Twiistup 5 Showoff’s Announced!
Congrats to the Twiistup ShowOffs! Twiistup’s panel reviewed more than 100 companies, the majority early-stage start-ups, all vying for the opportunity to hold one of ten coveted Showoff spots at Twiistup 5. Known as an event for spotting great talent early, past Twiistup Showoff’s include (1) Good Reads, named by Time magazine as a Top Ten Web site; (2) Goowey Media which AOL went on to acquire; and (3) Mint.com, that later won first place at TechCrunch40.
All Showoffs are eligible to win two awards to be announced before midnight on February 12: the prestigious “Fan Favorite,” selected by popular vote and the Judges Choice, a new category.
Their judges reviewed more than 100 companies, the majority early-stage start-ups, all vying for the opportunity to hold one of ten coveted Showoff spots at Twiistup 5. Here are their picks:
Causecast, dubbed “a one stop philanthropy shop” by TechCrunch, is a platform where media, philanthropy, social networking, entertainment and education converge to serve a greater purpose.
Cogi set out with a simple goal – give professionals a way to effortlessly recall and track everything in their important conversations through the use of an intuitive, browser-based service that seamlessly transcribes the important parts of conversation – the ‘COGent Ideas’ or Cogi.
More than 27 million people visit eHow.com each month to search more than 300,000 articles that are professionally written with clear and concise directions on how to do things. It also has a rapidly-growing library of articles created by eHow’s members and a large library of professional instructional videos.
FixYa empowers individuals to repair and improve upon their already-purchased possessions. The company also offers business services to manufacturers and retail businesses through its custom partnership opportunities.
GoGreenSolar is global group of professionals dedicated to improve the distribution of renewable energy products, services and financing for people everywhere.
Meebo is a new communications and media company that’s re-writing the way people have conversations and communicate on the Web.
RoboDynamics is built by passionate people who want to use technology to shift the status quo and leverage state-of-the-art technology in robotics to change the way people live and work.
The Scene connects individuals to the hottest places, people and events in their area. The Scene’s trendsetting community is on the pulse of nightlife and entertainment in various cities throughout the world.
Viewdle is a facial-recognition powered digital media platform for indexing, searching and monetizing video assets.
Yammer is a tool for making companies and organizations more productive through the exchange of short frequent answers to one simple question: ‘What are you working on?’
Each of these companies will demo their offerings at Twiistup 5 and are eligible for the Fan Favorite and Judge’s Choice awards.
