Mike Macadaan sent a message to the members of Twiistup.
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Subject: First look at the Twiistup 4 Showoffs
We received more than 100 applications from companies in Southern California and beyond to "showoff" their products at Twiistup 4. Keeping with Twiistup tradition, we were going to select ten local start-ups. Due to the overwhelming interest, we expanded the list of featured companies to 11, including seven of Southern California's best and brightest and four 'crashers' from Texas, Vancouver and the Bay Area.
Criteria focused on six core strengths: business model; experience of the executive team; technological advantages and innovation; sector focus; funding status; and competitive environment. The showoff finalists cover a broad range of technology's hottest sectors and industries, including advertising, media, music, social networking and video. One of the showoffs will be chosen 'Best of Event Showoff' by popular vote.
The judging panel, responsible for choosing the showoffs, included, Pete Cashmore of Mashable, Frank Addante from Rubicon Project, Mark Suster of GRP Partners, Andy Oliver from Lewis PR Inc., Krisztina "Z" Holly, Vice Provost for Innovation at the University of Southern California and executive director for the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation and Mike Macadaan, Twiistup Founder.
We want to thank all the companies that applied and to our sponsors, Adisn, AOL Developer Network, USC Stevens Institute of Innovation, Rubicon Project, ThisNext, Userplane, Mail Room Fund, Chi.mp, Heavybag Media, Qtask and Media Temple for making this the biggest Twiistup yet. (link love below)
And finally, the Twiistup 4 Showoffs...
Bigstage / http://bigstage.com
South Pasadena - Big Stage is a media company whose breakthrough technology allows users to easily create and integrate a life-like 3D avatar of themselves into everything from famous movie scenes, TV shows and video games, to music videos, short video clips, virtual worlds, still images, user-generated content, instant messages, emails, social networks and more - instantly.
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BookRenter / http://bookrenter.com
San Jose - BookRenter is the first online book rental service. BookRenter.com replaces traditional bookstore sales with online book rentals for students at schools throughout the nation.
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Compulsion / http://compulsion.tv
Venice - Compulsion is a simple, easy to use tool that makes video clickable. The clicks become links that turn the video into an entire interactive universe of your design. You can offer or sell those links for click and shop, gossip, trivia, news, music, more video, or anything you can imagine.
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Loud3r / http://loud3r.com
Los Angeles - The LOUD3R Enthusiast Network is made up of in depth topic oriented websites.The sites are designed for the enthusiast as well as the curious who want to find the best, richest content about a specific topic quickly.
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Minggl / http://minggl.com
Austin, Texas - Minggl is a social interaction manager. The Minggl toolbar makes it easy to manage information, communication, and navigation across social networks.
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Musicshake / http://musicshake.com
Los Angeles - Musicshake, Inc. is the world's first on-line UGM (User Generated Music) creation solution that provides music composing solutions aimed at the general public (a.k.a. music dummies) without previous musical knowledge or expertise.
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PhoneVite / http://phonevite.com
San Jose - Phonevite is the new, fun and simple way to send announcements and reminders over the phone, in your own voice.
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Seethroo / http://seethroo.us
Los Angeles - Seethroo is a behavioral targeting technology designed for social networks; we specialize in user-generated content.
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Strutta / http://strutta.com
Vancouver, BC - From grassroots scrappers to all star pros, Strutta brings players together from around the world in the spirit of true competition.
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Tools To Life / http://toolstolife.com
Santa Monica - Tools To Life is the world's first free online self help site with real programs and support from community.
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Twiddla / http://twiddla.com
Los Angeles - Twiddla is a free, real-time online collaboration tool. Its beauty is in its simplicity and accessibility: no plug-ins, installs or downloads, no need to work around complex firewalls, no advanced scheduling.
Congratulations and looking forward to seeing you at Twiistup 4 on July 17!
***OUR AWESOME SPONSORS***
Adisn: http://adisn.com
AOL Developer Network: http://dev.aol.com
USC Stevens Institute of Innovation: http://stevens.usc.edu
Rubicon Project: http://rubiconproject.com
ThisNext: http://thisnext.com
Userplane: http://userplane.com
Mail Room Fund: http://mailroomfund.com
Chi.mp: http://chi.mp
Heavybag Media: http://heavybagmedia.com
Qtask: http://qtask.com
Etchstar: http://etchstar.com
(mt) Media Temple: http://mediatemple.net
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