Seattle
Trailfire.com - Discover The Web Through The Expertise of Others
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007Seattle based TrailFire is sort of like Squidoo in that it aims to show you the way to the web without using a search engine. Users create “trails” around a topic, which is basically a list of sites that you can navigate to learn more about that topic. People can add to your […]
Inluu - A Secret Startup That Lets People Chat With You When You Aren’t Around.
Friday, May 11th, 2007Inluu has been in super secret mode for many months now, but several recent posts on the Inluu blog have revealed the core idea of the project. Inluu stands for “in lieu of you.” The site uses a “human proxy engine” to learn about you and build a map of your memories. […]
BizNik - Radical Self Promotion
Monday, May 7th, 2007BizNik is a “business-building social network for indie professionals.” Founded in Seattle, WA, Biznik promotes an event centric rather than a chapter centric model of business networking. All of the events I could find seemed to take place in or near Seattle, but there’s nothing to prevent you from starting an event in […]
BeRecruited.com - Seattle, WA
Sunday, May 6th, 2007Top tier basketball and football players are recruited years before they graduate high school. College teams have legions of scouts out searching for the best talent. But what if you don’t play one of those sports? What if you play soccer, lacrosse, softball, or one of the many other sports that offer […]
GoChongo - Promote Yourself On a Spanish Monkey Slang Site
Thursday, May 3rd, 2007When I used to live in Florida, one of the funniest things to watch was all the old men who wore separate articles of clothing that were two different shades of the same color. I think my favorite was dark yellow pants with a light yellow shirt. My wife said those men must […]
EyeJot - Video Messaging
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007EyeJot is a Seattle based startup that provides an online video messaging platform. The appeal of Eyejot to users is that no software downloads are needed. The founders pitch it as video email, only better.
EyeJot allows you to upload your video, post it to a widget on your blog, or simply send […]
MegaBuzz - A New Model For Rewarding Participation
Wednesday, March 21st, 2007Just when you think someone has launched every type of social site possible, along comes MegaBuzz. The best way to think of Megabuzz is as an “opinion and prediction networking site.” Think of it as MySpace + Prediction Markets + Rewards. The site is busy and has a lot going on, but […]
FareCast - Seattle, WA
Friday, February 23rd, 2007FareCast is a startup in Seattle, WA that predicts airfare prices based on complex algorithms and lots of data. The site allows consumers to decide if it’s smart to buy a ticket now, or to wait, and it gives you a degree of confidence in the prediction. You can read more about how […]
