Deal Radar 2008: ExpertCEO

ExpertCEO provides its members with an online platform to connect with peers, discuss ideas, give and receive advice and tap into professional resources. Members include CEOs, COOs, chairmen/women, general managers, presidents and other senior executives in small and mid-sized as well as Fortune 500, public or privately held companies. The company can be considered a

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Deal Radar 2008: GirlSense

Continuing our coverage of online gaming, today I discuss GirlSense, the online tween social network for girls. Part of the Israel-based tween community StarNet Interactive, GirlSense allows girls to play dress up games, create their own designs, and build and interact on their own networks.

Deal Radar 2008: Dimdim

Dimdim is a web-based conferencing service. Unlike other online conference platforms, Dimdim does not require users to download any client – a big win over the competing offerings from WebEx, Adobe, and GoToMeeting.

Web 3.0 & Online Sports (Part 3)

Business Model Most online sports sites earn money from advertisements, subscriptions, retailing of sports equipments and merchandising. They have also realized the need for convergence with other media and mobile network for better broadcast and more ad dollars. The popularity of fantasy sports leagues has also drawn advertiser attention, as the fantasy games bring in

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A Service for Active Netizens

If you are trying to do a web PR campaign, you know you have to pitch to the bloggers. The good news is, bloggers are highly visible, easy to identify, and very reachable. Entering the market is a new service that wants to identify people who are the most active members of various online communities,

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Video: Online Community Panel Discussion

By Richard Rabbat Here’s a video of a recent panel discussion. The MIT Club of Northern California hosted a panel on Oct 4, moderated by Safa Rashtchy, managing partner at Piper Jaffray. The panelists were Brad Horowitz, VP of Product Strategy/Advanced Products @ Yahoo! Inc., Matt Cohler, VP, Strategy and Business Operations at Facebook, James

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