16-30 | DiscoveringStartups -Tech Startup Reviews

Climber.com – Recruiter Networking Site For Jobseekers

Posted by admin On November - 12 - 2010

		Company	Climber.com
			http://www.climber.com
		Founded:	12/01/2004
		City:	San Diego, California
		Country:	United States
		CEO:	Mike O’Brien
		Founders:	Mike O’Brien
Category:	Digital Content (Blogs, Websites)	Funding:	Seed/Friends & Family
Tags:	employment, jobs, recruiting, unemployment, jobseekers, recruiters	Employees:	16-30

What does Climber.com do?

Climber.com is recruiter networking site for jobseekers. We target 50k + salary, Bachelor degree or experience equivalent candidates that are domestic in the United States. Jobseekers who become part of Climber’s network are marketed to recruiters and hiring managers, who are actively looking to source qualified candidates.

How are they different?

Unlike most career sites on the web, Climber is not just a job board with postings. Our goal is to connect our jobseekers with actual human beings who are looking to hire. We do this not only through our internal recruiter network, but also create an SEO version of our jobseekers profiles that we index on major search engines such as Google and Yahoo. This then allows our jobseekers to be found by recruiters and hiring managers outside of Climber. In addition to actively marketing our jobseekers, we also provide them with multiple career tools such as a Recruiter Directory, Custom Resume Center and provide partnerships with job boards so they can search multiple sites all in one place.

Why could Climber.com be BIG?

Climber has seen significant growth this year and tripled it’s membership in the first quarter of 2010 alone. The Recruiter Directory, which allows jobseekers to search for the hiring executive at their favorite companies or industries and send them their resume directly thus avoiding the Applicant Tracking System, was launched this year and we have already received success stories of users being hired from it. We are also currently in development of creating and launching a career management section for users to keep track of their job search efforts for the long and short term.

How they plan to make money:

We are currently profitable and charge a month-to-month fee to our jobseekers as well as have different price packages for the recruiters who use our service to source qualified candidates.

Our thoughts:

No thoughts at the moment. Very interesting!

Please visit their website to learn more: http://www.climber.com

16-30, Digital Content, Seed/Friends & Family

AdNectar.com – Advertising People Appreciate

Posted by admin On October - 19 - 2010

		Company	AdNectar
			http://www.adnectar.com
		Founded:	08/01/2008
		City:	Palo Alto, California
		Country:	United States
		CEO:	Nir Eyal
		Founders:	Nir Eyal, Julie Li, Vlada Breiburg, Michal Bortnik
Category:	Marketing/Advertising	Funding:	VC
Tags:	Social, Facebook,	Employees:	16-30

What does AdNectar do?

We are the leader in creating and seeding social advertising on the web.

How are they different?

We create unique sharable ad products and seed them across the web. The real pay-off is the organic impressions and earned media that brands get from consumers sharing the advertising with their friends on social networks where they spend the bulk of their time. Our patent-pending technology makes us one of the few companies that traffic, track and measure social media advertising. Our proprietary “Share Banners” turn the standard IAB unit into an rich engaging social plug-in that seamlessly allows consumers to share a branded experience with friends directly into Facebook. AdNectar units are Facebook approved and currently the only rich media units you can find in the Facebook newsfeed.

Why could AdNectar be BIG?

We believe that social endorsements will always be #1 in moving the needle, and social media is only making it stronger. Advertising’s job is to rally your biggest fans and turn them into your biggest advocates. We believe in advertising that asks questions, entertains, engages and is shared among friends.

We invite brands to share. All brands should engage with consumers around common passion points, not copypoints. In the world of social media, if your ad isn’t being shared, how do you know it was truly break-through? If your ad isn’t being shared, how engaged was your core consumer? Due to our seamless share functionality, and high standard for brand engagement, AdNectar campaigns are the only ones in the current marketplace that can guarantee viral pass-a-long of your brand messaging by real, unpaid consumers.

How they plan to make money:

AdNectar designs custom social media programs using our proprietary products. We seed engaging, interactive advertising to targeted audiences and provide them with the seamless opportunity to share. Our programs are scalable, allowing any site to serve an ad unit that feeds directly into Facebook.

We currently charge based on a CPM for production and campaign seeding. With our patent-pending platform, we track results on a daily basis and can optimize on the fly. Both traditional and viral analytics are delivered to our clients.

Our thoughts:

No thoughts at the moment. Very interesting!

Please visit their website to learn more: http://www.adnectar.com

16-30, Marketing/Advertising, VC

JackThreads.com – Members Only Online Shopping Community for Men

Posted by admin On October - 6 - 2010

		Company	JackThreads
			http://www.JackThreads.com
		Founded:	July 2008
		City:	Columbus, Ohio
		Country:	United States
		CEO:	Jason Ross
		Founders:	Jason Ross
Category:	eCommerce	Funding:	Bootstrapping
Tags:	Mens fashion, shopping, e-commerce, flash-sale, contemporary, streetwear	Employees:	16-30

What does JackThreads do?

JackThreads is a members-only online shopping community for men serving up the hottest brands in contemporary and better streetwear fashions for up to 80% less than retail prices. It’s the perfect refuge for the male shopper who wants to look good without spending hours in a store. Signup is free, and new sales are offered to members each day in a limited-time, flash-sale format. Invite friends to earn a $10 credit after their first purchase. Join today at JackThreads.com

How are they different?

JackThreads is on the forefront of the e-commerce market for menswear, and has helped pioneer the flash-sale movement.

Why could JackThreads be BIG?

JackThreads is on the forefront of the e-commerce market for menswear, and has helped pioneer the flash-sale movement. We give men a chance to shop great brands without having to leave the comfort of their own homes. In the past six months, our membership has increased by 50%.

How they plan to make money:

Monthly revenue from JackThreads.com

Our thoughts:

Could definitely use this service. Very interesting!

Please visit their website to learn more: http://www.JackThreads.com

16-30, Bootstrapping, eCommerce

Pontiflex.com – Specializing In Transparent, Sign-Up Advertising Technology.

Posted by admin On July - 29 - 2010

		Company	Pontiflex Inc.
			http://pontiflex.com
		Founded:	April 2008
		City:	Brooklyn, New York
		Country:	United States
		CEO:	Zephrin Lasker
		Founders:	Zephrin Lasker,
Category:	Data/Analytics	Funding:	VC
Tags:	sign up ads, permission-based advertising, email marketing, transparency	Employees:	16-30

What does Pontiflex Inc. do?

Pontiflex’s technology makes advertising relevant by connecting people to the brands that matter to them.

Pontiflex lets consumers sign up for ads on Web sites, social media apps and blogs and get deals and information from brands and organizations that they like. Advertisers only pay for the leads – the actual data from consumers that have signed up to hear from them.

How are they different?

Key Differentiators:
Integrity: From the quality of the data to the interaction with consumers it allows its customers to have, Pontiflex brings integrity to the world of online advertising.
100% opt-in
You have the control, the choice
Transparency
Privacy
Security
Respect
Scalable, opt-in/clean data
Publisher quality

Relevance: The right information, on the right sites, for the right consumers. Pontiflex’s data is guaranteed to be relevant to the marketer’s objectives and long-term success.

Connection between the brand and “like organic” consumers
Mutually beneficial
Long-term relationships and connections
Data exclusive to brand

Leadership: A proven partner working with some of the world’s most respected companies, Pontiflex brings innovative technologies together with a deep knowledge of the digital advertising and media worlds.
Experience: This is what we were born to do
Knowledge of emerging media
A resource guide, a teacher
Stable, viable

Why could Pontiflex Inc. be BIG?

So many of us use Pontiflex in our lives without even realizing it:

By signing up to receive information via online ads, people get what they want from the advertisers or non-profit organizations. This combination of permission-based data collection and data-management technologies coupled with industry-specific marketing leadership enables Pontiflex to build a mutually beneficial bond between the marketer and their target audiences, providing new revenue opportunities and creating a better overall brand experience.

How they plan to make money:

By aiming to capitalize on our differentiators in the cost-per-lead marketplace, to be a leader and authority in relevant, permission-based data collection for our clients.

Our thoughts:

No thoughts at the moment. Very interesting!

Please visit their website to learn more: http://pontiflex.com

16-30, Data/Analytics, VC

WebPageFX.com – Get More From the Web

Posted by admin On July - 23 - 2010

		Company	WebpageFX
			http://www.webpagefx.com
		Founded:	1997
		City:	Carlisle, Pennsylvania
		Country:	United States
		CEO:	William Craig
		Founders:	William Craig
Category:	Search	Funding:	Self-Funded
Tags:	SEO, Internet Marketing, Link Building, Web Analytics, PPC Management, Social Media, Search Saturation, Conversion Analysis, Website Design, Website Copywriting, Web Development, Email Marketing, Viral Marketing, Reputation Management	Employees:	16-30

What does WebpageFX do?

WebpageFX provides Internet marketing solutions with a strong focus on Internet advertising and marketing, web design, and web development. We create engaging, lead-generating web sites to ensure the conversions and increased profitability our clients are seeking. We employ cutting-edge strategies to acquire top rankings in major search engines for our clients.

How are they different?

What sets WebpageFX apart is the years of expertise in search engine optimization; we stay on top of the industry because it’s not just what we do, it’s our passion. Our knowledge, expertise, and passion blend together to provide a complete Internet marketing solution for our clients. We guarantee our clients better rankings in major search engines, including Google, Bing, and Yahoo! By using certain tools we are able to know what Internet users are actually searching for, which means a greater return on investment for our clients.

Why could WebpageFX be BIG?

We are a team of award-winning web designers, certified web developers, and Internet advertising experts with years of experience and expertise in search engine optimization. Without a defined web presence, companies are invisible these days, and that will continue to reign true well into the future. We provide our clients with guaranteed results in major search engines, including Google, Bing, and Yahoo!

How they plan to make money:

We offer quality services with guaranteed results at a very competitive price. Businesses are always looking for the best return on investment available, and we provide just that. Our secret is building relationships with our clients. Our mission is to completely satisfy our customers as to maintain our superior client retention.

Our thoughts:

No thoughts at the moment. Very interesting!

Please visit their website to learn more: http://www.webpagefx.com

16-30, Search, Self-Funded

Tynt.com – Track Copy/Paste Actions With Detailed Analytics

Posted by admin On July - 21 - 2010

		Company	Tynt Multimedia Inc.
			http://www.tynt.com
		Founded:	2007
		City:	Calgary, Non-US
		Country:	Canada
		CEO:	Derek Ball
		Founders:	Derek Ball, co-founder
Category:	Data/Analytics	Funding:	VC
Tags:	SEO, search, Web services, web analytics, copy/paste, online publishers, content websites	Employees:	16-30

What does Tynt Multimedia Inc. do?

Tynt’s patent-pending technology anonymously detects copy/paste behavior of website visitors, enabling online content owners to understand exactly which content their visitors find most engaging and how they are sharing it. Site owners (content publishers mostly) can turn this copy/paste behavior into a powerful asset that:
1) drives incremental visits by automatically appending a link back to the original source of content each time copied content is pasted into an email or other document;
2) boosts site visibility and enhances SEO and search engine rank by propagating valid high quality links back to their site; and
3) extends the reach of brands by ensuring publishers receive credit each time their content is copied.

Tynt Insight carefully retains visitor privacy by tracking only content that is copied; it does not capture any identifiable information about the site visitor. The base Tynt Insight service can be implemented by any website or blog at no cost.

How are they different?

Tynt developed a one-of-a-kind user engagement tool that lets content sites ( publishers) increase site visits and maximize revenue through insight into how their content is being consumed and shared. Tynt’s unique patent-pending technology anonymously captures data on all copy activities, providing pinpoint accuracy on what content is most engaging, and drives incremental site visits through automatic attribution links when copied information is pasted.

Why could Tynt Multimedia Inc. be BIG?

Already more than 500,000 publishers are using it to analyze 10 billion page views per month. Users include The New York Daily News, CondeNast, Daily Mail, Hearst, NASDAQ, NBC, and Time properties, as well as Sports Illustrated, The San Francisco Chronicle, Esquire, Men’s Health, The New Yorker, Seventeen and Wired magazine and other household brands.

How they plan to make money:

Tynt Insight is free and will continue to be free. Company plans to make money via an upcoming service that involves onsite search and financial arrangements with the big search engines.

Our thoughts:

No thoughts at the moment. Very interesting!

Please visit their website to learn more: http://www.tynt.com

16-30, Data/Analytics, VC

MoonrayMarketing.com – OfficeAutopilot

Posted by admin On July - 19 - 2010

		Company	Moonray LLC
			http://www.moonraymarketing.com/
		Founded:	2006
		City:	Santa Barbara, California
		Country:	United States
		CEO:	Landon Ray
		Founders:	Landon Ray
Category:	Other	Funding:	Self-Funded
Tags:	web automated direct mail, email marketing, small businesses, marketing,integrated marketing sequences	Employees:	16-30

What does Moonray LLC do?

OfficeAutopilot is the leading web-based sales, marketing and business automation software. Designed for small and mid-sized companies, OfficeAutopilot gives you easy to use tools to create and automate sophisticated multiple-media marketing funnels, sales processes, fulfillment systems, and more.

How are they different?

The software is an all in one solution. Before people would have to go through numerous companies and steps to do what our all in one package can do for you.

Why could Moonray LLC be BIG?

It ’s servicing a group, small businesses, that industry seems to forget about. When small businesses are on the larger percent of businesses in this world.

How they plan to make money:

Releasing new edition to that will attract new customers and existing customers to upgrade.

Our thoughts:

No thoughts at the moment. Very interesting!

Please visit their website to learn more: http://www.moonraymarketing.com/

16-30, Other, Self-Funded

Qlipso.com – Join The Party

Posted by admin On July - 14 - 2010

		Company	Qlipso
			http://qlipso.com/
		Founded:	September 2007
		City:	Los Angeles, California
		Country:	United States
		CEO:	Jon Goldman
		Founders:	Jon Goldman, Ishay Pnueli
Category:	Media (Photo/Video/Music)	Funding:	VC
Tags:	Online Video, Social Video, Social Media, Digital Media, Multiuser Content	Employees:	16-30

What does Qlipso do?

Qlipso enables users to extend and enhance their real-life social lives online through its unique multi-user content-sharing platform.

By providing users the ability to share various forms of media (whether videos, music, games or photos) with each other, live or asynchronously, Qlipso is heralding an innovative solution to the current limitations of today’s social Web, which is based more on updating a profile page than on meaningful socializing.

Qlipso’s pioneering technology creates a more intimate and rich interactive experience, producing a meaningful connection between friends and true socializing around digital content.

Qlipso now owns the assets of www.veoh.com and will be bringing its unique Multiuser Content-Sharing Platform to the 10th-largest video portal in the world with millions of users in the US, Japan and Europe.

How are they different?

Social networks talk about connecting. Here at Qlipso, we’re about connection. Our multiuser content-sharing platform lets users extend and enhance their real-life social lives online, providing our users the ability to share various forms of media (whether videos, music, games or photos) with each other, live or asynchronously. We’re all about meaningful socializing around and within digital content.

How do we do that? We combine the best elements of virtual worlds with the social experience of real-life interactions, while maintaining the familiar forms of time-shifted consumption users expect from on-demand content sites.

Why could Qlipso be BIG?

While the rise and adoption of social media continues, there is currently a void in connecting people’s real-life social interactions with their online media consumption experiences. Qlipso fills that void by offering users the ability to share and enjoy synchronous Flash-based media (videos, photos, games, etc.) in a secure online multi-user content-sharing platform that enables people to socialize with friends around media.

How they plan to make money:

Following its acquisition of significantly all of the assets of online video portal Veoh.com, Qlipso can now tap into a user base of more than 10 million active monthly users of Veoh.com, giving its advertisers varied demographics to target. Additionally, Qlipso’s social-viewing platform enables richer forms of online video ads by allowing advertisers to reach multiple viewers with the same ad, while not disrupting their social viewing experience.

Our thoughts:

No thoughts at the moment. Very interesting!

Please visit their website to learn more: http://qlipso.com/

16-30, Media (Video/Photo/Music), VC

InTouchLink.com – Software For Seniors To Enable Computer Use.

Posted by admin On July - 14 - 2010

		Company	InTouchLink Senior’s Software
			http://intouchlink.com
		Founded:	01/15/2009
		City:	Toronto, Non-US
		Country:	Canada
		CEO:	Jonathan Seliger
		Founders:	Jonathan Seliger
Category:	Web Apps/Tools/Widgets	Funding:	VC
Tags:	Seniors, Software, Retirement, Easy Internet, Easy Email, Computer for Seniors,	Employees:	16-30

What does InTouchLink Senior’s Software do?

InTouchLink set out to open internet and computer access to this technologically oft ignored group. InTouchLink has created a fully web-based system that allows seniors who have never used a computer before to simply and easily begin using any PC or Mac for internet, email and other uses that most of us take for granted. With a patented system that reduces the clutter usually found on Windows and Apple computers we have provided a clean, intuitive interface for seniors to use. The system overlays accessibility features on every web page (without affecting the underlying site), allows communication between seniors and their family and friends, and provides a central place for them to store photos, favourites and other personal files. InTouchLink will also monitor a senior’s usage and add features as a user becomes more efficient and increase size and simplicity as unfortunately a senior ages. Obviously, the application of this software stretches far further than just the senior market, but can be used by children or those with a multitude of disabilities.

How are they different?

InTouchLink uses a patented system to provide very extensive functionality, while continuing the theme of simplicity and intuitiveness to encourage seniors who have never used a computer before to easily begin enjoying what the rest of use take for granted.

Other systems attempt various levels of simplicity, but end up diluting the functionality such that the product is no longer really usable. InTouchLink will also monitor the user’s usage and add features as a senior improviser make the system simpler as a user ages.

Why could InTouchLink Senior’s Software be BIG?

A recent FCC survey in the US, revealed that only 35% of adults age 65+ use the internet. While the numbers differ slightly across various surveys, the reality is clear: the proportion of seniors using computers and the internet is very disproportionate to their representation in society. With 39 million seniors living in the US and 516 million around the world (projected to rise to 1.53 billion by 2050), having 65% of this growing demographic not using computers or the web is a substantial challenge.

With a patented system that opens up the internet, emails and computers to these largly ignored users, InTouchLink is uniquely placed to service this demographic in North America and in fact across the world.

How they plan to make money:

The service is supplied on a monthly subscription basis.

Our thoughts:

No thoughts at the moment. Very interesting!

Please visit their website to learn more: http://intouchlink.com

16-30, VC, Web Apps/Tools/Widgets

3dcart.com – Everything You Need To Sell Online

Posted by admin On July - 14 - 2010

		Company	3dCart Shopping Cart Software
			http://www.3dcart.com
		Founded:	07/01/1997
		City:	Lauderhill, Florida
		Country:	United States
		CEO:	Gonzalo Gil
		Founders:	Gonzalo Gil
Category:	eCommerce	Funding:	Self-Funded
Tags:	E-Commerce Software, Shopping Cart Software	Employees:	16-30

What does 3dCart Shopping Cart Software do?

3dCart is a complete e-commerce solution for new or existing websites. Services include the tools, advice, support, and technology to manage an entire online operation, so clients can focus on managing their orders. 3DCart is able to design and implement innovative web solutions to meet a company’s specific requirements. Whether clients are looking to update their existing web store or develop a completely new design, 3DCart maintains a flexible approach to ensure they provide the right solution for the company. One monthly fee pays for the store setup, security, design, and maintenance.

How are they different?

We are providing tremendous value for a very low monthly fee. Our software allows any individual to setup an online store within minutes. We provide the software, 24/7 technical support, templates, marketing tools, and even integrate with product sourcing companies like Doba to provide products should an individual want to start a business but doesn’t know just what to sell.

Why could 3dCart Shopping Cart Software be BIG?

The software is very easy to use and can be used to sell products on your own website as well as Facebook and Twitter. We recently added the ability to create a mobile site as well so that your online store can be viewed on Iphones and other smart phones. We are seeing a very large number of out of work individuals opening their online store with us and being successful.

How they plan to make money:

Providing ecommerce solutions for a low monthly fee to thousands of businesses instead of focusing on charging thousands to a few businesses.

Our thoughts:

No thoughts at the moment. Very interesting!

Please visit their website to learn more: http://www.3dcart.com

16-30, Self-Funded, eCommerce

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Climber.com – Recruiter Networking Site For Jobseekers

AdNectar.com – Advertising People Appreciate

JackThreads.com – Members Only Online Shopping Community for Men

Pontiflex.com – Specializing In Transparent, Sign-Up Advertising Technology.

WebPageFX.com – Get More From the Web

Tynt.com – Track Copy/Paste Actions With Detailed Analytics

MoonrayMarketing.com – OfficeAutopilot

Qlipso.com – Join The Party

InTouchLink.com – Software For Seniors To Enable Computer Use.

3dcart.com – Everything You Need To Sell Online

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