The holidays are officially upon us, and with the bedlam that ensues at malls and retailers beginning on Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving), many of us turn to the Internet to take care of our gift lists. While shopping online is convenient, becoming a victim of payment fraud is not. According to the Internet…continue reading.
Startups
Going green is popping up everywhere these days, so now it is time for you to learn about going solar. GoGreenSolar is your one stop shop for not just learning about solar and wind power but also a place where you can purchase/finance or find services for renewable energy products. They also give you the…continue reading.
With a new look and always a new contest just waiting to pay out ViewBug is committed to offering a collaborative online environment that allows their members to win cash prizes. Theyt promote creativity and award originality and quality. By providing a safe back up for media files, they allow users to share their art…continue reading.
Dror Ceder Co-founder of Joongel gives us a little inside scoop of what they have planned. Joongel is currently a simple web application for searching and navigating through the most popular sources on the Internet in different categories. Their search method is based on the geographic location of the user and traffic ranking analysis from…continue reading.
Ben Britz of Zannel helps explain what lifecasting with Zannel is. Zannel gives you the ability to share what you’re doing, feeling, and seeing as it happens. With Zannel, you post video, picture, or text updates from your phone to instantly start conversations. You can also follow friends, meet new friends, and watch videos…continue reading.
A very interesting company that came out of TechCrunch 50 was Hangout. They are trying to bring your offline room into the online world by giving you the ability to create all of your funiture, wallpaper, etc. in this virtual world. A few things they have planned interms of monetization is through brand influence. Hangout…continue reading.
One of my favorite quotes by the late Arthur C. Clarke is “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” In computers, the ultimate, magical input interface has always been voice recognition (i.e. “A keyboard? How quaint!). Vangard Voice Systems recently released their Mobile Voice Platform (MVP) and I will be talking to Vangard CEO Bob…continue reading.
Transpera provides a comprehensive platform to monetize Web videos on mobile phones, they help ensure the success of your mobile video channels with a suite of promotional and distribution building tools to help capture and thrill your audience. This includes widget tools to help promote your mobile channel on-line with such features as “send-to-mobile,”…continue reading.
Last week, I was able speak with Fitbit CEO James Park on everything from how the idea from the company got started (James was an early Wii Sports adopter) to privacy, 2.4Ghz wireless radio, accelerometer chips and bay stations. Finally, James mentioned how Fitness Trainers are interested in the API and James gives good advice…continue reading.
TechZulu and AlwaysOn present a live chat with Kaleil Isaza Tuzman (as seen in Startup.com). Find out how to come back from being the most infamous face of the dotcom crash. If your start-up is in a bind during these rough economics times and want to learn what Kaleil did to make his comeback, join…continue reading.
