Tuesday, June 28, 2011

13 startups that wowed us

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I think we can all agree that the world needs another startup competition. There are, by my count, just 37 currently, and 38 is clearly the ...
Friday, June 24, 2011

Start-Up Watch COD: Bo.lt Lets You Instantly Copy, Modify, Share and Publish Web Pages

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remember the first time I cut and pasted a piece of text from a website and shot it out in an email. It was a news story about the “glowing ...

Start-Up Watch COD: CrowdTwist Activates, Drives Action, Measures Engagement, and Rewards Brand Fans

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The game-i-fication of everything digital seems to be a major trend of late. You know what I am talking about – the incorporation of game me...

Start-Up Watch COD: With Zoove, Everyone Can be a Star (Star)

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Remember when short codes were, like, the coolest thing out there? The idea that you could ask a consumer to only dial 5 numbers to be conne...

Start-Up Watch COD: Image Space Media Turns Images on Pages Into Contextual Ad Environments

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Are photos the final frontier of advertising? We’ve added sponsored messages to about every element of a page. From in-text to advertorial t...

Start-Up Watch COD: LetsGiftIt Makes Group Gift Giving Easier for Consumers

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Group gift giving has probably been around as long as gift giving itself. The idea of multiple people contributing to a larger present affor...

Start-Up Watch COD: AdGenesis targets your videos to prospects who WANT to see them

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By applying the classic TV "intrusion model" to online video, advertisers have seen good results. Pre-, Mid-, and Post-Roll have d...

Start-Up Watch COD: Zenergo – the soc net for real life experiences

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When I get together with Baby Boomer friends, the topic of virtual versus real living ALWAYS comes up. We Boomers tend to feel a little haug...

Start-Up Watch COD: WinBuyer helps ecommerce sites better monetize pages and shoppers

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As we get more experience in online retailing, it’s becoming even clearer that the rules are different. Consuemrs have the ability to leave ...

Start-Up Watch COD: Submishmash simplifies and monetizes submissions and editorial work flow

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I was fortunate to be a part of the first annual New West Rise of the Rockies Conference in Missoula Montana in May, and while there I was s...