a source of mine has found out that the organisation has special interest in some of the start-ups, seeing there is no wow factor in the innovation of some of the start-ups. It make's you think, if you can take next web seriously, because it could just be a money making scam. The expertise of the organisation can't be for filling if you have special interest in attending this conference and getting something out of it! It's also to be said that this could be the last year some of the sponsors will be working with next web.
Boris
· 8 months ago
Aaah, unfounded, dumb, fact-less and anonymous accusations. Gotta love those. :-)
Patrick de Laive
· 8 months ago
Your source is wrong! We don't have interest in any of these 19 startups. You can see in which companies we have shares in right here: http://thenextweb.com/incubator
Andy McLoughlin
· 8 months ago
Lola - we have no relationship with the next web organisers. Like all of the start-ups we followed the application > review > interview procedure. Andy, Co-founder, Huddle.net
Ron
· 8 months ago
Silly names for social networks that mostly do not reflect the purpose. How many more "irl connect" and "collaboration tools" do we need? This ain't innovation, it's copy existing solutions with no obvious enhancement.
I -do- think that the "Mimic Media" clothing 3D software looks promising. But hey, why not just use Second Life for that.
Ciao
Nick Bell
· 8 months ago
Lola, I am co-founder at Quick.tv one of the startups selected for the event. I can assure you I/we have no relationship with the organisers and The Next Web have no "special interest". We applied alongside everyone else and then were shortlisted to conducted a 15 minute phone/screen cast demo to the guys at Next Web.
I am looking forwarding to the event and think this criticism is unfair.
Nick
Matt
· 8 months ago
I can confirm that, as the co-founder of Aroxo, we applied online and pitching to TNW like everyone else. The guys I dealt with were completely above board and there is no relationship between us or Aroxo with The Next Web.
Other than the fact that I read the blog, of course!
identify_urself
· 8 months ago
Great article, I am also looking for information about social networks in Vietnam, does anyone have any information on what the leading network is?
Thanks - m
Viralwordpress
· 8 months ago
I'd like to find out more about Vietnam social networks also. identify_urself I will post here if I come across any info.
Armin Talic
· 8 months ago
If anything, I'd say that it's crucial now more than ever for sponsors to back events like these. Especially ones that garner as much coverage and audience as Next Web.
I think this years selection of finalists contains an excellent balance of platforms and ideas. Looking at the speaker line up, I'm just sad that I won't be able to make it! http://2009.thenextweb.com/speakers/
Sören Nilsson
· 8 months ago
I really like huddle.net. It has good features for online collaboration. Another great tool is box.net.
Carlos Rock
· 8 months ago
Don't forget Rock Soap Opera (www.rocksoapopera). It's without doubt the finest thing on the internet.
Peter Arvai
· 8 months ago
No special interest in Prezi either. (Prezi CEO)
deepikaur
· 8 months ago
I received a beta invite to Prezi some time back and had an excellent opportunity to use it while giving a general presentation. It's a fun tool. And everyone was pretty much wowed. :) Give it a try if you haven't yet.
Poseidon SEO, SEM, SMO
· 8 months ago
Thanks for sharing. I will definitely keep my eyes on these new startups.
SenderOK is also a European startup. This email plugin sorts email with a smart algorithm based on how you and others have handled a sender's email before + whether you visited the sender's domain website recently, etc. SenderOK also has a cool photo business card that appears inside email header panes and preview panes. This can link to social networks or to a cardbox backend for the service itself.
Keresőoptimalizálás
· 7 months ago
Network.hu is one of the most growing Hungarian community. You can contact Honlap Keresőoptimalizálás if you want more infos about.
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The other startups can be selected via a voting mechanism. See:
http://thenextweb.com/2009/04/04/spread-the-wor...
The expertise of the organisation can't be for filling if you have special interest in attending this conference and getting something out of it! It's also to be said that this could be the last year some of the sponsors will be working with next web.
http://thenextweb.com/incubator
How many more "irl connect" and "collaboration tools" do we need? This ain't innovation, it's copy existing solutions with no obvious enhancement.
I -do- think that the "Mimic Media" clothing 3D software looks promising. But hey, why not just use Second Life for that.
Ciao
I am co-founder at Quick.tv one of the startups selected for the event. I can assure you I/we have no relationship with the organisers and The Next Web have no "special interest". We applied alongside everyone else and then were shortlisted to conducted a 15 minute phone/screen cast demo to the guys at Next Web.
I am looking forwarding to the event and think this criticism is unfair.
Nick
Other than the fact that I read the blog, of course!
Thanks - m
identify_urself I will post here if I come across any info.
I think this years selection of finalists contains an excellent balance of platforms and ideas. Looking at the speaker line up, I'm just sad that I won't be able to make it! http://2009.thenextweb.com/speakers/
(Prezi CEO)