12-06-2005, 12:14 PM
A look at 6 Seattle area Web 2.0 startups
Article 1:
Judy's Book
Sampa Corp
Box.net
full article: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/venture/248865_vc18.html
Article 2:
BroadbandSports
Trumba
CommonMedia
full article: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/venture/249692_vc25.html
Article 1:
Judy's Book
Quote:An online city guide that provides reviews on restaurants, mechanics, dentists and other local service providers -- with reviews posted by users in more than 300 U.S. cities. A full release of the free service, which, like Google, generates revenue through online advertising, is scheduled for next year.
Sampa Corp
Quote:Business: Easy-to-use online tools that allow consumers or small businesses to build Web sites. About 60 people are testing the service, with a full release expected next spring
Box.net
Quote:Business: Online storage that allows computer users to upload photos, word documents and other files so they can be shared with friends, family members and co-workers.
full article: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/venture/248865_vc18.html
Article 2:
BroadbandSports
Quote:Business: Compiles online adventure sports videos -- including wakeboarding, mountain climbing, surfing and trail running. The site, which launched this week with online advertisements from Ford, Kodak and Jeep, allows individuals to host and share their sports videos on the site for free.
The company's tagging software also allows users to classify or archive online videos, so a visitor to the site could quickly find specific sports or athletes.
Trumba
Quote:Business: Helps organizations, businesses and other groups write, publish and share online calendars, with Dennis Tevlin, Trumba vice president of marketing, calling the Web service the "Switzerland of calendaring." Trumba's first product was released in June, although the company declined to say how many people have bought it.
CommonMedia
Quote:Business: The online social network for news, music and video consists of four separate entities: CommonTimes, CommonTunes, CommonFlix and CommonBits. The experimental sites attract about 30,000 page views per day, with Reifman focusing efforts on the online news site CommonTimes. Reifman said CommonTimes "is a new way of presenting the news" with comments from readers who tag, rank and comment on stories.
full article: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/venture/249692_vc25.html