What Company Is Offering:
ProxyDemocracy provides tools to help investors use their voting power to produce positive changes in the companies they own.
ProxyDemocracy aims to make proxy voting a more effective way of holding public corporations accountable to their shareholders and to society. We believe that society benefits when investors use their voting power, and we are building tools designed to make it much easier for them to do so.
It is a nonprofit, nonpartisan project supported by foundations that are themselves interested in being responsible investors.
ProxyDemocracy is supported by funding from the Panta Rhea Foundation, the Nathan Cummings Foundation, the V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation, the General Service Foundation, and RSF Social Finance.
More at:http://www.proxydemocracy.org/
Friday, June 20, 2008
IdeaSafe is a new way to protect this intellectual property against theft and misuse
What Company Is Offering:
What Company Is Offering:
Ideas and creativity are valuable assets in today’s world.
IdeaSafe is a new way to protect this intellectual property against theft and misuse.
It is an online safe for all forms of creative work. Use it to upload, back-up and safeguard electronic copies of your artwork, designs, ideas, scripts and manuscripts, music, photographs, website content, software, films, entertainment formats, pitches and strategies.
How It Works:
Quick and easy to use, it creates a sophisticated record of your electronic files, which IdeaSafe can independently verify. We can provide you with legally-recognised evidence confirming when you uploaded the files to your safe — thereby proving when you had an idea or created your work.
IdeaSafe provides you with peace of mind that your valuable property is securely locked away until you need to access it.
Log each stage of an idea or project development to protect your work from conception to completion. Also store memos and notes from meetings to create a full record of any disclosures of your ideas.
More at:http://www.theideasafe.com/
What Company Is Offering:
Ideas and creativity are valuable assets in today’s world.
IdeaSafe is a new way to protect this intellectual property against theft and misuse.
It is an online safe for all forms of creative work. Use it to upload, back-up and safeguard electronic copies of your artwork, designs, ideas, scripts and manuscripts, music, photographs, website content, software, films, entertainment formats, pitches and strategies.
How It Works:
Quick and easy to use, it creates a sophisticated record of your electronic files, which IdeaSafe can independently verify. We can provide you with legally-recognised evidence confirming when you uploaded the files to your safe — thereby proving when you had an idea or created your work.
IdeaSafe provides you with peace of mind that your valuable property is securely locked away until you need to access it.
Log each stage of an idea or project development to protect your work from conception to completion. Also store memos and notes from meetings to create a full record of any disclosures of your ideas.
More at:http://www.theideasafe.com/
MinuteFix makes it easy for anyone to get instant tech support anytime of the day for any tipe of computer help you may need
What Company Is Offering:
MinuteFix makes it easy for anyone to get instant tech support anytime of the day for any tipe of computer help you may need. The first service of its kind, MinuteFix charges per-minute, making it easy for you to get the tech support you need no matter what the computer repair might be. And, because they believe in their service so much, if they can't help you fix your computer, it's free. It is easy and fast, and best of all, you can get 24 hour tech support, every day of the year. You will always have access to a friendly online comnputer technican who can help you with any pc repair or laptop repair problem you may have.
How It Works:
After signing up for a free account, you will instantly be able to get computer support. Simply click on the "Get help now" button any time you have a technical question or problem and a live technician will call your number within 30 seconds of sending your request. Start now and get your first 5 minutes of support for free. No credit card required.
You'll be connected over the phone to a technician who will help you solve the issue. If necessary, and with your permission, they can request to see your screen remotely, and walk you through as if we were sitting right next to you.
You simply pay $0.99 per minute of support given. If they can't fix it, you don't pay. It's easy. Start now and get your first 5 minutes free.
More at:http://www.minutefix.com/
MinuteFix makes it easy for anyone to get instant tech support anytime of the day for any tipe of computer help you may need. The first service of its kind, MinuteFix charges per-minute, making it easy for you to get the tech support you need no matter what the computer repair might be. And, because they believe in their service so much, if they can't help you fix your computer, it's free. It is easy and fast, and best of all, you can get 24 hour tech support, every day of the year. You will always have access to a friendly online comnputer technican who can help you with any pc repair or laptop repair problem you may have.
How It Works:
After signing up for a free account, you will instantly be able to get computer support. Simply click on the "Get help now" button any time you have a technical question or problem and a live technician will call your number within 30 seconds of sending your request. Start now and get your first 5 minutes of support for free. No credit card required.
You'll be connected over the phone to a technician who will help you solve the issue. If necessary, and with your permission, they can request to see your screen remotely, and walk you through as if we were sitting right next to you.
You simply pay $0.99 per minute of support given. If they can't fix it, you don't pay. It's easy. Start now and get your first 5 minutes free.
More at:http://www.minutefix.com/
OurSignal.com looks at currently popular items on the top social news sites and mashes it all together
What Company Is Offering:
OurSignal.com looks at currently popular items on the top social news sites and mashes it all together.
The idea is to allow users (you especially) to get a rapid overview of what the latest breaking headlines are at the frontline of the intermatubes.
The bigger the box, the more relative votes a story has.
The warmer the color, the quicker the story is on the rise. Cooler colors denote negative velocity.Sources are refreshed every 15 minutes.
More at:http://www.oursignal.com/
OurSignal.com looks at currently popular items on the top social news sites and mashes it all together.
The idea is to allow users (you especially) to get a rapid overview of what the latest breaking headlines are at the frontline of the intermatubes.
The bigger the box, the more relative votes a story has.
The warmer the color, the quicker the story is on the rise. Cooler colors denote negative velocity.Sources are refreshed every 15 minutes.
More at:http://www.oursignal.com/
OrganizedWisdom.com, a New York-based provider of health-related online search services, has raised around $2.3 million in Series A funding
What Company Is Offering:
OrganizedWisdom is a Human-Powered, Physician-Guided Search Service for Health
Their goal is simple...to provide the best search service in the world for health by hand-crafting search results that physicians and consumers will recommend to their family and friends.
It shouldn't be a time-consuming process to quickly find links to the very best resources when searching for health information. So, they are solving this problem by adding the wisdom of trained expert search guides and physician reviewers to the power of algorithmic-only search tools and social bookmarking sites. This human-powered model helps us deliver far superior health search results by eliminating search index spam from low-quality websites, links to duplicative libraries of licensed health content or potentially dangerous web sites.
How Much They Got From VCs:
OrganizedWisdom.com, a New York-based provider of health-related online search services, has raised around $2.3 million in Series A funding led by ETF Venture Fund, according to a regulatory filing.
More at:www.organizedwisdom.com
OrganizedWisdom is a Human-Powered, Physician-Guided Search Service for Health
Their goal is simple...to provide the best search service in the world for health by hand-crafting search results that physicians and consumers will recommend to their family and friends.
It shouldn't be a time-consuming process to quickly find links to the very best resources when searching for health information. So, they are solving this problem by adding the wisdom of trained expert search guides and physician reviewers to the power of algorithmic-only search tools and social bookmarking sites. This human-powered model helps us deliver far superior health search results by eliminating search index spam from low-quality websites, links to duplicative libraries of licensed health content or potentially dangerous web sites.
How Much They Got From VCs:
OrganizedWisdom.com, a New York-based provider of health-related online search services, has raised around $2.3 million in Series A funding led by ETF Venture Fund, according to a regulatory filing.
More at:www.organizedwisdom.com
Mochi Media is dedicated to fueling the creativity of the gaming community got $10 million Series B round
What Company Is Offering:
Mochi Media is dedicated to fueling the creativity of the gaming community. The core product, MochiAds, is the largest online games advertising network for developers, advertisers and publishers. The network provides game developers with monetization, distribution and analytics while providing advertisers with turnkey opportunities to reach the one in three Internet users playing games online. The thousands of online games available in the game catalog provide publishers with engaging content to attract, entertain and retain their users.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Mochi Media announced the close of a $10 million Series B round of financing, led by Shasta Ventures with support from previous investor Accel Partners. Mochi Media will use the money to continue to grow and scale its platform of tools and services for the game development community.
"Since Mochi Media entered the marketplace in 2005, they have been a disruptive and driving force in the Web gaming space," said Jason Pressman, partner at Shasta Ventures. "We see tremendous promise in the solutions they offer to brand advertisers and game developers. Mochi Media has cracked the code in the gaming market by providing these developers with tools to monetize and distribute games to a highly desirable audience."
Mochi Media has seen significant momentum since its initial round of funding. MochiAds, the company's flagship game distribution and ad network, now reaches over 60 million unique users per month since its October 2007 launch. MochiBot, the company's Flash analytics product, tracks over 650 million views per month for thousands of users. Mochi Media also recently announced MochiAds For Publishers, a free service that allows publishers to search, add and make money from the company's catalog of high quality games. In less than a month, more than 700 publishers have signed up for the service.
More at:http://www.mochimedia.com/
Mochi Media is dedicated to fueling the creativity of the gaming community. The core product, MochiAds, is the largest online games advertising network for developers, advertisers and publishers. The network provides game developers with monetization, distribution and analytics while providing advertisers with turnkey opportunities to reach the one in three Internet users playing games online. The thousands of online games available in the game catalog provide publishers with engaging content to attract, entertain and retain their users.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Mochi Media announced the close of a $10 million Series B round of financing, led by Shasta Ventures with support from previous investor Accel Partners. Mochi Media will use the money to continue to grow and scale its platform of tools and services for the game development community.
"Since Mochi Media entered the marketplace in 2005, they have been a disruptive and driving force in the Web gaming space," said Jason Pressman, partner at Shasta Ventures. "We see tremendous promise in the solutions they offer to brand advertisers and game developers. Mochi Media has cracked the code in the gaming market by providing these developers with tools to monetize and distribute games to a highly desirable audience."
Mochi Media has seen significant momentum since its initial round of funding. MochiAds, the company's flagship game distribution and ad network, now reaches over 60 million unique users per month since its October 2007 launch. MochiBot, the company's Flash analytics product, tracks over 650 million views per month for thousands of users. Mochi Media also recently announced MochiAds For Publishers, a free service that allows publishers to search, add and make money from the company's catalog of high quality games. In less than a month, more than 700 publishers have signed up for the service.
More at:http://www.mochimedia.com/
Hanger Network In-Home Media provides leading national & regional marketers with advertising, promotion & sampling programs delivered directly
What Company Is Offering:
Hanger Network In-Home Media provides leading national & regional marketers with advertising, promotion & sampling programs delivered directly into the home through its proprietary network of 35,000 dry cleaners. Replacing billions of wire and plastic hangers, its patented EcoHangers have established an efficient and effective national marketing platform that's great for business and great for the environment. EcoHangers are 100% recycled and recyclable, manufactured in EPA-regulated factories in the U.S., and have proven to be stronger than wire hangers in laboratory strength tests.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Capitalizing on strong market traction with advertisers and strategic partners, Hanger Network (hangernetwork.com) announced a $10 million Series B Financing round, led by ABS Ventures with participation from existing investors Sigma Partners and Kodiak Venture Partners. Scott Yaphe of ABS Ventures will join Bob Davoli and Chip Meakem, Series A lead investors for Sigma and Kodiak, respectively, as members of the Hanger Network’s Board of Directors.
Hanger Network In-Home Media provides national and regional marketers with advertising, promotion, and sampling programs delivered directly into the home via its patented EcoHangers and through its proprietary network of 35,000 dry cleaners. The result is a highly targeted and efficient in-home marketing platform that is invited into the home, viewed in an uncluttered environment, and good for business and for the environment.
More at:www.hangernetwork.com
Hanger Network In-Home Media provides leading national & regional marketers with advertising, promotion & sampling programs delivered directly into the home through its proprietary network of 35,000 dry cleaners. Replacing billions of wire and plastic hangers, its patented EcoHangers have established an efficient and effective national marketing platform that's great for business and great for the environment. EcoHangers are 100% recycled and recyclable, manufactured in EPA-regulated factories in the U.S., and have proven to be stronger than wire hangers in laboratory strength tests.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Capitalizing on strong market traction with advertisers and strategic partners, Hanger Network (hangernetwork.com) announced a $10 million Series B Financing round, led by ABS Ventures with participation from existing investors Sigma Partners and Kodiak Venture Partners. Scott Yaphe of ABS Ventures will join Bob Davoli and Chip Meakem, Series A lead investors for Sigma and Kodiak, respectively, as members of the Hanger Network’s Board of Directors.
Hanger Network In-Home Media provides national and regional marketers with advertising, promotion, and sampling programs delivered directly into the home via its patented EcoHangers and through its proprietary network of 35,000 dry cleaners. The result is a highly targeted and efficient in-home marketing platform that is invited into the home, viewed in an uncluttered environment, and good for business and for the environment.
More at:www.hangernetwork.com
Mad Mimi is a simple, intelligent and powerful email marketing utility that anyone can use
What Company Is Offering:
Mad Mimi is a simple, intelligent and powerful email marketing utility that anyone can use. Mad Mimi makes email marketing easy for the creator, and easier on the eyes for the receiver. With ground-breaking technology, Mad Mimi is the simplest way to create branded, well-designed newsletters and promotions. Sign up free today and get started with simple, lovely email marketing.
How It Works:
1. Create Your AccountFill in their scaled-back signup form. If it’s a paid account, enter your credit card. Mimi is secured with 128-bit SSL (same as banks use. ) Creating an account is simple and safe.
2. Add The AddressesCopy and paste your email address list(s) into Mad Mimi. You’ll be amazed and relieved at how easy it is – duplicates and common spacing issues are auto-corrected. Later you’ll store, target and organize your list in every way imaginable.
3. Design your promotionAdd, modify and move things around as your promo comes to life in front of your eyes. No design skills necessary – Mimi gently guides the process.
4. Send Your EmailsMad Mimi shows the viewing and clicking behavior of your mail recipients in real time! Plus Mimi stores every metric imaginable so that you can modify your marketing approach to improve results.
More at:http://www.madmimi.com/
Mad Mimi is a simple, intelligent and powerful email marketing utility that anyone can use. Mad Mimi makes email marketing easy for the creator, and easier on the eyes for the receiver. With ground-breaking technology, Mad Mimi is the simplest way to create branded, well-designed newsletters and promotions. Sign up free today and get started with simple, lovely email marketing.
How It Works:
1. Create Your AccountFill in their scaled-back signup form. If it’s a paid account, enter your credit card. Mimi is secured with 128-bit SSL (same as banks use. ) Creating an account is simple and safe.
2. Add The AddressesCopy and paste your email address list(s) into Mad Mimi. You’ll be amazed and relieved at how easy it is – duplicates and common spacing issues are auto-corrected. Later you’ll store, target and organize your list in every way imaginable.
3. Design your promotionAdd, modify and move things around as your promo comes to life in front of your eyes. No design skills necessary – Mimi gently guides the process.
4. Send Your EmailsMad Mimi shows the viewing and clicking behavior of your mail recipients in real time! Plus Mimi stores every metric imaginable so that you can modify your marketing approach to improve results.
More at:http://www.madmimi.com/
Blogrolled provides natural search benefits by linking from blogs
What Company Is Offering:
Blogrolled provides natural search benefits by linking from blogs.
Blogrolled is not a contextually based ad product and is compatible with all other ad systems.
How It Works:
As an advertiser, it's an easy process. They have an inventory of publishing sites available to you which you can search, sort through, and find publishers related to your product or service. Once you have found a listing you like, enter the details for your site and then checkout. Within a few business days of making the purchase, the selected publisher will place your ad live on their site.
As a publisher, it's just as easy. Once an advertiser makes a purchase from your listing, you will be notified of the sale. Once you've received the notification, you will be asked to place the ad on your site into your blogroll.
More at:http://www.blogrolled.com/
Blogrolled provides natural search benefits by linking from blogs.
Blogrolled is not a contextually based ad product and is compatible with all other ad systems.
How It Works:
As an advertiser, it's an easy process. They have an inventory of publishing sites available to you which you can search, sort through, and find publishers related to your product or service. Once you have found a listing you like, enter the details for your site and then checkout. Within a few business days of making the purchase, the selected publisher will place your ad live on their site.
As a publisher, it's just as easy. Once an advertiser makes a purchase from your listing, you will be notified of the sale. Once you've received the notification, you will be asked to place the ad on your site into your blogroll.
More at:http://www.blogrolled.com/
Wikiloc is a completely free web app to help you discover, post and share GPS data on the web easily and quickly
What Company Is Offering:
Wikiloc is a completely free web app to help you discover, post and share GPS data on the web easily and quickly. The goal of Wikiloc is to become a global repository of GPS data where we all can freely find, post, share and download GPS tracks and waypoints from all around the planet.
Unique Features;
With Wikiloc you can:
Find tracks and waypoints nearby addresses, provinces, countries or known places around the World.
Get information about locations like elevation profile, distances, accumulated altitude, images, links to other web sites with additional information etc...
Visualize tracks and waypoints over multiple base maps and satellite imagery
Switch maps and base imagery if available for the area you are viewing.
Visualize tracks and waypoints in 3D with Google Earth™
Get driving directions to the place where a location begins (e.g: start of track)
- And if you are a Wikiloc member:
You can use Wikiloc as your personal database of tracks and waypoints, accessible from any computer anywhere with Internet access.
Download tracks and waypoints shared by other users and upload them to your GPS receiver.
Upload your own tracks and waypoints to Wikiloc. Immediately you'll see them on Google Maps™ and you'll get information like distance, accumulated altitude, elevation profile, max/min elevation reached etc...
Group locations (for example a track together with waypoints recorded along it).
Add pictures to your tracks and waypoints.
Share your opinion and rating of tracks and waypoints.
Find tracks and waypoints nearby your current location.
More at:http://www.wikiloc.com/
Wikiloc is a completely free web app to help you discover, post and share GPS data on the web easily and quickly. The goal of Wikiloc is to become a global repository of GPS data where we all can freely find, post, share and download GPS tracks and waypoints from all around the planet.
Unique Features;
With Wikiloc you can:
Find tracks and waypoints nearby addresses, provinces, countries or known places around the World.
Get information about locations like elevation profile, distances, accumulated altitude, images, links to other web sites with additional information etc...
Visualize tracks and waypoints over multiple base maps and satellite imagery
Switch maps and base imagery if available for the area you are viewing.
Visualize tracks and waypoints in 3D with Google Earth™
Get driving directions to the place where a location begins (e.g: start of track)
- And if you are a Wikiloc member:
You can use Wikiloc as your personal database of tracks and waypoints, accessible from any computer anywhere with Internet access.
Download tracks and waypoints shared by other users and upload them to your GPS receiver.
Upload your own tracks and waypoints to Wikiloc. Immediately you'll see them on Google Maps™ and you'll get information like distance, accumulated altitude, elevation profile, max/min elevation reached etc...
Group locations (for example a track together with waypoints recorded along it).
Add pictures to your tracks and waypoints.
Share your opinion and rating of tracks and waypoints.
Find tracks and waypoints nearby your current location.
More at:http://www.wikiloc.com/
yourmediaplan.com---Media planning tool
What Company Is Offering:
There are some amazing resources out there to help you plan the perfect promotional campaign. Unfortunately, these resources aren't centralised and searching for specific information can all too often become a difficult and time consuming task - especially when you're not exactly sure what you're searching for in the first place! yourmediaplan.com is a FREE online resource designed to centralise links to all available media products and resources in a collected and organised format.
How It Works:
It is designed to give marketing departments quick access to the information they need to plan a successful campaign. The data is presented in a visually clear and simple, searchable format, which media companies can access and update in real-time. If complicated and costly media directories are not for you then you'll like what they have to offer. If you are looking for a quick media planning tool then look no further.
More at:http://www.yourmediaplan.com/
There are some amazing resources out there to help you plan the perfect promotional campaign. Unfortunately, these resources aren't centralised and searching for specific information can all too often become a difficult and time consuming task - especially when you're not exactly sure what you're searching for in the first place! yourmediaplan.com is a FREE online resource designed to centralise links to all available media products and resources in a collected and organised format.
How It Works:
It is designed to give marketing departments quick access to the information they need to plan a successful campaign. The data is presented in a visually clear and simple, searchable format, which media companies can access and update in real-time. If complicated and costly media directories are not for you then you'll like what they have to offer. If you are looking for a quick media planning tool then look no further.
More at:http://www.yourmediaplan.com/
Protonotes are notes that you add to your prototype that allow project team members to discuss system functionality, design, and requirements directly
What Company Is Offering:
Protonotes are notes that you add to your prototype that allow project team members to discuss system functionality, design, and requirements directly on the prototype. You can think of it like a discussion board/wiki in direct context of your prototype.
How It Works:
To enable Protonotes on your prototypes, all you have to do is copy and paste a few lines of JavaScript into your prototype. That's it. Once you do that, anyone who visits your prototype can add/edit/delete notes. They don't have to install anything or sign up for anything. You can even hook up Protonotes to your own MySQL database with a single line of JavaScript.
More at:http://www.protonotes.com/
Protonotes are notes that you add to your prototype that allow project team members to discuss system functionality, design, and requirements directly on the prototype. You can think of it like a discussion board/wiki in direct context of your prototype.
How It Works:
To enable Protonotes on your prototypes, all you have to do is copy and paste a few lines of JavaScript into your prototype. That's it. Once you do that, anyone who visits your prototype can add/edit/delete notes. They don't have to install anything or sign up for anything. You can even hook up Protonotes to your own MySQL database with a single line of JavaScript.
More at:http://www.protonotes.com/
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Free Internet Advertising System Transforms Business Expense Into Additional Profit Center
In a joint statement issued by James Cobb, Stephanie Haile, and Don Hill - co-founders of World Wide Wealth Builders - details of this revolutionary free advertising system were made public today.
“This system enables any business – online or offline – of any type, to have their marketing message seen by real people,” said Cobb. “That’s the biggest problem most businesses have when it comes to internet advertising for their business – finding the most effective way to get their marketing message across to their market, and actually having it seen and acted on. Because of limited funds available for advertising, most businesses have been forced to depend on free advertising methods a great deal.”
“It’s absolutely brilliant,” added Haile. “It not only gets your advertising message in front of real people, but it’s done in a way that actually generates revenue for your business. And that revenue is totally independent of the profits from any additional sales that result from your advertising. The advertising process itself is now profitable, whether you make any additional sales in your business or not.”
Hill added, “In all my years of business experience I’ve never encountered anything like this. It literally transforms a necessary business expense into a very real and profitable additional revenue stream. This system is an unparalleled paradigm shift in not just the advertising world, but in the business world at large. I fully expect this to become the basic model for all business advertising in the foreseeable future. Free advertising is all well and good, but it’s usually not very effective or efficient. Advertising which not only pays for itself, but actually generates a substantial profit, has been totally unheard of – let alone possible - until now.”
It appears the business community at large is in agreement as thousands of business owners are rushing to implement this revolutionary new system - and many are already experiencing notable returns. Dozens of testimonials from excited users of the system continue to pour in weekly, with those numbers rapidly and constantly increasing.
In the course of the past 30 days more than 30,000 additional businesses have adopted this new free advertising system, and a very substantial number are experiencing unprecedented positive results. Projected growth has been estimated to be over 2 million participating businesses by the end of 2008, establishing this phenomenon as far more than just a “flash in the pan,” but a verifiable widespread trend in the business community at large. This is further evidenced by a number of “copy cat” programs which are attempting to emulate this system. It stands to reason that those who act early will realize the greatest benefit from this growing trend.
Move over, free advertising… Advertising that pays is finally here!
For full details concerning this advertising system, http://www.WorldWideWealthBuilders.com
“This system enables any business – online or offline – of any type, to have their marketing message seen by real people,” said Cobb. “That’s the biggest problem most businesses have when it comes to internet advertising for their business – finding the most effective way to get their marketing message across to their market, and actually having it seen and acted on. Because of limited funds available for advertising, most businesses have been forced to depend on free advertising methods a great deal.”
“It’s absolutely brilliant,” added Haile. “It not only gets your advertising message in front of real people, but it’s done in a way that actually generates revenue for your business. And that revenue is totally independent of the profits from any additional sales that result from your advertising. The advertising process itself is now profitable, whether you make any additional sales in your business or not.”
Hill added, “In all my years of business experience I’ve never encountered anything like this. It literally transforms a necessary business expense into a very real and profitable additional revenue stream. This system is an unparalleled paradigm shift in not just the advertising world, but in the business world at large. I fully expect this to become the basic model for all business advertising in the foreseeable future. Free advertising is all well and good, but it’s usually not very effective or efficient. Advertising which not only pays for itself, but actually generates a substantial profit, has been totally unheard of – let alone possible - until now.”
It appears the business community at large is in agreement as thousands of business owners are rushing to implement this revolutionary new system - and many are already experiencing notable returns. Dozens of testimonials from excited users of the system continue to pour in weekly, with those numbers rapidly and constantly increasing.
In the course of the past 30 days more than 30,000 additional businesses have adopted this new free advertising system, and a very substantial number are experiencing unprecedented positive results. Projected growth has been estimated to be over 2 million participating businesses by the end of 2008, establishing this phenomenon as far more than just a “flash in the pan,” but a verifiable widespread trend in the business community at large. This is further evidenced by a number of “copy cat” programs which are attempting to emulate this system. It stands to reason that those who act early will realize the greatest benefit from this growing trend.
Move over, free advertising… Advertising that pays is finally here!
For full details concerning this advertising system, http://www.WorldWideWealthBuilders.com
AskUrPals.com makes it easy to get answers to your common, day to day questions from people you already know and trust
What Company Is Offering:
AskUrPals.com makes it easy to get answers to your common, day to day questions from people you already know and trust. Real life groups (think your friends and family or office colleagues) help each other out with real questions while AskUrPals consolidates answers in relevent discussions for everybody's benefit. The result is a neatly organized community knowledge base that is easy to search and use.
How It Works:
1. Submit your question. No need to create user account etc.!
2. They create a specially formatted email for your question. Send it to the people you want to seek answers from. Only those who receive this email can post answers so you control who can answer. You can even moderate the discussion if you wish using a special moderation link that we will email you.
3. People receiving your email post replies using the special link in the email. Everyone can read all answers in one place using the "view discussion" link in the email or even find them later using our search. Person who originally asked the question also gets a notification email whenever a new answer is posted to the question.
More at:http://askurpals.com/
AskUrPals.com makes it easy to get answers to your common, day to day questions from people you already know and trust. Real life groups (think your friends and family or office colleagues) help each other out with real questions while AskUrPals consolidates answers in relevent discussions for everybody's benefit. The result is a neatly organized community knowledge base that is easy to search and use.
How It Works:
1. Submit your question. No need to create user account etc.!
2. They create a specially formatted email for your question. Send it to the people you want to seek answers from. Only those who receive this email can post answers so you control who can answer. You can even moderate the discussion if you wish using a special moderation link that we will email you.
3. People receiving your email post replies using the special link in the email. Everyone can read all answers in one place using the "view discussion" link in the email or even find them later using our search. Person who originally asked the question also gets a notification email whenever a new answer is posted to the question.
More at:http://askurpals.com/
ClaroConnect which empowers you to match YOUR personal needs to the right financial planners, investment advisors and other financial professionals
What Company Is Offering:
ClaroConnect is a free, unbiased search tool which empowers you to match YOUR personal needs to the right financial planners, investment advisors and other financial professionals.Their search engine offers individuals an unbiased way to search for help, and their profiles offer professionals a way to connect with the target clients they are looking for. They believe that no one can be an expert in everything and therefore, everyone can use expert advice at some point in their personal or business
needs.
How It Works:
ClaroConnect is more than a simple directory!
Step 1: Choose the service you are looking for .
Step 2: On the next page, match your specific choices for Location, Experience, Qualifications, Language and even a Custom Search to look for any criteria you desire.
More at:http://claroconnect.com/
ClaroConnect is a free, unbiased search tool which empowers you to match YOUR personal needs to the right financial planners, investment advisors and other financial professionals.Their search engine offers individuals an unbiased way to search for help, and their profiles offer professionals a way to connect with the target clients they are looking for. They believe that no one can be an expert in everything and therefore, everyone can use expert advice at some point in their personal or business
needs.
How It Works:
ClaroConnect is more than a simple directory!
Step 1: Choose the service you are looking for .
Step 2: On the next page, match your specific choices for Location, Experience, Qualifications, Language and even a Custom Search to look for any criteria you desire.
More at:http://claroconnect.com/
Enquisite studies, analyses and reports on the Internet search traffic moving through your website
What Company Is Offering:
Enquisite studies, analyses and reports on the Internet search traffic moving through your website. Enquisite focuses on search traffic because search is what drives new customers.
How It Works:
Enquisite produces easily understood reports detailing the flow and intent of organic and paid search traffic. Using a flex graphic interface that allows you to quickly modify analytic settings, Enquisite allows precise analysis of your sites’ search driven traffic with specific features and advantages not found in other web analytics software.
Enquisite Analytics gives its users the ability to gauge how local search marketing efforts are progressing by measuring traffic from each zip code or postal code where search traffic originates from. That means Enquisite Analytics users can micro-target their search marketing efforts to meet the most profitable markets.
More at:http://www.enquisite.com
Enquisite studies, analyses and reports on the Internet search traffic moving through your website. Enquisite focuses on search traffic because search is what drives new customers.
How It Works:
Enquisite produces easily understood reports detailing the flow and intent of organic and paid search traffic. Using a flex graphic interface that allows you to quickly modify analytic settings, Enquisite allows precise analysis of your sites’ search driven traffic with specific features and advantages not found in other web analytics software.
Enquisite Analytics gives its users the ability to gauge how local search marketing efforts are progressing by measuring traffic from each zip code or postal code where search traffic originates from. That means Enquisite Analytics users can micro-target their search marketing efforts to meet the most profitable markets.
More at:http://www.enquisite.com
On Deck Capital offers fair and fast financing to small businesses secured a $100 million debt facility
What Company Is Offering:
On Deck Capital offers fair and fast financing to small businesses that just miss the cut for traditional bank loans. Through the company's network, millions of small businesses can obtain affordable loans to meet their daily operating and long term goals. The company's proprietary underwriting and loan processing platform looks deeper into the health of small businesses, focusing on the overall business performance, rather than the owner's personal credit history. On Deck Capital is making financial history by enabling institutional funds to directly reach Main Street for the first time.
How Much They Got From VCs:
On Deck Capital ,the first-of-its kind financing solution for small businesses, announced that it is has forged a partnership with Silar Advisors to secure a $100 million debt facility. Through this agreement, On Deck is connecting Wall Street to Main Street -- delivering much needed capital to millions of America's small businesses that are unable to access traditional bank loans. Both parties announced that they anticipate increasing this debt facility as demand arises.
On Deck and Silar have created an innovative transparent lending arrangement designed to address many of the challenges that drove the current credit crisis. Through On Deck's proprietary technology, they gain unprecedented visibility into the day-to-day operations of a business and are able to consistently monitor their portfolio in a way that minimizes the lending risk and creates a new market opportunity for major financial institutions.
More at:http://www.ondeckcapital.com
On Deck Capital offers fair and fast financing to small businesses that just miss the cut for traditional bank loans. Through the company's network, millions of small businesses can obtain affordable loans to meet their daily operating and long term goals. The company's proprietary underwriting and loan processing platform looks deeper into the health of small businesses, focusing on the overall business performance, rather than the owner's personal credit history. On Deck Capital is making financial history by enabling institutional funds to directly reach Main Street for the first time.
How Much They Got From VCs:
On Deck Capital ,the first-of-its kind financing solution for small businesses, announced that it is has forged a partnership with Silar Advisors to secure a $100 million debt facility. Through this agreement, On Deck is connecting Wall Street to Main Street -- delivering much needed capital to millions of America's small businesses that are unable to access traditional bank loans. Both parties announced that they anticipate increasing this debt facility as demand arises.
On Deck and Silar have created an innovative transparent lending arrangement designed to address many of the challenges that drove the current credit crisis. Through On Deck's proprietary technology, they gain unprecedented visibility into the day-to-day operations of a business and are able to consistently monitor their portfolio in a way that minimizes the lending risk and creates a new market opportunity for major financial institutions.
More at:http://www.ondeckcapital.com
Neocleus, a pioneer in endpoint virtualization, announced that it has raised $11.4M in Series B funding
What Company Is Offering:
Neocleus addresses the growing endpoint management and security complexities that now face dispersed organizations. Their innovation in virtualization changes the way endpoints work to make them inherently more manageable and secure without impacting the user experience or computing performance. Their solutions satisfy IT requirements for greater control and lower infrastructure costs, and end-user needs for a more flexible and configurable environment in which to increase productivity.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Neocleus, a pioneer in endpoint virtualization, announced that it has raised $11.4M in Series B funding. Neocleus’ solutions create a more flexible, secure and efficient endpoint infrastructure. The round was led by Battery Ventures and Gemini Israel Funds, the company’s original investors.
Neocleus applies virtualization to desktops and laptops delivering the flexibility, manageability and security needed to address different user scenarios within a dynamic, dispersed enterprise. The company’s solutions, which include a Xen-based open source Type 1 bare-metal hypervisor for endpoints, enable critical IT tasks to operate in isolated, trusted virtual environments with complete access to the capabilities offered by the underlying endpoint hardware. This approach provides IT departments with a more agile and predictably secure virtual desktop environment and improves the overall cost of ownership of the endpoint.
“Neocleus is reinventing the endpoint, something that CIOs worldwide have been crying out for,” said Avi Domoshevizki, venture partner, Battery Ventures. “Enterprises today are burdened with rising endpoint support costs and an increasingly complex environment to secure and manage. Current virtualization solutions are insufficient because they either address only one issue or add complexity and cost. Neocleus’ novel approach changes the game to deliver a more agile infrastructure and reduce total cost of ownership of the endpoint. In addition, the company’s open source contributions are a catalyst for a new ecosystem that will further address the challenges facing IT departments. They have made tremendous progress since our initial investment, and we’re happy to continue to fuel their growth.”
More at:www.neocleus.com
Neocleus addresses the growing endpoint management and security complexities that now face dispersed organizations. Their innovation in virtualization changes the way endpoints work to make them inherently more manageable and secure without impacting the user experience or computing performance. Their solutions satisfy IT requirements for greater control and lower infrastructure costs, and end-user needs for a more flexible and configurable environment in which to increase productivity.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Neocleus, a pioneer in endpoint virtualization, announced that it has raised $11.4M in Series B funding. Neocleus’ solutions create a more flexible, secure and efficient endpoint infrastructure. The round was led by Battery Ventures and Gemini Israel Funds, the company’s original investors.
Neocleus applies virtualization to desktops and laptops delivering the flexibility, manageability and security needed to address different user scenarios within a dynamic, dispersed enterprise. The company’s solutions, which include a Xen-based open source Type 1 bare-metal hypervisor for endpoints, enable critical IT tasks to operate in isolated, trusted virtual environments with complete access to the capabilities offered by the underlying endpoint hardware. This approach provides IT departments with a more agile and predictably secure virtual desktop environment and improves the overall cost of ownership of the endpoint.
“Neocleus is reinventing the endpoint, something that CIOs worldwide have been crying out for,” said Avi Domoshevizki, venture partner, Battery Ventures. “Enterprises today are burdened with rising endpoint support costs and an increasingly complex environment to secure and manage. Current virtualization solutions are insufficient because they either address only one issue or add complexity and cost. Neocleus’ novel approach changes the game to deliver a more agile infrastructure and reduce total cost of ownership of the endpoint. In addition, the company’s open source contributions are a catalyst for a new ecosystem that will further address the challenges facing IT departments. They have made tremendous progress since our initial investment, and we’re happy to continue to fuel their growth.”
More at:www.neocleus.com
Wazoo Sports broadcast 88 games LIVE over the Internet has received a $2.0 million
What Company Is Offering:
Wazoo Sports broadcast 88 games LIVE over the Internet. Using the latest in streaming and broadcast technology, Wazoo Sports delivers video content to the user over the Internet on their web site at www.wazoosports.com. Wazoo Sports also provides unlimited ON DEMAND viewing of their content, including all 88 basketball games from this past season.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Wazoo Sports, Inc., a High School Sports Broadcast Network based in London, Kentucky, announced today it has received a $2.0 million equity funding commitment from Meritus Ventures, L.P. a London, Kentucky based venture capital fund.
“We are delighted to partner with Meritus Ventures for this important round of initial financing. In addition to capital, Meritus brings valuable strategic insight and experience to the table as we launch Wazoo Sports and aggressively expand our network, capitalizing on the national high school sports opportunities," said Carlos “Doc” Carpenter, President and Chief Executive Officer of Wazoo Sports, Inc.
Meritus Ventures, L.P. is a venture capital fund formed to make equity investments primarily in private companies in Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi.
More at:www.wazoosports.com
Wazoo Sports broadcast 88 games LIVE over the Internet. Using the latest in streaming and broadcast technology, Wazoo Sports delivers video content to the user over the Internet on their web site at www.wazoosports.com. Wazoo Sports also provides unlimited ON DEMAND viewing of their content, including all 88 basketball games from this past season.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Wazoo Sports, Inc., a High School Sports Broadcast Network based in London, Kentucky, announced today it has received a $2.0 million equity funding commitment from Meritus Ventures, L.P. a London, Kentucky based venture capital fund.
“We are delighted to partner with Meritus Ventures for this important round of initial financing. In addition to capital, Meritus brings valuable strategic insight and experience to the table as we launch Wazoo Sports and aggressively expand our network, capitalizing on the national high school sports opportunities," said Carlos “Doc” Carpenter, President and Chief Executive Officer of Wazoo Sports, Inc.
Meritus Ventures, L.P. is a venture capital fund formed to make equity investments primarily in private companies in Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi.
More at:www.wazoosports.com
Share and Discover the Best of NYTimes.com
What Company Is Offering:
TimesPeople is a new way to discover what other readers find interesting on our site — and to make recommendations of your own. With TimesPeople, you can share articles, videos, slideshows, blog posts, comments on articles, and ratings and reviews of movies, restaurants and hotels.
How It Works:
Your own personal page allows you to save all the content you have shared and review the recommendations of everyone else in your network.
Any registered member of NYTimes.com is eligible to become a TimesPeople member. After you sign up for TimesPeople, you may opt out of sharing your activities with the TimesPeople community at any time.
More at:http://timespeople.nytimes.com/
TimesPeople is a new way to discover what other readers find interesting on our site — and to make recommendations of your own. With TimesPeople, you can share articles, videos, slideshows, blog posts, comments on articles, and ratings and reviews of movies, restaurants and hotels.
How It Works:
Your own personal page allows you to save all the content you have shared and review the recommendations of everyone else in your network.
Any registered member of NYTimes.com is eligible to become a TimesPeople member. After you sign up for TimesPeople, you may opt out of sharing your activities with the TimesPeople community at any time.
More at:http://timespeople.nytimes.com/
Bolmol takes social networking from web to mobile
What Company Is Offering:
Bolmol takes social networking from web to mobile and is an online community designed to make your social life more active and stimulating. Bolmol's social network can help you maintain existing relationships with pictures, messages, songs and establish new ones by reaching out to people you've never met before.
How It Works:
You mark your preferences and our Matching Engine works for you to find that ideal friend for you without a drop of sweat.
Designed to cater to people of varied interests, we have applications for serious task planners like addressbook accessible from mobile and web - now no friend is out of contact, set alerts for important events, know when somebody really important is online.
For the light minded they have a variety of contests lined up, a lucky day and you may end winning a handful. This all is designed for you by brains who know what comes next for Social Networking.
Who you interact with is entirely up to you. Before getting to know an Bolmol member, you can read their profile and even see how they're connected to you through the friends network.
Who you interact with is entirely up to you. Before getting to know an Bolmol member, you can read their profile and even see how they're connected to you through the friends network.
At Bolmol ,you control everything ,people who see your content ,people who can comment on your content,which testimonials to accept ,which friends to add ,whom to chat & more ... than what you can imagine. They care for your Privacy and ensure that you spend quality time at our Website.
More at: http://bolmol.com/
Bolmol takes social networking from web to mobile and is an online community designed to make your social life more active and stimulating. Bolmol's social network can help you maintain existing relationships with pictures, messages, songs and establish new ones by reaching out to people you've never met before.
How It Works:
You mark your preferences and our Matching Engine works for you to find that ideal friend for you without a drop of sweat.
Designed to cater to people of varied interests, we have applications for serious task planners like addressbook accessible from mobile and web - now no friend is out of contact, set alerts for important events, know when somebody really important is online.
For the light minded they have a variety of contests lined up, a lucky day and you may end winning a handful. This all is designed for you by brains who know what comes next for Social Networking.
Who you interact with is entirely up to you. Before getting to know an Bolmol member, you can read their profile and even see how they're connected to you through the friends network.
Who you interact with is entirely up to you. Before getting to know an Bolmol member, you can read their profile and even see how they're connected to you through the friends network.
At Bolmol ,you control everything ,people who see your content ,people who can comment on your content,which testimonials to accept ,which friends to add ,whom to chat & more ... than what you can imagine. They care for your Privacy and ensure that you spend quality time at our Website.
More at: http://bolmol.com/
With Soceeo---Get your network, product, and brand in front of tons of people who share your same interests
What Company Is Offering:
With Soceeo, they wanted you to have one service, one website with the customization, privacy, and security that could power the collaboration of tomorrow. They want you to set up a social network for anything and everything, and the ability to easily manage all of those networks. Get your network, product, and brand in front of tons of people who share your same interests.
Unique Features:
Fully customizable social networking site for individuals, groups, or organizations with no programming skills necessary. You can customize colors, backgrounds, text, logos, and insert your own banner ads!
Tightly integrated file sharing (audio, video, music/audio, documents, and pictures).
Ability to make networks public, private, invite only, or private based on e-mail address, Fully developed profiles with easily adjustable privacy settings.
Management tool that enables the user to manage multiple social networks, or add content to multiple networks all at once.
Easy to substitute applications (Members, Calendar, Discussion Board, Polls, News, Q&A, and Files).
More at:http://www.soceeo.com/
With Soceeo, they wanted you to have one service, one website with the customization, privacy, and security that could power the collaboration of tomorrow. They want you to set up a social network for anything and everything, and the ability to easily manage all of those networks. Get your network, product, and brand in front of tons of people who share your same interests.
Unique Features:
Fully customizable social networking site for individuals, groups, or organizations with no programming skills necessary. You can customize colors, backgrounds, text, logos, and insert your own banner ads!
Tightly integrated file sharing (audio, video, music/audio, documents, and pictures).
Ability to make networks public, private, invite only, or private based on e-mail address, Fully developed profiles with easily adjustable privacy settings.
Management tool that enables the user to manage multiple social networks, or add content to multiple networks all at once.
Easy to substitute applications (Members, Calendar, Discussion Board, Polls, News, Q&A, and Files).
More at:http://www.soceeo.com/
Teamspinner is a flexible tool to guide your projects created by Movinglabs
What Company Is Offering:
Teamspinner is a flexible tool to guide your projects created by Movinglabs. Teamspinner does not constrain the structure of your projects and organization. With Teamspinner you can easily work together on a project with an outsourcing party or a freelancer without the need to expose anything else.
How It Works:
Teamspinner allows users to participate in an unlimited number of projects and initiate new projects. The flexible structure makes it perfect to collaborate with remote teams, your clients and freelance specialists.
Every useraccount is free, so you can easily invite external users like customers. We charge for actual usage based on the number of projects and user groups.
You can create an unlimited number of FREE projects, you can allways upgrade them to the payed version.
More at:http://www.teamspinner.com/
Teamspinner is a flexible tool to guide your projects created by Movinglabs. Teamspinner does not constrain the structure of your projects and organization. With Teamspinner you can easily work together on a project with an outsourcing party or a freelancer without the need to expose anything else.
How It Works:
Teamspinner allows users to participate in an unlimited number of projects and initiate new projects. The flexible structure makes it perfect to collaborate with remote teams, your clients and freelance specialists.
Every useraccount is free, so you can easily invite external users like customers. We charge for actual usage based on the number of projects and user groups.
You can create an unlimited number of FREE projects, you can allways upgrade them to the payed version.
More at:http://www.teamspinner.com/
Devunity is an online collaborative development platform, revolving around the projects code
What Company Is Offering:
Devunity is an online collaborative development platform, revolving around the projects code.
It is the first online social development platform out there. focused on simplicity and productivity.
How It Works:
Easy to access reusable code when you need it where you need it.
Develop using common API’s without downloading a single package. Always up to date. No dependencies. google, amazon, flickr, facebook and many other api platforms. create great applications or enrich your existing code.
Share segments of your code for use of your team or the entire community.
Use code shared by other team members or the devunity community with easy to use intuitive interface.
More at:http://devunity.com/
Devunity is an online collaborative development platform, revolving around the projects code.
It is the first online social development platform out there. focused on simplicity and productivity.
How It Works:
Easy to access reusable code when you need it where you need it.
Develop using common API’s without downloading a single package. Always up to date. No dependencies. google, amazon, flickr, facebook and many other api platforms. create great applications or enrich your existing code.
Share segments of your code for use of your team or the entire community.
Use code shared by other team members or the devunity community with easy to use intuitive interface.
More at:http://devunity.com/
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Maroondoor.com is a social utility for Homeowners and Real Estate Professionals
What Company Is Offering:
Maroondoor.com is a social utility for Homeowners and Real Estate Professionals. Homeowners use Hoanator to bring their Homeowner Associations online to promote awareness and communication between neighbors. Maroondoor.com was designed specifically to help homeowners protect their largest asset and enhance quality of life. Their mission is to help homeowners communicate more efficiently.
How It Works:
To join a Homeowner Association you first need to Register. Once you locate you Homeowner Association, you will need apply to apply for membership. You must be an owner to become a member. You application will be sent to the Association Leader (this is the person who created the Homeowner Association on Maroondoor.com.)
To create a Homeowner Association you first need to create a profile account by Registering. Once you have registered you will go to HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS > CREATE HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION tab and fill out the information. You should do a thorough search to make sure your Homeowner Association does not already have a site set up on Hoanator.com.
More at;http://maroondoor.com/
Maroondoor.com is a social utility for Homeowners and Real Estate Professionals. Homeowners use Hoanator to bring their Homeowner Associations online to promote awareness and communication between neighbors. Maroondoor.com was designed specifically to help homeowners protect their largest asset and enhance quality of life. Their mission is to help homeowners communicate more efficiently.
How It Works:
To join a Homeowner Association you first need to Register. Once you locate you Homeowner Association, you will need apply to apply for membership. You must be an owner to become a member. You application will be sent to the Association Leader (this is the person who created the Homeowner Association on Maroondoor.com.)
To create a Homeowner Association you first need to create a profile account by Registering. Once you have registered you will go to HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS > CREATE HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION tab and fill out the information. You should do a thorough search to make sure your Homeowner Association does not already have a site set up on Hoanator.com.
More at;http://maroondoor.com/
As Button Generator is Button Generator
What Company Is Offering:
As Button Generator is Button Generator. You can edit the icon you see. It's very nice button generator service.
You can allocate the image you chosen and the text you typed, they are movable by mouse drag. You can this service for your site.
More at:http://jirox.net/
As Button Generator is Button Generator. You can edit the icon you see. It's very nice button generator service.
You can allocate the image you chosen and the text you typed, they are movable by mouse drag. You can this service for your site.
More at:http://jirox.net/
WorldWideScience.org is a global science gateway connecting you to national and international scientific databases and portals
What Company Is Offering:
WorldWideScience.org is a global science gateway connecting you to national and international scientific databases and portals. WorldWideScience.org accelerates scientific discovery and progress by providing one-stop searching of global science sources. The WorldWideScience Alliance, a multilateral partnership, consists of participating member countries and provides the governance structure for WorldWideScience.org.
How It Works:
The approach is to capitalize on existing technology to search collections of science information distributed across the globe. This enables much-needed access to both prominent as well as smaller, less well-known sources of highly valuable science. Users simply submit a single query into the WorldWideScience.org search engine to launch simultaneous searching of the databases of participating nations. Results are returned in relevance-ranked order.
More at:http://worldwidescience.org/
WorldWideScience.org is a global science gateway connecting you to national and international scientific databases and portals. WorldWideScience.org accelerates scientific discovery and progress by providing one-stop searching of global science sources. The WorldWideScience Alliance, a multilateral partnership, consists of participating member countries and provides the governance structure for WorldWideScience.org.
How It Works:
The approach is to capitalize on existing technology to search collections of science information distributed across the globe. This enables much-needed access to both prominent as well as smaller, less well-known sources of highly valuable science. Users simply submit a single query into the WorldWideScience.org search engine to launch simultaneous searching of the databases of participating nations. Results are returned in relevance-ranked order.
More at:http://worldwidescience.org/
UpTake is a travel information search engine
What Company Is Offering:
UpTake is a travel information search engine - they help you decide where to go, where to stay or what to do. They're here to help you make informed decisions about what best fits your travel preferences. They have scoured the web to collect 400,000 U.S. hotels and attractions. Then they analyzed and organized millions of travelers' opinions to enable you to search based on your exact travel requirements and preferences.
More at:http://www.kango.com/
UpTake is a travel information search engine - they help you decide where to go, where to stay or what to do. They're here to help you make informed decisions about what best fits your travel preferences. They have scoured the web to collect 400,000 U.S. hotels and attractions. Then they analyzed and organized millions of travelers' opinions to enable you to search based on your exact travel requirements and preferences.
More at:http://www.kango.com/
Answers Corp. has raised $13 million in a private placement
What Company Is Offering:
Answers Corporation owns and operates Web properties dedicated to providing useful answers in thousands of categories. The award-winning reference site Answers.com includes content on five million topics from over 180 licensed sources from leading publishers, including Houghton Mifflin Company, Barron's, Wikipedia, Encyclopedia Britannica. WikiAnswers.com is a community-generated Social Knowledge Q&A platform, leveraging wiki-based technologies. Through the contributions of WikiAnswers' growing community and dedicated supervisors, answers are constantly improved and updated over time. WikiAnswers was ranked by comScore as the fastest growing domain of the top 1,500 in the U.S. in terms of unique monthly visitors in 2007. Answers.com is also available for mobile devices at mobile.answers.com.
How Much They Got From Vcs:
Answers Corp. has raised $13 million in a private placement of convertible preferred stock and warrants to Redpoint Ventures.
About Vcs:
Redpoint Ventures focuses on partnering with and funding innovative companies that have the potential to define, lead, and change industries. Redpoint partners have many decades of experience and success in technology investing; combined with this foundation, the firm is able to leverage a thriving network of entrepreneurs, partners, and industry experts to accelerate building market-leading companies. Redpoint (www.redpoint.com) was founded in 1999 by partners from two of the top firms in the venture capital industry and currently has over $2 billion under management. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA with offices in Los Angeles and Shanghai, China.
More at:www.answers.com
Answers Corporation owns and operates Web properties dedicated to providing useful answers in thousands of categories. The award-winning reference site Answers.com includes content on five million topics from over 180 licensed sources from leading publishers, including Houghton Mifflin Company, Barron's, Wikipedia, Encyclopedia Britannica. WikiAnswers.com is a community-generated Social Knowledge Q&A platform, leveraging wiki-based technologies. Through the contributions of WikiAnswers' growing community and dedicated supervisors, answers are constantly improved and updated over time. WikiAnswers was ranked by comScore as the fastest growing domain of the top 1,500 in the U.S. in terms of unique monthly visitors in 2007. Answers.com is also available for mobile devices at mobile.answers.com.
How Much They Got From Vcs:
Answers Corp. has raised $13 million in a private placement of convertible preferred stock and warrants to Redpoint Ventures.
About Vcs:
Redpoint Ventures focuses on partnering with and funding innovative companies that have the potential to define, lead, and change industries. Redpoint partners have many decades of experience and success in technology investing; combined with this foundation, the firm is able to leverage a thriving network of entrepreneurs, partners, and industry experts to accelerate building market-leading companies. Redpoint (www.redpoint.com) was founded in 1999 by partners from two of the top firms in the venture capital industry and currently has over $2 billion under management. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA with offices in Los Angeles and Shanghai, China.
More at:www.answers.com
Verticals onDemand, has secured $4 million
What Company Is Offering:
Verticals onDemand is the leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) CRM applications to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. Founded by software industry veterans, the company combines deep industry domain expertise, CRM deployment experience, and Software as a Service (SaaS) operations savvy with Force.com from salesforce.com, the world’s first multitenant, on-demand platform. Verticals onDemand customers are achieving the fastest time to value through the deployment of fully functional CRM applications that are simple to deploy, inexpensive to operate, and provide a superior user experience.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Verticals onDemand, the leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) CRM solutions for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, has secured $4 million of funding from Emergence Capital Partners. Emergence Capital Partners is a leading venture capital firm that specializes in investing in technology-enabled services companies. Some of Emergence’s other investments include Salesforce.com (CRM), SuccessFactors (SFSF), and HireRight (HIRE).
"Verticals onDemand is capitalizing on two of the next big trends in SaaS – vertical markets and platform-as-a-service," said Gordon Ritter, general partner of Emergence Capital. "The company’s focus and deep domain expertise in the pharmaceutical and biotech CRM market, unique Force.com platform and development experience, and track record of serving global enterprise customers have quickly made them the market leader."
This latest funding for Verticals onDemand will be used to accelerate the growth of the company’s flagship VBioPharma™ SaaS CRM application in the life sciences market and to expand the product footprint into other vertical markets.
More at:www.verticalsondemand.com
Verticals onDemand is the leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) CRM applications to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. Founded by software industry veterans, the company combines deep industry domain expertise, CRM deployment experience, and Software as a Service (SaaS) operations savvy with Force.com from salesforce.com, the world’s first multitenant, on-demand platform. Verticals onDemand customers are achieving the fastest time to value through the deployment of fully functional CRM applications that are simple to deploy, inexpensive to operate, and provide a superior user experience.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Verticals onDemand, the leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) CRM solutions for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, has secured $4 million of funding from Emergence Capital Partners. Emergence Capital Partners is a leading venture capital firm that specializes in investing in technology-enabled services companies. Some of Emergence’s other investments include Salesforce.com (CRM), SuccessFactors (SFSF), and HireRight (HIRE).
"Verticals onDemand is capitalizing on two of the next big trends in SaaS – vertical markets and platform-as-a-service," said Gordon Ritter, general partner of Emergence Capital. "The company’s focus and deep domain expertise in the pharmaceutical and biotech CRM market, unique Force.com platform and development experience, and track record of serving global enterprise customers have quickly made them the market leader."
This latest funding for Verticals onDemand will be used to accelerate the growth of the company’s flagship VBioPharma™ SaaS CRM application in the life sciences market and to expand the product footprint into other vertical markets.
More at:www.verticalsondemand.com
SageQuest provides GPS fleet tracking and management solutions got $3.72 million funding
What Company Is Offering:
SageQuest provides GPS fleet tracking and management solutions that improve the overall efficiency and productivity of any mobile workforce. With a focus on helping customers reduce fleet costs, increase productivity and improve customer satisfaction, SageQuest's best-in-class solution, Mobile Control, delivers a comprehensive suite of tools through an easy-to-use online interface.
How Much They Got From VCs:
SageQuest LLC, a leading provider of GPS fleet tracking and management solutions, announced today that it closed a $3.72 million Series D funding round. "Our new investment capital will be targeted to further strengthen our market position with increased investment in product development and distribution," said Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer David Lowman.
The funding round, which closed April 30th, was lead by venture capital and private equity firm Hopewell Ventures along with local founders Gary and Mark Mintz. "We're happy to have continued confidence from our long term investors and growing interest from new investors," Lowman said. "The fact that we had more interest than the funding round could accommodate speaks to our track record and the opportunity we have in this market."
More at:www.sage-quest.com
SageQuest provides GPS fleet tracking and management solutions that improve the overall efficiency and productivity of any mobile workforce. With a focus on helping customers reduce fleet costs, increase productivity and improve customer satisfaction, SageQuest's best-in-class solution, Mobile Control, delivers a comprehensive suite of tools through an easy-to-use online interface.
How Much They Got From VCs:
SageQuest LLC, a leading provider of GPS fleet tracking and management solutions, announced today that it closed a $3.72 million Series D funding round. "Our new investment capital will be targeted to further strengthen our market position with increased investment in product development and distribution," said Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer David Lowman.
The funding round, which closed April 30th, was lead by venture capital and private equity firm Hopewell Ventures along with local founders Gary and Mark Mintz. "We're happy to have continued confidence from our long term investors and growing interest from new investors," Lowman said. "The fact that we had more interest than the funding round could accommodate speaks to our track record and the opportunity we have in this market."
More at:www.sage-quest.com
Yoggin.com is a job advertising network that delivers job listings across a vast network of partner sites
What Company Is Offering:
Yoggin.com is a job advertising network that delivers job listings across a vast network of partner sites. By utilizing a distributed network, Yoggin.com is able to target the entire workforce compared to only 16% targeted by traditional job boards like Monster.com, CareerBuilder.com, and HotJobs.com.
How It Works:
By combining a traditional job board with their distributed network, they are able to serve appropriate job listings to qualified prospects. By indexing content, Yoggin.com can determine if the content is related to specific industries so they can serve relevant job openings. In addition, we’re able to present job openings to candidates that previously weren’t looking for a job. These candidates Yoggin.com targets tend to be more qualified and loyal than employees who are looking for a new job. This equates to a significant competitive advantage for organizations.
At any given time, only 16% of the workforce is actively looking for a job. By using traditional job boards, you âre limited to sifting through this 16% of the workforce to fill your positions. Yoggin.com expands this reach to 100% by placing job listings where people go on a daily basis. Their job ads run on news, blogs, email, and article related sites as text ads. Partner sites are entered into channels on the Yoggin.com system. Job listings are also entered into channels when submitted on the Yoggin.com job board. By matching channels and content, they deliver exceptional results for hiring employers. Expand your reach and gain a competitive advantage with Yoggin.com.
More at:http://www.yoggin.com/
Yoggin.com is a job advertising network that delivers job listings across a vast network of partner sites. By utilizing a distributed network, Yoggin.com is able to target the entire workforce compared to only 16% targeted by traditional job boards like Monster.com, CareerBuilder.com, and HotJobs.com.
How It Works:
By combining a traditional job board with their distributed network, they are able to serve appropriate job listings to qualified prospects. By indexing content, Yoggin.com can determine if the content is related to specific industries so they can serve relevant job openings. In addition, we’re able to present job openings to candidates that previously weren’t looking for a job. These candidates Yoggin.com targets tend to be more qualified and loyal than employees who are looking for a new job. This equates to a significant competitive advantage for organizations.
At any given time, only 16% of the workforce is actively looking for a job. By using traditional job boards, you âre limited to sifting through this 16% of the workforce to fill your positions. Yoggin.com expands this reach to 100% by placing job listings where people go on a daily basis. Their job ads run on news, blogs, email, and article related sites as text ads. Partner sites are entered into channels on the Yoggin.com system. Job listings are also entered into channels when submitted on the Yoggin.com job board. By matching channels and content, they deliver exceptional results for hiring employers. Expand your reach and gain a competitive advantage with Yoggin.com.
More at:http://www.yoggin.com/
Comotivate is supposed to be more of a ‘useful’ networking site than a social networking site
What Company Is Offering:
Comotivate is supposed to be more of a ‘useful’ networking site than a social networking site. It exists to positively change your physical and mental state by leveraging all that’s amazing about the human condition. Register your goal today, find someone with whom to comotivate and enjoy the power of collective endeavour.
Comotivate uses a powerful database to match user profiles so that buddies resemble each other as closely as possible. This gives you the confidence to know that if your buddy can reach their goal, you can reach yours too.
Unique Features:
Use a range of tools on the site to track your progress, share video, images and encouragement to help each team member along the way.
Be selective over who you buddy with, how you’re matched and how long your goal runs.
Complete your goal and celebrate your success with a certificate of achievement.
Build a private home page of personal information relating to the goals you’ve met.
More at:http://www.comotivate.com/
Comotivate is supposed to be more of a ‘useful’ networking site than a social networking site. It exists to positively change your physical and mental state by leveraging all that’s amazing about the human condition. Register your goal today, find someone with whom to comotivate and enjoy the power of collective endeavour.
Comotivate uses a powerful database to match user profiles so that buddies resemble each other as closely as possible. This gives you the confidence to know that if your buddy can reach their goal, you can reach yours too.
Unique Features:
Use a range of tools on the site to track your progress, share video, images and encouragement to help each team member along the way.
Be selective over who you buddy with, how you’re matched and how long your goal runs.
Complete your goal and celebrate your success with a certificate of achievement.
Build a private home page of personal information relating to the goals you’ve met.
More at:http://www.comotivate.com/
OnRez is a growing suite of software services designed for users of virtual worlds, with an initial focus on Second Life
What Company Is Offering:
OnRez is a growing suite of software services designed for users of virtual worlds, with an initial focus on Second Life. Their goal is to make virtual worlds
easier to use and help information flow more efficiently within and across virtual worlds and the Web. they are working on many paths like shopping, search, social networking and even the open source Second Life client itself.
Unique Features:
Shop OnRez — the most advanced ecommerce solution for Second Life users,
Shop provides buying and selling tools on the Web and in-world.
Search OnRez (coming soon) – shedding light on public information in Second
Life, Search shares products, places, and avatar profiles from within Second Life
OnRez is created by the software team within The Electric Sheep Company.
More at:http://shop.onrez.com/
OnRez is a growing suite of software services designed for users of virtual worlds, with an initial focus on Second Life. Their goal is to make virtual worlds
easier to use and help information flow more efficiently within and across virtual worlds and the Web. they are working on many paths like shopping, search, social networking and even the open source Second Life client itself.
Unique Features:
Shop OnRez — the most advanced ecommerce solution for Second Life users,
Shop provides buying and selling tools on the Web and in-world.
Search OnRez (coming soon) – shedding light on public information in Second
Life, Search shares products, places, and avatar profiles from within Second Life
OnRez is created by the software team within The Electric Sheep Company.
More at:http://shop.onrez.com/
iMedExchange is a private online community for physicians, designed to foster professional and personal connections, increase productivity
What Company Is Offering:
iMedExchange is a private online community for physicians, designed to foster professional and personal connections, increase productivity within the practice, and deliver career and lifestyle opportunities. The community is designed and supported by a team of Seattle and Silicon Valley-based technology, business and healthcare experts, and backed by a national team of physicians who provide guidance and insight via the iMedExchange Advisor Network.
Propelled by a unique mix of community, technology and direct physician input, our beta- stage product is experiencing rapid growth. Online and side-by-side with the community, we are making exciting progress towards building the most useful online place for physicians.
Who Is Backing Them:
CEO, Mr. Arthur is responsible for the strategic direction of iMedExchange. He has built and managed start-up ventures, operational and technical teams for the past 18 years. Prior to founding iMedExchange, he founded three companies: SODO Group, 3DGrid Healthcare Solutions and Cambuca Golf. He also worked from 1993 to 1999 in operational and technical management positions at Starbucks Coffee Company. He remains a partner at SODO Group and a board member of Cambuca Golf. Mr. Arthur holds a BA in English from the University of Southern California and is a graduate of the Southern California Entrepreneurship Academy.
Clifford Chirls - President, Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Chirls has 28 years of experience in Marketing, Sales Management, and General Management with a focus on Product/Service Marketing, Company/Product/Service Positioning, and Channel/Distribution Strategy. Most recently Mr. Chirls served as Chief Operating Officer of SolutionsIQ, a $50 Million IT Services firm based in Redmond, WA. He began there as VP, Sales and Marketing, grew revenues 50% in a period of two years and assisted in the sale of the company. His startup experience includes several companies, two of which were sold at significant gains to investors. His Marketing experience includes four years at Aldus Corporation (merged with Adobe) where he served in several positions of increasing responsibility culminating in his role as Director of Marketing where he managed their $60 Million graphics products business. He earned a BA with Honors from Brown University and an MBA from Harvard.
More at:https://www.imedexchange.com/
iMedExchange is a private online community for physicians, designed to foster professional and personal connections, increase productivity within the practice, and deliver career and lifestyle opportunities. The community is designed and supported by a team of Seattle and Silicon Valley-based technology, business and healthcare experts, and backed by a national team of physicians who provide guidance and insight via the iMedExchange Advisor Network.
Propelled by a unique mix of community, technology and direct physician input, our beta- stage product is experiencing rapid growth. Online and side-by-side with the community, we are making exciting progress towards building the most useful online place for physicians.
Who Is Backing Them:
CEO, Mr. Arthur is responsible for the strategic direction of iMedExchange. He has built and managed start-up ventures, operational and technical teams for the past 18 years. Prior to founding iMedExchange, he founded three companies: SODO Group, 3DGrid Healthcare Solutions and Cambuca Golf. He also worked from 1993 to 1999 in operational and technical management positions at Starbucks Coffee Company. He remains a partner at SODO Group and a board member of Cambuca Golf. Mr. Arthur holds a BA in English from the University of Southern California and is a graduate of the Southern California Entrepreneurship Academy.
Clifford Chirls - President, Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Chirls has 28 years of experience in Marketing, Sales Management, and General Management with a focus on Product/Service Marketing, Company/Product/Service Positioning, and Channel/Distribution Strategy. Most recently Mr. Chirls served as Chief Operating Officer of SolutionsIQ, a $50 Million IT Services firm based in Redmond, WA. He began there as VP, Sales and Marketing, grew revenues 50% in a period of two years and assisted in the sale of the company. His startup experience includes several companies, two of which were sold at significant gains to investors. His Marketing experience includes four years at Aldus Corporation (merged with Adobe) where he served in several positions of increasing responsibility culminating in his role as Director of Marketing where he managed their $60 Million graphics products business. He earned a BA with Honors from Brown University and an MBA from Harvard.
More at:https://www.imedexchange.com/
MyQuire is the one-stop solution for people to do projects in teams or on their own
What Company Is Offering:
MyQuire is an online tool that lets members work on projects with a team or on their own. MyQuire keeps everyone on the project up-to-date with the latest documents, status, and events – no more hunting for the latest document in your email or requesting a new status report. It feels more like being in the room together with your friends and colleagues, helping you stay in touch and productive, no matter where you are.
How It Works:
MyQuire is people-centered. It’s about easily connecting people to projects and the work that need to get done.
MyQuire is the one-stop solution for people to do projects in teams or on their own. It integrates project management tools, file storage and sharing, and community features letting teams "do" projects instead of "manage" them. At MyQuire they’re committed to making their software as easy to use as it is powerful. It takes just minutes to create an account, find your way around, and start getting stuff done!
More at:http://myquire.com/
MyQuire is an online tool that lets members work on projects with a team or on their own. MyQuire keeps everyone on the project up-to-date with the latest documents, status, and events – no more hunting for the latest document in your email or requesting a new status report. It feels more like being in the room together with your friends and colleagues, helping you stay in touch and productive, no matter where you are.
How It Works:
MyQuire is people-centered. It’s about easily connecting people to projects and the work that need to get done.
MyQuire is the one-stop solution for people to do projects in teams or on their own. It integrates project management tools, file storage and sharing, and community features letting teams "do" projects instead of "manage" them. At MyQuire they’re committed to making their software as easy to use as it is powerful. It takes just minutes to create an account, find your way around, and start getting stuff done!
More at:http://myquire.com/
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
OneSpot makes it easy to publish the content it discovers for you and your audience
What Company Is Offering:
OneSpot allows anyone to discover and publish the best Web content for targeted online audiences. The company’s patent-pending Publishing as a Service™ platform provides a fundamentally new and better model for media sites, traditional publishers, business brands and bloggers to leverage third party content that drives site traffic, audience engagement, SEO performance and email response rates.
OneSpot makes it easy to publish the content it discovers for you and your audience.
OneSpot’s breakthrough system finds top stories for a specific topic area by evaluating story linking patterns across the Web, an approach that consistently provides you with the content that is the best and most current for your online audience. This approach also lets you complement your own content without requiring a large existing archive of previously published work.
Unique Features:
* You identify a few trusted sites that reflect the interests of your audience, and OneSpot automatically finds thousands of related sources with similar content, continuously identifying the best articles, stories and posts from among them.
* Top content is displayed to you in an online editor interface, where individual stories can be approved, featured or blocked.
* You specify publishing frequency and how the content will be compiled, with options including a content headlines Web page, a story widget, an HTML email newsletter or RSS feed.
* Content delivered to online audiences includes the article’s headline, a short excerpt of the original article, and a link to the original story or site, giving full credit to the original author and source.
* Every published story receives its own detail page, dense with relevant keywords and phrases, and is assigned a permanent URL optimized for search engine results.
* Each story detail page contains relevant comments from the original content, and encourages further reader participation via discussion and voting features.
More at:
OneSpot allows anyone to discover and publish the best Web content for targeted online audiences. The company’s patent-pending Publishing as a Service™ platform provides a fundamentally new and better model for media sites, traditional publishers, business brands and bloggers to leverage third party content that drives site traffic, audience engagement, SEO performance and email response rates.
OneSpot makes it easy to publish the content it discovers for you and your audience.
OneSpot’s breakthrough system finds top stories for a specific topic area by evaluating story linking patterns across the Web, an approach that consistently provides you with the content that is the best and most current for your online audience. This approach also lets you complement your own content without requiring a large existing archive of previously published work.
Unique Features:
* You identify a few trusted sites that reflect the interests of your audience, and OneSpot automatically finds thousands of related sources with similar content, continuously identifying the best articles, stories and posts from among them.
* Top content is displayed to you in an online editor interface, where individual stories can be approved, featured or blocked.
* You specify publishing frequency and how the content will be compiled, with options including a content headlines Web page, a story widget, an HTML email newsletter or RSS feed.
* Content delivered to online audiences includes the article’s headline, a short excerpt of the original article, and a link to the original story or site, giving full credit to the original author and source.
* Every published story receives its own detail page, dense with relevant keywords and phrases, and is assigned a permanent URL optimized for search engine results.
* Each story detail page contains relevant comments from the original content, and encourages further reader participation via discussion and voting features.
More at:
OctaGate SiteTimer aims at web site developers that needs to get a birds eye view of their work
What Company Is Offering:
OctaGate and this service called OctaGate SiteTimer. OctaGate SiteTimer aims at web site developers that needs to get a birds eye view of their work.
Web Monitor allows you to monitor how long it takes for a user to download one or more of your web site pages.
As the pages are downloaded, SiteTimer stores statistics on how long time each item takes to download, and how much data they contained. This information is then presented in a grid.
Web Monitor correctly handles http compressed material (see OctaGate Switch), and it also honors keep-alive requests to give an accurate indication of the times a real browser would spend downloading the content.
More at:http://www.octagate.com/
OctaGate and this service called OctaGate SiteTimer. OctaGate SiteTimer aims at web site developers that needs to get a birds eye view of their work.
Web Monitor allows you to monitor how long it takes for a user to download one or more of your web site pages.
As the pages are downloaded, SiteTimer stores statistics on how long time each item takes to download, and how much data they contained. This information is then presented in a grid.
Web Monitor correctly handles http compressed material (see OctaGate Switch), and it also honors keep-alive requests to give an accurate indication of the times a real browser would spend downloading the content.
More at:http://www.octagate.com/
Workology is a community of professionals, organisations and businesses who create work opportunities for each other
What Company Is Offering:
Workology is a community of professionals, organisations and businesses who create work opportunities for each other - flexible, contract, project-partners, voluntary.
How It Works:
Anyone can post any work-related opportunity for free on Workology. Opportunities can range from short-term projects (even if it’s for a few hours) to permanent positions that are flexible. They could be for a service or straight-forward employment. We all both of these expertise. To post an opportunity, all you need to do is go to the Knowledge Market and post a comment or click on work opportunities in the “what do I want to do today box” in your personal workspace. You need to sign-up with Workology in order to do so.
Workology works for individuals in all sorts of employment situations and for organisations. What brings us all together though is the common desire to design our own way of working. If you’re an organisation, this could be using Workology to find talent, using the site as a platform to market your services, events and publish content. Any individual can use Workology to showcase their expertise, get support to sustain their workstyle and connect with other members to fulfil their aims on the site. Workology is a flexible platform too so you can use it in the way that best suits you.
More at:http://www.workology.com/
Workology is a community of professionals, organisations and businesses who create work opportunities for each other - flexible, contract, project-partners, voluntary.
How It Works:
Anyone can post any work-related opportunity for free on Workology. Opportunities can range from short-term projects (even if it’s for a few hours) to permanent positions that are flexible. They could be for a service or straight-forward employment. We all both of these expertise. To post an opportunity, all you need to do is go to the Knowledge Market and post a comment or click on work opportunities in the “what do I want to do today box” in your personal workspace. You need to sign-up with Workology in order to do so.
Workology works for individuals in all sorts of employment situations and for organisations. What brings us all together though is the common desire to design our own way of working. If you’re an organisation, this could be using Workology to find talent, using the site as a platform to market your services, events and publish content. Any individual can use Workology to showcase their expertise, get support to sustain their workstyle and connect with other members to fulfil their aims on the site. Workology is a flexible platform too so you can use it in the way that best suits you.
More at:http://www.workology.com/
WeMix---Create And Record Your Original Own Music
What Company Is Offering:
WeMix is a new media company.WeMix is a better way for the world to share and create original music. Together.
How It Works:
It's a simple deal: you sign up, create your page, upload your original songs, beats, vocals, riffs, and more. As a member you can collaborate on songs, offer feedback, and share ideas for new music with others. Most importantly you can vote for your favorite songs.
The top performers get a shot to turn their demos into real records—by collaborating with star musicians like Luda and with the entire WeMix community. And they'll put the whole thing on TV.
More at:http://www.wemix.com/
WeMix is a new media company.WeMix is a better way for the world to share and create original music. Together.
How It Works:
It's a simple deal: you sign up, create your page, upload your original songs, beats, vocals, riffs, and more. As a member you can collaborate on songs, offer feedback, and share ideas for new music with others. Most importantly you can vote for your favorite songs.
The top performers get a shot to turn their demos into real records—by collaborating with star musicians like Luda and with the entire WeMix community. And they'll put the whole thing on TV.
More at:http://www.wemix.com/
Keskidi is a wiki service build to add and edit video subtitles in a collaborative manner
What Company Is Offering:
Keskidi is a wiki service build to add and edit video subtitles in a collaborative manner. It was build to fit a gap, that there are plenty of videos on the Internet, plenty of good documentaries, shows, food recipes, high-level free courses, but many of them don't benefit to the rest of the world because of language barriers.
How It Works:
They strive to bring a simple tool that, let's say, your grandma would be able to quickly handle. Once you get your account, which is free to create, all you need to do is to import a video located a video sharing platform like YouTube or MySpace, and start captioning it. Users of the site will spot your initiative and will help you get it fully captioned, while others will translate the texts into their own language. Whenever you want, you could embed the video into a web page by copy-pasting a short code given on each single video page. This way, you could provide a sort of DVD-ish video player fulled of different languages to your friends or your blog readers.
More at:http://keskidi.org/
Keskidi is a wiki service build to add and edit video subtitles in a collaborative manner. It was build to fit a gap, that there are plenty of videos on the Internet, plenty of good documentaries, shows, food recipes, high-level free courses, but many of them don't benefit to the rest of the world because of language barriers.
How It Works:
They strive to bring a simple tool that, let's say, your grandma would be able to quickly handle. Once you get your account, which is free to create, all you need to do is to import a video located a video sharing platform like YouTube or MySpace, and start captioning it. Users of the site will spot your initiative and will help you get it fully captioned, while others will translate the texts into their own language. Whenever you want, you could embed the video into a web page by copy-pasting a short code given on each single video page. This way, you could provide a sort of DVD-ish video player fulled of different languages to your friends or your blog readers.
More at:http://keskidi.org/
Roundbox is the world leader in mobile broadcast software got VCs funding
What Company Is Offering:
Roundbox is the world leader in mobile broadcast software. Roundbox is passionately focused on providing the world with great software, services, and infrastructure to deliver "mobile broadcast" applications.
Mobile broadcast applications afford mobile users a rich experience with fast, real-time, data-intensive, "always on" capabilities. The number of mobile broadcast applications are limitless. Some include mobile television, mobile radio, emergency alerts, breaking news, sports, weather, social networking, and many others.
How It Works:
Roundbox provides end-to-end software solutions for mobile and broadcast network operators deploying mobile broadcast services, supporting existing 3G, 4G, and new emerging broadcast/multicast networks.
How Much They Got From VCs:
RoundBox Inc., a Florham Park, N.J.-based provider of mobile broadcast software, has called down $12 million of a $20 million Series C round, according to a regulatory filing. Montagu Newhall Associates was joined by return backers Core Capital Partners, Polaris Venture Partners and RRE Ventures.
The company previously raised $23 million over two rounds.
More at: www.roundbox.com
Roundbox is the world leader in mobile broadcast software. Roundbox is passionately focused on providing the world with great software, services, and infrastructure to deliver "mobile broadcast" applications.
Mobile broadcast applications afford mobile users a rich experience with fast, real-time, data-intensive, "always on" capabilities. The number of mobile broadcast applications are limitless. Some include mobile television, mobile radio, emergency alerts, breaking news, sports, weather, social networking, and many others.
How It Works:
Roundbox provides end-to-end software solutions for mobile and broadcast network operators deploying mobile broadcast services, supporting existing 3G, 4G, and new emerging broadcast/multicast networks.
How Much They Got From VCs:
RoundBox Inc., a Florham Park, N.J.-based provider of mobile broadcast software, has called down $12 million of a $20 million Series C round, according to a regulatory filing. Montagu Newhall Associates was joined by return backers Core Capital Partners, Polaris Venture Partners and RRE Ventures.
The company previously raised $23 million over two rounds.
More at: www.roundbox.com
TeleSphere that delivers an innovative package of IP telephone service and internet access to business has closed on an additional $10 million
What Company Is Offering:
TeleSphere is a Phoenix-based managed services provider that delivers an innovative package of IP telephone service and internet access to business throughout the United States. TeleSphere’s services allow small to medium businesses to enjoy all of the latest voice and data features of large businesses without the costly investment of on-premise equipment. TeleSphere fully manages its customers’ services over a private IP facilities-based network. TeleSphere customers that are spread across multiple offices throughout the country, from small business, medium business, and even home business, function seamlessly as if they were in the same location.
How Much They Got From VCs:
TeleSphere, a Phoenix-based managed telecommunications and network services provider, announced today it has closed on an additional $10 million of private equity funding. The private investment will be used to continue TeleSphere’s national expansion, including multiple market launches planned for 2008 and 2009.
“The additional funding is an important statement from our investors about their belief that TeleSphere’s technology and service offering are the smart choice in today’s market,” said TeleSphere’s Chief Executive Officer, Clark Peterson. “Customers are seeking the latest in telephone and network services to make them more productive, cost-effective, and to focus more of their capital on their core business -- especially in today’s economic climate.”
More at:http://www.telesphere.com/
TeleSphere is a Phoenix-based managed services provider that delivers an innovative package of IP telephone service and internet access to business throughout the United States. TeleSphere’s services allow small to medium businesses to enjoy all of the latest voice and data features of large businesses without the costly investment of on-premise equipment. TeleSphere fully manages its customers’ services over a private IP facilities-based network. TeleSphere customers that are spread across multiple offices throughout the country, from small business, medium business, and even home business, function seamlessly as if they were in the same location.
How Much They Got From VCs:
TeleSphere, a Phoenix-based managed telecommunications and network services provider, announced today it has closed on an additional $10 million of private equity funding. The private investment will be used to continue TeleSphere’s national expansion, including multiple market launches planned for 2008 and 2009.
“The additional funding is an important statement from our investors about their belief that TeleSphere’s technology and service offering are the smart choice in today’s market,” said TeleSphere’s Chief Executive Officer, Clark Peterson. “Customers are seeking the latest in telephone and network services to make them more productive, cost-effective, and to focus more of their capital on their core business -- especially in today’s economic climate.”
More at:http://www.telesphere.com/
PlantSense, a pioneer in Internet-enabled gardening tools, has received $3.5 million in Series A funding
What Company Is Offering:
PlantSense is smart, Internet-connected device that reveals exactly what plants will thrive in a specific location. By applying proven, scientific techniques used by professional winemakers and greenhouse growers, PlantSense allows anyone to enjoy a beautiful indoor or outdoor garden -- from a single bedroom begonia to a backyard bed of roses.
Gardeners place the PlantSense tool anywhere they'd like a thriving plant, for example on a windowsill or in a shady spot in the backyard. After 24 hours the user plugs the device into a USB port on a PC or Mac, and the PlantSense Web site analyzes the collected data (soil conditions, sunlight, moisture and temperature) against a large database to recommend plants that will thrive in that particular spot.
How Much They Got From VCs:
PlantSense, a pioneer in Internet-enabled gardening tools, has received $3.5 million in Series A funding from Gabriel Ventures and independent investors. Working in combination with its free Internet service, the PlantSense tool recommends which plants will thrive in a specific location and diagnoses what is wrong with ailing plants. The device, due to be launched later this year, can be used year round in homes and gardens.
"Americans spend $21 billion annually on plants, but a third of those plants die within a year," said Matthew Glenn, chief executive officer of PlantSense. "For many people, gardening, and especially figuring out what to plant where, is a frustrating and expensive process of trial and error. PlantSense's device will be like having a botanist in your pocket, making it easier and less work to enjoy thriving plants."
More at:http://www.plantsense.com
PlantSense is smart, Internet-connected device that reveals exactly what plants will thrive in a specific location. By applying proven, scientific techniques used by professional winemakers and greenhouse growers, PlantSense allows anyone to enjoy a beautiful indoor or outdoor garden -- from a single bedroom begonia to a backyard bed of roses.
Gardeners place the PlantSense tool anywhere they'd like a thriving plant, for example on a windowsill or in a shady spot in the backyard. After 24 hours the user plugs the device into a USB port on a PC or Mac, and the PlantSense Web site analyzes the collected data (soil conditions, sunlight, moisture and temperature) against a large database to recommend plants that will thrive in that particular spot.
How Much They Got From VCs:
PlantSense, a pioneer in Internet-enabled gardening tools, has received $3.5 million in Series A funding from Gabriel Ventures and independent investors. Working in combination with its free Internet service, the PlantSense tool recommends which plants will thrive in a specific location and diagnoses what is wrong with ailing plants. The device, due to be launched later this year, can be used year round in homes and gardens.
"Americans spend $21 billion annually on plants, but a third of those plants die within a year," said Matthew Glenn, chief executive officer of PlantSense. "For many people, gardening, and especially figuring out what to plant where, is a frustrating and expensive process of trial and error. PlantSense's device will be like having a botanist in your pocket, making it easier and less work to enjoy thriving plants."
More at:http://www.plantsense.com
Jivox, the first self-service online video advertising platform for local businesses has closed a $10.7 million Series A
What Company Is Offering:
Jivox, the self-service online video advertising platform for local businesses, gives smaller and local advertisers access to online video advertising by making it easy to create, target and deliver online video ads. The Jivox platform combines a self-service video ad creation tool, proprietary targeting technology, and a growing network of publishers to offer advertisers a complete, do-it-yourself service for online video advertising.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Jivox, the first self-service online video advertising platform for local businesses, announced that it has closed a $10.7 million Series A round of financing led by Opus Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm. New investor Helion Venture Partners, an India-focused venture fund, also participated in the round, along with Jivox's existing investors. The funds will be used to continue development of the Jivox online video advertising platform, as well as to expand the company's sales and marketing efforts.
The Jivox online video ad platform enables smaller and local businesses to harness the power of online video advertising by reducing the cost and complexity of developing and placing online video ads. Since its launch in March 2008, Jivox has seen broad adoption of its self-service online video ad platform by advertisers in a wide variety of industries, including travel sites, financial and real estate services, transportation companies and restaurants. Jivox has also gained significant traction with publishers, who are eager to monetize the content on their sites and tap into a huge pool of smaller advertisers that would otherwise be confined to banner or search ads. The Jivox Video Network now reaches more than 40 million viewers.
More at:www.jivox.com
Jivox, the self-service online video advertising platform for local businesses, gives smaller and local advertisers access to online video advertising by making it easy to create, target and deliver online video ads. The Jivox platform combines a self-service video ad creation tool, proprietary targeting technology, and a growing network of publishers to offer advertisers a complete, do-it-yourself service for online video advertising.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Jivox, the first self-service online video advertising platform for local businesses, announced that it has closed a $10.7 million Series A round of financing led by Opus Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm. New investor Helion Venture Partners, an India-focused venture fund, also participated in the round, along with Jivox's existing investors. The funds will be used to continue development of the Jivox online video advertising platform, as well as to expand the company's sales and marketing efforts.
The Jivox online video ad platform enables smaller and local businesses to harness the power of online video advertising by reducing the cost and complexity of developing and placing online video ads. Since its launch in March 2008, Jivox has seen broad adoption of its self-service online video ad platform by advertisers in a wide variety of industries, including travel sites, financial and real estate services, transportation companies and restaurants. Jivox has also gained significant traction with publishers, who are eager to monetize the content on their sites and tap into a huge pool of smaller advertisers that would otherwise be confined to banner or search ads. The Jivox Video Network now reaches more than 40 million viewers.
More at:www.jivox.com
Track your friends with blummi
What Company Is Offering:
Track your friends and get alerted when they are nearby. Discover favorite places
explore what's going on around you and what's recommended by friends. Meet new friends around you or who have the same interests and habits.
How It works:
Share your favorite places ,tell your friends about your favorite places, where you are, what are you doing there and show them photos made with your mobile device.
Follow your friends ,write them private messages, invite them to your events, ask them for an opinion and organize your weekend with them
Use the blummi!com mobile software to combine the power of your mobile phone with the power of blummi!com. They support all MIDP2.0 devices, IPhone, Blackberry, S60, ...
More at:http://www.blummi.com/
Track your friends and get alerted when they are nearby. Discover favorite places
explore what's going on around you and what's recommended by friends. Meet new friends around you or who have the same interests and habits.
How It works:
Share your favorite places ,tell your friends about your favorite places, where you are, what are you doing there and show them photos made with your mobile device.
Follow your friends ,write them private messages, invite them to your events, ask them for an opinion and organize your weekend with them
Use the blummi!com mobile software to combine the power of your mobile phone with the power of blummi!com. They support all MIDP2.0 devices, IPhone, Blackberry, S60, ...
More at:http://www.blummi.com/
Archive-It allows institutions to build and preserve their own web archive of born digital content, through a user friendly web application
What Company Is Offering:
Archive-It allows institutions to build and preserve their own web archive of born digital content, through a user friendly web application, without requiring any technical expertise or hosting facilities. Subscribers can harvest, catalog, and archive their collections, and then search and browse the collections when complete. Collections are hosted at the Internet Archive data center, and accessible to the public with full text search.
With the rapid growth of the Internet and the World Wide Web, millions of people have grown accustomed to using these tools as resources to acquire information; and the availability of electronic information is taken for granted. However, it is a fallacy that if something is on the web, it will be there forever. The average lifespan of a web page is 44 -75 days. There's an urgent need for people to understand that that web is who we are. It's our culture and our social fabric, and we don't want to lose any of it. What is here today might be gone tomorrow.
Archive-It is designed to fit the needs of many types of organizations and individuals. The over 50 partners include: state archives, university libraries, federal institutions, state libraries, non government non profits, museums, historians, and independent researchers.
More at:http://www.archive.org/
Archive-It allows institutions to build and preserve their own web archive of born digital content, through a user friendly web application, without requiring any technical expertise or hosting facilities. Subscribers can harvest, catalog, and archive their collections, and then search and browse the collections when complete. Collections are hosted at the Internet Archive data center, and accessible to the public with full text search.
With the rapid growth of the Internet and the World Wide Web, millions of people have grown accustomed to using these tools as resources to acquire information; and the availability of electronic information is taken for granted. However, it is a fallacy that if something is on the web, it will be there forever. The average lifespan of a web page is 44 -75 days. There's an urgent need for people to understand that that web is who we are. It's our culture and our social fabric, and we don't want to lose any of it. What is here today might be gone tomorrow.
Archive-It is designed to fit the needs of many types of organizations and individuals. The over 50 partners include: state archives, university libraries, federal institutions, state libraries, non government non profits, museums, historians, and independent researchers.
More at:http://www.archive.org/
Explode is an easy way to find friends and those with common interests, no matter what social network or service they use
What Company Is Offering:
Explode is an easy way to find friends and those with common interests, no matter what social network or service they use.
You can use the Explode widget to stay linked to friends regardless of which network they are on.
How It Works:
Explode is a search engine that gets its data from information that has been made publically available. Their crawlers respect robot.txt and they do not attempt to gather any infomration that has been marked as anything other than 'public'.
Therefore, if you appear in an Explode search, this is because you have made your information available to the public.
More at:http://explode.elgg.org/
Explode is an easy way to find friends and those with common interests, no matter what social network or service they use.
You can use the Explode widget to stay linked to friends regardless of which network they are on.
How It Works:
Explode is a search engine that gets its data from information that has been made publically available. Their crawlers respect robot.txt and they do not attempt to gather any infomration that has been marked as anything other than 'public'.
Therefore, if you appear in an Explode search, this is because you have made your information available to the public.
More at:http://explode.elgg.org/
Monday, June 16, 2008
Lucid Commerce provides on-demand business intelligence that combines automatic data consolidation, organization, and analysis for marketing companies
What Company Is Offering:
Lucid Commerce provides on-demand business intelligence that combines automatic data consolidation, organization, and analysis for direct marketing companies. Lucid provides the clear insights and visible results that direct marketers need to make smart, confident decisions.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Lucid Commerce, an industry-leading provider of on-demand business intelligence, announced today it has raised $2.5 million in Series A funding in a round led by OVP Venture Partners. The funding will be used to add capacity, scale the company's operations and enable it to meet demand for its services.
"The funding and expertise
that OVP brings will accelerate the enhancement of our existing platform, allowing us to deliver more value to our clients while penetrating additional channels for our services," said Tyson Roberts, co-founder and President of Lucid Commerce.
"Technology has finally caught up to the old marketing panacea of 1:1 marketing," said OVP Venture Partners Managing Director Lucinda Stewart, who will join Lucid's Board of Directors. "The next key will be simplicity and results for the marketer. Lucid Commerce is bringing to market an analytics solution that ties online and offline insights into actions for the marketer, immediately impacting their bottom line -- a powerful value proposition tied to results. Their solution will do for data warehousing and analytics what Cost per Click did for online performance marketing."
This round of financing was led by OVP Venture Partners and also included key partners and advisors. One such advisor, Neil V. Sunderland, is Chairman of Adconion Media Group Limited and Xing AG (DAX). He is Executive Chairman of Adinvest AG and specializes in promoting rapidly growing internet/mobile/digital media businesses.
More at:www.lucidcommerce.com
Lucid Commerce provides on-demand business intelligence that combines automatic data consolidation, organization, and analysis for direct marketing companies. Lucid provides the clear insights and visible results that direct marketers need to make smart, confident decisions.
How Much They Got From VCs:
Lucid Commerce, an industry-leading provider of on-demand business intelligence, announced today it has raised $2.5 million in Series A funding in a round led by OVP Venture Partners. The funding will be used to add capacity, scale the company's operations and enable it to meet demand for its services.
"The funding and expertise
that OVP brings will accelerate the enhancement of our existing platform, allowing us to deliver more value to our clients while penetrating additional channels for our services," said Tyson Roberts, co-founder and President of Lucid Commerce.
"Technology has finally caught up to the old marketing panacea of 1:1 marketing," said OVP Venture Partners Managing Director Lucinda Stewart, who will join Lucid's Board of Directors. "The next key will be simplicity and results for the marketer. Lucid Commerce is bringing to market an analytics solution that ties online and offline insights into actions for the marketer, immediately impacting their bottom line -- a powerful value proposition tied to results. Their solution will do for data warehousing and analytics what Cost per Click did for online performance marketing."
This round of financing was led by OVP Venture Partners and also included key partners and advisors. One such advisor, Neil V. Sunderland, is Chairman of Adconion Media Group Limited and Xing AG (DAX). He is Executive Chairman of Adinvest AG and specializes in promoting rapidly growing internet/mobile/digital media businesses.
More at:www.lucidcommerce.com
WooMe is the world's largest live introductions platform and extends the concept of speed dating online got VCs funding
What Company Is Offering:
WooMe is the world's largest live introductions platform and extends the concept of speed dating online to allow users to meet live in timed sessions via webcam. There are no questionnaires, lengthy profile descriptions or software to download, users can simply find a speed session that interests them, join and meet five people in five minutes. WooMe is easy, fast and free allowing users to meet new people around any shared interest for fun, to hook up, or for pure entertainment. With WooMe, meeting people online is transformed into a face-to-face experience that makes sifting through static profiles a thing of the past.
How Much They Got From VCs:
WooMe, the world's largest live introductions platform, announced the closing of a Series B, totaling $12.5 million. The round was led by Index Ventures with existing investors Atomico and Mangrove Capital Partners also participating. The new capital will go toward supporting user growth, expanding internationally and introducing new functionality to the site.
"WooMe is pleased to be working with such established and well-regarded investors in its mission to evolve social networking and bring real time introductions to the world," said Stephen Stokols, co-founder and CEO of WooMe. "Users are signing on to meet new friends, travel partners and even soul mates; we are certainly well-positioned to succeed in this market by establishing a strong first mover advantage and reaching a critical mass of users.
With these strategic investments and partner relationships, WooMe is expanding its reach rapidly. Within the first six months of launch WooMe has demonstrated significant user traction.
More at: www.woome.com.
WooMe is the world's largest live introductions platform and extends the concept of speed dating online to allow users to meet live in timed sessions via webcam. There are no questionnaires, lengthy profile descriptions or software to download, users can simply find a speed session that interests them, join and meet five people in five minutes. WooMe is easy, fast and free allowing users to meet new people around any shared interest for fun, to hook up, or for pure entertainment. With WooMe, meeting people online is transformed into a face-to-face experience that makes sifting through static profiles a thing of the past.
How Much They Got From VCs:
WooMe, the world's largest live introductions platform, announced the closing of a Series B, totaling $12.5 million. The round was led by Index Ventures with existing investors Atomico and Mangrove Capital Partners also participating. The new capital will go toward supporting user growth, expanding internationally and introducing new functionality to the site.
"WooMe is pleased to be working with such established and well-regarded investors in its mission to evolve social networking and bring real time introductions to the world," said Stephen Stokols, co-founder and CEO of WooMe. "Users are signing on to meet new friends, travel partners and even soul mates; we are certainly well-positioned to succeed in this market by establishing a strong first mover advantage and reaching a critical mass of users.
With these strategic investments and partner relationships, WooMe is expanding its reach rapidly. Within the first six months of launch WooMe has demonstrated significant user traction.
More at: www.woome.com.
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