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Web 2.0 Summit: Launch Pad

Lauchpad was a quickfire product launch pitch session consisting of 13 produces each getting a 5 minute pitch. The lucky 13 were apparently whittled down from around 150 applicants and hence were all of high quality.

I haven't got time to review them all, so please go and see for yourself:

  1. In the Chair - Online music tutorial/practice system
  2. Instructables - A Make-esque system for sharing how to instructions
  3. Klostu - A system for uniting the boardscape (blogosphere for message boards)
  4. Hummingbird from Sharpcast - An online/offline bridge for syncing document states across platforms
  5. Stikkit - Quick note system with context resolution
  6. TURN - Worlds first automatic targeted ad network system
  7. Sphere - Blog search system with context querying
  8. Omnidrive - Desktop/Online/Cross platform data syncing system
  9. Adify - Platform to create vertical ad networks
  10. 3b - 3D imersive environment for navigating web pages
  11. Odesk - Trust and reputation based staffing and recruitment system - on demand global workforce
  12. Venyo - Reputation management system
  13. Timebridge - Automated meeting scheduling resolution plugin for outlook

(edit - Now with working links)

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More about Stikkit here
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