved from the days of a closed invite-only list, to a fully democratic popularity algorithm and ranking community. We want Blogebrity to be community driven, and iterative on a continuing basis -- by contributing today, you help shape how each and every blogger's popularity is perceived.
How It Works:
Simply enter your site into their Blogebrity submit form and sit back and watch your popularity soar (or nose dive) as people add you to their A, B, C, or D list. They've built the Blogebrity List to mirror real-world blog success as much as possible. And as with any blogging success, it mostly comes down to writing good, original content regularly.
But it certainly doesn't hurt pass your profile link page along and get others to vote for you too. The Blogebrity List is 100% community driven, so your destiny is in truly your own hands.
More at:http://blogebrity.com/
Blogebrity was borne out of a simple need -- raw linkage. We entered a contest, we needed the most inbound links to win, and so we made a site that played off the ego-driven nature of the blogosphere to derive inbound links from the ego-stoking of the most active bloggers out there.
At that point, Blogebrity was a simple site made by simple people that explored the daily travails and "navel-gazing" world of the Blogosphere.
Today we have evolved from the days of a closed invite-only list, to a fully democratic popularity algorithm and ranking community. We want Blogebrity to be community driven, and iterative on a continuing basis -- by contributing today, you help shape how each and every blogger's popularity is perceived.
How It Works:
Simply enter your site into their Blogebrity submit form and sit back and watch your popularity soar (or nose dive) as people add you to their A, B, C, or D list. They've built the Blogebrity List to mirror real-world blog success as much as possible. And as with any blogging success, it mostly comes down to writing good, original content regularly.
But it certainly doesn't hurt pass your profile link page along and get others to vote for you too. The Blogebrity List is 100% community driven, so your destiny is in truly your own hands.
More at:http://blogebrity.com/
Saturday, November 10, 2007
On Disciplined Entrepreneurship
The core task for non-random entrepreneurship is effectively managing the uncertainty inherent in trying something new. Uncertainty is the flip side of the fat rewards sought both by entrepreneurs and established enterprises. The uncertainty facing entrepreneurs comes in a variety of forms—risk, complexity, ignorance, and indeterminism. While financial investors can make use of methods including syndication, insurance, and diversification to reduce uncertainty and risk, these are not available to entrepreneurs and managers. What, then, are the alternatives? Sull dismisses three common approaches: jumping onto an opportunity with no guidance; avoiding all risk; and operating in perpetual fire-fighting mode. Based on five years of study, Sull outlines an iterative experimentation model consisting of three steps.
Moved by Karl Popper’s mode of the scientific method as a process of conjectures and refutations, Sull sets out his view of disciplined entrepreneurships in three steps: Formulate a working hypothesis, assemble resources, and design and run experiments. The first step involves forming a model of the opportunity, the resources it requires, the value that success would create, and a plan to pursue it. To help entrepreneurs formulate a working hypothesis despite multiple kinds and levels of uncertainty, Sull urges them to “keep it fluid”; “be sure you have the right to an opinion”; and “identify deal killers and big bets.”
For step two—assemble resources—Sull says that the iterative experimentation approach can ease the difficult, time-consuming, easily-botched process of pulling resources away from their current uses. He suggests raising enough money to fund the next round of experiments, stabilizing the business model before making key hires; and outsourcing functions that distract you from critical experiments. On the second point, he notes research indicating that hiring too early can mean that firms “get the perfect CEO for the wrong business model.”
The final step—design and run experiments—involves understanding and applying a distinction between “partial experiments” and “holistic experiments”, then staging those experiments while avoiding “experiment creep”. Sull defines an experiment as “a test designed to reduce sources of uncertainty critical to the success of a new venture before deciding to commit additional resources.” Partial experiments enable the entrepreneur to uncover information about a single variable, whereas holistic experiments test multiple variables and interactions on a small scale. Sull believes that this process of iterative experimentation can bring discipline to entrepreneurship without snuffing out its essential spirit.
Via-Manyworlds
Moved by Karl Popper’s mode of the scientific method as a process of conjectures and refutations, Sull sets out his view of disciplined entrepreneurships in three steps: Formulate a working hypothesis, assemble resources, and design and run experiments. The first step involves forming a model of the opportunity, the resources it requires, the value that success would create, and a plan to pursue it. To help entrepreneurs formulate a working hypothesis despite multiple kinds and levels of uncertainty, Sull urges them to “keep it fluid”; “be sure you have the right to an opinion”; and “identify deal killers and big bets.”
For step two—assemble resources—Sull says that the iterative experimentation approach can ease the difficult, time-consuming, easily-botched process of pulling resources away from their current uses. He suggests raising enough money to fund the next round of experiments, stabilizing the business model before making key hires; and outsourcing functions that distract you from critical experiments. On the second point, he notes research indicating that hiring too early can mean that firms “get the perfect CEO for the wrong business model.”
The final step—design and run experiments—involves understanding and applying a distinction between “partial experiments” and “holistic experiments”, then staging those experiments while avoiding “experiment creep”. Sull defines an experiment as “a test designed to reduce sources of uncertainty critical to the success of a new venture before deciding to commit additional resources.” Partial experiments enable the entrepreneur to uncover information about a single variable, whereas holistic experiments test multiple variables and interactions on a small scale. Sull believes that this process of iterative experimentation can bring discipline to entrepreneurship without snuffing out its essential spirit.
Via-Manyworlds
I Do...Now I Don't, a site that matches people who are looking to sell engagement rings they no longer need
What Company Is Offering:
This social network is all about commiserating with others that have broken off their engagements or gotten a divorce. (I Do...Now I Don't), a site that matches people who are looking to sell engagement rings they no longer need or want with buyers who are in the market for a great deal. A home for people to share their relationship disasters or successes, vent about their ex's or rave about their newly single sex, provide tips on surviving a breakup or tips on how to do the breaking up and much, much more.
How It Works:
Users can share stories and advice without being judged.At least, that’s the ideal way to look at things. In reality, there’s fewer situations that receive more judgment. But the hope is that since you’re in a community with others in the same boat, you’re more likely to find others with a similar perspective. Most of the functions of this site operate in a similar manner to your average social network. There are blogs, photo albums, friending, private messages, featured articles, and the whole bit.
Why Is It Different:
What makes this network stand out from the rest (aside from the topic) is the top charts for break up songs and the auction section where you can get rid of that shiny, sparkling reminder of the relationship that just didn’t work out–the ring. Now we over at Mashable are not sure if this site is funny, or kind of sad. I kind of wish that the site would impose more of a sense of humor with its presentation–that would actually make it easier to get involved with the community. But there’s one thing you can’t deny about this site: it takes a very honest approach to the reality of relationships.
Other than commiserating, the advice given would be good for those that are in a serious relationship, or are about to get married. And that goes for the auction site too. It’s the people that are about to get married that would be buying up these second-hand rings. That being said, I Do…Now I Don’t would benefit from a little more appeal to those that are actually still with their significant other. The wedding industry is growing exponentially, and this site could take better advantage of that fact, even with its realistic approach to relationships. Blabbermash is another relationship advice site that’s recently launched.
More at:http://www.idonowidont.com/
This social network is all about commiserating with others that have broken off their engagements or gotten a divorce. (I Do...Now I Don't), a site that matches people who are looking to sell engagement rings they no longer need or want with buyers who are in the market for a great deal. A home for people to share their relationship disasters or successes, vent about their ex's or rave about their newly single sex, provide tips on surviving a breakup or tips on how to do the breaking up and much, much more.
How It Works:
Users can share stories and advice without being judged.At least, that’s the ideal way to look at things. In reality, there’s fewer situations that receive more judgment. But the hope is that since you’re in a community with others in the same boat, you’re more likely to find others with a similar perspective. Most of the functions of this site operate in a similar manner to your average social network. There are blogs, photo albums, friending, private messages, featured articles, and the whole bit.
Why Is It Different:
What makes this network stand out from the rest (aside from the topic) is the top charts for break up songs and the auction section where you can get rid of that shiny, sparkling reminder of the relationship that just didn’t work out–the ring. Now we over at Mashable are not sure if this site is funny, or kind of sad. I kind of wish that the site would impose more of a sense of humor with its presentation–that would actually make it easier to get involved with the community. But there’s one thing you can’t deny about this site: it takes a very honest approach to the reality of relationships.
Other than commiserating, the advice given would be good for those that are in a serious relationship, or are about to get married. And that goes for the auction site too. It’s the people that are about to get married that would be buying up these second-hand rings. That being said, I Do…Now I Don’t would benefit from a little more appeal to those that are actually still with their significant other. The wedding industry is growing exponentially, and this site could take better advantage of that fact, even with its realistic approach to relationships. Blabbermash is another relationship advice site that’s recently launched.
More at:http://www.idonowidont.com/
TeethYou---Share Shopping Experience
What Company Is Offering:
TeethYou is a network that gets people connected with friends, strangers and others who share what they have just bought lately. It is to share not only what products you bought, but also how you feel the life.
TeethYou gives shopping fans a place for showing off what they’ve actually purchased.
Taiwan-based TeethYou, aims to help shoppers around the globe share the details of what they’ve just bought.
How it Works:
To list a purchase, users enter a short description of the item along with its price and any post-purchase thoughts about it; photos can be uploaded as well. Registering on TeethYou is free, and all entries are broadcast instantly on MSN. TeethYou also functions as a social network, allowing users to make friends and track their purchases. Wish lists can be created as well.
The concept is a good one: Sharing the details of actual purchases could appeal to shopping addicts and ‘casual voyeurs’ alike, tapping into a common interest in things like What’s in my bag photos on Flickr. Savvy marketers should be interested, too—what better way to get the pulse of your customers? Could be a good one to bring to a market near you....
More at: www.teethyou.com
TeethYou is a network that gets people connected with friends, strangers and others who share what they have just bought lately. It is to share not only what products you bought, but also how you feel the life.
TeethYou gives shopping fans a place for showing off what they’ve actually purchased.
Taiwan-based TeethYou, aims to help shoppers around the globe share the details of what they’ve just bought.
How it Works:
To list a purchase, users enter a short description of the item along with its price and any post-purchase thoughts about it; photos can be uploaded as well. Registering on TeethYou is free, and all entries are broadcast instantly on MSN. TeethYou also functions as a social network, allowing users to make friends and track their purchases. Wish lists can be created as well.
The concept is a good one: Sharing the details of actual purchases could appeal to shopping addicts and ‘casual voyeurs’ alike, tapping into a common interest in things like What’s in my bag photos on Flickr. Savvy marketers should be interested, too—what better way to get the pulse of your customers? Could be a good one to bring to a market near you....
More at: www.teethyou.com
MerchantCircle Got $10MM in Funding from Square 1 Bank and Equity Investors
About Company:
MerchantCircle helps you tap into the power of the Local Internet to reach these potential local customers, who are online right now, searching for deals, recommendations and information in your community. We created simple tools to help you to promote your products and services, and designed our site to get your business listed higher in search engine results on engines such as Google and Yahoo.(I reviewd this site 2days back).
How Much they Got From VCs:
The largest and fastest growing online network of local business owners in the nation, has received $10MM in funding from Square 1 Bank and equity investors Rustic Canyon Partners, Scale Venture Partners, Disney’s Steamboat Ventures, and from new financing partners IAC (NASDAQ: IACI - News) among others. The funding validates the company’s business model and allows MerchantCircle to pursue acquisition opportunities becoming available. The deal dramatically accelerates MerchantCircle’s strategy to become the most effective channel for connecting local businesses with local consumers.
What VCs Says:
The innovation of MerchantCircle’s “merchant-first” business model is the type of advanced vision that sustains the success of our region,” said Ron Kundich, SVP Manager, Square 1 Bank Silicon Valley, “I have been impressed by MerchantCircle’s strong growth and look forward to a long term partnership.”
How They Are Progressing:
MerchantCircle has attracted more than 300,000 local merchants in eighteen months. Local business owners use MerchantCircle to create web sites, manage their online reputation, write blogs, send newsletters, publish coupons, and connect with other business owners in their communities. In their new relationship with Square 1 Bank, Merchant Circle will gain access to Square 1’s full network of banking services, comprehensive financial expertise and signature service.
More At:http://www.merchantcircle.com/
MerchantCircle helps you tap into the power of the Local Internet to reach these potential local customers, who are online right now, searching for deals, recommendations and information in your community. We created simple tools to help you to promote your products and services, and designed our site to get your business listed higher in search engine results on engines such as Google and Yahoo.(I reviewd this site 2days back).
How Much they Got From VCs:
The largest and fastest growing online network of local business owners in the nation, has received $10MM in funding from Square 1 Bank and equity investors Rustic Canyon Partners, Scale Venture Partners, Disney’s Steamboat Ventures, and from new financing partners IAC (NASDAQ: IACI - News) among others. The funding validates the company’s business model and allows MerchantCircle to pursue acquisition opportunities becoming available. The deal dramatically accelerates MerchantCircle’s strategy to become the most effective channel for connecting local businesses with local consumers.
What VCs Says:
The innovation of MerchantCircle’s “merchant-first” business model is the type of advanced vision that sustains the success of our region,” said Ron Kundich, SVP Manager, Square 1 Bank Silicon Valley, “I have been impressed by MerchantCircle’s strong growth and look forward to a long term partnership.”
How They Are Progressing:
MerchantCircle has attracted more than 300,000 local merchants in eighteen months. Local business owners use MerchantCircle to create web sites, manage their online reputation, write blogs, send newsletters, publish coupons, and connect with other business owners in their communities. In their new relationship with Square 1 Bank, Merchant Circle will gain access to Square 1’s full network of banking services, comprehensive financial expertise and signature service.
More At:http://www.merchantcircle.com/
Fandango----Lauches Its Application On Facebook
What is Fandango:
Fandango, the largest movie ticketing service, sells tickets to approximately 15,000 screens and 1,300 theaters. One of the Web's top movie destinations (according to Nielsen//NetRatings), Fandango entertains and informs moviegoers with reviews, commentary and trailers, and offers the ability to quickly select a film, plan where and when to see it, and buy tickets up to 45 days in advance.
Updates:
The leading moviegoer destination, announced a new application on Facebook Platform, enabling movie studios, film distributors, production companies, theaters and other organizations with Facebook Pages to enhance their movie-related content with showtimes and ticketing capabilities (along with other value-added features for moviegoers who access these pages).
Facebook Pages allow users to interact and affiliate with organizations and businesses, like movie studios, in the same way they interact with other user profiles.
For consumers, this new relationship provides Facebook's 52 million active users with direct access to show times and ticketing for more than 15,000 screens in the Fandango network (representing the widest selection of theaters in the United States). The new application will enable Fandango users to invite their Facebook friends to join them at the movies.Fandango's application was built on Facebook Platform, a development platform that enables companies and engineers to integrate with Facebook and gain access to millions of users. Platform was recently expanded to Facebook Pages, allowing businesses and organizations on Facebook to add applications onto their pages and enable users to interact with them.
More at:http://www.fandango.com/
Fandango, the largest movie ticketing service, sells tickets to approximately 15,000 screens and 1,300 theaters. One of the Web's top movie destinations (according to Nielsen//NetRatings), Fandango entertains and informs moviegoers with reviews, commentary and trailers, and offers the ability to quickly select a film, plan where and when to see it, and buy tickets up to 45 days in advance.
Updates:
The leading moviegoer destination, announced a new application on Facebook Platform, enabling movie studios, film distributors, production companies, theaters and other organizations with Facebook Pages to enhance their movie-related content with showtimes and ticketing capabilities (along with other value-added features for moviegoers who access these pages).
Facebook Pages allow users to interact and affiliate with organizations and businesses, like movie studios, in the same way they interact with other user profiles.
For consumers, this new relationship provides Facebook's 52 million active users with direct access to show times and ticketing for more than 15,000 screens in the Fandango network (representing the widest selection of theaters in the United States). The new application will enable Fandango users to invite their Facebook friends to join them at the movies.Fandango's application was built on Facebook Platform, a development platform that enables companies and engineers to integrate with Facebook and gain access to millions of users. Platform was recently expanded to Facebook Pages, allowing businesses and organizations on Facebook to add applications onto their pages and enable users to interact with them.
More at:http://www.fandango.com/
Ebyte.com ----For Sharing ,Searching,Computer Hardware And Electronics Products
What Company is Offering:
Build your own custom search results. You can easily do this by tagging products with the keywords you want. All products are taggable, and all tagged keywords are used to weigh products in search results and can be used to build your own custom search for the products you want.
How It Works:
Ebyte.com provides a way to easily search and browse through a huge catalog of computer hardware and electronics products, while providing a dynamic platform for users to share their knowledge and opinions about products, interact with a community of tech enthusiasts, and recommend products to others.
If you are passionate about technology, Ebyte.com is waiting for you. They’ve recently released version 2 of Ebyte.com. With it comes many improvements and added features to the site. Most importantly they have improved the checkout process dramatically. They have made it even easier for you to place orders and choose different secure payment methods. And also you don’t have to be a member to order on Ebyte.com.
More at:http://www.ebyte.com/
Build your own custom search results. You can easily do this by tagging products with the keywords you want. All products are taggable, and all tagged keywords are used to weigh products in search results and can be used to build your own custom search for the products you want.
How It Works:
Ebyte.com provides a way to easily search and browse through a huge catalog of computer hardware and electronics products, while providing a dynamic platform for users to share their knowledge and opinions about products, interact with a community of tech enthusiasts, and recommend products to others.
If you are passionate about technology, Ebyte.com is waiting for you. They’ve recently released version 2 of Ebyte.com. With it comes many improvements and added features to the site. Most importantly they have improved the checkout process dramatically. They have made it even easier for you to place orders and choose different secure payment methods. And also you don’t have to be a member to order on Ebyte.com.
More at:http://www.ebyte.com/
GotCast.com---Promote Yourself,Get Cast And Become Famous
What Company Is Offering:
GotCast simply brings both undiscovered stars and Hollywood Executives to the same place. Now you can get in front of the Casting Directors and Agents that can launch your career.
Until now, getting there was nearly impossible for everyone.
Aside from moving to Hollywood and hoping to get discovered, the only chance you may have had was to show up at a talent competition or send a video to a TV Network - both of these never seem to work. At the same time, Casting Directors from major networks and top Talent Agents are constantly trying to find new talent to appear on their shows, and they are having just as hard of a time finding you!
How It Works:
Gotcast helps you create your unique identity by uploading your photos and audition videos.
Once you have your profile setup, you can audition for one of our castings. Once you’ve entered, work to get as many votes you can so that you become a finalist. And don’t worry, you’re not on your own… GotCast has great tools that you can use to reach out to all of your fans!
Our Top 10 talent profiles move onto a final round where Hollywood Casting Directors and Agents review their audition videos and ultimately choose one winner to work on a specific on-camera role. That winner is flown out to Hollywood where they meet face to face with people within the industry; they experience Hollywood like a star, and finally work on their project.
More at:http://www.gotcast.com/
GotCast simply brings both undiscovered stars and Hollywood Executives to the same place. Now you can get in front of the Casting Directors and Agents that can launch your career.
Until now, getting there was nearly impossible for everyone.
Aside from moving to Hollywood and hoping to get discovered, the only chance you may have had was to show up at a talent competition or send a video to a TV Network - both of these never seem to work. At the same time, Casting Directors from major networks and top Talent Agents are constantly trying to find new talent to appear on their shows, and they are having just as hard of a time finding you!
How It Works:
Gotcast helps you create your unique identity by uploading your photos and audition videos.
Once you have your profile setup, you can audition for one of our castings. Once you’ve entered, work to get as many votes you can so that you become a finalist. And don’t worry, you’re not on your own… GotCast has great tools that you can use to reach out to all of your fans!
Our Top 10 talent profiles move onto a final round where Hollywood Casting Directors and Agents review their audition videos and ultimately choose one winner to work on a specific on-camera role. That winner is flown out to Hollywood where they meet face to face with people within the industry; they experience Hollywood like a star, and finally work on their project.
More at:http://www.gotcast.com/
TheFoundBin.com----Searh For Your Lost And Found Items
What Company Is Offering:
TheFoundBin.com is the largest online collection of free lost and found listings. With the fastest growing lost and found community they fight to help stop lost stuff!Search the largest online listing of lost and found items! Whether you lost your dog, your cat, your favorite watch ... or your brother, we can help you find it!
100% FREE for everyone!
Powerful mapping feature makes searching a breeze
As anonymous as you want it to be.
Send auto alerts to local BinPoint locations to find your item fast.
How It Works:
Start your search for your lost and found items using the search box to the left.For example,Shelter Info
Every second counts! Don't spend countless hours or even days driving to or contacting every local organization in your area. Let us do the work for you. Good samaritan and other volunteer organizations are typically overworked and underfunded. Oftentimes the chance that they'll have adequate room for your pet are slim.
TheFoundBin.com makes it easy for you and for them. Once you're realized your pet may be lost, log on to TheFoundBin.com and register your pet for free! Upon registering, an automated e-mail will be sent to registered local shelters, rescue groups, and other lost animal organizations in your area, alerting them to your lost pet. If your pet is found, you'll be notified directly either via e-mail or phone (depending on your preference when registering). It's fast, easy, and free!
More at:http://www.thefoundbin.com/
TheFoundBin.com is the largest online collection of free lost and found listings. With the fastest growing lost and found community they fight to help stop lost stuff!Search the largest online listing of lost and found items! Whether you lost your dog, your cat, your favorite watch ... or your brother, we can help you find it!
100% FREE for everyone!
Powerful mapping feature makes searching a breeze
As anonymous as you want it to be.
Send auto alerts to local BinPoint locations to find your item fast.
How It Works:
Start your search for your lost and found items using the search box to the left.For example,Shelter Info
Every second counts! Don't spend countless hours or even days driving to or contacting every local organization in your area. Let us do the work for you. Good samaritan and other volunteer organizations are typically overworked and underfunded. Oftentimes the chance that they'll have adequate room for your pet are slim.
TheFoundBin.com makes it easy for you and for them. Once you're realized your pet may be lost, log on to TheFoundBin.com and register your pet for free! Upon registering, an automated e-mail will be sent to registered local shelters, rescue groups, and other lost animal organizations in your area, alerting them to your lost pet. If your pet is found, you'll be notified directly either via e-mail or phone (depending on your preference when registering). It's fast, easy, and free!
More at:http://www.thefoundbin.com/
Domodomain---Transforms Anonymous Website Clicks Into Actionable Sales And Marketing Intelligence
What Company Is Offering:
Domodomain Professional is an on-demand website lead prospecting and generation tool for anyone who would benefit from identifying and profiling the business visitors to their company web site.
How It Works:
Domodomain transforms anonymous website clicks into actionable sales and marketing intelligence with no software to install. Domodomain transforms the concept of Web Analytics, from a statistical analysis tool into a window onto visitor browsing experience. Domodomain's easy-to-use service provides actionable web visitor intelligence to enhance any CRM platform, marketing or sales activity. Domodomain provides visitor company names and information, playback of the visit and an intuitive analysis of the products and services in which the visitor appeared to show an interest during the browsing session.
More at:http://www.domodomain.com/
Domodomain Professional is an on-demand website lead prospecting and generation tool for anyone who would benefit from identifying and profiling the business visitors to their company web site.
How It Works:
Domodomain transforms anonymous website clicks into actionable sales and marketing intelligence with no software to install. Domodomain transforms the concept of Web Analytics, from a statistical analysis tool into a window onto visitor browsing experience. Domodomain's easy-to-use service provides actionable web visitor intelligence to enhance any CRM platform, marketing or sales activity. Domodomain provides visitor company names and information, playback of the visit and an intuitive analysis of the products and services in which the visitor appeared to show an interest during the browsing session.
More at:http://www.domodomain.com/
Friday, November 9, 2007
HotSwap---Post Video Ads Of Cars Online
What Company Is Offering:
HotSwap gives users a way to post video ads of their cars online, YouTube-style. Anyone can shoot a video of their car with a cell phone cam or other digital camera and upload it to the site, along with still images and a description of the car. HotSwap also throws in some useful search tools for prospective buyers. Shoppers can search for cars by their mileage and colour, for example, or post questions about the vehicle for all to view and negotiate an offer online.
How It Works:
HotSwap’s founders, who met as graduate students at the University of California, are making the site pay by providing their video services to large-scale car dealers, including AutoNation. The site has already attracted some heavy-hitting investors, including Apple Computer co-founder Steve Wozniak and the co-founder of Clear Channel Communications, Red McCombs.
How Is It Different:
What really separates HotSwap from the crowd of online-classified purveyors is the friendly feel of the site: more visually appealing than Craigslist, and not as commercial as cars.com. HotSwap’s organizers even advise sellers not to edit their videos into slick presentations, saying the home-produced uploads give viewers a more believable impression of a vehicle being sold. Believability isn’t a word often associated with used car sales, and it could end up being the biggest factor in HowSwap’s success. And something for anyone in online sales to learn from.
More at:http://www.hotswap.com/
HotSwap gives users a way to post video ads of their cars online, YouTube-style. Anyone can shoot a video of their car with a cell phone cam or other digital camera and upload it to the site, along with still images and a description of the car. HotSwap also throws in some useful search tools for prospective buyers. Shoppers can search for cars by their mileage and colour, for example, or post questions about the vehicle for all to view and negotiate an offer online.
How It Works:
HotSwap’s founders, who met as graduate students at the University of California, are making the site pay by providing their video services to large-scale car dealers, including AutoNation. The site has already attracted some heavy-hitting investors, including Apple Computer co-founder Steve Wozniak and the co-founder of Clear Channel Communications, Red McCombs.
How Is It Different:
What really separates HotSwap from the crowd of online-classified purveyors is the friendly feel of the site: more visually appealing than Craigslist, and not as commercial as cars.com. HotSwap’s organizers even advise sellers not to edit their videos into slick presentations, saying the home-produced uploads give viewers a more believable impression of a vehicle being sold. Believability isn’t a word often associated with used car sales, and it could end up being the biggest factor in HowSwap’s success. And something for anyone in online sales to learn from.
More at:http://www.hotswap.com/
Home Equity Share ----The online marketplace for real estate co-ownership
What Company Is Offering:
Home Equity Share is the online marketplace for real estate co-ownership. We help home buyers overcome the high price of real estate by matching them with investors, allowing both parties to co-own property and enjoy the benefits.
How It Works:
Use Home Equity Share to find a real-estate partner, calculate your profit potential, and complete the Equity Sharing Agreement, all for free. At HomeEquityShare.com, a Web site that matches prospective home buyers with real-estate investors, individuals making successful connections receive a free equity-share agreement.
How Equity Sharing Works:
In equity-sharing, the occupant is required by the Internal Revenue Service to pay rent to the investor for the portion of the property that the investor owns. The amount depends first on what the property could rent for in the open market. Say the fair-market rental value is $2,000 and the investor's ownership stake is 20%. That means $400 a month is owed to the investor.
Then, if the investor pays for expenses such as insurance, maintenance, association dues and property taxes, the rent can just be considered reimbursement for those costs.
The investor can deduct those expenses from his or her taxable income in an amount equal to—and in some cases exceeding—the rental income. If the deductible expenses, which are considered "passive" investment losses, add up to more than the rent, the excess may be carried over to future years or taken as a deduction against other passive investment gains such as those arising from other rental income or the eventual sale of the property.
The success of co-ownership arrangements hinges on having a well-crafted equity-sharing .
More at:http://www.homeequityshare.com/
Home Equity Share is the online marketplace for real estate co-ownership. We help home buyers overcome the high price of real estate by matching them with investors, allowing both parties to co-own property and enjoy the benefits.
How It Works:
Use Home Equity Share to find a real-estate partner, calculate your profit potential, and complete the Equity Sharing Agreement, all for free. At HomeEquityShare.com, a Web site that matches prospective home buyers with real-estate investors, individuals making successful connections receive a free equity-share agreement.
How Equity Sharing Works:
In equity-sharing, the occupant is required by the Internal Revenue Service to pay rent to the investor for the portion of the property that the investor owns. The amount depends first on what the property could rent for in the open market. Say the fair-market rental value is $2,000 and the investor's ownership stake is 20%. That means $400 a month is owed to the investor.
Then, if the investor pays for expenses such as insurance, maintenance, association dues and property taxes, the rent can just be considered reimbursement for those costs.
The investor can deduct those expenses from his or her taxable income in an amount equal to—and in some cases exceeding—the rental income. If the deductible expenses, which are considered "passive" investment losses, add up to more than the rent, the excess may be carried over to future years or taken as a deduction against other passive investment gains such as those arising from other rental income or the eventual sale of the property.
The success of co-ownership arrangements hinges on having a well-crafted equity-sharing .
More at:http://www.homeequityshare.com/
Frame Media Got $2 million in series A funding
About Company:
FrameChannel, Frame Media's leading Web-service platform, enables wireless digital frame owners to program the delivery of dynamic content from a number of different sources. Users have the ability to select, program and manage personal photos, along with content from hundreds of content feeds including sports, traffic and entertainment news. According to a recent IDC study, "the 2.8 million digital frames sold in 2006 are predicted to grow to 42.3 million units by 2011, most of which will be Wi-Fi enabled."(1)( I reviewd this site before).
How Much They Got From VCs:
They have $2 million in series A funding. Funding was co-led by CommonAngels and Longworth Venture Partners.
What's the purpose of raising fund:
Frame Media will use the capital to advance its position as the leading Web platform to manage content for wireless digital picture frames. Frame Media is currently working with a number of major frame manufacturers and semiconductor companies to ensure their products will be compatible with FrameChannel in time for the holiday season. Additionally, this funding will allow Frame Media to begin a hiring initiative. The company expects to expand its workforce across all departments.
more at:http://www.framemedia.com/
FrameChannel, Frame Media's leading Web-service platform, enables wireless digital frame owners to program the delivery of dynamic content from a number of different sources. Users have the ability to select, program and manage personal photos, along with content from hundreds of content feeds including sports, traffic and entertainment news. According to a recent IDC study, "the 2.8 million digital frames sold in 2006 are predicted to grow to 42.3 million units by 2011, most of which will be Wi-Fi enabled."(1)( I reviewd this site before).
How Much They Got From VCs:
They have $2 million in series A funding. Funding was co-led by CommonAngels and Longworth Venture Partners.
What's the purpose of raising fund:
Frame Media will use the capital to advance its position as the leading Web platform to manage content for wireless digital picture frames. Frame Media is currently working with a number of major frame manufacturers and semiconductor companies to ensure their products will be compatible with FrameChannel in time for the holiday season. Additionally, this funding will allow Frame Media to begin a hiring initiative. The company expects to expand its workforce across all departments.
more at:http://www.framemedia.com/
Zoogmo----Your Online Backup Community
What Company says:
At Zoogmo our mission is to create solutions that help encourage people to proactively backup their precious data BEFORE disaster strikes. Zoogmo makes backup cool by using existing internet connections, available space on computers and your great relationships with your friends to automatically and securely back up your files for FREE to a place you trust.
How It Works:
Zoogmo is secure and easy to use. It operates by backing up your data over the internet or within a LAN to your own computers or the computers of your trusted friends, family and colleagues. Zoogmo gives you free, unlimited offsite backup. No monthly fees to use some company’s bandwidth and servers since we efficiently use disc space you have and bandwidth you are already paying for. Where else can you get so much goodness for free?
Is It Safe:
Before your files leave your computer, they are fully encrypted and remain that way crossing the internet and while stored on your partners’ computers. No one but you, neither Zoogmo nor your backup partners, has access to .
More at:http://www.zoogmo.com/faq.htm
At Zoogmo our mission is to create solutions that help encourage people to proactively backup their precious data BEFORE disaster strikes. Zoogmo makes backup cool by using existing internet connections, available space on computers and your great relationships with your friends to automatically and securely back up your files for FREE to a place you trust.
How It Works:
Zoogmo is secure and easy to use. It operates by backing up your data over the internet or within a LAN to your own computers or the computers of your trusted friends, family and colleagues. Zoogmo gives you free, unlimited offsite backup. No monthly fees to use some company’s bandwidth and servers since we efficiently use disc space you have and bandwidth you are already paying for. Where else can you get so much goodness for free?
Is It Safe:
Before your files leave your computer, they are fully encrypted and remain that way crossing the internet and while stored on your partners’ computers. No one but you, neither Zoogmo nor your backup partners, has access to .
More at:http://www.zoogmo.com/faq.htm
Fring---For Free Mobile Calls
What Company Is Offering:
fring™ is a free mobile VoIP application that enables free mobile internet calls and live chat (IM) to other ‘fringsters’ and PC-based services including Skype®, Google Talk™, ICQ, MSN® Messenger and Twitter, using free Wi-Fi or your 3G or GPRS internet data plan instead of costly mobile airtime minutes.
With fring, you’ll gain benefits previously only found only on the PC and get empowered with mobility as never before: make cheap mobile internet calls, see who’s online before dialing with contact availability indicators (presence), live chat instead of SMS, engage in multiple conversations simultaneously, view conversation history and more! Take all your fring, Skype, Google Talk, ICQ, MSN Messenger and Twitter buddies with you wherever you go and view them, along with your regular phone contacts, from one integrated and searchable contact list.
How It Works:
The fring™ mobile VoIP solution is designed to optimize the embedded internet capabilities within the subscriber's handset. The fring™ solution establishes a Peer-To-Peer VoIP connection between calling parties, enabling true VoIP sessions between fring enabled handsets and also between handsets and PCs.
fring™ is based on a unique thin-client technology that for the first time enables true VoIP over 3G, GPRS and Wi-Fi networks. fring™ dynamically adapts itself to the optimal network and handset characteristics while enabling seamless roaming VoIP on multiple networks. The dedicated three-sided P2P network architecture has been developed to support near telco-grade voice quality and network efficiency.
fring™ leverages the Internet connectivity traditionally used for mobile email retrieval and web browsing to provide mobile-VoIP communications so users can talk and instant message for free!:
fring automatically roams between Wi-Fi and 3G networks, you can effortlessly login to recognized Wi-Fi hotspots, mindlessly gaining access to the best network for optimal call quality and savings.
More at:http://www.fring.com/
fring™ is a free mobile VoIP application that enables free mobile internet calls and live chat (IM) to other ‘fringsters’ and PC-based services including Skype®, Google Talk™, ICQ, MSN® Messenger and Twitter, using free Wi-Fi or your 3G or GPRS internet data plan instead of costly mobile airtime minutes.
With fring, you’ll gain benefits previously only found only on the PC and get empowered with mobility as never before: make cheap mobile internet calls, see who’s online before dialing with contact availability indicators (presence), live chat instead of SMS, engage in multiple conversations simultaneously, view conversation history and more! Take all your fring, Skype, Google Talk, ICQ, MSN Messenger and Twitter buddies with you wherever you go and view them, along with your regular phone contacts, from one integrated and searchable contact list.
How It Works:
The fring™ mobile VoIP solution is designed to optimize the embedded internet capabilities within the subscriber's handset. The fring™ solution establishes a Peer-To-Peer VoIP connection between calling parties, enabling true VoIP sessions between fring enabled handsets and also between handsets and PCs.
fring™ is based on a unique thin-client technology that for the first time enables true VoIP over 3G, GPRS and Wi-Fi networks. fring™ dynamically adapts itself to the optimal network and handset characteristics while enabling seamless roaming VoIP on multiple networks. The dedicated three-sided P2P network architecture has been developed to support near telco-grade voice quality and network efficiency.
fring™ leverages the Internet connectivity traditionally used for mobile email retrieval and web browsing to provide mobile-VoIP communications so users can talk and instant message for free!:
fring automatically roams between Wi-Fi and 3G networks, you can effortlessly login to recognized Wi-Fi hotspots, mindlessly gaining access to the best network for optimal call quality and savings.
More at:http://www.fring.com/
MerchantCircle----Business Marketing
What Company Is Offering:
They are a privately-funded business based in Silicon Valley, dedicated to helping local businesses get more customers quickly, easily and cost effectively. They know you've got a business to run, and you can't spare millions of dollars and extra employees to manage your advertising and marketing efforts. We don't think you should have to. Instead, let us help you.
How It Works:
MerchantCircle helps you tap into the power of the Local Internet to reach these potential local customers, who are online right now, searching for deals, recommendations and information in your community. They created simple tools to help you to promote your products and services, and designed our site to get your business listed higher in search engine results on engines such as Google and Yahoo. They developed free tools that help you develop a dynamic business listing and raise your visibility in search results. Moreover, we offer additional affordable service packages that leave phone book ads in the dust for a fraction of your budget.
Who Is Backing This Site:
MerchantCircle is led by an experienced team and funded by investors who share our vision and believe in the power of local businesses. Our backers include Rustic Canyon Partners, Scale Venture Partners and Disney's Steamboat Ventures, who each bring their specialized expertise to help us develop and improve your MerchantCircle experience.
Rustic Canyon has a deep understanding of small business advertising, earned in part through their experiences with the LA Times and City Search. Rustic Canyon was established in September 1999 to invest a portion of the funds created by a recapitalization of The Times Mirror Company (since acquired by the Tribune Company). Their Managing Partner, Tom Unterman, previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Times Mirror, where he supervised its investments, including an active venture capital investment program that included companies such as Netscape, City Search, and WebTV.
Scale Venture Partners employs a thesis-based strategy to identify innovative development-stage technology and healthcare investments. The ScaleVP team works with technology and healthcare companies to accelerate their growth and become more valuable to entrepreneurs, investors and consumers. Based in Foster City, California, the ScaleVP team collectively offers decades of technology and venture industry experience to development-stage companies in hardware, software, healthcare and medical devices. Representative portfolio companies include Alimera, Frontbridge, Glu Mobile, Good Technology, Monolithic Power Systems, Omniture, Orexigen, Placeware, ScanSafe, Seattle Genetics, Somaxon, Wayport and Xceive. For more information, visit www.scalevp.com
Disney's Steamboat Ventures helps companies succeed in emerging media and entertainment markets, and has extensive experience in advertising and developing truly local experiences. Disney owns an interest in 72 ABC radio stations, 10 television stations and many theme parks. In addition, Steamboat Ventures has an extensive investment portfolio, including advertising companies Quigo, who helps advertisers reach millions of targeted customers, and FastClick, (now ValueClick Media,) one of the first online advertising networks.
More at:http://www.merchantcircle.com/
They are a privately-funded business based in Silicon Valley, dedicated to helping local businesses get more customers quickly, easily and cost effectively. They know you've got a business to run, and you can't spare millions of dollars and extra employees to manage your advertising and marketing efforts. We don't think you should have to. Instead, let us help you.
How It Works:
MerchantCircle helps you tap into the power of the Local Internet to reach these potential local customers, who are online right now, searching for deals, recommendations and information in your community. They created simple tools to help you to promote your products and services, and designed our site to get your business listed higher in search engine results on engines such as Google and Yahoo. They developed free tools that help you develop a dynamic business listing and raise your visibility in search results. Moreover, we offer additional affordable service packages that leave phone book ads in the dust for a fraction of your budget.
Who Is Backing This Site:
MerchantCircle is led by an experienced team and funded by investors who share our vision and believe in the power of local businesses. Our backers include Rustic Canyon Partners, Scale Venture Partners and Disney's Steamboat Ventures, who each bring their specialized expertise to help us develop and improve your MerchantCircle experience.
Rustic Canyon has a deep understanding of small business advertising, earned in part through their experiences with the LA Times and City Search. Rustic Canyon was established in September 1999 to invest a portion of the funds created by a recapitalization of The Times Mirror Company (since acquired by the Tribune Company). Their Managing Partner, Tom Unterman, previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Times Mirror, where he supervised its investments, including an active venture capital investment program that included companies such as Netscape, City Search, and WebTV.
Scale Venture Partners employs a thesis-based strategy to identify innovative development-stage technology and healthcare investments. The ScaleVP team works with technology and healthcare companies to accelerate their growth and become more valuable to entrepreneurs, investors and consumers. Based in Foster City, California, the ScaleVP team collectively offers decades of technology and venture industry experience to development-stage companies in hardware, software, healthcare and medical devices. Representative portfolio companies include Alimera, Frontbridge, Glu Mobile, Good Technology, Monolithic Power Systems, Omniture, Orexigen, Placeware, ScanSafe, Seattle Genetics, Somaxon, Wayport and Xceive. For more information, visit www.scalevp.com
Disney's Steamboat Ventures helps companies succeed in emerging media and entertainment markets, and has extensive experience in advertising and developing truly local experiences. Disney owns an interest in 72 ABC radio stations, 10 television stations and many theme parks. In addition, Steamboat Ventures has an extensive investment portfolio, including advertising companies Quigo, who helps advertisers reach millions of targeted customers, and FastClick, (now ValueClick Media,) one of the first online advertising networks.
More at:http://www.merchantcircle.com/
BricaBox----For Publishing And Connecting Information
What Company Is Offering:
NewYork based BricaBox launched an interesting publishing platform at BlogWorldExpo providing enhanced features for blogs and wikis with large directories. Early examples of content produced using the alpha version include a New York Tech Directory and a listing of eating establishments throughout NYC created by CEO Nick Westheimer.
How It Works:
Using their technology, anyone can make a website about topic or collection of information they want. Then, anyone in the world can visit that site, use the information as a resource, and even add more information to it. Think about it like wikipedia, only smarter; or like a blogging platform, only more versatile.
Why Is It Differnt:
BricaBox, culminates some diverse elements previously spread across numerous platforms. For example, BricaBox enables users to add maps instantaneously for collaboration on data outside of text and images. This lessens the need for embedding and regurgitation of commentary from different community outlets. Take a look at the previously mentioned Nate’s List, which documents opinionated reviews of the “awesomest places to get food and drinks in New York City.
More at:http://www.bricabox.com/
NewYork based BricaBox launched an interesting publishing platform at BlogWorldExpo providing enhanced features for blogs and wikis with large directories. Early examples of content produced using the alpha version include a New York Tech Directory and a listing of eating establishments throughout NYC created by CEO Nick Westheimer.
How It Works:
Using their technology, anyone can make a website about topic or collection of information they want. Then, anyone in the world can visit that site, use the information as a resource, and even add more information to it. Think about it like wikipedia, only smarter; or like a blogging platform, only more versatile.
Why Is It Differnt:
BricaBox, culminates some diverse elements previously spread across numerous platforms. For example, BricaBox enables users to add maps instantaneously for collaboration on data outside of text and images. This lessens the need for embedding and regurgitation of commentary from different community outlets. Take a look at the previously mentioned Nate’s List, which documents opinionated reviews of the “awesomest places to get food and drinks in New York City.
More at:http://www.bricabox.com/
DotComPreneur.com---Internet Business Or Internet Entrepreneur
What Company Is About:
DotComPreneur is defined as a person who aspires to start, build or grow an Internet business, such as an Internet entrepreneur or someone who operates an online venture. This includes bloggers, Internet marketers, domain name investors, joint venture brokers, affiliate marketers, webmasters, information product creators, etc.
How It Works:
Dotcompreneur.com has detailed and innovative information that will help you glide through sticky situations or propel to the next level of success. The idea is that all news and information related to this subject are organized into easily searchable categories. Site visitors can check out the weekly section, “Monday Momentum,” to find tips and ideas on how to start the week off with a bang, not a bad word. Internet entrepreneurs who are looking for the real tactical goods can check out “Tools of the Trade” and “Secrets of Success” where accomplished and experienced business people give their best advice and hints. Also, since this is a dotcom site, there are tons of articles on blogging and how to work with Adsense and other programs.
More at:http://dotcompreneur.com/
DotComPreneur is defined as a person who aspires to start, build or grow an Internet business, such as an Internet entrepreneur or someone who operates an online venture. This includes bloggers, Internet marketers, domain name investors, joint venture brokers, affiliate marketers, webmasters, information product creators, etc.
How It Works:
Dotcompreneur.com has detailed and innovative information that will help you glide through sticky situations or propel to the next level of success. The idea is that all news and information related to this subject are organized into easily searchable categories. Site visitors can check out the weekly section, “Monday Momentum,” to find tips and ideas on how to start the week off with a bang, not a bad word. Internet entrepreneurs who are looking for the real tactical goods can check out “Tools of the Trade” and “Secrets of Success” where accomplished and experienced business people give their best advice and hints. Also, since this is a dotcom site, there are tons of articles on blogging and how to work with Adsense and other programs.
More at:http://dotcompreneur.com/
Thursday, November 8, 2007
FounderContact.com----For Connecting You To Other Investors And Business Professionals
What Company Is Offering:
With a life time free country membership at foundercontact you can expand rapidly your international network with close to 8,000 business owners that have an extended business profile at their website.
How It Works:
FounderContact.com is a community that connects you to other investors and business professionals. Many businesses today have an influence in more than one country it is time for you to expand your network and becoming part of the FounderContact.com community is a great way to do that. At the moment FounderContact.com has specific country directories for; Canada and the US, India, Holland, France, and the UK. There are other individuals who are part of the community that are from other countries and they are listed in the International contact section. Besides networking with other members, FounderContact.com offers many services that could help your business. FounderContact.com offers services in; accounting, business plan improvement, business plan outsourcing, finding capital, computer animation, human recourses, information security, online marketing, and more. If you want your business network to expand, then take advantage of FounderContact.com and be part of a proactive, innovated community.
More at:http://foundercontact.com/
With a life time free country membership at foundercontact you can expand rapidly your international network with close to 8,000 business owners that have an extended business profile at their website.
How It Works:
FounderContact.com is a community that connects you to other investors and business professionals. Many businesses today have an influence in more than one country it is time for you to expand your network and becoming part of the FounderContact.com community is a great way to do that. At the moment FounderContact.com has specific country directories for; Canada and the US, India, Holland, France, and the UK. There are other individuals who are part of the community that are from other countries and they are listed in the International contact section. Besides networking with other members, FounderContact.com offers many services that could help your business. FounderContact.com offers services in; accounting, business plan improvement, business plan outsourcing, finding capital, computer animation, human recourses, information security, online marketing, and more. If you want your business network to expand, then take advantage of FounderContact.com and be part of a proactive, innovated community.
More at:http://foundercontact.com/
Brightegg---Grow your online business without spending thousands
What Company Is Offering:
Brightegg is privately owned and operated by Digiwize, a new media company specializing in custom web applications, web design and consulting. Since 2003, Digiwize has been passionately developing, creating and consulting many successful organizations and businesses looking to create a better user experience online. Brightegg is an extension of the ultimate Digiwize vision: give organizations a better way to build, manage and market a premier, highly successful website at a cost effective price.
How It Works:
Brightegg targets organizations that want to grow online without spending thousands of dollars or hiring a full-time programmer, web designer and marketing expert. Brightegg and their experienced designer community offer premier, sophisticated web designs that businesses use to build their website. Once launched, businesses can easily manage their entire website in-house, market themselves using a multitude of features and collect leads and client information through a dedicated database. Brightegg members sign on to build a cost-effective website. They stay with Brightegg to grow their business. Brightegg is built on a smart web platform that learns from its community and members.
More at:http://www.brightegg.com/
Brightegg is privately owned and operated by Digiwize, a new media company specializing in custom web applications, web design and consulting. Since 2003, Digiwize has been passionately developing, creating and consulting many successful organizations and businesses looking to create a better user experience online. Brightegg is an extension of the ultimate Digiwize vision: give organizations a better way to build, manage and market a premier, highly successful website at a cost effective price.
How It Works:
Brightegg targets organizations that want to grow online without spending thousands of dollars or hiring a full-time programmer, web designer and marketing expert. Brightegg and their experienced designer community offer premier, sophisticated web designs that businesses use to build their website. Once launched, businesses can easily manage their entire website in-house, market themselves using a multitude of features and collect leads and client information through a dedicated database. Brightegg members sign on to build a cost-effective website. They stay with Brightegg to grow their business. Brightegg is built on a smart web platform that learns from its community and members.
More at:http://www.brightegg.com/
The Qloud --Online Music Service Got VCs Funding
What Company Is Offering:
The Qloud My Music application is a revolutionary music service that delivers online music to users how they want it – legal, cost-free, DRM-free, on-demand and linked to their personal music libraries – and where they want it – inside social networks where they can share music with and discover it through their friends.
How It Works:
By simply installing the My Music Facebook application users immediately can see and legally play entire songs and videos from their complete iTunes libraries inside of Facebook for free. My Music also allows users to see and play online the iTunes libraries of their friends, view and exchange playlists with their friends, browse and play the most popular songs among their friends and social groups, and add their friends’ songs to their own online libraries.
How Much They Got From Vcs And Who is Behind This Site:
Investors and board members in Qloud, including the founder of Island Records, Chris Blackwell, who discovered U2 and Bob Marley and was recently inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; the founder of Launch Music, Dave Goldberg, who most recently headed Yahoo! Music; the former head of AOL’s online music properties, Jim Bankoff, who will now serve as Qloud’s chairman; Ted Leonsis, Vice Chairman Emeritus of AOL and Chairman of Revolution Money; and music industry executives Paul Vidich, formerly EVP Strategy and Business Development of Warner Music; and Tom Ryan, formerly Global SVP of Digital and Mobile Strategy of EMI Music. Qloud was co-founded by former AOLers Toby Murdock and Mike Lewis.
What's Different Features:
Qloud’s service features an online jukebox with unlimited, streaming music and videos played on-demand. Qloud delivers this new and exciting music experience by embedding content from licensed providers, such as YouTube, Revver and Brightcove, and then making this content available to consumers in easy to navigate locations. Qloud also features deep social networking tools and a powerful, community-based music discovery system driven by the Qloud iTunes plug-in. This plug-in recreates a user’s iTunes library in a browser and enables users to explore the iTunes libraries of other Qloud users.
More at:http://blog.qloud.com/
The Qloud My Music application is a revolutionary music service that delivers online music to users how they want it – legal, cost-free, DRM-free, on-demand and linked to their personal music libraries – and where they want it – inside social networks where they can share music with and discover it through their friends.
How It Works:
By simply installing the My Music Facebook application users immediately can see and legally play entire songs and videos from their complete iTunes libraries inside of Facebook for free. My Music also allows users to see and play online the iTunes libraries of their friends, view and exchange playlists with their friends, browse and play the most popular songs among their friends and social groups, and add their friends’ songs to their own online libraries.
How Much They Got From Vcs And Who is Behind This Site:
Investors and board members in Qloud, including the founder of Island Records, Chris Blackwell, who discovered U2 and Bob Marley and was recently inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; the founder of Launch Music, Dave Goldberg, who most recently headed Yahoo! Music; the former head of AOL’s online music properties, Jim Bankoff, who will now serve as Qloud’s chairman; Ted Leonsis, Vice Chairman Emeritus of AOL and Chairman of Revolution Money; and music industry executives Paul Vidich, formerly EVP Strategy and Business Development of Warner Music; and Tom Ryan, formerly Global SVP of Digital and Mobile Strategy of EMI Music. Qloud was co-founded by former AOLers Toby Murdock and Mike Lewis.
What's Different Features:
Qloud’s service features an online jukebox with unlimited, streaming music and videos played on-demand. Qloud delivers this new and exciting music experience by embedding content from licensed providers, such as YouTube, Revver and Brightcove, and then making this content available to consumers in easy to navigate locations. Qloud also features deep social networking tools and a powerful, community-based music discovery system driven by the Qloud iTunes plug-in. This plug-in recreates a user’s iTunes library in a browser and enables users to explore the iTunes libraries of other Qloud users.
More at:http://blog.qloud.com/
Hidden City Games has raised $15 million in VCs funding
What Company Is Offering:
Bella Sara trading cards feature self-esteem-boosting messages and fantastic, imaginative illustrations of horses inspired by both fantasy and nature. The most recent Bella Sara card sets, Northern Lights and Ancient Lights, also feature horses based on Norse, Celtic, Greek and Roman mythology. Each Bella Sara horse-themed trading card can be activated in a magical online world for girls at http://www.bellasara.com, a virtual playground that features horse grooming, jumping, and riding games, plus puzzles, coloring books, interactive storybooks and more.
Inspired by her daughter’s love for horses, Danish social worker Gitte Odder Braendgaard developed Bella Sara to encourage young girls to acknowledge and express their feelings rather than invest too much of their identities in their physical appearence.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Hidden City Games, worldwide distributor of Bella Sara™ trading cards and online world for girls,has raised $15 million in strategic venture capital from Rustic Canyon Partners and Trinity Ventures. The funds will be used to expand the Bella Sara website and for marketing and new product development.
What VCs Says:
With more than 30 million trading cards sold worldwide and more than 1 million registered website users, Bella Sara is the first trading card game to capture the hearts and minds of girls,” said Michael Song, a partner at Rustic Canyon Partners, an $800 million venture fund focused on supporting early-stage technology companies. Mr. Song joins the Hidden City Games board of directors.
“As the online casual games market continues to demonstrate unprecedented growth, Bella Sara has a distinct advantage with 65,000 retail points of sale worldwide, all driving traffic to www.bellasara.com,” said Gus Tai, general partner at Trinity Ventures, which was one of the first institutional investors in Starbucks and which recently sold its portfolio company Photobucket, a web 2.0 darling, to News Corporation. “Peter Adkison understands how to build a global retail footprint, and we are bullish on his plans to leverage Bella Sara’s in-store presence to grow its registered-user base,” continued Mr. Tai, who joins Mr. Song on Hidden City’s board of directors.
Rustic Canyon Partners and Trinity Ventures also funded casual game publisher PlayFirst, Inc. and game publisher/developer Trion World Network.
More at:http://www.bellasara.com/
Bella Sara trading cards feature self-esteem-boosting messages and fantastic, imaginative illustrations of horses inspired by both fantasy and nature. The most recent Bella Sara card sets, Northern Lights and Ancient Lights, also feature horses based on Norse, Celtic, Greek and Roman mythology. Each Bella Sara horse-themed trading card can be activated in a magical online world for girls at http://www.bellasara.com, a virtual playground that features horse grooming, jumping, and riding games, plus puzzles, coloring books, interactive storybooks and more.
Inspired by her daughter’s love for horses, Danish social worker Gitte Odder Braendgaard developed Bella Sara to encourage young girls to acknowledge and express their feelings rather than invest too much of their identities in their physical appearence.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Hidden City Games, worldwide distributor of Bella Sara™ trading cards and online world for girls,has raised $15 million in strategic venture capital from Rustic Canyon Partners and Trinity Ventures. The funds will be used to expand the Bella Sara website and for marketing and new product development.
What VCs Says:
With more than 30 million trading cards sold worldwide and more than 1 million registered website users, Bella Sara is the first trading card game to capture the hearts and minds of girls,” said Michael Song, a partner at Rustic Canyon Partners, an $800 million venture fund focused on supporting early-stage technology companies. Mr. Song joins the Hidden City Games board of directors.
“As the online casual games market continues to demonstrate unprecedented growth, Bella Sara has a distinct advantage with 65,000 retail points of sale worldwide, all driving traffic to www.bellasara.com,” said Gus Tai, general partner at Trinity Ventures, which was one of the first institutional investors in Starbucks and which recently sold its portfolio company Photobucket, a web 2.0 darling, to News Corporation. “Peter Adkison understands how to build a global retail footprint, and we are bullish on his plans to leverage Bella Sara’s in-store presence to grow its registered-user base,” continued Mr. Tai, who joins Mr. Song on Hidden City’s board of directors.
Rustic Canyon Partners and Trinity Ventures also funded casual game publisher PlayFirst, Inc. and game publisher/developer Trion World Network.
More at:http://www.bellasara.com/
BigSmarty---The World's Most Exciting Investment Club
What Company Is Offering:
BigSmarty is the World’s Most Exciting Investment Club. Members Invest in PersonalDevelopment,Financial future Community.
How It Works:
By becoming a member of BigSmarty’s Investment Club you will..
LEARN by:
Competing in exciting fantasy stock trading tournaments in real time.
Viewing other member’s portfolios to gain insight into successful trading .
Sharing strategies and ideas with other members.
Practicing newfound skills risk free .
EARN by:
Winning cash prizes from competing in BigSmarty trading tournaments
Winning cash prizes in Fantasy tournaments by choosing the winners
Winning matching cash bonuses by referring other members
Applying your improved skills to the real world stock market
More at:http://www.bigsmarty.com/
BigSmarty is the World’s Most Exciting Investment Club. Members Invest in PersonalDevelopment,Financial future Community.
How It Works:
By becoming a member of BigSmarty’s Investment Club you will..
LEARN by:
Competing in exciting fantasy stock trading tournaments in real time.
Viewing other member’s portfolios to gain insight into successful trading .
Sharing strategies and ideas with other members.
Practicing newfound skills risk free .
EARN by:
Winning cash prizes from competing in BigSmarty trading tournaments
Winning cash prizes in Fantasy tournaments by choosing the winners
Winning matching cash bonuses by referring other members
Applying your improved skills to the real world stock market
More at:http://www.bigsmarty.com/
Gloofi---The First Web3.0 Search Engine
What Company Is Offering:
gloofi is the first Web 3.0 Search Engine currently in existance. gloofi contains human and Semantic search capability, tag/keyword translation, personalized search, and user generated content. With all the new functionalities, and powerful capabilities of gloofi, you may never again feel good about using the old search engines.
How It Works:
gloofi has a unique point system which rewards users for entering content into the database, approving content, reviewing content, helping other gloofi users, and taking an active part in expanding gloofi globally.gloofi will give away 1 million reward points - totaling about 10% of total gloofi ownership. These reward points will eventually be translated into shares of ownership in gloofi.
More at:http://www.gloofi.com/
gloofi is the first Web 3.0 Search Engine currently in existance. gloofi contains human and Semantic search capability, tag/keyword translation, personalized search, and user generated content. With all the new functionalities, and powerful capabilities of gloofi, you may never again feel good about using the old search engines.
How It Works:
gloofi has a unique point system which rewards users for entering content into the database, approving content, reviewing content, helping other gloofi users, and taking an active part in expanding gloofi globally.gloofi will give away 1 million reward points - totaling about 10% of total gloofi ownership. These reward points will eventually be translated into shares of ownership in gloofi.
More at:http://www.gloofi.com/
RealDealDocs--For Access To Millions Of Corporate/Transactional Documents And Deals
What Company Is Offering:
RealDealDocs provides lawyers with extraordinary access to hundreds of thousands of corporate/transactional documents and millions of deal clauses, created by attorneys from leading U.S. firms.
RealDealDocs organizes the filings for companies ranging from Fortune 500 to the smallest of small caps. We then strip away superfluous information so you get just the exhibits and clauses you need, organized the way you want to find them.
How It Works:
RealDealDocs lets you dictate exactly the kind of document you’re seeking. Say you were looking for a few good examples of a patent license agreement. Using simple pull-down menus, select "Intellectual property" as the document type and "patent license agreement" as the subtype.
You can modify that further with full text search or by choosing additional search fields; in seconds, RealDealDocs returns dozens of examples, prepared by top law firms for leading public companies. Actual document titles, parties involved, law firms and governing law are all listed, so you can quickly judge if the document is useful.
Another click and the document opens on your screen. You don't receive scores of irrelevant hits that match surface criteria, hits that must then be opened, evaluated and dismissed. With RealDealDocs, you get the section of a filing – the work product – which you really need.
More at:http://realdealdocs.com/
RealDealDocs provides lawyers with extraordinary access to hundreds of thousands of corporate/transactional documents and millions of deal clauses, created by attorneys from leading U.S. firms.
RealDealDocs organizes the filings for companies ranging from Fortune 500 to the smallest of small caps. We then strip away superfluous information so you get just the exhibits and clauses you need, organized the way you want to find them.
How It Works:
RealDealDocs lets you dictate exactly the kind of document you’re seeking. Say you were looking for a few good examples of a patent license agreement. Using simple pull-down menus, select "Intellectual property" as the document type and "patent license agreement" as the subtype.
You can modify that further with full text search or by choosing additional search fields; in seconds, RealDealDocs returns dozens of examples, prepared by top law firms for leading public companies. Actual document titles, parties involved, law firms and governing law are all listed, so you can quickly judge if the document is useful.
Another click and the document opens on your screen. You don't receive scores of irrelevant hits that match surface criteria, hits that must then be opened, evaluated and dismissed. With RealDealDocs, you get the section of a filing – the work product – which you really need.
More at:http://realdealdocs.com/
Virtual Ventures--You Use Their Virtual Money To Invest But Get Real Money In Return
What Company Says:
Evaluate real technologies developed within Fortune 500 companies. Play the role of a venture capitalist by evaluating the commercial potential of each one. "Invest" in the technologies you think will be commercialized.
How It Works:
You're investing in real technologies with real futures. After you make your "investment", track the process of bringing the technology to market. Earn a return on your investment when a company licenses the technology.It is free to play! You use our virtual money to invest.
Fluid Innovation is innovation that flows from the inventor to the company that is best able to bring it to market.
Fluid Innovation, Inc helps market-leading enterprises generate revenue by discovering, assessing, and licensing their internally developed technologies to companies that commercialize and market them. At the core of Fluid Innovation are two products that help accelerate the innovation process: Fluid Licensing SystemSM, a hosted application to manage ideas within a company, and Virtual VenturesSM, a prediction market community to assess the commercial viability and value of ideas.
More at:http://www.virtualventures.com/
http://www.fluidinnovation.com/
Evaluate real technologies developed within Fortune 500 companies. Play the role of a venture capitalist by evaluating the commercial potential of each one. "Invest" in the technologies you think will be commercialized.
How It Works:
You're investing in real technologies with real futures. After you make your "investment", track the process of bringing the technology to market. Earn a return on your investment when a company licenses the technology.It is free to play! You use our virtual money to invest.
Fluid Innovation is innovation that flows from the inventor to the company that is best able to bring it to market.
Fluid Innovation, Inc helps market-leading enterprises generate revenue by discovering, assessing, and licensing their internally developed technologies to companies that commercialize and market them. At the core of Fluid Innovation are two products that help accelerate the innovation process: Fluid Licensing SystemSM, a hosted application to manage ideas within a company, and Virtual VenturesSM, a prediction market community to assess the commercial viability and value of ideas.
More at:http://www.virtualventures.com/
http://www.fluidinnovation.com/
The Hire Hub ----Hire Anything
What Company Is Offering:
The Hire Hub is a community marketplace for hiring almost anything between members. Rather than having to buy the thing you need, you can now hire it from a fellow member. If you've got your own things then you can hire them out and earn some money from them.
How It Works:
The Hire Hub is the place to find items for hire.
Why buy if you'll hardly use it?.
Earn money from the stuff you already have.
Re-use is environmentally better than manufacture.
More at:http://www.thehirehub.co.uk/
The Hire Hub is a community marketplace for hiring almost anything between members. Rather than having to buy the thing you need, you can now hire it from a fellow member. If you've got your own things then you can hire them out and earn some money from them.
How It Works:
The Hire Hub is the place to find items for hire.
Why buy if you'll hardly use it?.
Earn money from the stuff you already have.
Re-use is environmentally better than manufacture.
More at:http://www.thehirehub.co.uk/
Chicini----For Finding What's Hot Trends In Future
What Company Is Offering:
Chicini is your source for all of the products, places, and trends that people will be buzzing about. You decide what's going to be in as we separate the trendsetters from the pretenders. At Chicini, it's all about finding what's hot for tomorrow... today.
How It Works:
You can vote whether you think a posted item is “chic” or “weak”, and these votes determine whether the posted items make it to the A-list or the C-list. Unlike Digg, you can actually purchase items from the site. Chictini also has a social network set up where you can create a pretty detailed profile page. You can list all of the basic personal details, see the last ten posted items by that person, leave them comments, create a detailed bio, include contact info, and have people join your “clique.” You can even post a song to your profile. Check out the top chicsters (the ones with the most points from their posted trends), see who’s currently online, and who has recently joined the site. With each trend you can see an enlarged image and add comments. They also have Chictini TV where they currently have a post on the hotspot Teany and an interview with the owner. For people looking for what will be popular tomorrow, check out Chictini.
More at:http://www.chictini.com/
Chicini is your source for all of the products, places, and trends that people will be buzzing about. You decide what's going to be in as we separate the trendsetters from the pretenders. At Chicini, it's all about finding what's hot for tomorrow... today.
How It Works:
You can vote whether you think a posted item is “chic” or “weak”, and these votes determine whether the posted items make it to the A-list or the C-list. Unlike Digg, you can actually purchase items from the site. Chictini also has a social network set up where you can create a pretty detailed profile page. You can list all of the basic personal details, see the last ten posted items by that person, leave them comments, create a detailed bio, include contact info, and have people join your “clique.” You can even post a song to your profile. Check out the top chicsters (the ones with the most points from their posted trends), see who’s currently online, and who has recently joined the site. With each trend you can see an enlarged image and add comments. They also have Chictini TV where they currently have a post on the hotspot Teany and an interview with the owner. For people looking for what will be popular tomorrow, check out Chictini.
More at:http://www.chictini.com/
Feedcompany---For Promoting Your Company
What Company Is Offering:
Feed Company is a new video optimization company in Los Angeles, California that helps advertisers and entertainment companies get their video exposed on popular blogs, social video networks, and P2P.
They help you become of the video sharing community they’re a part of. To think more like a media company than an advertiser selling a product.
How It Works:
Feed Company helps you to create a successful video for internet marketing purposes, and then works with you to aid in determining on which websites and blogs your video should be displayed. Aside from planning and distribution, Feed Company will also help you promote your video within the chosen sites, and provide you with the means necessary to report on your campaign’s results. Feed Company has previously served such swell-known clients such as iDeutsch and Warner Brothers Records.
More at:http://feedcompany.com/
Feed Company is a new video optimization company in Los Angeles, California that helps advertisers and entertainment companies get their video exposed on popular blogs, social video networks, and P2P.
They help you become of the video sharing community they’re a part of. To think more like a media company than an advertiser selling a product.
How It Works:
Feed Company helps you to create a successful video for internet marketing purposes, and then works with you to aid in determining on which websites and blogs your video should be displayed. Aside from planning and distribution, Feed Company will also help you promote your video within the chosen sites, and provide you with the means necessary to report on your campaign’s results. Feed Company has previously served such swell-known clients such as iDeutsch and Warner Brothers Records.
More at:http://feedcompany.com/
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