Kontest is a turnkey platform to help anyone create social marketing campaigns for multichannel deployment. The application helps you build contests in the forms of sweepstake, instant win, quiz, poll and photo contest – all in a few steps for use on Web, Mobile and Facebook. Co-founded by Sylvain Weber and Jacinthe Busson, Kontest provides […]
Archives for January 2012
KereKere: Giving Without Expectations
KereKere, is a concept named in Fiji in which a relative or neighbor can request something that is needed and it must be willingly given with no expectation of repayment. What a wonderful sentiment, custom and way of life that hopefully can make its way into every enterprise and local business around the globe. A […]
Sellfy: eCommerce for Digital Products and Social Sharing
Designers, artists, developers, creative’s and anyone else trying to sell their digital products online sometimes are hampered with not knowing how to setup an eCommerce based website or don’t have the time needed to setup their own platform. Sellfy, a Latvian startup, solves the problem for storing and delivering digital goods as well as helping […]
AppGreen: DIY iPad Catalog Builder
Building brand awareness and products using tablet technology can be an expensive venture or filled with many pitfalls for those that aren’t as coding savvy. The team at AppGreen, a Hong Kong based startup (whom “aren’t machines, but build them”), have developed a DIY experience for companies to put together their own mobile catalogs. This […]
One Minute With: Conversations with Amazing Artists
Learning from masters in any field is a great way to learn tips, what makes them tick, how they get their work done, and brings an opportunity to get secrets that they have learned from years of experience. Conor O’Driscoll’s, a designer and writer from Cork, Ireland started One Minute With as an initiative to […]
Google Plus In Your Google Search
We all knew it was going to happen eventually, and now the time has come: Google searches are now Google-Plus inhabited. Today, Google announced via their blog that their search is adding in some new features. Users that are logged into their Google Plus account will also see sprinkles of “Personal Results”, “Profiles in Search” […]
Stem: A Flavor Spray for Cooks
We love food and we love even more finding new gadgets that make cooking more fun and easier. Stem, Showcased on Quirky is a spray that fits directly into a citrus fruit to give cooks an easy way to jolt their food with some tangy zest. The little gadget is super simple and makes you […]
iversity: Social Network for Learning
A couple weeks ago we talked about Coursekit, a platform for creating a compelling and social way for professors and students to communicate outside of the classroom. This type of platform fosters communications and technology usage that has been lacking in the realm of academia. Iversity is a new cloud-based higher education course-management platform that […]
Mistash: A Social Product Catalog
Sort of like a timeline for your cherished products. Mistash allows people to stash items they own, want, or once had and share with their friends. Everyone can compare tastes; get ideas, share reviews and ratings on the products they come in contact with daily. Mistash believes that it will be fun to create a […]
Drungli: A Spontaneous Adventure Generator
Planning anything can sometimes be annoying; unless you like spending hours to make sure your next adventure is jam packed with things to do. But if you’re the more spontaneous type, the thankless act of figuring out every detail is not-fun or just too overwhelming. Drungli is an adventure generator for spontaneous people. Drungli is […]