September 2007
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On Monday & Tuesday, the TechCrunch40 conference (co-hosted by Jason Calacanis) put the spotlight on 40 startups. Conferences that feature presentations from hot startups are old hat in the computer industry. One aspect that's not widely known: some of them charge each startup a hefty fee to appear on stage. (Jason says $10,000-$20,000. If anyone has links that show the fee for a specific conference, please include in a comment.) The TechCrunch40 charged $2,500 to attend but no additional fee to present.
Here's the Blogcosm angle: a look at which of the presenting companies have blogs.
| Company | Blog | Tagline (or summary) |
|---|---|---|
| Search & Discovery | ||
| CastTV | ? | working to build the web's best video search |
| Cognitive Code | ? | (conversational artificial intelligence) |
| FAROO | blog.faroo.com | p2p web search |
| Powerset | blog.powerset.com | Natural Language Search |
| Viewdle | ? | In the Cut (facial-recognition for digital video) |
| Mobile & Communications | ||
| Ceedo | ? | (virtualization software) |
| Cubic Telecom | ? | working towards free speech |
| Loudtalks | blog.loudtalks.com | keep talking (walkie talkie style communication) |
| Trutap | trutap.com/weblog | (mobile social-networking application) |
| Yap | ? | send text messages...just by talking! |
| Community & Collaboration | ||
| 8020 Publishing | 8020publishing.com/blog | Your custom application in minutes |
| Flock | flock.com/blog | The Social Web Browser |
| MusicShake | ? | (online music creation service for the general public) |
| Story Blender (Enfra Networks) | ? | (online collaborative video production) |
| TripIt | blog.tripit.com | Organize your travel |
| Crowd Sourcing | ||
| Cake Financial | blog.cakefinancial.com | Social Investing Revolution |
| CrowdSpirit | crowdspirit.com/blog | Electronic Products Crowdsourcing |
| DocStoc | blog.docstoc.com | find and share any document |
| Ponoko | blog.ponoko.com | (world's first personal manufacturing platform) |
| Teach The People | ? | The People Powered University |
| Productivity & Web Apps | ||
| app2you | ? | Your custom application in minutes |
| Kerpoof | ? | (make a picture, make a story, make a movie) |
| Mint | blog.mint.com | Know your money. Grow your money. |
| Orgoo | ? | personal communications cockpit |
| Xobni | xobni.com/blog | it's inbox backwards |
| Revenue Models & Analytics | ||
| Clickable | ? | Online Advertising Made Simple |
| GotStatus | blog.mygotstatus.com | (community-driven systems management and monitoring solution) |
| PubMatic | pubmatic.com/blog | (online advertising platform) |
| Spottt (AdBrite) | ? | Free Link Exchange |
| ZocDoc | ? | Dentist and Doctor Appointments. Instantly. |
| Rich Media & Mash Ups | ||
| BeFunky | befunky.com/blog | Funky ways to express yourself |
| BroadClip | ? | Unlimited Music, TV and Movies for your Portable Media Player |
| mEgo | ? | Everywhere you go, mEgo (personalized avatars) |
| Wixi | blog.wixi.com | All Your Media Stored In One Page |
| XTR3D (Extreme Reality) | ? | (3D Human Machine Interface) |
| Entertainment for All Ages | ||
| FlowPlay | ? | Next generation social entertainment platform for casual gamers |
| Kaltura (DemoPit WildCard) | kaltura.com/blog | (collaborative video) |
| Metaplace (Areae) | metaplace.com/blog | (create virtual worlds that can run anywhere) |
| WooMe | blog.woome.com | enjoy the minute! (online speed dating) |
| Zivity | blog.zivity.com | Be Sexy. Be Seen. |
By our count: 21 out of 40. Did we miss any? Do you have links to personal blogs of any of the founders or employees?
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