1Mby1M Incubation Radar 2010: PerBlue, Madison, Wisconsin

The future of location-based games is still up for grabs, and PerBlue, a mobile and social gaming software company, is helping to determine that history. >>>

1Mby1M Incubation Radar 2010: VOI ,Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

VOI (Value of Insight) is a bio-pharmaceutical publishing and business intelligence consulting company. Its primary publications, pharmahandbook, Guide to the International Pharmaceutical Industry; and generichandbook, Guide to the Generic Drug Industry in the US, are important resources in more than 40 countries. The company has also created a data platform designed to increase return on investment for R&D and make the long, extremely expensive clinical trial process better, faster, and cheaper.  >>>

1Mby1M Incubation Radar 2010: Ecomowers

By guest author Hema Kalsha

While a lot of the discussion about how to reduce fuel emission centers on cars – either trading them for public transportation, car pooling, or more fuel-efficient cars – another common gas guzzler may be overlooked: the lawnmower. There are about 30 million acres (~121,400 square kilometers) of lawn in the United States alone. Caring for these lawns causes a lot of pollution; running a lawnmover for one hour may pollute as much as driving a car for four. Compounding the problem is that traditional manual mowers have the reputation of being heavy and awkward, and their blades need frequent sharpening. Ecomowers is an e-commerce store trying to change the way people think about environment friendly lawn mowers. >>>

1Mby1M Incubation Radar 2010: Kir DeVries ,Maryland

By guest author Eunice Nyandat

The 1M/1M Incubation Radar series returns in time for the holiday season with Kir DeVries, an online store that offers young women moderately priced, fun, upbeat, and unique gifts for their homes. The company’s mission is to help young women live inspired, healthy, and positive lives. The collection of products are selected for the “good factor”; that is, products that customers can feel good about buying because they come from fair trade sources, possess eco-friendly qualities, and are made from healthy materials while being fresh, new, and colorful. >>>

1Mby1M Incubation Radar 2010: Vimagino ,Bangalore,India

By guest author Hema Kalsha

Vimagino creates intelligent software agents called angels, which can sense and respond to human emotions in customer interaction. These artificial agents can provide intelligent, interactive customer interaction during sales and support processes on websites. These angels have proved to be successful in converting 65% more visitors into customers than traditional methods and getting more value out of the customer life cycle. >>>

1Mby1M Incubation Radar 2010: ShopSocially, Mountain View/London

Deal Radar, which has covered various aspects of the emerging area of social commerce, looks today at ShopSocially, a shopping recommendation engine and a site where friends can give and get shopping advice. It also has a social commerce platform that retailers can integrate into their own sites to harness the power of social recommendations. The aim is to turn purchases into conversations and social endorsement, driving significant ‘friend referred’ traffic back to the retailer’s site. >>>

Business Incubators: The Morpheus (Part 1)

By guest authors Praveen Karoshi and Prashant Sachdev

After a few hiccups, it was great to finally meet Indus Khaitan, partner at The Morpheus, an incubator out of India, face-to-face over lunch. We were talking to Khaitan as part of a new series, an exploration of how business incubators are doing their part in advancing the cause of entrepreneurship. >>>

1Mby1M Incubation Radar 2010: CrowdEngineering, Pisa/Silicon Valley

CrowdEngineering is the developer of CrowdForce, a “business process crowdsourcing” SaaS platform, and of solutions to enable companies to crowdsource customer service, with expert customers supporting others. One of the major aims is to cut the amount of money companies spend on customer service. >>>