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Deal Radar
Deal Radar 2010: Graystone Creations
“You have to understand that I was the most computer-phobic person you could imagine,” said John Olson when talking about the online evolution of Graystone Creations, his business for fountains and fountain and pond supplies. >>>
1Mby1M Deal Radar 2010: Beyond The Rack, Montreal, Canada
It’s all the fun (and great clothes) of a sample sale without the crowds or the need to live in a big city. Montreal-based Beyond the Rack is private sale shopping club serving members throughout the United States, Canada, and other countries around the world. The company sells designer fashions, hosiery, underwear, swimwear, jewelry, cosmetic and beauty products, and accessories from recognized brands at prices up to 70% off retail. >>>
Deal Radar 2010: Guru.com
Is the freelancing model unavoidable? Guru.com thinks so. The company, which aims to give small and medium businesses (SMBs) access to expert talent anywhere in the world for short-term project help, points out that small businesses employ 80% of the workforce in the United States. As these businesses slowly begin to hire again, after about two years during which 8.4 million jobs were lost, Guru.com does not believe that cash flows and income will rise very quickly. Using freelancers may be the most practical way for these businesses to continue to operate without hiring full-time workers right away. >>>
Deal Radar 2010: Brandissimo!, Encino, California
“Kids can smell a rat from a mile away,” says Andy Babb, president of Brandissimo! Inc., a company that tries to keep Babb’s observation in mind and focus on creating good stories and characters for the online games, Web sites, and other content it develops to help companies and brands better engage with children. It is perhaps best known for NFLRush Zone, the online platform and fantasy world that the National Football League (NFL) uses to connect with kids. >>>
Deal Radar 2010: Centrro, Oakland, California
Centrro is a vertical search engine for personal finance that focuses on credit report information, credit cards, mortgages, and auto loans. The Centrro site allows people to shop anonymously for loans and credit before they actually apply for these products. >>>
Deal Radar 2010: Bolt Creative, San Francisco, California
Bolt Creative is a small game developer and publisher for the iPhone platform that recently made headlines when its game Pocket God was voted Best App Ever in a contest run by Jeff Scott, whose blog monitors 140,000 apps. >>>
Deal Radar 2010: Layer 7 Technologies, Washington, DC
In the past year, adoption of Web services and service-oriented architecture (SOA) has accelerated with the advent of cloud computing, which uses these technologies to programmatically connect applications and infrastructures between the cloud and the enterprise. Layer 7 Technologies provides security and networking solutions for connecting applications across the extended enterprise and cloud. Its products address SOA and cloud governance, XML firewalling, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, and two-way authentication, among others. >>>
Deal Radar 2010: Demandbase
From virtual trade shows and downloadable white papers to advanced Web analytics, approaches to B2B online marketing have evolved over the past decade to include products that better track and measure the effect of B2B campaigns and target customers more precisely. Industry observers say that in 2010, there will be a decided shift toward social media. Demandbase is one player that will soon roll out its own social media solutions for the B2B online marketing segment, which consulting firm ARM estimates was worth $3 billion in 2009 and will grow 8% in 2010 and 14% in 2012. >>>