What Company Is Offering:
TextAway.com launched with the goal of offering internet users a free and innovative method to keep in touch. The website allows its users to send free text messages to a single person or multiple individuals with U.S. mobile phones. TextAway.com is gaining popularity with thousands of loyal users and delivering many thousands of text messages each month from all over the world.
How Is It Different:
This innovative website is different than many competitor websites that offer web-based texting because it facilitates a real-time exchange of text messages and many cool features. Users can preference the manner in which they receive text message replies from friends and family (email, mobile phone, or the TextAway inbox). When the user's friend receives the text message on their mobile phone, they can reply and that message is routed back through the channel the user selected (email, mobile phone, or the TextAway Inbox). The dialogue can then continue in real-time between the TextAway user and the mobile recipients. TextAway.com also allows users to easily store and organize their mobile contacts into categories and use them to send messages quickly. The website also offers the ability to send text message invitations (similar to the email invitations offered by Evite.com), which allow the recipient to RSVP for an event directly from their cell phone.
More at:
TextAway LLC
Adam Hirsen
847-858-3278
adam@textaway.com
www.textaway.com
Friday, February 22, 2008
RecruiTT - --Unique Concept Of Online Recruitment
What Company Is Offering:
Recruitt enables employers to interview prospective candidates online. Jobs are posted with online interviews set by the employer. Candidates can apply by completing the interview. Traditionally, recruitment agencies provide the gateway between candidates and employers, sifting CVs to find candidates to present to the employer for consideration. Recruitt replaces that need by providing a service which allows candidates to stand out from the crowd by presenting themselves directly to employers via the online interview.
How It Works:
With Recruitt, you have the opportunity to shine in front of a prospective employer by completing an online interview set directly by the employer. Avoiding the middle man (recruitment agencies) saves time and effort and gives you the opportunity to get your CV in front of the real decision makers – the employers.
When the employer set the question, they also set the answers that their ideal candidate would reply with and gives each question points (‘Other’ type questions are not scored but may further help employers filter
candidates.) If your answer meets their requirements, you are allocated the points and at the end of the interview, your points are totalled. Any candidates achieving the minimum pass score set by the employer will have their CV sent to the employer directly.
This will mean that you will only be put forward for jobs that you are more likely to be recruited for, saving effort, time and money.
More at:http://www.recruitt.com/
Recruitt enables employers to interview prospective candidates online. Jobs are posted with online interviews set by the employer. Candidates can apply by completing the interview. Traditionally, recruitment agencies provide the gateway between candidates and employers, sifting CVs to find candidates to present to the employer for consideration. Recruitt replaces that need by providing a service which allows candidates to stand out from the crowd by presenting themselves directly to employers via the online interview.
How It Works:
With Recruitt, you have the opportunity to shine in front of a prospective employer by completing an online interview set directly by the employer. Avoiding the middle man (recruitment agencies) saves time and effort and gives you the opportunity to get your CV in front of the real decision makers – the employers.
When the employer set the question, they also set the answers that their ideal candidate would reply with and gives each question points (‘Other’ type questions are not scored but may further help employers filter
candidates.) If your answer meets their requirements, you are allocated the points and at the end of the interview, your points are totalled. Any candidates achieving the minimum pass score set by the employer will have their CV sent to the employer directly.
This will mean that you will only be put forward for jobs that you are more likely to be recruited for, saving effort, time and money.
More at:http://www.recruitt.com/
SeaFolks.com, a networking site for merchant navy officers
What Company Is Offering:
SeaFolks.com, a networking site for merchant navy officers is now made open also for spouses or would be spouses and other people closely associated with merchant navy professionals. This platform is offered so that they can improve their collective lives by interacting with each other. SeaFolks.com, which is a complete vertical or niche portal on the merchant navy profession.
How It Works:
SeaFolks.com gives officers a chance to get the first hand information about latest machineries or equipments, officers have worked with across the world. Looks like SeaFolks.com is a great recipe specially prepared for all the people associated with the Merchant Navy.Marine students, senior sailing officers, marine teaching faculties, etc are registered on this site. Because this is a platform of people with similar interests and concerns, they can share the right information to each other. The site offers them different tools like blogs, forums, special picture section, etc which makes it easy for them to share their life.
While speaking with the CEO of SeaFolks.com, Mr Umesh Dhekane said, “This is our sincere attempt to get SeaFolks and Sea Lovers closer. The aim is to get them all together to interact with each other and improve their collective lives.”
More at:
SeaFolks.com
Umesh Dhekane
+919822778254
umesh@seafolks.com
http://www.seafolks.com
SeaFolks.com, a networking site for merchant navy officers is now made open also for spouses or would be spouses and other people closely associated with merchant navy professionals. This platform is offered so that they can improve their collective lives by interacting with each other. SeaFolks.com, which is a complete vertical or niche portal on the merchant navy profession.
How It Works:
SeaFolks.com gives officers a chance to get the first hand information about latest machineries or equipments, officers have worked with across the world. Looks like SeaFolks.com is a great recipe specially prepared for all the people associated with the Merchant Navy.Marine students, senior sailing officers, marine teaching faculties, etc are registered on this site. Because this is a platform of people with similar interests and concerns, they can share the right information to each other. The site offers them different tools like blogs, forums, special picture section, etc which makes it easy for them to share their life.
While speaking with the CEO of SeaFolks.com, Mr Umesh Dhekane said, “This is our sincere attempt to get SeaFolks and Sea Lovers closer. The aim is to get them all together to interact with each other and improve their collective lives.”
More at:
SeaFolks.com
Umesh Dhekane
+919822778254
umesh@seafolks.com
http://www.seafolks.com
Anpedia helps you find local and nationwide business information
What Company Is Offering:
Anpedia helps you find local and nationwide business listings quickly and easily. Their business search tools make it easy for you to look up local business names, addresses, phone numbers, web addresses, and other business information.
How It Works:
Rate and review your favorite restaurants, bars, dentists, doctors, beauty salons or any other businesses or places that you visit in your local community. Tag any business listings to make it easier to find later. And personalize Anpedia by selecting a search box color that matches your own tastes.
Use Anpedia reverse directory search to find local businesses using phone numbers and addresses. With Anpedia, it's fast and easy to do reverse lookup of local cities, zip codes, and area codes.
Use Anpedia mobile search to find local information from your phone or PDA devices -- anytime and anywhere.
Start browsing today, discover a new business, and write a review.
More at:http://www.anpedia.com/
Anpedia helps you find local and nationwide business listings quickly and easily. Their business search tools make it easy for you to look up local business names, addresses, phone numbers, web addresses, and other business information.
How It Works:
Rate and review your favorite restaurants, bars, dentists, doctors, beauty salons or any other businesses or places that you visit in your local community. Tag any business listings to make it easier to find later. And personalize Anpedia by selecting a search box color that matches your own tastes.
Use Anpedia reverse directory search to find local businesses using phone numbers and addresses. With Anpedia, it's fast and easy to do reverse lookup of local cities, zip codes, and area codes.
Use Anpedia mobile search to find local information from your phone or PDA devices -- anytime and anywhere.
Start browsing today, discover a new business, and write a review.
More at:http://www.anpedia.com/
JukeDuke---unique 'zip code powered' employment search service
What Company is Offering:
JukeDuke have created their unique 'zip code powered' employment search service, which quickly connects employees with employers in their own area.
How It Works:
With JukeDuke, employees can create their own unique profile pages, by uploading pictures, and entering information about themselves, their experiences, and what they are looking for in a job. Employers can then search these pages, and find the exact employees they are looking for.
Unlike a traditional resume, a profile page is highly personalized, even putting a face to the name. Providing employers with everything they need upfront streamlines the hiring process, and shortens interview time. A whole team can be assembled within minutes. Missing staff can be replaced quickly, without creating delays.
No other site is powered via zip codes.
More at:http://jukeduke.com/
JukeDuke have created their unique 'zip code powered' employment search service, which quickly connects employees with employers in their own area.
How It Works:
With JukeDuke, employees can create their own unique profile pages, by uploading pictures, and entering information about themselves, their experiences, and what they are looking for in a job. Employers can then search these pages, and find the exact employees they are looking for.
Unlike a traditional resume, a profile page is highly personalized, even putting a face to the name. Providing employers with everything they need upfront streamlines the hiring process, and shortens interview time. A whole team can be assembled within minutes. Missing staff can be replaced quickly, without creating delays.
No other site is powered via zip codes.
More at:http://jukeduke.com/
TrialPay unites advertisers, merchants and shoppers to create the first payment platform that benefits all parties raised $12.7 million in Series B
What Company Is Offering:
TrialPay unites advertisers, merchants and shoppers to create the first payment platform that benefits all parties. Using TrialPay, merchants turn lost and indecisive shoppers into paying customers by giving away their product for free when a shopper completes an offer from blue-chip advertisers like American Express, Gap, FTD, eBay and thousands more. Advertisers pay a bounty that equals or exceeds the merchant's regular price to create a profitable transaction out of a stalled or abandoned cart. TrialPay ensures that every shopper finds an offer that compels him or her to purchase by pairing premium brands with the added value of a free product. With TrialPay everyone wins: shoppers get a free product, advertisers acquire new customers and merchants earn significant revenue from lost or unlikely customers.
How Much They Got From VCs:
They have raised $12.7 million in Series B funding. Index Ventures led the round, and was joined by Atomico Ventures, "former PayPal executives," and return backers Battery Ventures, Ron Conway and Bob Pittman.
About VCs:
Index Ventures is a leading European venture capital firm active in technology venture investing since 1996. The firm is dedicated to helping top entrepreneurial teams in the Information Technology and Life Science sectors build their companies into market defining global leaders. The firm has offices in Geneva, London and Jersey and focuses its investment activity primarily on Europe and Israel. Investments include Skype (the pioneering communications company acquired by eBay); MySQL (the world's most popular open source database) and Last.fm (the world's largest social music platform, recently acquired by CBS). For more information, please visit www.indexventures.com .
More at: www.trialpay.com
TrialPay unites advertisers, merchants and shoppers to create the first payment platform that benefits all parties. Using TrialPay, merchants turn lost and indecisive shoppers into paying customers by giving away their product for free when a shopper completes an offer from blue-chip advertisers like American Express, Gap, FTD, eBay and thousands more. Advertisers pay a bounty that equals or exceeds the merchant's regular price to create a profitable transaction out of a stalled or abandoned cart. TrialPay ensures that every shopper finds an offer that compels him or her to purchase by pairing premium brands with the added value of a free product. With TrialPay everyone wins: shoppers get a free product, advertisers acquire new customers and merchants earn significant revenue from lost or unlikely customers.
How Much They Got From VCs:
They have raised $12.7 million in Series B funding. Index Ventures led the round, and was joined by Atomico Ventures, "former PayPal executives," and return backers Battery Ventures, Ron Conway and Bob Pittman.
About VCs:
Index Ventures is a leading European venture capital firm active in technology venture investing since 1996. The firm is dedicated to helping top entrepreneurial teams in the Information Technology and Life Science sectors build their companies into market defining global leaders. The firm has offices in Geneva, London and Jersey and focuses its investment activity primarily on Europe and Israel. Investments include Skype (the pioneering communications company acquired by eBay); MySQL (the world's most popular open source database) and Last.fm (the world's largest social music platform, recently acquired by CBS). For more information, please visit www.indexventures.com .
More at: www.trialpay.com
Sub-One Technology develops high-performance protective coatings for industrial applications has closed $24 million in new financing
What Company Is Offering:
Sub-One Technology develops high-performance protective coatings for industrial applications. Its InnerArmor coating process applies an ultrahard, pinhole-free, chemically inert protective coating to critical equipment to reduce operational costs associated with corrosion, erosion and friction reduction. With offices and staff in Aberdeen, Scotland, Houston, Texas, and Pleasanton, California, the company is providing commercial coating systems to coating applicators and manufacturers worldwide.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Sub-One Technology announced that it has closed $24 million in new financing. The Series-C funding was led by Nomura International and included GE Energy Financial Services, Chevron Technology Ventures and Advanced Technology Ventures. Sub-One's InnerArmor(?) technology is the only process capable of cost effectively applying a hard-as-diamonds coating to the interiors of critical liquids and gas handling equipment and piping. InnerArmor applications cover a wide spectrum of industries and applications including oil and gas, automotive, chemical, semiconductor, pulp and paper, public utilities and aerospace.
About VCs:
1.New Energy & Clean Technology Ventures, a division of the leading Asia-based investment bank Nomura, aims at leveraging the bank's strengths in opening markets across Asia. It intends to act as a bridge between later-stage U.S. and EU companies and the surging demand for new forms of clean energy and water technologies in India, China and across Asia. Based in London, the division is in a strong position to provide larger sums of capital to companies with potentially game-changing technologies, and to help its portfolio companies forge links with Japanese multinationals. Nomura is a global financial services group dedicated to providing a broad range of financial services for individual, institutional, corporate and government clients. The group offers a diverse line of competitive products and value-added financial and advisory solutions through its global headquarters in Tokyo and an international network in 30 countries. ( www.nomura.com )
2.
GE Energy Financial Services' 350 experts invest globally with a long-term view, backed by the best of GE's technical know-how and financial strength, across the capital spectrum and the energy and water industries, to help their customers and GE grow. With $17 billion in assets, GE Energy Financial Services, based in Stamford, Connecticut, invests more than $5 billion annually in two of the world's most capital-intensive industries, energy and water. www.geenergyfinancialservices.com
3.
Chevron Technology Ventures, the Venture Capital Arm of Chevron, identifies and invests in new technologies and business opportunities that can create value, clear competitive advantage and superior financial returns for Chevron.Chevron (NYSE:CVX) is one of the world's leading energy companies. With approximately 56,000 employees, Chevron subsidiaries conduct business in more than 180 countries around the world, producing and transporting crude oil and natural gas, and refining, marketing and distributing fuels and other energy products. Chevron is based in San Ramon, California. ( www.chevron.com )
More at: www.sub-one.com
Sub-One Technology develops high-performance protective coatings for industrial applications. Its InnerArmor coating process applies an ultrahard, pinhole-free, chemically inert protective coating to critical equipment to reduce operational costs associated with corrosion, erosion and friction reduction. With offices and staff in Aberdeen, Scotland, Houston, Texas, and Pleasanton, California, the company is providing commercial coating systems to coating applicators and manufacturers worldwide.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Sub-One Technology announced that it has closed $24 million in new financing. The Series-C funding was led by Nomura International and included GE Energy Financial Services, Chevron Technology Ventures and Advanced Technology Ventures. Sub-One's InnerArmor(?) technology is the only process capable of cost effectively applying a hard-as-diamonds coating to the interiors of critical liquids and gas handling equipment and piping. InnerArmor applications cover a wide spectrum of industries and applications including oil and gas, automotive, chemical, semiconductor, pulp and paper, public utilities and aerospace.
About VCs:
1.New Energy & Clean Technology Ventures, a division of the leading Asia-based investment bank Nomura, aims at leveraging the bank's strengths in opening markets across Asia. It intends to act as a bridge between later-stage U.S. and EU companies and the surging demand for new forms of clean energy and water technologies in India, China and across Asia. Based in London, the division is in a strong position to provide larger sums of capital to companies with potentially game-changing technologies, and to help its portfolio companies forge links with Japanese multinationals. Nomura is a global financial services group dedicated to providing a broad range of financial services for individual, institutional, corporate and government clients. The group offers a diverse line of competitive products and value-added financial and advisory solutions through its global headquarters in Tokyo and an international network in 30 countries. ( www.nomura.com )
2.
GE Energy Financial Services' 350 experts invest globally with a long-term view, backed by the best of GE's technical know-how and financial strength, across the capital spectrum and the energy and water industries, to help their customers and GE grow. With $17 billion in assets, GE Energy Financial Services, based in Stamford, Connecticut, invests more than $5 billion annually in two of the world's most capital-intensive industries, energy and water. www.geenergyfinancialservices.com
3.
Chevron Technology Ventures, the Venture Capital Arm of Chevron, identifies and invests in new technologies and business opportunities that can create value, clear competitive advantage and superior financial returns for Chevron.Chevron (NYSE:CVX) is one of the world's leading energy companies. With approximately 56,000 employees, Chevron subsidiaries conduct business in more than 180 countries around the world, producing and transporting crude oil and natural gas, and refining, marketing and distributing fuels and other energy products. Chevron is based in San Ramon, California. ( www.chevron.com )
More at: www.sub-one.com
Swift Financial is a direct financial services company dedicated to small- business banking got $20 million
What Company Is Offering:
Swift Financial is a direct financial services company dedicated to small- business banking. Headquartered in Wilmington, Del., Swift Financial launched in 2007 and is led by a veteran team of top bank executives who want to provide small businesses with simple banking products without excessive fees and penalties - while providing a level of service not typically associated with small-business banking. Swift Financial is able to make these products available through its relationship with M&I Bank FSB ensuring that customer deposits are FDIC insured.
How Much They Got From VCs:
They have announced the close of its Series B Preferred Stock financing round of $20 million, bringing the total investment in the company to $26.5 million. Investors included Sutter Hill Ventures , Village Ventures ,Permit Capital and a subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation.
"We are energized by the confidence shown in Swift Financial by these investors," says company founder and CEO Ed Harycki. "Their support will enable us to offer small businesses exceptional service and a chance to grow in a challenging credit environment."
About VCs:
1.Sutter Hill Ventures, in Palo Alto, Calif., is a venture capital firm that finances technology-based start-up and early-stage companies pioneering products or services in growth markets, especially those in information technology and health care. Founded in 1964, it is one of Silicon Valley's original venture capital firms. Companies backed by Sutter Hill include: Netapp, Legato, Quantum, Storage Tek, Tellabs, Alteon, Linear Technology, NVIDIA, BroadVision, Vitria, Molecular Devices, Cor Therapeutics, Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Omnicell and eLoyalty.
2.Village Ventures is a seed and early stage venture capital firm focusing on three primary sectors: consumer media and retail, health care and financial services. The Williamstown, Mass., firm's strategy is to partner with leading entrepreneurs creating innovative products and solving complicated problems in those industries.
3.
Permit Capital, LLC, is an independent investment firm founded in 2002 in West Conshohocken, PA. The firm invests domestically and internationally in private and public securities
More at: www.swiftfinancial.com
Swift Financial is a direct financial services company dedicated to small- business banking. Headquartered in Wilmington, Del., Swift Financial launched in 2007 and is led by a veteran team of top bank executives who want to provide small businesses with simple banking products without excessive fees and penalties - while providing a level of service not typically associated with small-business banking. Swift Financial is able to make these products available through its relationship with M&I Bank FSB ensuring that customer deposits are FDIC insured.
How Much They Got From VCs:
They have announced the close of its Series B Preferred Stock financing round of $20 million, bringing the total investment in the company to $26.5 million. Investors included Sutter Hill Ventures , Village Ventures ,Permit Capital and a subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation.
"We are energized by the confidence shown in Swift Financial by these investors," says company founder and CEO Ed Harycki. "Their support will enable us to offer small businesses exceptional service and a chance to grow in a challenging credit environment."
About VCs:
1.Sutter Hill Ventures, in Palo Alto, Calif., is a venture capital firm that finances technology-based start-up and early-stage companies pioneering products or services in growth markets, especially those in information technology and health care. Founded in 1964, it is one of Silicon Valley's original venture capital firms. Companies backed by Sutter Hill include: Netapp, Legato, Quantum, Storage Tek, Tellabs, Alteon, Linear Technology, NVIDIA, BroadVision, Vitria, Molecular Devices, Cor Therapeutics, Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Omnicell and eLoyalty.
2.Village Ventures is a seed and early stage venture capital firm focusing on three primary sectors: consumer media and retail, health care and financial services. The Williamstown, Mass., firm's strategy is to partner with leading entrepreneurs creating innovative products and solving complicated problems in those industries.
3.
Permit Capital, LLC, is an independent investment firm founded in 2002 in West Conshohocken, PA. The firm invests domestically and internationally in private and public securities
More at: www.swiftfinancial.com
cellity ---saving as much as 90% on international calls and those within your home country or easily hold a conference call with several people
What Company Is Offering:
The cellity Communicator is more than just an ingenious cellphone app. The penny-pinching program offers all of cellity’s best features in a single, compact program.
How It Works;
After switching on your cellphone, all you need to do is launch cellity Communicator. Then you can start saving as much as 90% on international calls and those within your home country or easily hold a conference call with several people. cellity users also benefit from competitively priced text messaging and freeSMS messages of up to 2,048 characters. Users can also use the Communicator phonebook and easily run backups onto the cellity server. No important data is lost, even if you get separated from your cellphone.
More at:http://www.cellity.com/
The cellity Communicator is more than just an ingenious cellphone app. The penny-pinching program offers all of cellity’s best features in a single, compact program.
How It Works;
After switching on your cellphone, all you need to do is launch cellity Communicator. Then you can start saving as much as 90% on international calls and those within your home country or easily hold a conference call with several people. cellity users also benefit from competitively priced text messaging and freeSMS messages of up to 2,048 characters. Users can also use the Communicator phonebook and easily run backups onto the cellity server. No important data is lost, even if you get separated from your cellphone.
More at:http://www.cellity.com/
Floobs enables anyone to setup their own live internet and mobile TV Channel
What Company is Offering:
Floobs enables anyone to setup their own live internet and mobile TV Channel. Managing your own Channel is fun and easy. You can broadcast live video and previously recorded video without installing any additional software.
How It Works:
Floobs is an internet service offering tools for creating and distributing one’s own TV Channel anywhere in the world. All that is needed for live broadcasting is a video-enabled mobile phone or a computer with a webcam. The easy-to-use service is developed to meet the needs of communities and to speed the distribution of their shared content. The service, piloted in Finnish-language pilot during fall 2007, is now in international beta since the end of December.
Floobs is the registered trademark of Floobs Ltd. Floobs Ltd is a Finland-based privately owned software development company founded by Kai Lemmetty and Joonas Pekkanen. The business ID / VAT number of Floobs Ltd is FI20916411.
More at:http://www.floobs.com/
Floobs enables anyone to setup their own live internet and mobile TV Channel. Managing your own Channel is fun and easy. You can broadcast live video and previously recorded video without installing any additional software.
How It Works:
Floobs is an internet service offering tools for creating and distributing one’s own TV Channel anywhere in the world. All that is needed for live broadcasting is a video-enabled mobile phone or a computer with a webcam. The easy-to-use service is developed to meet the needs of communities and to speed the distribution of their shared content. The service, piloted in Finnish-language pilot during fall 2007, is now in international beta since the end of December.
Floobs is the registered trademark of Floobs Ltd. Floobs Ltd is a Finland-based privately owned software development company founded by Kai Lemmetty and Joonas Pekkanen. The business ID / VAT number of Floobs Ltd is FI20916411.
More at:http://www.floobs.com/
Viewdle is a facial-recognition powered digital media platform for indexing, searching and monetizing video assets
What Company Is Offering:
Viewdle is a facial-recognition powered digital media platform for indexing, searching and monetizing video assets. Viewdle automatically looks inside the video, frame-by-frame, to create a real-time index of true on-screen appearances with unrivaled accuracy and relevance. With multiple patents in preparation, they are quickly building the world’s largest people-in-video reference database.
How It Works:
By unleashing Viewdle technology, content producers and distributors can effectively leverage their video assets to open new revenue streams and attract, engage and retain customers/visitors. Initially focused on providing internal and private-label indexing and search capabilities to news and entertainment media, we will soon launch targeted advertising solutions, developer tools and a consumer-facing search site.
Viewdle is to revolutionize video search by solving the inefficiencies inherent in using text-based metadata and other existing tools for indexing moving media. The Viewdle engine fuses pioneering visual analysis technology, continuously developed over the past 35 years, along with other leading search techniques to go “inside the clip” and identify contextually relevant appearances based on actual video assets.
More at:http://www.viewdle.com/
Viewdle is a facial-recognition powered digital media platform for indexing, searching and monetizing video assets. Viewdle automatically looks inside the video, frame-by-frame, to create a real-time index of true on-screen appearances with unrivaled accuracy and relevance. With multiple patents in preparation, they are quickly building the world’s largest people-in-video reference database.
How It Works:
By unleashing Viewdle technology, content producers and distributors can effectively leverage their video assets to open new revenue streams and attract, engage and retain customers/visitors. Initially focused on providing internal and private-label indexing and search capabilities to news and entertainment media, we will soon launch targeted advertising solutions, developer tools and a consumer-facing search site.
Viewdle is to revolutionize video search by solving the inefficiencies inherent in using text-based metadata and other existing tools for indexing moving media. The Viewdle engine fuses pioneering visual analysis technology, continuously developed over the past 35 years, along with other leading search techniques to go “inside the clip” and identify contextually relevant appearances based on actual video assets.
More at:http://www.viewdle.com/
WeddingWire is an online wedding community for Engaged Couples, Newlyweds and Wedding Vendors to connect with each other
What Company Is Offering:
WeddingWire is an online wedding community for Engaged Couples, Newlyweds and Wedding Vendors to connect with each other. WeddingWire provides cutting edge technology to the wedding industry through social networking, local vendor search, comparison shopping, and wedding planning tools.
How It Works:
You may change your name, email, age, and/or add to the information on your personal account through "My Account" section. Start by clicking on "My Account" in the left navigation menu after logging in. Next, click on "Manage Account(s)". From here you can click "Manage" to change your personal information or click "Update password" to change your password and security question.
You may change your Wedding Profile information (reception site, wedding date, pictures, etc.), through "My Profile" section. Start by clicking on "My Profile" in the left navigation menu after logging in. Next to each header, you'll find a "(edit)" link. Click on the "(edit)" link to update the information in each section. HTML can be used in most sections. Don't forget to select a default image for your Wedding Profile.
For their wedding members (engaged or married) every feature and function you see on the site is FREE, and will always remain FREE!
More at;http://www.weddingwire.com/
WeddingWire is an online wedding community for Engaged Couples, Newlyweds and Wedding Vendors to connect with each other. WeddingWire provides cutting edge technology to the wedding industry through social networking, local vendor search, comparison shopping, and wedding planning tools.
How It Works:
You may change your name, email, age, and/or add to the information on your personal account through "My Account" section. Start by clicking on "My Account" in the left navigation menu after logging in. Next, click on "Manage Account(s)". From here you can click "Manage" to change your personal information or click "Update password" to change your password and security question.
You may change your Wedding Profile information (reception site, wedding date, pictures, etc.), through "My Profile" section. Start by clicking on "My Profile" in the left navigation menu after logging in. Next to each header, you'll find a "(edit)" link. Click on the "(edit)" link to update the information in each section. HTML can be used in most sections. Don't forget to select a default image for your Wedding Profile.
For their wedding members (engaged or married) every feature and function you see on the site is FREE, and will always remain FREE!
More at;http://www.weddingwire.com/
Streem is microblogging tool
What Company Says:
Streem, it's a serious attempt to help define the next iteration of weblogging and social media, or to be the Apple to Facebook's Microsoft, or something.
What are the ideas behind making it:
In a social network, producing content should be an active process and assembling an audience should be effortless. Instead of monitoring my behavior and relaying it to people I tell you I trust, let me share what I choose to and you can show it to whoever's interested. More eyeballs, less paranoia.
Pull the blogger down from the stage and into the crowd. When you flatten the relationship between posts and comments, commenters become publishers in their own right, and content becomes less lonely.
Many of the tools they're using to put stuff online are out of sync with the shrinking timescale of real-world activity. Slice content into tiny pieces and you remove the psychological barriers to producing it. This is obvious by now.
They're not so different: when everyone's posts are made of the same molecules, they can merge and separate in useful and exciting ways.
Design isn't everything, but it's pretty close.
More at:http://streem.us/
Streem, it's a serious attempt to help define the next iteration of weblogging and social media, or to be the Apple to Facebook's Microsoft, or something.
What are the ideas behind making it:
In a social network, producing content should be an active process and assembling an audience should be effortless. Instead of monitoring my behavior and relaying it to people I tell you I trust, let me share what I choose to and you can show it to whoever's interested. More eyeballs, less paranoia.
Pull the blogger down from the stage and into the crowd. When you flatten the relationship between posts and comments, commenters become publishers in their own right, and content becomes less lonely.
Many of the tools they're using to put stuff online are out of sync with the shrinking timescale of real-world activity. Slice content into tiny pieces and you remove the psychological barriers to producing it. This is obvious by now.
They're not so different: when everyone's posts are made of the same molecules, they can merge and separate in useful and exciting ways.
Design isn't everything, but it's pretty close.
More at:http://streem.us/
Comedy.com
What Company Is Offering:
Comedy.com is a...wait for it...comedy entertainment site (are your minds sufficiently blown?) that combines user generated content and original, exclusive content from some of the funniest peeps in the business (literally, they're comics made of marshmallow, gelatin and carnauba wax).
How It Works:
They want to be your resource and portal for anything funny on the Web. If it's funny, it's here! And the best of the best will be featured on their LOL List™ so check back hourly for your Daily Dose™ of laughter. If you're funny, then share it with other funny people by creating a Comedy.com profile and show us your bits.
Who Is Behind Them:
Dean Valentine -- Former President of Disney Television and United Paramount Network, Valentine launched some of the most successful television comedies of the 1990's. Dean enjoys burnt pretzels and Mexican Coca-Cola.
Scott Immergut -- A former Vice-President of production at the Walt Disney Company, Scott has produced over a dozen movies and TV shows. Scott was Senior Vice-President of Content at Digital Entertainment Network and he brings deep experience in creating broadband video content. He is shy around clowns and thinks Fantasy Football is the bomb.
Darla Brown -- Darla led the portal department at the Digital Entertainment Network back in the day. Since then, she has led several software and web development teams and/or acted as consultant to such companies as Henson Interactive, Excite@home, E*TRADE, and Vulcan's Storyopolis. Founder of shareyoga.com, she also holds yoga classes in our bathroom and does her part by driving a Prius.
Matt Komen -- Matt produced the HBO Comedy Festivals in Aspen and Las Vegas and was also the Talent Booker for the Hollywood Improv where he enjoyed drinking and eating for free 4 nights a week. He also functioned as brand manager for the Improv Comedy Clubs, working with Diet Coke, Sierra Mista and Yahoo! When not heading up funny content at Comedy.com, Matt likes to shop at the Big and Tall section of Gap Kids.
More at:http://www.comedy.com/
Comedy.com is a...wait for it...comedy entertainment site (are your minds sufficiently blown?) that combines user generated content and original, exclusive content from some of the funniest peeps in the business (literally, they're comics made of marshmallow, gelatin and carnauba wax).
How It Works:
They want to be your resource and portal for anything funny on the Web. If it's funny, it's here! And the best of the best will be featured on their LOL List™ so check back hourly for your Daily Dose™ of laughter. If you're funny, then share it with other funny people by creating a Comedy.com profile and show us your bits.
Who Is Behind Them:
Dean Valentine -- Former President of Disney Television and United Paramount Network, Valentine launched some of the most successful television comedies of the 1990's. Dean enjoys burnt pretzels and Mexican Coca-Cola.
Scott Immergut -- A former Vice-President of production at the Walt Disney Company, Scott has produced over a dozen movies and TV shows. Scott was Senior Vice-President of Content at Digital Entertainment Network and he brings deep experience in creating broadband video content. He is shy around clowns and thinks Fantasy Football is the bomb.
Darla Brown -- Darla led the portal department at the Digital Entertainment Network back in the day. Since then, she has led several software and web development teams and/or acted as consultant to such companies as Henson Interactive, Excite@home, E*TRADE, and Vulcan's Storyopolis. Founder of shareyoga.com, she also holds yoga classes in our bathroom and does her part by driving a Prius.
Matt Komen -- Matt produced the HBO Comedy Festivals in Aspen and Las Vegas and was also the Talent Booker for the Hollywood Improv where he enjoyed drinking and eating for free 4 nights a week. He also functioned as brand manager for the Improv Comedy Clubs, working with Diet Coke, Sierra Mista and Yahoo! When not heading up funny content at Comedy.com, Matt likes to shop at the Big and Tall section of Gap Kids.
More at:http://www.comedy.com/
Amvona Trails --The first dedicated, easy-to-use, contextual search platform of its kind
What Company Is Offering:
Amvona is the world’s most popular online community for photo equipment allowing thousands of people every day to discover and share experiences of both products and media. Amvona also provides a forum for more than a hundred thousand people to connect, inform and inspire others across the globe and act as a distribution platform for equipment and original content creators. Amvona is based in Mansfield, MA.
Recent Updates:
Amvona.com, the leading online photo equipment retailer, that allows people to discover, view and share information about both products and media, today announced the debut of its new platform Amvona Trails. This centralized hub is the first dedicated, easy-to-use, contextual search platform of its kind, and is exclusively populated with media from Amvona’s growing photo sharing community. The approach showcases the vibrant relationship between striking images found at Amvona, their creators, and the tools they use.
Amvona Trails is updated in real time with media submitted by the Amvona community throughout the world. The site already includes highlights from top photographers, collections from emerging talents, and insight into the equipment industry experts rely on.
More at:http://www.amvona.com/
Amvona is the world’s most popular online community for photo equipment allowing thousands of people every day to discover and share experiences of both products and media. Amvona also provides a forum for more than a hundred thousand people to connect, inform and inspire others across the globe and act as a distribution platform for equipment and original content creators. Amvona is based in Mansfield, MA.
Recent Updates:
Amvona.com, the leading online photo equipment retailer, that allows people to discover, view and share information about both products and media, today announced the debut of its new platform Amvona Trails. This centralized hub is the first dedicated, easy-to-use, contextual search platform of its kind, and is exclusively populated with media from Amvona’s growing photo sharing community. The approach showcases the vibrant relationship between striking images found at Amvona, their creators, and the tools they use.
Amvona Trails is updated in real time with media submitted by the Amvona community throughout the world. The site already includes highlights from top photographers, collections from emerging talents, and insight into the equipment industry experts rely on.
More at:http://www.amvona.com/
Thursday, February 21, 2008
MyFaceID is a facial recognition technology
About Company:
MyFaceID is a free media search service based on biometric facial recognition technology.
Technology was developed and is constantly being improved by team at Betaface.
Currently searching is performed only within MyFaceID users and famous people database. Only user profiles marked as ‘visible’ take part in search and respectively are visible in search results.
MyFaceID service came after few years of research and facial recognition technology development. They believe in great possibilities and future of this technology and that properly adopted, it may be a useful service for users all over the internet.
How It Works:
They detect people on photos and find a match in their database for time being, but they plan to expand their face recognition services further. Their mission is to perform face search in photos and video files over the internet.
Their technology was used in first ever automatic caricature creation Simpsonizeme and in promotion of Microsoft Windows Server, where composite face of user was automatically created.
More at:http://www.myfaceid.com/
MyFaceID is a free media search service based on biometric facial recognition technology.
Technology was developed and is constantly being improved by team at Betaface.
Currently searching is performed only within MyFaceID users and famous people database. Only user profiles marked as ‘visible’ take part in search and respectively are visible in search results.
MyFaceID service came after few years of research and facial recognition technology development. They believe in great possibilities and future of this technology and that properly adopted, it may be a useful service for users all over the internet.
How It Works:
They detect people on photos and find a match in their database for time being, but they plan to expand their face recognition services further. Their mission is to perform face search in photos and video files over the internet.
Their technology was used in first ever automatic caricature creation Simpsonizeme and in promotion of Microsoft Windows Server, where composite face of user was automatically created.
More at:http://www.myfaceid.com/
Shoutbox is an easy to use messaging system that allows you to interact with others instantly
What Company Is Offering:
Shoutbox or tagboard/chatbox, is an easy to use messaging system that allows you to interact with others instantly.
Get a shoutbox for your blog or website and get instant comments from your visitors today!
How It Works:
A shoutbox can be placed on your blog or website. Your visitors can then easily post comments in it. They can also use the shoutbox to chat with you and other visitors at the same time.
Shoutbox is a great interactive add-on that makes your visitors coming back for more! Give our shoutbox a try and see how it performs!
More at:http://www.shoutmix.com/
Shoutbox or tagboard/chatbox, is an easy to use messaging system that allows you to interact with others instantly.
Get a shoutbox for your blog or website and get instant comments from your visitors today!
How It Works:
A shoutbox can be placed on your blog or website. Your visitors can then easily post comments in it. They can also use the shoutbox to chat with you and other visitors at the same time.
Shoutbox is a great interactive add-on that makes your visitors coming back for more! Give our shoutbox a try and see how it performs!
More at:http://www.shoutmix.com/
ScratchBack ---It allows you, the publisher, to accept tips and "give back" links or images in return
What Company Is Offering:
ScratchBack is an online "tipping" system. It allows you, the publisher, to accept tips and "give back" links or images in return (all links are nofollow). You name your price on your tips, and you earn money from every interaction through our easy-to-use automated system. It's free to sign-up, and you can have a TopSpot widget on your website or blog in minutes.
How It Works:
With Scratchback, they can tip you, have some fun, and participate beyond just leaving comments.It's built for everyone, from small blogger, to HUGE publisher, regardless of traffic. Smaller sites or blogs will find that their TopSpots can generate some extra income that they might not be getting from other sources. Big publishers can use their TopSpots to allow everyone to participate on their sites beyond just reading or leaving a comment. If you like to have fun, and you think your readers like the information you have to offer, than this is something for you.Scratchback takes a commission from each tip to pay for bandwidth, hosting and administrative fees. Please note... The current commission structure has been switched to 90% for the publisher during this beta.
More at:http://www.scratchback.com/
ScratchBack is an online "tipping" system. It allows you, the publisher, to accept tips and "give back" links or images in return (all links are nofollow). You name your price on your tips, and you earn money from every interaction through our easy-to-use automated system. It's free to sign-up, and you can have a TopSpot widget on your website or blog in minutes.
How It Works:
With Scratchback, they can tip you, have some fun, and participate beyond just leaving comments.It's built for everyone, from small blogger, to HUGE publisher, regardless of traffic. Smaller sites or blogs will find that their TopSpots can generate some extra income that they might not be getting from other sources. Big publishers can use their TopSpots to allow everyone to participate on their sites beyond just reading or leaving a comment. If you like to have fun, and you think your readers like the information you have to offer, than this is something for you.Scratchback takes a commission from each tip to pay for bandwidth, hosting and administrative fees. Please note... The current commission structure has been switched to 90% for the publisher during this beta.
More at:http://www.scratchback.com/
Topper is a personalization tool that actually learns your preferences
What Company Is Offering:
Topper Search is a demonstration of a Web 2.0 personalized search engine. Using Topper anyone can build "ad hoc" intelligent models to sort and filter their results. Topper doesn't simply categorize your results. It learns, in real time, from your likes and dislikes in order to filter out results that you don't want or consider spam. Topper models can be applied again and again to new search queries and even shared with other users.
How It Works:
Topper is a personalization tool that actually learns your preferences. Topper Search is a personalization of web search. Topper learns what you like from a single search and then applies what it learned to any search that you make. Topper is not a web search engine but rather a tool that sits on top of search results. This version currently sits on top of Yahoo Search results. Topper can be easily be adapted for Google or any other search engine.
Topper Search allows you to create or use an existing Topper 'hat' to sort search results to your taste. Creating a Topper hat is simple - simply click on the results you like and don't like, watch Topper score your results. These results can then be sorted using a blend of your 'hat' score and the original rank of the result. As you click each result Topper automatically builds a new mental model for you and re-scores all of the results. Multiple hats can be created, modified and reused that represent your different tastes.
More at:http://www.toppersearch.com/
Topper Search is a demonstration of a Web 2.0 personalized search engine. Using Topper anyone can build "ad hoc" intelligent models to sort and filter their results. Topper doesn't simply categorize your results. It learns, in real time, from your likes and dislikes in order to filter out results that you don't want or consider spam. Topper models can be applied again and again to new search queries and even shared with other users.
How It Works:
Topper is a personalization tool that actually learns your preferences. Topper Search is a personalization of web search. Topper learns what you like from a single search and then applies what it learned to any search that you make. Topper is not a web search engine but rather a tool that sits on top of search results. This version currently sits on top of Yahoo Search results. Topper can be easily be adapted for Google or any other search engine.
Topper Search allows you to create or use an existing Topper 'hat' to sort search results to your taste. Creating a Topper hat is simple - simply click on the results you like and don't like, watch Topper score your results. These results can then be sorted using a blend of your 'hat' score and the original rank of the result. As you click each result Topper automatically builds a new mental model for you and re-scores all of the results. Multiple hats can be created, modified and reused that represent your different tastes.
More at:http://www.toppersearch.com/
Blist is revolutionizing how consumers create, share, and utilize the information got $6.5 million Series A funding
What Company Is Offering:
Blist is revolutionizing how consumers create, share, and utilize the information that's important to them with the industry's first online social database service for consumers and small businesses. Blist delivers unprecedented ease of use through a new visual and intuitive user interface that outshines others in the database market. Only Blist makes it easy for anyone to create private or collaborative databases for anything ranging from the personal to the professional.
How Much They Got From VCs:
They announced a $6.5 million Series A investment from Frazier Technology Ventures and Morgenthaler Ventures. Blist will use the additional funding to accelerate the development and marketing of its new online social database service that allies the simplicity of a spreadsheet with the power of a fully featured relational database. In connection with the Series A financing, Scott Darling, general partner at Frazier Technology Ventures, and Ken Gullicksen, partner at Morgenthaler Ventures, have been added to Blist's board of directors.
How Is It Different:
Blist provides everyday mainstream users with a strikingly intuitive and flexible way to design simple or sophisticated databases that meet their specific needs without requiring users to have experience with programming or databases. Using Blist, mainstream users can structure and catalogue all types of information and then create communities around the data they share.
About VCs:
1.
Morgenthaler is a leading, national venture capital and buyout firm with offices in Menlo Park, CA (headquarters); Boston, MA; Cleveland, OH; Boulder, CO; and Princeton, NJ; and has an investment focus on information technology and life sciences. Morgenthaler's Internet and software investments, past and present, include such industry-leading companies as NexTag, imeem, Netli, Ingres Corporation, Illustra Information Technologies, TimesTen, and Synopsys. Morgenthaler has a total of $2.5 billion under management. Its most recent fund, capitalized at $450 million, was raised in 2005. The firm (www.morgenthaler.com) has funded approximately 300 companies over its 39-year history.
2.
Frazier Technology Ventures (FTV) is a Seattle-based, early-stage venture capital firm focused on investments in wireless, internet service, and next generation enterprise companies. The partnership helps entrepreneurs build category defining companies by applying their executive operating backgrounds from companies like C-Cube, EdMark, Intel, LSILogic, Metapath, Microsoft, RealNetworks, and Visio. For more information, visit www.fraziertechnology.com.
For more: www.blist.com.
Blist is revolutionizing how consumers create, share, and utilize the information that's important to them with the industry's first online social database service for consumers and small businesses. Blist delivers unprecedented ease of use through a new visual and intuitive user interface that outshines others in the database market. Only Blist makes it easy for anyone to create private or collaborative databases for anything ranging from the personal to the professional.
How Much They Got From VCs:
They announced a $6.5 million Series A investment from Frazier Technology Ventures and Morgenthaler Ventures. Blist will use the additional funding to accelerate the development and marketing of its new online social database service that allies the simplicity of a spreadsheet with the power of a fully featured relational database. In connection with the Series A financing, Scott Darling, general partner at Frazier Technology Ventures, and Ken Gullicksen, partner at Morgenthaler Ventures, have been added to Blist's board of directors.
How Is It Different:
Blist provides everyday mainstream users with a strikingly intuitive and flexible way to design simple or sophisticated databases that meet their specific needs without requiring users to have experience with programming or databases. Using Blist, mainstream users can structure and catalogue all types of information and then create communities around the data they share.
About VCs:
1.
Morgenthaler is a leading, national venture capital and buyout firm with offices in Menlo Park, CA (headquarters); Boston, MA; Cleveland, OH; Boulder, CO; and Princeton, NJ; and has an investment focus on information technology and life sciences. Morgenthaler's Internet and software investments, past and present, include such industry-leading companies as NexTag, imeem, Netli, Ingres Corporation, Illustra Information Technologies, TimesTen, and Synopsys. Morgenthaler has a total of $2.5 billion under management. Its most recent fund, capitalized at $450 million, was raised in 2005. The firm (www.morgenthaler.com) has funded approximately 300 companies over its 39-year history.
2.
Frazier Technology Ventures (FTV) is a Seattle-based, early-stage venture capital firm focused on investments in wireless, internet service, and next generation enterprise companies. The partnership helps entrepreneurs build category defining companies by applying their executive operating backgrounds from companies like C-Cube, EdMark, Intel, LSILogic, Metapath, Microsoft, RealNetworks, and Visio. For more information, visit www.fraziertechnology.com.
For more: www.blist.com.
N-trig provides innovative new technology for the next generation of mobility by making notebook PCs more mobile got $28 million in VCs Funding
What Company Is Offering:
N-trig is the provider of DuoSense digitizer technology combining pen and zero-pressure touch for mobile computers into a single device. N-trig provides innovative new technology for the next generation of mobility by making notebook PCs more mobile, productive, user-friendly, natural, and intuitive to use. DuoSense is easily integratable and supports any type of LCD, giving OEMs and ODMs more flexibility. DuoSense drives a new level of mobile productivity and is enabling new market opportunities in gaming and multimedia.
How Much They Got From VCs:
They announced that they have completed a fund-raising round of $28 million from Canaan Partners, Evergreen Venture Partners and current investors.
In addition to the investment round, N-trig has recently secured a credit facility of $5 million from Plenus, a leading Venture Lending Fund in Israel.
N-trig’s technology is now being deployed by Dell Computer, with its recent launch of its Latitude XT Tablet PC. Other major brands are expected to announce new products, which raises the bar on the next generation of notebook PCs and other mobile devices currently in development.
About VCs:
Canaan Partners invests in visionary entrepreneurs and provides them the networks, insights and operational guidance required to build high-performance technology and healthcare companies. For over 20 years, Canaan has taken an active and committed role in the companies in which it invests, and has seen its portfolio companies complete about 70 mergers and acquisitions and 53 IPOs. With $3 billion under management and a worldwide footprint, the firm's technology team is committed to catalyzing the growth of innovative companies in the digital media, communications & mobility, enterprise and clean tech industries. Among its successes are DoubleClick, the leading online advertising solution, Match.com, the most popular online dating site in the world, CommerceOne, the company that pioneered B2B ecommerce; Capstone Turbine, first to market and world's leading producer of commercially viable microturbine energy products; and VOIP equipment supplier Acme Packet, which was one of the top ten performing tech IPOs of 2006. Canaan has offices in California, Connecticut, India and Israel. For more information visit: www.canaan.com.
2.
Evergreen invests in early-stage Israeli and Israel-related companies in the following fields: software, Internet & media, communications and healthcare. Evergreen’s $650 million of venture capital funds under management represents one of the largest portfolios in Israel with investments in 110 technology start-ups. Evergreen has exited successfully 35 portfolio companies through IPOs and acquisitions. Some of these companies include Traiana, Colbar, Identify, BigBand, P-Cube, Actona, Backweb, Exalink, Radvision and Radware.www.evergreen.co.il.
More at:www.n-trig.com
N-trig is the provider of DuoSense digitizer technology combining pen and zero-pressure touch for mobile computers into a single device. N-trig provides innovative new technology for the next generation of mobility by making notebook PCs more mobile, productive, user-friendly, natural, and intuitive to use. DuoSense is easily integratable and supports any type of LCD, giving OEMs and ODMs more flexibility. DuoSense drives a new level of mobile productivity and is enabling new market opportunities in gaming and multimedia.
How Much They Got From VCs:
They announced that they have completed a fund-raising round of $28 million from Canaan Partners, Evergreen Venture Partners and current investors.
In addition to the investment round, N-trig has recently secured a credit facility of $5 million from Plenus, a leading Venture Lending Fund in Israel.
N-trig’s technology is now being deployed by Dell Computer, with its recent launch of its Latitude XT Tablet PC. Other major brands are expected to announce new products, which raises the bar on the next generation of notebook PCs and other mobile devices currently in development.
About VCs:
Canaan Partners invests in visionary entrepreneurs and provides them the networks, insights and operational guidance required to build high-performance technology and healthcare companies. For over 20 years, Canaan has taken an active and committed role in the companies in which it invests, and has seen its portfolio companies complete about 70 mergers and acquisitions and 53 IPOs. With $3 billion under management and a worldwide footprint, the firm's technology team is committed to catalyzing the growth of innovative companies in the digital media, communications & mobility, enterprise and clean tech industries. Among its successes are DoubleClick, the leading online advertising solution, Match.com, the most popular online dating site in the world, CommerceOne, the company that pioneered B2B ecommerce; Capstone Turbine, first to market and world's leading producer of commercially viable microturbine energy products; and VOIP equipment supplier Acme Packet, which was one of the top ten performing tech IPOs of 2006. Canaan has offices in California, Connecticut, India and Israel. For more information visit: www.canaan.com.
2.
Evergreen invests in early-stage Israeli and Israel-related companies in the following fields: software, Internet & media, communications and healthcare. Evergreen’s $650 million of venture capital funds under management represents one of the largest portfolios in Israel with investments in 110 technology start-ups. Evergreen has exited successfully 35 portfolio companies through IPOs and acquisitions. Some of these companies include Traiana, Colbar, Identify, BigBand, P-Cube, Actona, Backweb, Exalink, Radvision and Radware.www.evergreen.co.il.
More at:www.n-trig.com
Twipster is a geocentric mobile publishing platform
What Company Is Offering:
Twipster is a geocentric mobile publishing platform. It can be used for many different purposes. You can use Twipster to do things like photowalk, tell a story, journal a vacation, geocaching, or just share memories.
How It Works:
Twipster is to provide a way for people to capture and share their life experiences through mobile phones and the web. They are always interested in hearing from you.
Twipster is currently available for Nokia S60 Series phones and is in private beta until early 2008. If you would like to be notified when Twipster is available, let them know with the form below.
Twipster (ver 0.46.1) - Symbian S60
If you would like to be included in the private beta, please include your phone's IMEI (dial *#06#) and they will add you to the development build.
More at:http://www.twipster.com/
Twipster is a geocentric mobile publishing platform. It can be used for many different purposes. You can use Twipster to do things like photowalk, tell a story, journal a vacation, geocaching, or just share memories.
How It Works:
Twipster is to provide a way for people to capture and share their life experiences through mobile phones and the web. They are always interested in hearing from you.
Twipster is currently available for Nokia S60 Series phones and is in private beta until early 2008. If you would like to be notified when Twipster is available, let them know with the form below.
Twipster (ver 0.46.1) - Symbian S60
If you would like to be included in the private beta, please include your phone's IMEI (dial *#06#) and they will add you to the development build.
More at:http://www.twipster.com/
Ticketwood.com is a free comparison ticket shopping site
What Company Is Offering:
Ticketwood.com is a free comparison ticket shopping site. We specialize in premium and hard to get sold out tickets as well as cheap tickets to all biggest entertainment events.We also offer game schedules for every sport including MLB, NBA, NFL, and NHL. For anything else, they are happy to answer your questions about tours, concerts, teams, venues, seating charts and maps. They are not affiliated with any box office, venue, team, performer or Ticketmaster.com. Any trademarked terms that may have been used are used for descriptive purposes only.
How it Works:
Ticketwood.com is a Ticket comparison shopping service. The company's mission is to enable Ticket shoppers to quickly and easily find compare and buy any tickets, sold by virtually All major ticket brokers, anywhere. Ticketwood.com connects consumers with hunderds of ticket brokers worldwide. They specialize mainly in premium and hard to get tickets as well as tickets to all biggest entertainment and sporting events including MLB, NBA, NFL, and NHL.
More at:http://www.ticketwood.com/
Company Info:
TicketWood, Inc.
18551 Dearborn St Suite 31
Northridge, CA 91324
(818) 324-8428
Customer Service: 1.866.473.7855
Email: info@TicketWood.com
Ticketwood.com is a free comparison ticket shopping site. We specialize in premium and hard to get sold out tickets as well as cheap tickets to all biggest entertainment events.We also offer game schedules for every sport including MLB, NBA, NFL, and NHL. For anything else, they are happy to answer your questions about tours, concerts, teams, venues, seating charts and maps. They are not affiliated with any box office, venue, team, performer or Ticketmaster.com. Any trademarked terms that may have been used are used for descriptive purposes only.
How it Works:
Ticketwood.com is a Ticket comparison shopping service. The company's mission is to enable Ticket shoppers to quickly and easily find compare and buy any tickets, sold by virtually All major ticket brokers, anywhere. Ticketwood.com connects consumers with hunderds of ticket brokers worldwide. They specialize mainly in premium and hard to get tickets as well as tickets to all biggest entertainment and sporting events including MLB, NBA, NFL, and NHL.
More at:http://www.ticketwood.com/
Company Info:
TicketWood, Inc.
18551 Dearborn St Suite 31
Northridge, CA 91324
(818) 324-8428
Customer Service: 1.866.473.7855
Email: info@TicketWood.com
DotHomes is a real estate search engine—a “Google of property”
What Company Is Offering:
DotHomes is a real estate search engine—a “Google of property”.
Consumers use DotHomes to quickly search over thousands of estate agent Websites across multiple countries, with relevant search results taking consumers to property listings on these Websites. Underlying DotHomes’ search mechanism is a proprietary data-mining technology which allows for scalable and accurate indexing (aggregation) of property listings directly from estate agency Websites—with zero cost or effort for estate agents.
How it Works:
DotHomes offers a real alternative to the traditional directory Websites for real estate search (like RightMove, PrimeLocation and PropertyFinder). These Websites require that estate agents send in datafeeds of their property listings, and estate agents are charged a monthly fee for the privilege. DotHomes also offers an alternative to the new “mashup” Websites, which index only the directory Websites—and thereby do not link through to the original, potentially richer and more up-to-date property listings on the sourcing estate agent Websites.
For estate agents, DotHomes provides a free and effortless marketing platform. For house hunters, DotHomes provides the easiest and most transparent way to find properties on the Web.
More at:http://www.dothomes.com/
DotHomes is a real estate search engine—a “Google of property”.
Consumers use DotHomes to quickly search over thousands of estate agent Websites across multiple countries, with relevant search results taking consumers to property listings on these Websites. Underlying DotHomes’ search mechanism is a proprietary data-mining technology which allows for scalable and accurate indexing (aggregation) of property listings directly from estate agency Websites—with zero cost or effort for estate agents.
How it Works:
DotHomes offers a real alternative to the traditional directory Websites for real estate search (like RightMove, PrimeLocation and PropertyFinder). These Websites require that estate agents send in datafeeds of their property listings, and estate agents are charged a monthly fee for the privilege. DotHomes also offers an alternative to the new “mashup” Websites, which index only the directory Websites—and thereby do not link through to the original, potentially richer and more up-to-date property listings on the sourcing estate agent Websites.
For estate agents, DotHomes provides a free and effortless marketing platform. For house hunters, DotHomes provides the easiest and most transparent way to find properties on the Web.
More at:http://www.dothomes.com/
Tipit----The Easiest Way To Turn Content Into Cash
What Company is Ofering:
You consume great content online for free. You want authors to keep making this cool stuff. Why not show them your appreciation by giving them a small token?
Tipit.to makes that possible.
Tipit.to enables people to show their support to a cause, person or website by tipping some money. Voluntarily giving money, no matter how small the amount, serves as moral and financial support.
To make tipping easier, Tipit.to enables users to tip amounts as low as a couple of cents. These tip intentions are not transferred immediately. Once the total amount of money tipped reaches a threshold, a user will be prompted to make good on their intentions.
How It Works:
The amount of money transferred to other sites may seem small but all the amounts add up and the recognition from each individual tipper is priceless.
It only takes a single click.Tipping is as easy as possible. With a single click users are taken to Tipit.to where they can specify the amount to tip. After tipping users are taken back to the site they came from. Widgets to further integrate tipping with the host environment and eliminate the roundtrip will be released in the future.
Tipit.to handles the accounting of incoming and outgoing tips. After receiving the money, it is made available to those tipjar owners it was meant for.
Tipping means paying real money to show your appreciation. This creates a much more accurate measure of which sites on the web are worth something (i.e. real money). While votes may be faked or gamed, tips speak for themselves.
Tipit.to tries to minimize the amount of transaction costs for both the giving and receiving parties. Unfortunately in today's world, financial transactions even after they have been batched can cost significant amounts of money. Tipit.to charges exactly enough money to break even on the transaction costs.
Setting up a tipjar is very easy. The associated code to tip that tipjar is simply a button with a link to the Tipit.to website. Users are guided through the tipping process and then returned to your website when they're done.
Tip intentions that have been paid by tippers show up on your incoming tips. When your total amount of incoming money has passed a threshold you can cash it out. Tipit.to only charges the transaction fees of the payout method you choose.
More at:https://tipit.to/
You consume great content online for free. You want authors to keep making this cool stuff. Why not show them your appreciation by giving them a small token?
Tipit.to makes that possible.
Tipit.to enables people to show their support to a cause, person or website by tipping some money. Voluntarily giving money, no matter how small the amount, serves as moral and financial support.
To make tipping easier, Tipit.to enables users to tip amounts as low as a couple of cents. These tip intentions are not transferred immediately. Once the total amount of money tipped reaches a threshold, a user will be prompted to make good on their intentions.
How It Works:
The amount of money transferred to other sites may seem small but all the amounts add up and the recognition from each individual tipper is priceless.
It only takes a single click.Tipping is as easy as possible. With a single click users are taken to Tipit.to where they can specify the amount to tip. After tipping users are taken back to the site they came from. Widgets to further integrate tipping with the host environment and eliminate the roundtrip will be released in the future.
Tipit.to handles the accounting of incoming and outgoing tips. After receiving the money, it is made available to those tipjar owners it was meant for.
Tipping means paying real money to show your appreciation. This creates a much more accurate measure of which sites on the web are worth something (i.e. real money). While votes may be faked or gamed, tips speak for themselves.
Tipit.to tries to minimize the amount of transaction costs for both the giving and receiving parties. Unfortunately in today's world, financial transactions even after they have been batched can cost significant amounts of money. Tipit.to charges exactly enough money to break even on the transaction costs.
Setting up a tipjar is very easy. The associated code to tip that tipjar is simply a button with a link to the Tipit.to website. Users are guided through the tipping process and then returned to your website when they're done.
Tip intentions that have been paid by tippers show up on your incoming tips. When your total amount of incoming money has passed a threshold you can cash it out. Tipit.to only charges the transaction fees of the payout method you choose.
More at:https://tipit.to/
GWT-Ext is a powerful widget library
What Company Is Ofering:
GWT-Ext is a powerful widget library that provides rich widgets like Grid with sort, paging and filtering, Tree’s with Drag & Drop support, highly customizable ComboBoxes, Tab Panels, Menus & Toolbars, Dialogs, Forms and a lot more right out of the box with a powerful and easy to use API. It uses GWT and Ext.
More at:http://gwt-ext.com/
GWT-Ext is a powerful widget library that provides rich widgets like Grid with sort, paging and filtering, Tree’s with Drag & Drop support, highly customizable ComboBoxes, Tab Panels, Menus & Toolbars, Dialogs, Forms and a lot more right out of the box with a powerful and easy to use API. It uses GWT and Ext.
More at:http://gwt-ext.com/
co-ment makes it possible for you to write or upload your own texts, submit them for comments and process the comments
What Company Is Offering:
co-ment makes it possible for you to write or upload your own texts, submit them for comments and process the comments. Two types of services are available on co-ment.net: a fully functional free-of-charge service with quantitative limitations and limited support and a professional service. Sopinspace also provides personalised co-ment services: you can get your own specific co-ment space. The full code base of co-ment is free software under the Affero GPLv3. co-ment is a trademark of Philippe Aigrain.
Why It Could Work:
From the antiquity to the revision process for the GNU General Public License, commenting texts has always been an important part of what communities do to exist as communities. Today, on-line text publication and annotation has become a new pivotal media for formalizing and communicating thoughts to others.
To enable collaborative processes around texts that are more structured than on wikis, we created co-ment, an online collaborative text commenting system.
More at:http://www.co-ment.net/
co-ment makes it possible for you to write or upload your own texts, submit them for comments and process the comments. Two types of services are available on co-ment.net: a fully functional free-of-charge service with quantitative limitations and limited support and a professional service. Sopinspace also provides personalised co-ment services: you can get your own specific co-ment space. The full code base of co-ment is free software under the Affero GPLv3. co-ment is a trademark of Philippe Aigrain.
Why It Could Work:
From the antiquity to the revision process for the GNU General Public License, commenting texts has always been an important part of what communities do to exist as communities. Today, on-line text publication and annotation has become a new pivotal media for formalizing and communicating thoughts to others.
To enable collaborative processes around texts that are more structured than on wikis, we created co-ment, an online collaborative text commenting system.
More at:http://www.co-ment.net/
StyleHop is the place for people to discover and share fashion
What Company Is Offering:
StyleHop is the place for people to discover and share fashion. From the largest department stores to the most obscure online retailer, StyleHop surfaces the best stuff selected and ranked by our members through our fun, competitive style ranking game. You won't find fashion editors or star designers telling you what's fashionable at StyleHop - we're here to provide a place where real people determine the top styles.
How It Works:
At StyleHop, their mission is to build the most trusted, up-to-date, reliable source for smart people to share their style preferences and make better style decisions.
There are two main consumer activities at StyleHop:
StyleHop Shopping - Fashion shopping engines typically require you to sort through hundreds or even thousands of options to find something to buy. Alternatively, you can go to those fashion sites or magazines that tell you what to wear because they are the experts. At StyleHop, they're taking a different approach. They will show the top styles ranked the way you want to see them. Want to see the top five knit tops as ranked by StyleHop college women in Los Angeles? No problem. Want to see the top five StyleHop ranked sweaters at Abercrombie? We can do that. The answers are a few clicks away.
StyleHop Games - They are working hard to create fun, competitive style ranking games. We will use the games to give you a StyleHop Score that objectively measures your fashion savvy against all other users. You can play against your friends in your own league or against all other StyleHop users. In addition to being great entertainment for you, your style rankings will directly feed our shopping engine (which allows you to see the styles you want).
More at:http://www.stylehop.com/
StyleHop is the place for people to discover and share fashion. From the largest department stores to the most obscure online retailer, StyleHop surfaces the best stuff selected and ranked by our members through our fun, competitive style ranking game. You won't find fashion editors or star designers telling you what's fashionable at StyleHop - we're here to provide a place where real people determine the top styles.
How It Works:
At StyleHop, their mission is to build the most trusted, up-to-date, reliable source for smart people to share their style preferences and make better style decisions.
There are two main consumer activities at StyleHop:
StyleHop Shopping - Fashion shopping engines typically require you to sort through hundreds or even thousands of options to find something to buy. Alternatively, you can go to those fashion sites or magazines that tell you what to wear because they are the experts. At StyleHop, they're taking a different approach. They will show the top styles ranked the way you want to see them. Want to see the top five knit tops as ranked by StyleHop college women in Los Angeles? No problem. Want to see the top five StyleHop ranked sweaters at Abercrombie? We can do that. The answers are a few clicks away.
StyleHop Games - They are working hard to create fun, competitive style ranking games. We will use the games to give you a StyleHop Score that objectively measures your fashion savvy against all other users. You can play against your friends in your own league or against all other StyleHop users. In addition to being great entertainment for you, your style rankings will directly feed our shopping engine (which allows you to see the styles you want).
More at:http://www.stylehop.com/
Offtype.net is a fast, fun, free and easy way to create
What Company Is Offering:
Offtype.net is a fast, fun, free and easy way to create
your own images online. It allows to draw sketch or road map, to create graffiti, pixel art, drawing, to paint ecard, handwrite message or note.
How It Works:
The resulting image will be saved on the offtype.net free web server and can be used anywhere on the Web. You can share it in your blog, journal, newsletter, message board, email, chat, gallery etc.
More at:http://offtype.net/
Offtype.net is a fast, fun, free and easy way to create
your own images online. It allows to draw sketch or road map, to create graffiti, pixel art, drawing, to paint ecard, handwrite message or note.
How It Works:
The resulting image will be saved on the offtype.net free web server and can be used anywhere on the Web. You can share it in your blog, journal, newsletter, message board, email, chat, gallery etc.
More at:http://offtype.net/
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
RentPayment implement Cardinal MAX™, the mobile platform from CardinalCommerce Corporation, to allow residents to make payments via their mobile phone
About Company:
CardinalCommerce Corporation is the global leader in enabling authenticated payments, secure transactions and alternative payment brands for both mobile commerce and eCommerce. CardinalCommerce enables payment brands such as Verified by Visa, MasterCard SecureCode, PayPal, eBillme, Bill Me Later, Google Checkout, MyECheck, and NetCash (with Western Union and NACHA coming soon) to a network of over 32,000 merchants and thousands of banks. The Cardinal mobile platform leverages their merchant network, bank network and payment brands by linking them with end users' mobile phones through an integrated mobile platform.
About YapStone
YapStone, Inc., through its RentPayment™ division, is the largest electronic payments processor focused primarily in the property management industry. YapStone provides merchant processing and ACH services to over 1,000 property management companies, representing over 3 million units. YapStone’s technology includes a unified real-time Web-based platform for check scanning, credit card processing, and electronic check processing to the property management industry.
Recent Deal:
RentPayment, a division of YapStone, Inc., the country’s largest payment processor to the multi-family property market, announced today the implementation of Cardinal MAX™, the mobile platform from CardinalCommerce Corporation, to allow residents to make payments via their mobile phones.
Through the Cardinal MAX™ technology from CardinalCommerce, the worldwide leader in enabling payment brands for mobile and eCommerce, RentPayment’s student housing clients can now receive a monthly alert when their rent is due and trigger a payment via text message on their mobile phones. By linking the residents’ mobile phone to their payment accounts, the Cardinal MAX™ platform allows rental payments to be made anytime, anywhere, offering RentPayment’s customer base of over 3 million units revolutionary convenience and payment security.
More at:
Yapstone, Inc.
Tom Villante
(310) 458-9356
tvillante@rentpayment.com
www.rentpayment.com
CardinalCommerce
Tim Sherwin
(877) 352-8444
tims@cardinalcommerce.com
CardinalCommerce Corporation is the global leader in enabling authenticated payments, secure transactions and alternative payment brands for both mobile commerce and eCommerce. CardinalCommerce enables payment brands such as Verified by Visa, MasterCard SecureCode, PayPal, eBillme, Bill Me Later, Google Checkout, MyECheck, and NetCash (with Western Union and NACHA coming soon) to a network of over 32,000 merchants and thousands of banks. The Cardinal mobile platform leverages their merchant network, bank network and payment brands by linking them with end users' mobile phones through an integrated mobile platform.
About YapStone
YapStone, Inc., through its RentPayment™ division, is the largest electronic payments processor focused primarily in the property management industry. YapStone provides merchant processing and ACH services to over 1,000 property management companies, representing over 3 million units. YapStone’s technology includes a unified real-time Web-based platform for check scanning, credit card processing, and electronic check processing to the property management industry.
Recent Deal:
RentPayment, a division of YapStone, Inc., the country’s largest payment processor to the multi-family property market, announced today the implementation of Cardinal MAX™, the mobile platform from CardinalCommerce Corporation, to allow residents to make payments via their mobile phones.
Through the Cardinal MAX™ technology from CardinalCommerce, the worldwide leader in enabling payment brands for mobile and eCommerce, RentPayment’s student housing clients can now receive a monthly alert when their rent is due and trigger a payment via text message on their mobile phones. By linking the residents’ mobile phone to their payment accounts, the Cardinal MAX™ platform allows rental payments to be made anytime, anywhere, offering RentPayment’s customer base of over 3 million units revolutionary convenience and payment security.
More at:
Yapstone, Inc.
Tom Villante
(310) 458-9356
tvillante@rentpayment.com
www.rentpayment.com
CardinalCommerce
Tim Sherwin
(877) 352-8444
tims@cardinalcommerce.com
Lurnto-----Watch And Learn
What Company Is Offering:
Lurnto is an online portal for people who need quick access to advice and expert tutorials. The site will bring together international experts offering excellent tutorial videos which can be streamed from the website. Users are free to browse through the videos and even upload their own.
How It Works:
Lurnto offers excellent video quality for an enhanced user experience. Videos are uploaded frequently so users can always expect to see something new and different on Lurnto. The web design team continues to add new features even after its launch. This website certainly hasn’t stopped evolving and their objective is to find new and improved ways in which to better the website so it can offer a great visual and learning experience for the user.
Lurnto.com does not charge a fee to upload videos so people are free to share their knowledge with the rest of the world. Almost anyone can be an expert. Lurnto welcomes videos from people in different walks of life. It could be medicine, law, sports or any other field as long as the video is informative.
Users are not restricted in the videos that they download so they can take advantage of the tutorials offered by the website. So whether it is learning how to play the piano or how to make a pancake, users can log on and watch a video instead of reading through an article, manual or journal. ‘Watch and learn’ is the buzz phrase for the website.
Users from around the globe can log on and view tutorial videos in fields like beauty, health, language, pets, automotives, home, music, sport - the list goes on.
More at:Lurnto
Kit Chong
+447966611868
contact@lurnto.com
www.lurnto.com
Lurnto is an online portal for people who need quick access to advice and expert tutorials. The site will bring together international experts offering excellent tutorial videos which can be streamed from the website. Users are free to browse through the videos and even upload their own.
How It Works:
Lurnto offers excellent video quality for an enhanced user experience. Videos are uploaded frequently so users can always expect to see something new and different on Lurnto. The web design team continues to add new features even after its launch. This website certainly hasn’t stopped evolving and their objective is to find new and improved ways in which to better the website so it can offer a great visual and learning experience for the user.
Lurnto.com does not charge a fee to upload videos so people are free to share their knowledge with the rest of the world. Almost anyone can be an expert. Lurnto welcomes videos from people in different walks of life. It could be medicine, law, sports or any other field as long as the video is informative.
Users are not restricted in the videos that they download so they can take advantage of the tutorials offered by the website. So whether it is learning how to play the piano or how to make a pancake, users can log on and watch a video instead of reading through an article, manual or journal. ‘Watch and learn’ is the buzz phrase for the website.
Users from around the globe can log on and view tutorial videos in fields like beauty, health, language, pets, automotives, home, music, sport - the list goes on.
More at:Lurnto
Kit Chong
+447966611868
contact@lurnto.com
www.lurnto.com
MenuPix.com is the leading menu provider on the Internet
What Company Is Offering:
MenuPix.com is the leading menu provider on the Internet. Many sites have reviews or phone numbers or listings but they are missing the most important part. The menus. Menupix has it all. It allows you to truly make an informed decision when picking a restaurant. Menupix.com allows you to clean out your menu drawer and access any menu you want with the click of a button.
How It Works:
Just register and create your MyMenuPix virtual menu drawer. Your favorite restaurants will be stored on your own custom homepage.You can (a) Click the cuisine you want from the homepage of any city, or (b) Select a cuisine from the drop down menus on any page and click go, or (c) Type the cusine in the quick search box on the top of any page.For specific restaurant, just type the restaurant in the quick search in the top right hand corner of the page and click go. For zip code,just type the zip code in the quick search in the top right hand corner of the page and click go.
More at:http://menupix.com/
MenuPix.com is the leading menu provider on the Internet. Many sites have reviews or phone numbers or listings but they are missing the most important part. The menus. Menupix has it all. It allows you to truly make an informed decision when picking a restaurant. Menupix.com allows you to clean out your menu drawer and access any menu you want with the click of a button.
How It Works:
Just register and create your MyMenuPix virtual menu drawer. Your favorite restaurants will be stored on your own custom homepage.You can (a) Click the cuisine you want from the homepage of any city, or (b) Select a cuisine from the drop down menus on any page and click go, or (c) Type the cusine in the quick search box on the top of any page.For specific restaurant, just type the restaurant in the quick search in the top right hand corner of the page and click go. For zip code,just type the zip code in the quick search in the top right hand corner of the page and click go.
More at:http://menupix.com/
Who Is The Owner is a free online tool which enables you to discover who is the owner of any domain
What Company Is Offering:
Who Is The Owner is a free online tool which enables you to discover who is the owner of any domain by querying more than 350 whois servers in the world.
Simply type in any domain name and you'll get all the available informations (name, address, phone, ...) about its owner.
How It Works:
You can obtain many useful informations about any domain you're interested in. For example you can check the expiration date or obtain the contact info (address, phome, email,...) about the owner.
More at:http://www.whoistheowner.net/
Who Is The Owner is a free online tool which enables you to discover who is the owner of any domain by querying more than 350 whois servers in the world.
Simply type in any domain name and you'll get all the available informations (name, address, phone, ...) about its owner.
How It Works:
You can obtain many useful informations about any domain you're interested in. For example you can check the expiration date or obtain the contact info (address, phome, email,...) about the owner.
More at:http://www.whoistheowner.net/
A book of business best practices could be written by "the crowd"?
About Company:
In a time where community and social networks are starting to infiltrate every aspect of our personal and professional lives, they decided to test the notion that a book of business best practices could be written by "the crowd," and they are excited to have participated in this groundbreaking experiment.
We Are Smarter Than Me is sustained completely through the support of its original founding organizations, its volunteer community managers, the active participation of its contributors and the generosity of its sponsors.
How It Works:
It represents the collective wisdom of their respective communities, and a large number of individuals who joined the community during the course of the project.
n the spirit of continuing the process of innovation, we have already set out to “crowdsource” a second book focused on employees as vibrant social networks will reshape the organization as we all know it today—including leadership, governance, and compensation. This book will be the next in a series of several topic-specific books that demonstrate the power of “WE.”
More at:http://www.wearesmarter.org/
In a time where community and social networks are starting to infiltrate every aspect of our personal and professional lives, they decided to test the notion that a book of business best practices could be written by "the crowd," and they are excited to have participated in this groundbreaking experiment.
We Are Smarter Than Me is sustained completely through the support of its original founding organizations, its volunteer community managers, the active participation of its contributors and the generosity of its sponsors.
How It Works:
It represents the collective wisdom of their respective communities, and a large number of individuals who joined the community during the course of the project.
n the spirit of continuing the process of innovation, we have already set out to “crowdsource” a second book focused on employees as vibrant social networks will reshape the organization as we all know it today—including leadership, governance, and compensation. This book will be the next in a series of several topic-specific books that demonstrate the power of “WE.”
More at:http://www.wearesmarter.org/
IPP is a leading provider of electronic payment services got $20.5 million in VCs Funding
What Company Is Offering:
IPP of America Inc is a leading provider of electronic payment services operates the largest national network of independent neighborhood-based payment centers, providing reliable and safe electronic payment services to cash paying customers. Through their Payment Settlement Network, IPP authorized payment centers offer a wide array of alternative financial services including electronic bill payment, prepaid long distance, prepaid wireless epins, and prepaid home phone. The company's payment center network currently extends to over 8,000 locations nationwide.
How Much They Got From VCs:
IPP of America , a leading provider of electronic payment services, announced that it has closed a $20.5 million round of venture capital investment led by Old Lane, LP. Also participating in the round were Hamilton Investment Partners, LLC and existing investor Edison Venture Fund.
About VCs:
Old Lane, LP is a global investment firm with offices in the United States, the United Kingdom and India. Old Lane's 125 professionals invest over $4 billion in capital across asset classes on, a global basis. Among our negotiated investments, Old Lane seeks to be a significant investor in public or private businesses, led by exceptional management teams, where the Firm's capital, relationships and capital management experience can catalyze or accelerate the creation of durable value. Public and private financial investments, including transaction-based companies such as IPP and risk-based investments are the single largest sector of focus for the firm. Old Lane, LP's ultimate parent is Citigroup, among the largest and most international financial institutions globally.
About Hamilton Investments, LLC
Hamilton Investment Partners, LLC (HIP, LLC) is an opportunistic private investment firm that makes equity and subordinated debt investments in partnership with superior management teams, focusing primarily on small and middle market buyouts, growth capital financings and bridge financings. Together, the firm's partners have completed more than 50 financings over the past 25 years.
Edison Venture Fund
Edison partners with entrepreneurs, service providers and other financing sources to build successful companies. Edison provides capital and value-added services to expansion stage ($5 to 20 million revenue), information technology businesses. Initial investments range from $5 to 8 million. Edison typically serves as a sole or lead investor in financings up to $10 million. In addition to providing growth capital, Edison funds management buyouts, recapitalizations, spinouts and secondary stock purchases.
More at: www.ipppays.com
IPP of America Inc is a leading provider of electronic payment services operates the largest national network of independent neighborhood-based payment centers, providing reliable and safe electronic payment services to cash paying customers. Through their Payment Settlement Network, IPP authorized payment centers offer a wide array of alternative financial services including electronic bill payment, prepaid long distance, prepaid wireless epins, and prepaid home phone. The company's payment center network currently extends to over 8,000 locations nationwide.
How Much They Got From VCs:
IPP of America , a leading provider of electronic payment services, announced that it has closed a $20.5 million round of venture capital investment led by Old Lane, LP. Also participating in the round were Hamilton Investment Partners, LLC and existing investor Edison Venture Fund.
About VCs:
Old Lane, LP is a global investment firm with offices in the United States, the United Kingdom and India. Old Lane's 125 professionals invest over $4 billion in capital across asset classes on, a global basis. Among our negotiated investments, Old Lane seeks to be a significant investor in public or private businesses, led by exceptional management teams, where the Firm's capital, relationships and capital management experience can catalyze or accelerate the creation of durable value. Public and private financial investments, including transaction-based companies such as IPP and risk-based investments are the single largest sector of focus for the firm. Old Lane, LP's ultimate parent is Citigroup, among the largest and most international financial institutions globally.
About Hamilton Investments, LLC
Hamilton Investment Partners, LLC (HIP, LLC) is an opportunistic private investment firm that makes equity and subordinated debt investments in partnership with superior management teams, focusing primarily on small and middle market buyouts, growth capital financings and bridge financings. Together, the firm's partners have completed more than 50 financings over the past 25 years.
Edison Venture Fund
Edison partners with entrepreneurs, service providers and other financing sources to build successful companies. Edison provides capital and value-added services to expansion stage ($5 to 20 million revenue), information technology businesses. Initial investments range from $5 to 8 million. Edison typically serves as a sole or lead investor in financings up to $10 million. In addition to providing growth capital, Edison funds management buyouts, recapitalizations, spinouts and secondary stock purchases.
More at: www.ipppays.com
CompuMed---to enable physicians and patients everywhere to have affordable and rapid access to medical diagnostic information got VCs funding
What Company Is Offering:
CompuMed develops and markets medical devices and services in the cardiovascular and musculoskeletal fields that utilize state-of-the-art computer and communications technologies to enable physicians and patients everywhere to have affordable and rapid access to medical diagnostic information. CompuMed’s two principle products are the CardioGram® and the Automated OsteoGram®, both of which have been cleared for marketing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and approved for reimbursement by Medicare. Located in Los Angeles, California, CompuMed currently has approximately 20 employees. The company’s common stock trades under the symbol CMPD.
How Much They Got From VCs:
They announced that the Company entered into a credit agreement with Boston Avenue Capital, LLC, (“BAC”) on February 15, 2008. The facility provides for a new revolving line of credit up to $4 million and is intended to provide liquidity and working capital for growth initiatives and future expansion, including acquisitions. Availability under the new revolving line of credit is subject to certain conditions precedent, which are described in the Company’s current report on Form 8-K, to be filed with the SEC on February 19, 2008. Maurizio Vecchione, CompuMed’s president and CEO said, “We are pleased to announce this new unsecured revolving credit facility. In the currently challenging credit environment, it is important that we have immediate access to funds at favorable terms and rates in order to help us execute on our growth strategy.” Vecchione added, “We have identified expansion and consolidation opportunities within both our telecardiology and musculoskeletal businesses. The facility will provide us with the financial flexibility to pursue these opportunities and achieve our near-term growth initiatives.”
More at:http://www.compumed.net/
CompuMed develops and markets medical devices and services in the cardiovascular and musculoskeletal fields that utilize state-of-the-art computer and communications technologies to enable physicians and patients everywhere to have affordable and rapid access to medical diagnostic information. CompuMed’s two principle products are the CardioGram® and the Automated OsteoGram®, both of which have been cleared for marketing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and approved for reimbursement by Medicare. Located in Los Angeles, California, CompuMed currently has approximately 20 employees. The company’s common stock trades under the symbol CMPD.
How Much They Got From VCs:
They announced that the Company entered into a credit agreement with Boston Avenue Capital, LLC, (“BAC”) on February 15, 2008. The facility provides for a new revolving line of credit up to $4 million and is intended to provide liquidity and working capital for growth initiatives and future expansion, including acquisitions. Availability under the new revolving line of credit is subject to certain conditions precedent, which are described in the Company’s current report on Form 8-K, to be filed with the SEC on February 19, 2008. Maurizio Vecchione, CompuMed’s president and CEO said, “We are pleased to announce this new unsecured revolving credit facility. In the currently challenging credit environment, it is important that we have immediate access to funds at favorable terms and rates in order to help us execute on our growth strategy.” Vecchione added, “We have identified expansion and consolidation opportunities within both our telecardiology and musculoskeletal businesses. The facility will provide us with the financial flexibility to pursue these opportunities and achieve our near-term growth initiatives.”
More at:http://www.compumed.net/
SilkRoad technology--An Integrated Talent Management Solution Got $10 million In VCs Funding
What Company Is Offering:
SilkRoad technology, inc. provides software as a service (SaaS) solutions that significantly improve the talent within its more than 700 customers across the globe. Through SilkRoad’s Life Suite, an integrated talent management solution, companies are able to hire better employees, identify high and low performers, drive a pay-for-performance culture and improve employee tenure. The SilkRoad Life Suite solution set includes OpenHire, for recruiting management, RedCarpet for employee onboarding and life events, WingSpan for flexible employee performance management, GreenLight for compensation management, and Eprise for employee intranets and content management.
How Much They Got From VCs:
It has secured $10 million in growth capital led by new investor Azure Capital Partners, joining existing investor, SilkRoad Equity and individual investors. The funding will enable significant expansion of SilkRoad technology’s direct sales and marketing efforts, as well as support new product development.
About VCs:
Azure Capital Partners is a venture capital firm with over $650 million under management, headquartered in San Francisco, California. Its goal is to identify, invest in and help build earlier stage information technology companies that are at the forefront of a transformative opportunity for growth – companies like TopTier Software, VMware, WorldWide Packets and Bill Me Later. Its partners have a long track record of identifying and helping to build some of the most successful companies in communications, software and related technology segments. The Azure team is recognized for industry thought leadership and a unique professional investment approach to venture investing. Its proven methodology and primary research enable it to identify young companies in attractive markets whose business models provide sustainable competitive advantage. For more information, visit http://www.azurecap.com.
More at:www.silkroadtech.com
SilkRoad technology, inc. provides software as a service (SaaS) solutions that significantly improve the talent within its more than 700 customers across the globe. Through SilkRoad’s Life Suite, an integrated talent management solution, companies are able to hire better employees, identify high and low performers, drive a pay-for-performance culture and improve employee tenure. The SilkRoad Life Suite solution set includes OpenHire, for recruiting management, RedCarpet for employee onboarding and life events, WingSpan for flexible employee performance management, GreenLight for compensation management, and Eprise for employee intranets and content management.
How Much They Got From VCs:
It has secured $10 million in growth capital led by new investor Azure Capital Partners, joining existing investor, SilkRoad Equity and individual investors. The funding will enable significant expansion of SilkRoad technology’s direct sales and marketing efforts, as well as support new product development.
About VCs:
Azure Capital Partners is a venture capital firm with over $650 million under management, headquartered in San Francisco, California. Its goal is to identify, invest in and help build earlier stage information technology companies that are at the forefront of a transformative opportunity for growth – companies like TopTier Software, VMware, WorldWide Packets and Bill Me Later. Its partners have a long track record of identifying and helping to build some of the most successful companies in communications, software and related technology segments. The Azure team is recognized for industry thought leadership and a unique professional investment approach to venture investing. Its proven methodology and primary research enable it to identify young companies in attractive markets whose business models provide sustainable competitive advantage. For more information, visit http://www.azurecap.com.
More at:www.silkroadtech.com
Safend is a leading provider of endpoint data leakage prevention solutions got $9 million in Funding
What Company Is Offering:
Safend is a leading provider of endpoint data leakage prevention solutions that protect against corporate data loss via physical, wireless, and removable media ports while ensuring compliance with regulatory data security and privacy standards. Safend's solutions, available through resellers worldwide, are deployed by multinational enterprises, government agencies and small to mid-size companies across the globe.
How Much They Got From VCs:
It has secured its Series C round of funding. The $9 million round is being funded by a leading multi-billion dollar European asset management firm, as well as Safend's existing investors, Elron (NasdaqGS:ELRN - News) (Tel Aviv:ELRN.TA - News), Intel Capital and Walden Israel Venture Capital. The new funding enables Safend to accelerate development efforts of its core technology, new solution offerings, and fund continued growth through strategic partnerships and distribution channels worldwide.
About VCs:
Intel Capital, Intel's global investment organization, makes equity investments in innovative technology start-ups and companies worldwide. Intel Capital invests in a broad range of companies offering hardware, software and services targeting enterprise, home, mobility, health, consumer Internet, semiconductor manufacturing, and cleantech. Since 1991, Intel Capital has invested more than US$6 billion in approximately 1,000 companies in more than 40 countries. In that timeframe, about 157 portfolio companies have gone public on various exchanges around the world and another 187 have been acquired by other companies.
2.Walden Israel is one of the first Israeli venture capital funds dedicated to investing in early-stage start-ups. Their investment team comprises experienced entrepreneurs and their international affiliation spans twenty-five years of experience in building over four hundred early-stage companies. With over $185 million under management in three funds, Walden Israel concentrates investments in Enterprise Software and e/c-Commerce Technology; and Communication and Internet Infrastructure. For more information, contact Noga Kap, Walden Israel General Partner, +972-9-961-8000, +972-54-4428289, or +1 (415) 215-8106 or Leslie Perlberg, Director of Marketing Communications, +972-54-661-7611.
More at:www.safend.com.
Safend is a leading provider of endpoint data leakage prevention solutions that protect against corporate data loss via physical, wireless, and removable media ports while ensuring compliance with regulatory data security and privacy standards. Safend's solutions, available through resellers worldwide, are deployed by multinational enterprises, government agencies and small to mid-size companies across the globe.
How Much They Got From VCs:
It has secured its Series C round of funding. The $9 million round is being funded by a leading multi-billion dollar European asset management firm, as well as Safend's existing investors, Elron (NasdaqGS:ELRN - News) (Tel Aviv:ELRN.TA - News), Intel Capital and Walden Israel Venture Capital. The new funding enables Safend to accelerate development efforts of its core technology, new solution offerings, and fund continued growth through strategic partnerships and distribution channels worldwide.
About VCs:
Intel Capital, Intel's global investment organization, makes equity investments in innovative technology start-ups and companies worldwide. Intel Capital invests in a broad range of companies offering hardware, software and services targeting enterprise, home, mobility, health, consumer Internet, semiconductor manufacturing, and cleantech. Since 1991, Intel Capital has invested more than US$6 billion in approximately 1,000 companies in more than 40 countries. In that timeframe, about 157 portfolio companies have gone public on various exchanges around the world and another 187 have been acquired by other companies.
2.Walden Israel is one of the first Israeli venture capital funds dedicated to investing in early-stage start-ups. Their investment team comprises experienced entrepreneurs and their international affiliation spans twenty-five years of experience in building over four hundred early-stage companies. With over $185 million under management in three funds, Walden Israel concentrates investments in Enterprise Software and e/c-Commerce Technology; and Communication and Internet Infrastructure. For more information, contact Noga Kap, Walden Israel General Partner, +972-9-961-8000, +972-54-4428289, or +1 (415) 215-8106 or Leslie Perlberg, Director of Marketing Communications, +972-54-661-7611.
More at:www.safend.com.
Fusu is the world's first Domains Stock Exchange
About Company:
Fusu is the world's first Domains Stock Exchange. Founded by a team of domain industry professionals, Fusu's mission is to:
operate the world's largest and most liquid domain secondary market,
open the domain secondary market to shareholders,
provide means to get liquidity for domain owners, without giving up control of their domain, and add transparency to the domain aftermarket.
How It Works:
Listing your domain on Fusu means that you retain full control, but still get liquidity from selling up to 45% of your domain.
By listing your domain with Fusu, you agree to sell pro-rated rights to future sale revenue or parking revenue from the domain. Fusu reserves the right to deny listings on the domain stock exchange.
You retain ownership, and as the owner you can decide to sell your domain. The shareholders are, however, entitled to a percentage of the sale price, according to their share ownership. If the domain sale price is less than 150% of the current market value, you are required to get approval from at least 90% of the shareholders. If the domain sale price is more than 150%, you can accept a sale at any time, and the existing shareholders will be bought out.
When you place an Initial Domain Listing, you cannot buy shares yourself. You can, however, buy shares in a domain that you own from other shareholders.
Domains that promote or praise hatred, violence, pornography, racial or religious intolerance may not be listed.
As a domain investor and shareholder, the following policies apply:
Bids are binding and valid until the expiration time specified. During this time, you cannot cancel the bid or change your bid price.
More at:http://www.fusu.com/
Fusu is the world's first Domains Stock Exchange. Founded by a team of domain industry professionals, Fusu's mission is to:
operate the world's largest and most liquid domain secondary market,
open the domain secondary market to shareholders,
provide means to get liquidity for domain owners, without giving up control of their domain, and add transparency to the domain aftermarket.
How It Works:
Listing your domain on Fusu means that you retain full control, but still get liquidity from selling up to 45% of your domain.
By listing your domain with Fusu, you agree to sell pro-rated rights to future sale revenue or parking revenue from the domain. Fusu reserves the right to deny listings on the domain stock exchange.
You retain ownership, and as the owner you can decide to sell your domain. The shareholders are, however, entitled to a percentage of the sale price, according to their share ownership. If the domain sale price is less than 150% of the current market value, you are required to get approval from at least 90% of the shareholders. If the domain sale price is more than 150%, you can accept a sale at any time, and the existing shareholders will be bought out.
When you place an Initial Domain Listing, you cannot buy shares yourself. You can, however, buy shares in a domain that you own from other shareholders.
Domains that promote or praise hatred, violence, pornography, racial or religious intolerance may not be listed.
As a domain investor and shareholder, the following policies apply:
Bids are binding and valid until the expiration time specified. During this time, you cannot cancel the bid or change your bid price.
More at:http://www.fusu.com/
Peanut Labs is a rapidly growing provider of market research services $3.2 million Series A round of funding
What Company Is Offering:
Peanut Labs is a rapidly growing provider of market research services backed by the investors of Skype, Yahoo eGroups and Del.ic.ious. They provide access to hard-to-reach demographics for market researchers – and are the leading provider of Gen Y sample for market researchers today.
They have developed a research technology integrated across 70+ social networks and online communities that has demographically profiled, aggregated, and engages with millions of members each day. Their technology provides access to a recruitment audience of more than 27 million users.
Peanut Labs has partnered with many of the most popular MySpace, FaceBook and Google Open Social applications.
How It Wll Help Companies:
Using research and online surveys, we can generate 3x - 5x the revenue that advertising generates for you. That can mean anywhere between $100,000 - $1 million in net profit for your organization in one year.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Peanut Labs has just announced a $3.2 million Series A round of funding from Leap Frog and BV Capital.
More at:http://peanutlabs.com/
Peanut Labs is a rapidly growing provider of market research services backed by the investors of Skype, Yahoo eGroups and Del.ic.ious. They provide access to hard-to-reach demographics for market researchers – and are the leading provider of Gen Y sample for market researchers today.
They have developed a research technology integrated across 70+ social networks and online communities that has demographically profiled, aggregated, and engages with millions of members each day. Their technology provides access to a recruitment audience of more than 27 million users.
Peanut Labs has partnered with many of the most popular MySpace, FaceBook and Google Open Social applications.
How It Wll Help Companies:
Using research and online surveys, we can generate 3x - 5x the revenue that advertising generates for you. That can mean anywhere between $100,000 - $1 million in net profit for your organization in one year.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Peanut Labs has just announced a $3.2 million Series A round of funding from Leap Frog and BV Capital.
More at:http://peanutlabs.com/
blippr will change the way you discover, recommend, and organize media
What Company Is Offering:
blippr will change the way you discover, recommend, and organize media with your friends.
How It Works:
First and foremost, they want to help you discover new books, games, movies, and music you'll like, love, maybe even want to marry. Besides coffee, it's what gets us out of bed every morning.
When you browse or search blippr, they're all about letting you know really, really, really fast, what your social network says is worth reading, playing, seeing, buying, etc. The bigger your network, the more likely you'll find tons of great new recommendations from the people you trust.
Your friends want to discover new stuff they'll like just as much as you do, and hey, let's face it, we all like giving our opinions. That's why they make it super duper fast and easy for you to recommend media to your social network.
blippr lists give you a new, easy way to quickly organize all those books, video games, movies, music albums, songs, and (soon) TV you come across in life, whether you recommend it or not. There are two types of lists we offer to answer this dilemma.
blippr is not a replacement for social networking sites like Facebook or Myspace. They just want to enable you to discover, recommend and organize media within the context of your existing social network.
More at:http://www.blippr.com/
blippr will change the way you discover, recommend, and organize media with your friends.
How It Works:
First and foremost, they want to help you discover new books, games, movies, and music you'll like, love, maybe even want to marry. Besides coffee, it's what gets us out of bed every morning.
When you browse or search blippr, they're all about letting you know really, really, really fast, what your social network says is worth reading, playing, seeing, buying, etc. The bigger your network, the more likely you'll find tons of great new recommendations from the people you trust.
Your friends want to discover new stuff they'll like just as much as you do, and hey, let's face it, we all like giving our opinions. That's why they make it super duper fast and easy for you to recommend media to your social network.
blippr lists give you a new, easy way to quickly organize all those books, video games, movies, music albums, songs, and (soon) TV you come across in life, whether you recommend it or not. There are two types of lists we offer to answer this dilemma.
blippr is not a replacement for social networking sites like Facebook or Myspace. They just want to enable you to discover, recommend and organize media within the context of your existing social network.
More at:http://www.blippr.com/
Newspond
About Company:
At the heart of Newspond lies a tireless electronic brain. This highly-advanced machine intelligence continually watches over and reads hundreds of different websites, including everything from major news portals, to the tiniest blog, or forum. Newspond pieces together all of the intricate information nailing down exactly how much buzz a particular story has, and produces a number - the story's "Buoyancy Rating". This constantly changing number represents all the interlocking factors that make up the exact popularity of an article at any given point in time. Sorting stories by these popularity ratings reveals a stunningly-instant, up-to-the-second surface view of the entire internet as stories spread throughout it.
How It Works:
As a news story surfaces across one or more of these sites, Newspond notes every detail about it - from how fast a story spreads throughout the internet, to the amount of discussion surrounding the story, to even things like the rate at which people click on or bookmark the article and the size of each of the sites reporting it. Every detail is carefully noted, sized, and gauged, reading at a faster rate of speed than any human being could ever dream of. That way, you don't need to visit multiple news sites to find out what's going on.
More at:http://www.newspond.com/
At the heart of Newspond lies a tireless electronic brain. This highly-advanced machine intelligence continually watches over and reads hundreds of different websites, including everything from major news portals, to the tiniest blog, or forum. Newspond pieces together all of the intricate information nailing down exactly how much buzz a particular story has, and produces a number - the story's "Buoyancy Rating". This constantly changing number represents all the interlocking factors that make up the exact popularity of an article at any given point in time. Sorting stories by these popularity ratings reveals a stunningly-instant, up-to-the-second surface view of the entire internet as stories spread throughout it.
How It Works:
As a news story surfaces across one or more of these sites, Newspond notes every detail about it - from how fast a story spreads throughout the internet, to the amount of discussion surrounding the story, to even things like the rate at which people click on or bookmark the article and the size of each of the sites reporting it. Every detail is carefully noted, sized, and gauged, reading at a faster rate of speed than any human being could ever dream of. That way, you don't need to visit multiple news sites to find out what's going on.
More at:http://www.newspond.com/
Surf Canyon is a browser extension that sits atop search engine sites like Google, Yahoo! and MSN
What Company Is Offering:
Surf Canyon is a browser extension that sits atop search engine sites like Google, Yahoo! and MSN. By observing user behavior, its real-time semantic personalization technology enables users to quickly and easily find relevant information that's buried in the search result set. Check out our blog for more technical discussions.
How It Works:
Enter your keywords and press “search”, just like you always do. You’ll get the top 10 results exactly as they appear on the underlying search engine, such as Yahoo! or Windows Live.
Review the results and select the one that corresponds to your interests. If it’s the Miami Dolphins that you like, click #5: MiamiDolphins.com. If your search is satisfied, great! If not, return to the search results and Surf Canyon will provide you with some “Recommendations”. (Note: You may get the Recommendations directly by either clicking the bulls eye or ‘hovering’ your mouse over the particular link.)
The Recommendations are dug up from the search results based on your real time behavior and are, to the greatest extent possible, relevant to your interests
Surf Canyon develops semantic real-time implicit personalization technology for internet search. Its patents-pending Discovery Engine for Search™ transforms static result pages into dynamic knowledge resources, enabling users to more quickly and easily find pertinent information buried among the irrelevant results, significantly accelerating the search process.
More at:http://www.surfcanyon.com/
Surf Canyon is a browser extension that sits atop search engine sites like Google, Yahoo! and MSN. By observing user behavior, its real-time semantic personalization technology enables users to quickly and easily find relevant information that's buried in the search result set. Check out our blog for more technical discussions.
How It Works:
Enter your keywords and press “search”, just like you always do. You’ll get the top 10 results exactly as they appear on the underlying search engine, such as Yahoo! or Windows Live.
Review the results and select the one that corresponds to your interests. If it’s the Miami Dolphins that you like, click #5: MiamiDolphins.com. If your search is satisfied, great! If not, return to the search results and Surf Canyon will provide you with some “Recommendations”. (Note: You may get the Recommendations directly by either clicking the bulls eye or ‘hovering’ your mouse over the particular link.)
The Recommendations are dug up from the search results based on your real time behavior and are, to the greatest extent possible, relevant to your interests
Surf Canyon develops semantic real-time implicit personalization technology for internet search. Its patents-pending Discovery Engine for Search™ transforms static result pages into dynamic knowledge resources, enabling users to more quickly and easily find pertinent information buried among the irrelevant results, significantly accelerating the search process.
More at:http://www.surfcanyon.com/
WhyGoSolo is for making spontaneous connections happen
What Company Is Offering:
WhyGoSolo is for making spontaneous connections happen... therefore, bringing about the end of boredom. And you're thinking... "What does that mean?"
It means, always being able to find or post activities you're interested in doing, and always finding someone to do your favorite activities with. It doesn't matter what your interests are: sports, the arts, culture, food, games—you name it, you'll be able to find a like-minded person with the same interests to go and enjoy your favorite activities. No more wondering what to do on your day off, on the weekends, in the evenings or when you have some free-time. With WhyGoSolo... you can always find something to do with someone new and exciting.
How It Works:
WhyGoSolo is perfect for all the things you love to do but you don't have the right person to do the activities with. WhyGoSolo is splendid for those occasions when you're on the road traveling, left behind by your friends, stuck with cancelled plans or just relocated to a new area. WhyGoSolo is also ideal for those moments when you feel spontaneous and find yourself with an afternoon or day off or you want to try something new and meet someone new.
WhyGoSolo is currently free. You can sign-up, create your profile, post listings and take part in the Handshake Process at no cost. Since this is the first version of WhyGoSolo if you Upgrade now you will receive a lifetime membership for the cost of the yearly membership fee. With your Upgrade you will receive a membership card, as well as an Accepting Company Sign. Upon the full release of WhyGoSolo yearly membership fee will apply.
It's a WhyGoSolo branded sign that says Accepting Company that you can take with you when you're dining or having lunch alone to meet new people. It's ideal for locations like Cosi, Panera Bread... Chipotle or other places you go for a quick bite to eat and would like to have someone join you.
More at:http://www.whygosolo.com/
WhyGoSolo is for making spontaneous connections happen... therefore, bringing about the end of boredom. And you're thinking... "What does that mean?"
It means, always being able to find or post activities you're interested in doing, and always finding someone to do your favorite activities with. It doesn't matter what your interests are: sports, the arts, culture, food, games—you name it, you'll be able to find a like-minded person with the same interests to go and enjoy your favorite activities. No more wondering what to do on your day off, on the weekends, in the evenings or when you have some free-time. With WhyGoSolo... you can always find something to do with someone new and exciting.
How It Works:
WhyGoSolo is perfect for all the things you love to do but you don't have the right person to do the activities with. WhyGoSolo is splendid for those occasions when you're on the road traveling, left behind by your friends, stuck with cancelled plans or just relocated to a new area. WhyGoSolo is also ideal for those moments when you feel spontaneous and find yourself with an afternoon or day off or you want to try something new and meet someone new.
WhyGoSolo is currently free. You can sign-up, create your profile, post listings and take part in the Handshake Process at no cost. Since this is the first version of WhyGoSolo if you Upgrade now you will receive a lifetime membership for the cost of the yearly membership fee. With your Upgrade you will receive a membership card, as well as an Accepting Company Sign. Upon the full release of WhyGoSolo yearly membership fee will apply.
It's a WhyGoSolo branded sign that says Accepting Company that you can take with you when you're dining or having lunch alone to meet new people. It's ideal for locations like Cosi, Panera Bread... Chipotle or other places you go for a quick bite to eat and would like to have someone join you.
More at:http://www.whygosolo.com/
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
ClientSpot is a Web-based service designed specifically for virtual assistants to collaborate with clients and subcontractors on projects
What Company Is Offering:
ClientSpot is a Web-based service designed specifically for virtual assistants to collaborate with clients and subcontractors on projects. When email just isn’t enough, ClientSpot brings together all the pieces of your client and team interactions, from project and task management to file sharing, time tracking, and calendaring.
How It Works:
You can add as many tasks as you like to a project. For each one, you can assign a person responsible and a deadline (optional). You can also log hours worked here to quickly keep track of time spent on each task.You and your clients can see project status at a glance, along with the hours worked to date on the project. You can also see a list of tasks across all of your projects.
See all upcoming deadlines and events for the week at a glance for your clients and projects. You’ll also see a list of any tasks that are assigned to you personally.
More at:http://www.myclientspot.com/
ClientSpot is a Web-based service designed specifically for virtual assistants to collaborate with clients and subcontractors on projects. When email just isn’t enough, ClientSpot brings together all the pieces of your client and team interactions, from project and task management to file sharing, time tracking, and calendaring.
How It Works:
You can add as many tasks as you like to a project. For each one, you can assign a person responsible and a deadline (optional). You can also log hours worked here to quickly keep track of time spent on each task.You and your clients can see project status at a glance, along with the hours worked to date on the project. You can also see a list of tasks across all of your projects.
See all upcoming deadlines and events for the week at a glance for your clients and projects. You’ll also see a list of any tasks that are assigned to you personally.
More at:http://www.myclientspot.com/
MagSuite.com, an integrated open-source web-based accounting, inventory control, and customer relationship management Service
What Company is Offering:
MagSuite.com, an integrated open-source web-based accounting, inventory control, and customer relationship management (CRM) Service. The Service is designed for small and lower midmarket businesses.
How It Works:
The Service integrates CRM functionality with accounting & inventory control which further improves productivity of companies by eliminating double entry of information between software used by marketing personnel, sales team, support team & ERP system.
Magsuite.com offers various reports which can be exported to industry standard Microsoft Excel and/or Adobe Reader file formats & stored on your local computer for viewing, printing or e-mailing.
MagSuite.com offers source code access for unlimited modifications and creation of vertical solutions by both customers and partners.
Unique Features:
MagSuite.com is a hosted web application which allows its users to utilize the following advantages compared with traditional desktop applications:
• improved security & reliability of data storage.
• hassle-free upgrades.
• secure access from any place in the world with Internet access.
• real-time access to the same corporate data by regionally distributed offices & home offices.
• lower total cost of ownership (TCO).
More at:http://www.magsuite.com/
MagSuite.com, an integrated open-source web-based accounting, inventory control, and customer relationship management (CRM) Service. The Service is designed for small and lower midmarket businesses.
How It Works:
The Service integrates CRM functionality with accounting & inventory control which further improves productivity of companies by eliminating double entry of information between software used by marketing personnel, sales team, support team & ERP system.
Magsuite.com offers various reports which can be exported to industry standard Microsoft Excel and/or Adobe Reader file formats & stored on your local computer for viewing, printing or e-mailing.
MagSuite.com offers source code access for unlimited modifications and creation of vertical solutions by both customers and partners.
Unique Features:
MagSuite.com is a hosted web application which allows its users to utilize the following advantages compared with traditional desktop applications:
• improved security & reliability of data storage.
• hassle-free upgrades.
• secure access from any place in the world with Internet access.
• real-time access to the same corporate data by regionally distributed offices & home offices.
• lower total cost of ownership (TCO).
More at:http://www.magsuite.com/
Boomi is a leading provider of business integration solutions for small and mid-sized business
What Company Is Offering:
Boomi is a leading provider of business integration solutions for small and mid-sized business (SMBs). Boomi was founded on the premise of making powerful integration capabilities available to SMBs who have challenging integration requirements but cannot afford the time and expense associated with implementing complex integration solutions typically employed by larger enterprises.
How It Works:
Boomi’s unique Visual Integration Technology SM allows companies to integrate applications, trading partners and data with point-and-click ease in one solution that can be deployed on premise or on demand. Using a visual process designer, users drag and drop integration components from a palette onto a “canvas” to build very simple to very sophisticated integration solutions. Integration configurations are built automatically and in the vast majority of cases, no further coding is required. Implementations are accomplished with exceptional speed – typically in days, not weeks, months or years – allowing customers to quickly realize the return on their investment in Boomi. Actively developed for over seven years, the technology has reached a high level of functionality and sophistication.
The combination of ease-of-use, no programming and speed of implementation makes Boomi an ideal solution for SMBs.
How This Company Is Going:
Boomi has over 400 clients in 11 countries ranging in size from $20 million in revenues to over $1 billion in revenues – corporations such as Puma, Nutri-Systems, Raleys, Harris Tea and D&H Distributors. Clients include 19 of the top 100 third-party logistics companies and six of the top twelve cold-storage companies in the United States. Boomi has earned a reputation for outstanding customer support and enjoys an extremely high level of client satisfaction and retention.
More at:http://www.boomi.com/
Boomi is a leading provider of business integration solutions for small and mid-sized business (SMBs). Boomi was founded on the premise of making powerful integration capabilities available to SMBs who have challenging integration requirements but cannot afford the time and expense associated with implementing complex integration solutions typically employed by larger enterprises.
How It Works:
Boomi’s unique Visual Integration Technology SM allows companies to integrate applications, trading partners and data with point-and-click ease in one solution that can be deployed on premise or on demand. Using a visual process designer, users drag and drop integration components from a palette onto a “canvas” to build very simple to very sophisticated integration solutions. Integration configurations are built automatically and in the vast majority of cases, no further coding is required. Implementations are accomplished with exceptional speed – typically in days, not weeks, months or years – allowing customers to quickly realize the return on their investment in Boomi. Actively developed for over seven years, the technology has reached a high level of functionality and sophistication.
The combination of ease-of-use, no programming and speed of implementation makes Boomi an ideal solution for SMBs.
How This Company Is Going:
Boomi has over 400 clients in 11 countries ranging in size from $20 million in revenues to over $1 billion in revenues – corporations such as Puma, Nutri-Systems, Raleys, Harris Tea and D&H Distributors. Clients include 19 of the top 100 third-party logistics companies and six of the top twelve cold-storage companies in the United States. Boomi has earned a reputation for outstanding customer support and enjoys an extremely high level of client satisfaction and retention.
More at:http://www.boomi.com/
StyleBell--Your premier hair resource
What Company Is Offering:
At StyleBell they think beauty should be uniquely hip, incredibly accessible, and casually cool.
How It Works:
They strive to bring savvy shoppers an amazing array of well known, highly coveted, must-have items they think are effective and worth it. They sample, test, and review all beauty products to bring you the latest and greatest ‘gotta get’ brands at affordable prices. They love raving about a fabulous flat iron, recreating those celebrity styles at home, and sharing the 411 with anyone who will listen. They think beauty should be social and fun! Your premier hair resource.
You may order securely online or by calling us toll-free at 1-888-322-9959. They offer Free Shipping on all US Orders over $50 and a 90 Day Money Back Guarantee.
All transactions at StyleBell are protected by a Secure Online Server. Your name, address, and credit card information is safe and secure and cannot be read by anyone else. Once your order has been processed, your credit card information is deleted. Safety is our #1 priority and we do everything we can to ensure your shopping experience is safe and secure at all times.
More at:http://www.stylebell.com/
At StyleBell they think beauty should be uniquely hip, incredibly accessible, and casually cool.
How It Works:
They strive to bring savvy shoppers an amazing array of well known, highly coveted, must-have items they think are effective and worth it. They sample, test, and review all beauty products to bring you the latest and greatest ‘gotta get’ brands at affordable prices. They love raving about a fabulous flat iron, recreating those celebrity styles at home, and sharing the 411 with anyone who will listen. They think beauty should be social and fun! Your premier hair resource.
You may order securely online or by calling us toll-free at 1-888-322-9959. They offer Free Shipping on all US Orders over $50 and a 90 Day Money Back Guarantee.
All transactions at StyleBell are protected by a Secure Online Server. Your name, address, and credit card information is safe and secure and cannot be read by anyone else. Once your order has been processed, your credit card information is deleted. Safety is our #1 priority and we do everything we can to ensure your shopping experience is safe and secure at all times.
More at:http://www.stylebell.com/
"12 Year Old" Entrepreneur Got Listed In Forbes.com ,Identified him as one of the “Hot Role Models To Admire”
Southern California young entrepreneur, Jason O’Neill, did just that in January, 2008. Forbes.com identified him as one of the “Hot Role Models To Admire” on their list of Top 10 Role Models 18 & Under. O’Neill is in good company with celebrities as actresses Miley “Hannah Montana” Cyrus, Abigail Breslin “Little Miss Sunshine”, singer Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers, and actor Malcolm David Kelley “Lost”. Other regular, but not-so-ordinary kids round out the list in various areas of achievement.
O’Neill started his own business called Pencil Bugs when he was only 9 years old. Although he didn’t set out to become an entrepreneur, his simple idea of hand-making colorful bug-like pencil toppers, turned into a successful venture with a very promising future.
Pencil Bugs come in eight bold colors on top a #2 pencil, each with a Certificate of Authenticity that gives their name, birth date, care and training instructions.
When other kids were playing video games and watching TV, O’Neill was working on new products. Soon after he created his original Pencil Bugs, he made matching laminated bookmarks and t-shirts with the little characters. He already has new product ideas in the works including a plush toy Pencil Bug, a Pencil Bugs board game, and a video game. He has collaborated with his mom, Nancy, on a book series about each of the eight Pencil Bug characters and has set his goals on a cartoon series. “Who knows,” says young O’Neill. “Maybe even some day you’ll see ‘Pencil Bugs: The Movie’”.
Besides making the Forbes list, O’Neill has enjoyed some very impressive recognition during his short two-and-a-half years in business. He received a 2006 Young Philanthropist Award for his charitable donations to help foster kids, a 2007 Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, appeared on NBC’s 1 vs. 100 game show as their “kid mogul”, was included on an ABC News Nightline online story/slide show, was featured on web TV and radio programs, among having many newspaper and magazine articles written about him.
O’Neill sells his Pencil Bugs on his website (http://www.pencilbugs.com) and ships them all over the U.S. and Canada. A special order was sent to Lesotho, Africa for school children sponsored by World Vision. Pencil Bugs also flew to Cairo, Egypt and landed at a company called “Z Buggie” to be given as fun perks for their employees.
What’s next for O’Neill? It looks as if there’s no stopping his success. “You keep taking small steps one at a time and eventually something big will happen,” O’Neill states confidently. “All you need is an idea and the will to do it.”
More at: http://www.pencilbugs.com
O’Neill started his own business called Pencil Bugs when he was only 9 years old. Although he didn’t set out to become an entrepreneur, his simple idea of hand-making colorful bug-like pencil toppers, turned into a successful venture with a very promising future.
Pencil Bugs come in eight bold colors on top a #2 pencil, each with a Certificate of Authenticity that gives their name, birth date, care and training instructions.
When other kids were playing video games and watching TV, O’Neill was working on new products. Soon after he created his original Pencil Bugs, he made matching laminated bookmarks and t-shirts with the little characters. He already has new product ideas in the works including a plush toy Pencil Bug, a Pencil Bugs board game, and a video game. He has collaborated with his mom, Nancy, on a book series about each of the eight Pencil Bug characters and has set his goals on a cartoon series. “Who knows,” says young O’Neill. “Maybe even some day you’ll see ‘Pencil Bugs: The Movie’”.
Besides making the Forbes list, O’Neill has enjoyed some very impressive recognition during his short two-and-a-half years in business. He received a 2006 Young Philanthropist Award for his charitable donations to help foster kids, a 2007 Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, appeared on NBC’s 1 vs. 100 game show as their “kid mogul”, was included on an ABC News Nightline online story/slide show, was featured on web TV and radio programs, among having many newspaper and magazine articles written about him.
O’Neill sells his Pencil Bugs on his website (http://www.pencilbugs.com) and ships them all over the U.S. and Canada. A special order was sent to Lesotho, Africa for school children sponsored by World Vision. Pencil Bugs also flew to Cairo, Egypt and landed at a company called “Z Buggie” to be given as fun perks for their employees.
What’s next for O’Neill? It looks as if there’s no stopping his success. “You keep taking small steps one at a time and eventually something big will happen,” O’Neill states confidently. “All you need is an idea and the will to do it.”
More at: http://www.pencilbugs.com
YouNoodle ---Startup Success Predictor
What Company Is Offering:
YouNoodle helps people and groups that are interested in startups and innovation do what they do better. It appears that the device has now been translated into Artificial Intelligence software in the form of a startup success predictor. The software will be used to predict whether a startup will be successful or not.They provide business competition, event, networking and mailing list functionality for real-world groups that support startup communities. For investors, they're building technology to help inform their decisions.
YouNoodle.com is a place to discover and get involved with the hottest startups and university innovation that's happening right now.
How It Works:
YouNoodle is a place for startups and early-stage ventures. Discover and get involved with the ones that you're interested in, and promote your own. If you're at a startup, add it to the network to attract team members, get exposure and build a following. Otherwise, create a profile and browse the site to find startups you're interested in. They offer powerful tools for startup clubs, conferences and startup competitions, such as full business competition management, events and newsletters.
Startups on YouNoodle range from companies in stealth mode who haven't even launched and are looking to recruit, to others that have been around for a couple of years and are already making significant amounts of revenue.
Content posted to YouNoodle is entirely open. If there is something you don't want to share, probably best not to post it on the Internet. Startup pages do have a 'Publicity' setting so you can indicate whether you are open to receiving media attention. Share as little or as much as you are comfortable with. This is a place to find team members, investors, advisors, early-adopters and media exposure. If you're not interested in finding those things, join YouNoodle later on.
More at:http://www.younoodle.com/
YouNoodle helps people and groups that are interested in startups and innovation do what they do better. It appears that the device has now been translated into Artificial Intelligence software in the form of a startup success predictor. The software will be used to predict whether a startup will be successful or not.They provide business competition, event, networking and mailing list functionality for real-world groups that support startup communities. For investors, they're building technology to help inform their decisions.
YouNoodle.com is a place to discover and get involved with the hottest startups and university innovation that's happening right now.
How It Works:
YouNoodle is a place for startups and early-stage ventures. Discover and get involved with the ones that you're interested in, and promote your own. If you're at a startup, add it to the network to attract team members, get exposure and build a following. Otherwise, create a profile and browse the site to find startups you're interested in. They offer powerful tools for startup clubs, conferences and startup competitions, such as full business competition management, events and newsletters.
Startups on YouNoodle range from companies in stealth mode who haven't even launched and are looking to recruit, to others that have been around for a couple of years and are already making significant amounts of revenue.
Content posted to YouNoodle is entirely open. If there is something you don't want to share, probably best not to post it on the Internet. Startup pages do have a 'Publicity' setting so you can indicate whether you are open to receiving media attention. Share as little or as much as you are comfortable with. This is a place to find team members, investors, advisors, early-adopters and media exposure. If you're not interested in finding those things, join YouNoodle later on.
More at:http://www.younoodle.com/
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