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List of Affiliate Networks
Here is a list of Affiliate Networks- websites that act as intermediaries between publishers (affiliates) and advertisers’ (product or service providers) affiliate programs. They allow publishers to find affiliate programs, which are suitable for their website and they help websites offering affiliate programs reach their target audiences). << MORE >>
Domain Name Financing
Domain Capital is currently the only provider of domain name financing available, but they are very active, having developed partnerships with GoDaddy, Fabulous.com, Moniker, Sedo, and InternetRealEstate.com. Domain Capital recently announced that they will provide financing for qualified borrowers to purchase domain names at GoDaddy’s first Signature Auction on November 6th,7th, and 8th.
Microsoft purchases 1.6% of Facebook for $240M
On October 25th, Microsoft Corp. paid $240M for a 1.6% stake in Facebook, valuing the young company with less than $200M in annual revenue, at an astonishing $15B, more than 25 times the amount News Corp. paid for outright ownership of MySpace, which has 107.3M subscribers, more than five times Facebook’s subscriber base of 20M.<< MORE >>
Live Chat: Your New Online Salesperson
Park City Utah realtor has live chat box on his website that he attributes $12 million in sales to.
New programs have surveillance capabilities so you can see what pages are being visited in real time.
ChatWise, a sales method sold with LivePerson software.<< MORE >>
The hijack-proof truck
Astrata, a black box can be installed in anything that moves.
Can detect when a vehicle veers off course.
Can prevent a vehicle from starting without authorization. Breathalizer, finger print. Etc.
Can detect a vehicle speeding or traveling eradically and slow it down or stop it.
Doors and windows can be locked remotely to trap criminals inside.<< MORE >>
Server Farm
AISO.net, a small server-farm company is operating off 100% solar power.
2,000 square foot building.
Solar panels generate 12 kilowatts
Battery storage runs night operation.
Run 4 IBM blades with virtualization software that lets one computer do the work of many.
Cooling system runs 10 minutes per hour.
Outside air is pumped into the building when it drops below 60 degrees.
Solar tubes in the roof provide lighting.
Operation costs $100,000.
Electic bill went from $3,000 per month to zero.<< MORE >>
The Kopy Kat Kids
German company copies successful US companies in Germany.
Alando German ebay. Purchased by real eBay after 5 months for $50 million.
Germans prefer debit cards to credit cards.
StudiVZ, German facebook, sold for $100 million.<< MORE >>
Say Goodbye to the Used-Car Salesman- from Business 2.0
Hotswap.com posts hd video of used cars online.
11,000 listings.
$2 million in funding from Kinsey Hills Group.
Steve Wozniak (Apple) is an advisor.
The video listings are free; Hotswap makes money by licensing video technology to dealerships and car manufacturers.
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Privacy for Free Online Calls- from Business 2.0
Pudding, based in San Jose has developed software that picks up on keywords uttered during calls through VOIP phone services. During the call, the software will initiate adds based on such keywords.
VOIP industry is headed towards free calls. This could create an alternative revenue stream.
System doesn’t record conversation.
Aspire to use same technology to send adds to your cell phone.<< MORE >>
Demand Media strikes deal with eNom to share advertising revenue with resellers of .tv sites
.TV used to be the internet country code for the island nation of Tuvalu. On December 14, 2006, VeriSign (the operator of .tv domains) announced an alliance with Demand Media, run be ex-MySpace chairman Richard Rosenblatt, to market the .tv Top Level Domain Name as the preferred web address for rich media content (www.ChannelMe.tv). On May 1, 2007, Demain Media launched the Me.tv tool kit along with the premium domain name list that had been held off the market for a few months prior. The company is beginning a huge marketing campaign to make .TV the official domain for video, multi-media, and social networking on the web.<< MORE >>