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Mashable - The Social Media Guide: 2007/11/09/mashers-win-a-700-pass-to-under-the-radar-mobility-conference/

  • sundeep madra · 2 years ago
    Talkster would be my choice!
  • eric · 2 years ago
    A very interesting start up is "Start Up Weekend," which is a bar-campish weekend meeting that travels across the US & Canada. The point is to create a start up at each camp and the people attending the Fri-Sun intense weekend are the ones working on the start up they collectively decide to create. Each person gets a stake in the company, but the creator of Start Up Weekend apparently gets the lions share.

    This isn't my event, but I have a friend in NYC that went to the NYC Start Up Weekend and said it was well worth it. I'm going to the SF one based on that feedback. Even if you don't particularly like the company the group decides to start up, you'll likely meet some people that you'll work with in the future.

    Startupweekend.com
  • Lapp · 2 years ago
    i would love to attend this event! www.vois.com would be my suggestion! We are currently in the early stages of developing our mobile app and this would be a great way for a fast growing social network to learn more about being mobile!

    Thanks!
    Lapp
  • johnyzar · 2 years ago
    take a look at www.wishdone.com.currently under private beta A,public beta by the end of the year.waiting for feedback and comments...John
  • Chao Lam · 2 years ago
    Please check out http://coolchaser.com 1.5 million users in 7 months, and nary a blog mention!
  • John · 2 years ago
    GottaGotta.com is in alpha testing right now. Here is the path: http://alpha.gottagotta.com/ - its a web navigation system.
  • Jordy Mont-Reynaud-Bebo Mobile · 2 years ago
    My vote is for Megaphone: http://www.playmegaphone.com

    A simple and brilliant idea (I wish I'd thought of it): use the phone as a remote to control digital signage like the big screen in Times Square.

    People just call a number and control things using their phone buttons or voice. Now THERE's an interface that works on every single phone worldwide, right now.
  • Peter · 2 years ago
    I am working on new social networking website. For now it is called Hey4.com but I will be making changes next week including redesigning to whole site and making a new feature set.

    It allows members to find connections and interact with people who have similar interests and passions.

    Link example: http://www.hey4.com/threads/hey4

    At the moment it has a full API with five current different developers building on top of it. A customized start page with widgets, profile page, threads, and internal mailing system.

    Link: http://www.hey4.com
  • NetHooks · 2 years ago
    We would like to present NetHooks - www.nethooks.com - a professional networking site for entry level professionals. We are currently on private beta so sign up for an invite and we will send you a link immediately.
    Cheers,
  • Andy · 2 years ago
    Consider Broadtexter...we make mobile fan clubs easy for bands to create and fun for fans to join. We've integrated Broadtexter across a number of great under-the-radar social networks and have hundreds of thousands of very happy users. We've got a long-term business plan and while we focus most of our energy and time on the value of creating a great user-experience we have our eye on the prize...monetization. We'd be thrilled to present at the conference.
  • John · 2 years ago
    I actually heard about them through you guys, but I think the site www.vcasmo.com is a site that has alot of potential to take off and has been talked about very little for its potential, including mashable. Lately its been the companies that focus on niches or under served markets that have gotten alot traction lately, vs the bigger more do all companies that are fighting it out for 'king of the heap.' An example of this is Wild Apricot(www.wildapricot.com), they serve the non-profit community and have done really well. I think Vcasmo has that potential as well. Mixing presentations with video is so useful for educational and community organizations. I can see so many applications of this for the religious community as well. One could create an entire course and place it on their site through this, and some of their upcoming features such as presentation grouping look to have alot of potential. I work at a non-profit and will be recommending we use this for our online courses that we have been running through a duct tape and pvc pipe system. Granted their translations on their site suck, but for the concept and features, Vcasmo could really do well. Just have to sign up some partnerships or get some big endorsements from large church groups and they are good to go.
  • simp · 2 years ago
    MyLifeToday is a new and fast-growing social network site created for "grown-ups", or "people past the age of consent" which is really anyone who feels they've outgrown MySpace® and FaceBook®. This is a seemingly serene site that has lively activity going on behind the curtain.
  • Realtor · 2 years ago
    certainly...

    http://www.xobni.com

    amazing and worth lots more press!
  • BJ Cook · 2 years ago
    I launched http://www.cheeroutloud.com back in August with my partner and we're still working through development a bit, but it's there with over 500 people signed up. It features a way for cheerleaders and coaches to stay in touch via mobile with a calendaring feature.
  • thesubjective · 2 years ago
    These guys are rad.
    http://www.anywhere.fm/player/

    Small team cranking it out.
  • thesubjective · 2 years ago
    Oh...and not totally under the radar but well worth a mention:

    http://maplight.org/

    So helpful in the coming election year.
  • Timeleveler · 2 years ago
    Lapp,

    I noticed your site was reviewed today on techcrunch. Your page looks great! This site gets my vote to win this contest!
  • knewjax · 2 years ago
    www.bandsintown.com

    Bandsintown has been metioned a few times on mashable but beyond that we have kept a relatively low profile while we continue to bring our full product to market. We've just integrated in videos on artists profile pages and think we have alot more to offer than the current competion. No other site simplifies concert discovery the way we have.

    check out the silversun pickups if they are coming to your area. I just got tickets for $9 bucks. Cant wait!
    http://www.bandsintown.com/SilversunPickups
  • knewjax · 2 years ago
    and of course it would be awesome to attend the microsoft mobility event!
  • Morgan Witt · 2 years ago
    www.juicemedia.com

    Marketing 2.0 (Getting rid of the CRM 2.0 verbiage). This is an online marketers dream. Integrations with the big ESPs, web analytics vendors, voice, SMS, etc. One stop shop for segmentation, reporting, behavioral targeting, etc.
  • ehelfant · 2 years ago
    I like zcubes.com

    "ZCubesTM is the world's first website where you can seamlessly browse, search, edit, paint, draw, hand-write, watch, listen, publish, type, print, network, teach, learn, and work.

    Welcome to Web 3.0. "
  • helcat · 2 years ago
    I also agree with vcasmo but would add zentation as a possibility too.

    http://www.zentation.com/
  • puchanix · 2 years ago
  • roswhite · 2 years ago
    Yes, I just want to promote web based mobile phone management service http://www.bloove.com and can’t attend the actual event :)
  • Brian Andrews · 2 years ago
    This is a great idea! Glad to throw our hat into the ring. http://www.hungryflix.com provides digital movie downloads for portable devices and the new digital set top boxes such as Apple TV.
  • devin · 2 years ago
    JumpSwap.com enables college group leaders and members to focus on collaboration (i.e. fraternities, sororities, student governments, special interest clubs, etc.) JumpSwap's software offers private group management features as well as publicly available group web pages with customizable URL's that a in sync with their groups activity.

    JumpSwap was founded in 2006 and is a small company with fewer than 10 employees. Currently, we are working hard on developing new features and products that will benefit college clubs and organizations nation-wide.
  • ilya · 2 years ago
    www.interactivegenius.com might have some potential.
  • Mark · 2 years ago
    http://areyouwatchingthis.com

    Sports/TV mash-up that uses algorithms to automatically rate instant classics in the making. Users select their cable/satellite provider to get free email/SMS alerts when there is an exciting game they can watch on their TV.
  • Vince · 2 years ago
    Would love to attend!. I would like make mention of www.garageseek.com. A website that has been in development and we are at the closing stages of initial launch ( lots more ideas in store). For anyone who owns an automobile this is a great site to do some research on.

    Right now we are currently seeking some kind contributors to fill our database. We don't do "paid" reviews and we don't do fake reviews, we want the real deal.

    Take it for a spin below!

    http://www.garageseek.com/gseekbeta/index.php

    :)
  • micropat · 2 years ago
  • Danilo · 2 years ago
    My vote goes for Myngle.com, an online foreign language marketplace. Tools for teachers and students from all over the world to join for live lessons. Restricted beta release is coming up this week.

    Unfortunately I can't go to the Mobility Conference, unless there is a plane ticket involved ;)
  • Udi · 2 years ago
    http://feedeachother.com

    Check it out. You'll like it.

    Unfortunately I won't be able to make it to the conference because I'll be in NY for Thanksgiving. Thanks!
  • Jon · 2 years ago
    I am currently building an AJAX based shopping web site BestShoppingGuide.co.uk

    Though it is still in developemnt, this post looked too good an opportunity to pass up.

    There are several exciting features penned in for the next few weeks before a full release before Christmas.

    Thanks,
    Jon
  • Jon · 2 years ago
    P.s. Unfortunately I can't make it to the conference. Jon.
  • rajab009 · 2 years ago
    http://rajab12.blogspot.com

    this site is my entry ticket to this forum.,. you can get everything from technology, science, offbeat, onbeat(!!), sports, entertainment and name a stuff.. you will find it an info out here.. so why you wanna wait.. jump on.. it's show time.. it's fun time.. folks thx all for your time.. hope my site will be of some use to your guys.. :)
  • Dave · 2 years ago
    My entry is http://www.firegigs.com

    Its aim is to get the music of unsigned artists the publicity it deserves.

    How they plan to do this is by not only promoting music online like the many other sites on the web, but also in cafes, shops, restaurants, and anywhere else that background music is used.
  • mikedin · 2 years ago
    http://meteostone.com
    Check it out.

    Unfortunately I can't make it to the conference :(

    Thanks!
  • 1EightT · 2 years ago
    http://www.tagsum.com

    We don't have a high power CEO, so we don't get media attention.
  • Henry Li · 2 years ago
    http://www.mygrowup.com

    We get a lot of user from Facebook, we need money to scale up.
  • Mr. Baker · 2 years ago
    It has to be http://soccer-source.blogspot.com, the best soccer blog out there!
  • Lisa · 2 years ago
    A great start-up soc.net that needs some press is www.ravelry.com. It's a network for knitters and crocheters to post their projects, patterns, yarn, and photos, and to interact with the rest of the knitting community. It's currently in invite-only beta, but it has thousands of users and thousands more on the waiting list.
  • kappaknight · 2 years ago
    I can't attend the event but thought you should know about a startup we created in just 54 hours over this past weekend at Atlanta Startup Weekend.

    To see for yourself, go to http://www.skribit.com
  • Tara Kelly (PassPack) · 2 years ago
    PassPack
    Online Passsword Manager.

    http://www.passpack.com

    I know passwords aren't sexy, but PassPack is quite a useful tool. And no, OpenID won't make it obsolete, it'll make it better.

    Cheers!
    Tara
  • Tara Kelly (PassPack) · 2 years ago
    (sorry, forgot to add that I wouldn't be able to attend the conference) - Tara
  • Drupal · 2 years ago
    My vote is for Up4

    It's a Facebook app but it's awesome for when you're just bored and you are too lazy to plan something...let your friends join what you're up for...like "Hey, I'm up for lunch Thursday" and anyone who is too can join your event.
  • Evan Reiser · 2 years ago
  • Chris Abbott · 2 years ago
    Its a ITV site on Bali Indonesia...

    Bali Alive brings a new dimension to delivering entertaining and dynamic video clips on Bali
    Indonesia.

    Watch the latest up to date stories on villas, resorts, activities, restaurant reviews, cultural experiences, property and more.
  • Sonny Mayugba · 2 years ago
    www.biteclub.com

    Where to eat, where to drink, from the people who know: restaurant and bar workers and cultural enthusiasts, at your thumbs and finger tips.

    Currently in beta with a great community, custom dev launches 2/1/08 with a WAY KILLER set of tools, and alerts can be sent to a users main email address or SMS number, and provide users with updates on site activity relevant to their interest. These alerts will be developed to be as engaging as possible -– containing "“teaser"” content from the actual message to improve quick comprehension of the alert's content.
  • Celeb Gurl · 2 years ago
    Two words : Celeb Digg ... i love it!
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  • Celeb Gurl · 2 years ago
    Jirbo.com - Apps for iPhone
  • Brian · 2 years ago
    The Assist Network is a Community Directory that enables people and organizations to add links to websites, blogs, podcasts and other social networks.

    The premise is that many people are interested in networking and doing business with other people in their local area.

    By linking to existing content and building a Community Directory, people are able to expand their network of contacts across other social and business.

    http://www.assist.com
  • Ryan · 2 years ago
    Must checkout www.waterfallmobile.com

    Their solutions looks great and appear to be very easy to use.
  • Bill · 2 years ago
    Attributor, clearly.

    http://www.attributor.com

    "Publish with confidence"
  • CaliCourt · 2 years ago
    http://www.yellowbungalow.com

    It's a social networking site for sharing ideas and resources for your home. The site is just out of private beta, but already has some great content and ideas. The navigation is very user-friendly.
  • Robert · 2 years ago
    How about SynergyXO (https://www.synergyxo.com) business management web service?
  • thinkingserious · 2 years ago
    I would suggest ThemBid.com, where visitors post requests and other visitors bid on those requests. It has achieved over 340K unique visitors since launch ( four months ago ) and is about to release a fully functional white label version next week to allow anyone to use the ThemBid.com model. In January they launch BiddingBlock.com, which is a niched version targeting contractors and sub-contractors.
  • Tim Winn · 2 years ago
    I like ShippingGuru.org they have tons of information on what is going on in the shipping industry. They offer tips and tricks on how to ship. They have a forum that I saw that really didn't have that many posters but I assume that because of the depth of information on the site, there really was no need for it.

    I found tracking for freight and small parcel, NMFC Codes which NOBODY lists online. and the entire site was free and had no advertising.

    I am on that site every day and have subscribed to their RSS feed as well. Alot of info in one place.
  • Roger Wehbe · 2 years ago
    I think that tribbleagency.com should be up there... the site overall soundly beats ad agencies for the term "advertising agency" and points out their flaws to extreme detail.
  • Tim · 2 years ago
    http://recipekey.com/ as another recipe site with an interesting interface.
  • joe · 2 years ago
    http://www.gumiyo.com should definitely be there. Mobile Classifieds!
  • rattler72 · 2 years ago
    I say http://www.skreemr.com should be there for sure. They've only been around for a few months but are proving that they are seriously on of the best mp3 search engines out there.

    The results are relevant, super quick and the embedded players make it easy to find what you are looking for.
  • Kristofer Brozio · 2 years ago
    How about http://www.dragonsteelmods.com lots of reviews, odd gadgets, toys, stuff from japan, and of course computer hardware and software
  • Yugma Inc. · 2 years ago
    www.yugma.com is remote desktop and web collaboration software that's free forever. Use gotomeeting or webex? Give Yugma a try!
  • Nick · 2 years ago
    billQ - www.mybillq.com - A well designed, useful, yet simple tool that helps people keep track of their bills. A very loyal user-base built not on hype, but the fact that the app has actually helped people save money and remove stress.
  • hans · 2 years ago
    Check out http://wordsy.com. It's a community for people who like books and reading. Might not be the cool thing for the hip tech cats but it's fun if you're into it.

    It's in public beta and it's just added site badges and automated posting.
  • Joe Billings · 2 years ago
    What about http://www.pokefarm.com ? I don't know if they have any money but they sure jumped into an empty market that caters to kids. Get them when they are young and keep them for life!!!
  • Scout · 2 years ago
    I found a cool hotel info/booking site not too long ago: http://www.resideo.com/ -- lots of interactive features that go beyond what the bigger guys (hotels.com, etc.) offer.
  • skarE · 2 years ago
    How about http://www.boozle.com.au - It's Australia only at the moment but they are trying to solve one of the biggest problems known to man ;)
  • manowaves · 2 years ago
    Great list here! I'm happy to be exposed to all these great sites. A cool startup that has been in open beta since day one is the social network zelixy. Still being re-worked but has a positive green message. They have gotten this far on pure will.
  • Ryan Stout · 2 years ago
  • rabid_penguin · 2 years ago
    Anyone tried out www.ruduzu.com ?
    It's an anti-social networking site started up by a guy at my college. Unlike facebook where you list all the people, places, music and books that you LIKE, you list all of the things that you DON'T LIKE.

    One of the main features of the site is writing short 'annoyances'. These are the equivalent of a facebook 'status'. There are more lengthy 'musings' which are somewhat like facebook's 'notes'.

    You can rate everyone's musings and annoyances with a + neutral or - depending on what you think of it. Then you can see who else rated that annoyance and what they thought about it. These +'s and -'s add up over time and the total of the ratings from all of your annoyances is listed next to your name.

    I think it's a clever twist on a proven site type, but just twisted enough that it's still unique.

    www.ruduzu.com
    Hope you like it.
  • Nate · 2 years ago
    We've been covered, but almost all other startup blogs ignore us. Winner of Webware 100:

    http://www.gamegum.com
  • Generation oudoors · 2 years ago
    Generation Outdoors is a new site that just launched it beta, not every thing is done yet but it is ready for people to start using. Generation Outdoors is an active outdoors sports website that has features you would find on Digg, youtube and Flickr but it is only for outdoor sports.

    When we turn on the rest of the features the site will have a complete guide to the BWCA, Every State and Federal park, free event and race listing and more.

    The most impressive thing about the site is the fact that it is 2 guys who do active outdoor sports and went to film school building the whole thing with there own time and money.
  • Sean O\'Neill · 2 years ago
    In a sea of game and entertainment media Advanced Media Networks has surfaces as an up and coming start up thats business is 100% online based. They provide insider information, editorials and dialy news for free and they also have a solid business plan and a new look/ brand hitting at the start of 08'
  • Buzznet · 2 years ago
    Check out www.buzznet.com - huge social media network based around music, movies and other entertainment. I won't be able to attend the conference ... have fun.
  • Emiliano · 2 years ago
    You say you can nominate your own site, so I will. I am the developer of thethingsiwant.com, though I don´t think we have been completely unnoticed (we were metioned by mainstream press a couple of times, (cnn and pcmag specifically)). I always found the fact that the cool tech sites like (techcrunch or mashable) never mentioned us wierd, specially since clones of our site (I won´t mention names but there are plenty, some even have variations of our name in their frontpages) have been given rave reviews on tech sites. Granted we don´t have the coolest design and we are as small as there is, however we've done some fairly complex tech stuff (like a bot for example) and we have a small but very loyal user base. Anyhow, though it was sort of frustrating for a while, and it would have really stroken my ego to have been mentioned in the sites I actually read, I realized this year that as a developer from Argentina, working for a company in Miami (which as a combination is as far away from Silicon Valley or all the other Tech centers of the world as there is), the fact that I could work in doing something interesting and cool for a worldwide audience was reward enough. So well, though I don´t think we qualify as an startup (we've been around for a bunch of years and even though we never got past our own initial investment, we have actually broke even), that's my nomination, and no, I don´t think I could go to the event.
  • Rob Jenkins · 2 years ago
    I am kinda proud of CustodyPlanner.com. I started it about a year ago when I got divorced as a way to communicate childcare and custody issues with my ex without, you know, talking to her.

    It's currently in public beta, and features a custody calendar, shared parenting guide and a messaging system. You get email notifications when the calendar is updated or enter your cell email as the alternate address to get texted as well. I keep updating the site and plan to add photo/video sharing and forums next. It's not bad for a one man show.

    Check out www.custodyplanner.com
  • Alex Zhu · 2 years ago
    Check out http://mgn.evosdev.com/pokenav/ a social networking site for Nintendo WiFi Connection
  • Corey Kliewer · 2 years ago
    Take a gander at www.Multiplottr.com - its probably the only website out there that lets you EASILY plot multiple locations and create, save and share customized maps.

    Its worth checking out - and its totally free. If you ever needed to plot several locations, and all you have are addresses - this is the tool for you.

    Corey
    http://www.multiplottr.com
  • Tomas · 2 years ago
    33.5 million Hispanics speak only English or are bilingual. HispanicTips.com is an aggregation blog seeking to fill the void in Hispanic News. You might say I am an evangelist. While it is nothing new in terms of technology it is a revolucion for Hispanics seeking to be informed outside their geographic silos of information.

    Some numbers
    - 2+ years old
    - 31,000+ posts
    - 1.7+ million visitors a year &
    - 2,000+ subscribers to newsletter
    - hasn't gotten a drop of press

    Nothing grand but oh so important to this nation's majority minority.
  • William Hardy · 2 years ago
    correlate.us
    the next digg
  • Tony · 2 years ago
    Are you planning on doing this again in the future? That would be great for those of us that are currently in development!

    Thanks for putting this opportunity out there!
  • Irfan · 2 years ago
    http://www.moguling.com/ provides a very effective blog tool for business looking to drive more traffic to their websites and also for business looking for lead generation solution
  • Alberto Purugganan Jr. · 3 months ago
    there's a website here in the Philippines that has been contributing to the welfare of those who have suffered from catastrophes like typhoons and floods, people whose homes have been razed in flames, children whose suffered from several diseases, many homeless who have to move due to dangerous landslides. It is called the GMA Kapuso Foundation or gmakapusofoundation.com. I am very much aware of their numerous public service announcements for donations of all kind ( anything from canned foods,medicine,clothes,blankets, lamps or lanterns and cash as much as possible.) They are so much underrated and probably deserve WORLD attention for the thousands of people they had assisted and temporarily given a chance to survive. With all my heart, I hope the charitable things that this foundation has accomplished will bear fruit in the likes of world famous charitable organizations. And that the credit that GMA Kapuso Foundation deserves for their gargantuan efforts to mankind.
  • ultrafeel · 3 months ago
    Here it is:
    www.ultrafeel.tv