The Next Web 2010 Conference PressRoom

June 2010

1. 28 Jun

   Playlistify launches her service for creating, sharing and discovering playlists

   Amsterdam based music startup Playlistify.org opens her doors to the public. With Playlistify one can bake playlists from various sources such as iTunes&Winamp, Youtube, Last.fm, SoundCloud, Spotify, We Are Hunted, or copy-paste text from any source. The results are interactive playlists which can be shared through an interactive gadget and the http://Pli.st shorturl. The playlists can be opened in Spotify as well. All playlists are exposed and discoverable via The Playlistify Directory

2. 03 Jun

   De toekomst van SMS: gratis, lokaal en naar iedereen

   Het snelgroeiende op locatie gebaseerde vriendennetwerk feest.je, lanceert vandaag een nieuwe functie die het mogelijk maakt gratis en direct te communiceren met al je vrienden. Ook wordt het mogelijk om direct foto’s toe te voegen als je ergens ‘incheckt’ en je kan nu reageren op checkins van vrienden.

May 2010

1. 02 May

   Playlistify lanceert haar service voor het bakken, ontdekken en delen van playlists

   Playlistify.org, de Amsterdamse muziek startup, opent haar deuren voor het publiek. Met Playlistify kunnen gebruikers vanuit verschillende bronnen zoals iTunes, Winamp, Youtube, Last.fm of copy-paste teksten direct playlisten plakken. Het resultaat is een interactieve pagina van waaruit de playlist direct kan worden afgespeeld en geopend in Spotify of worden gedeeld via de ultrakorte url http://pli.st op alle sociale netwerk sites. Alle playlisten staan geindexeerd in de 'Playlistify Directory'.

April 2010

1. 29 Apr

   Rapportive turns the inbox into a platform

   When replying emails, Rapportive shows you what people look like, where they're based, what they do, and also their recent tweets and LinkedIn profile. We're announcing our app platform: raplets.com. Raplets are a huge opportunity to connect with your users inside their inbox. Unlike emails, Raplets do not restrict you. You can use javascript, embed Flash, actually take users through transactions right in their inbox. Write a Raplet once, and it will run on any inbox - that's our promise.

2. 29 Apr

   SubMate launches its public beta at The Next Web

   Everyday, more than 200 million people in the world take the subway to go to work, study or simply go out. SubMate wants to provide its users with a dashboard of their life! They simply sign up or connect via Facebook on SubMate, save their commutes and interests. Based on these, we provide them with a feed of people to meet and things to do in their areas. SubMate is only 4 months old but have already been finalists at The Next Web, Innovate100 and Plugg startups competition.

3. 29 Apr

   MailSuite launches the first comprehensive message integration system

   The cloud-based system takes messages from a user’s work email, personal email, social networking sites and IM feeds, unifying them in a single inbox. The same easy-to-use interface is presented no matter which device is being used – desktop PC, laptop, Mac, iPad, cell / mobile phone, iPhone or webmail. The cloud-based system is agnostic to any mix of hardware or software. It does not matter whether the cell / mobile phone is Windows Mobile, iPhone, Android or Symbian.

4. 29 Apr

   SoGeo launches at The Next Web Conference

   SoGeo today announced that it is officially launching on April 29, at The Next Web Conference taking place in Amsterdam. SoGeo has been selected as one of the finalists of The Next Web Paypal X Startup Rally and will be presenting at the conference. As a provider of a context aware infrastructure for mobile and web, SoGeo enables businesses to create innovative and relevant communities around their brands, products and services.

5. 29 Apr

   PressDoc introduces 'Press Release 2.0'

   With the rise of blogs and social media the media landscape is changing rapidly. It's not just the traditional journalists anymore that cover the news. It's bloggers, Facebookers, 'Tweeps' and all the other social media users that decide what news will be distributed across their personal networks. These new journalists demand a new kind of press release optimized for the web, enriched with media and easy to share. PressDoc offers a service for businesses to do just that.

6. 29 Apr

   NextWidgets Presents New Products At The Next Web

   NextWidgets, a European transactional banner platform and creator of the first affiliate shop system on Facebook, is today extending its leading position in transactional banner and distributed e-commerce technology with the demonstration of three new products at TNW PayPal X Startup Rally: In-Text, Shop Tab & iPhone shopping widgets. The new products are designed to fill the requirements of brands, merchants and publishers in extending the reach and scope of their online sales campaigns.

7. 29 Apr

   Brainient launches the "iPhone Appstore for Video"

   Brainient, an interactive video ad server based in London is opening up their Developer SDK today, which allows developers to start making money by creating interactive layers and distribute them to the company's network of publishers. "It's like the iPhone Appstore for Video" says Brainient's founder, Emi Gal. The company's also announcing something called the "Magic ", which allows publishers to make money with their videos, even if they're embedded from platforms like Youtube.

8. 29 Apr

   Inbox2 launches God mode for it's social email application

   Today Inbox2, a social email application, is introducing a feature called "God mode". People today come into their multiple Inboxes and see several unread items and don't know what to do next. Inbox2 God mode enables you to focus on the next important item in your Inbox. The application already brings your several accounts in one convenient place with the main goal of helping people manage their busy lives easily, the launch of this feature is the first step in towards this vision.

9. 29 Apr

   Open source anti-theft solution Prey reveals premium, corporate plans

   Free anti-theft solution Prey goes freemium and corporate while staying open source. Users will be able to pay for file backups and monitoring additional devices, while corporate plans will include real-time monitoring for PC's.

10. 29 Apr

    Windows Live Messenger

    Find more information about the New Windows Live Messenger on: Microsoft press portal http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/windowslive/ Windows Live team blog: http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowslive/archive/2010/04/28/preview-of-the-new-windows-live-messenger.aspx WindowsLive preview site http://windowslivepreview.com/

11. 28 Apr

    Next2news makes ads aware of context

    Today Next2news announced its international partner program, which will bring their new way of advertising to the world. Next2news enables advertiser to place their ads next to specific news articles and blog posts exclusively.

12. 28 Apr

    Fits.me Launches World’s First Virtual Fitting Room

    Fits.me, the innovative biorobotics and virtual fitting room company for ecommerce clothing retailers and shoppers alike, announced today the official launch of the world’s first Virtual Fitting Room for online clothing retailers in partnership with Hawes & Curtis, the leading UK specialized business and luxury shirt retailer.

13. 28 Apr

    Pip.io - The New Standard in Web Based Communication

    We aimed to create a true communications platform that didn't adhere to socio-psychological incentives like existing web messaging platforms. In understanding what elements made up true communication we wanted to digitally represent all the privacy scopes that existed in the real-world privacy spectrum. By doing so, we help users facilitate conversations that exist on all engagement levels.

14. 28 Apr

    English Attack! Kicks Off Sign-Up Beta At The Next Web in Amsterdam

    Online English learning start-up English Attack! today announced the opening of its sign-up Beta. From now on the English Attack! site at www.english-attack.com is open to all visitors. Registration, which is free, remains required. The service, which is designed to help the two billion English language learners worldwide to improve their English through online entertainment, has been in private (invitation-only) Beta since end-March 2010.

15. 28 Apr

    22tracks: The website for new Music

    22tracks.com announced several new developments during The Next Web today. 22tracks is an online jukebox whereupon 22 specialized DJs from Amsterdam share their 22 favorite tracks with the audience by means of a playlist. Thus the website is a platform highlighting new artists, genres and tracks. A successful half year after the launch, 22tracks is ready for a big expansion. A collaboration with Buma/Stemra, a fully working 22tracks iPhone App and a visual extension, 22videos, are in sight.

16. 28 Apr

    Peecho Printcloud is live

    Peecho launched Printcloud, a cloud platform for Print As A Service. Mobile apps, social network gadgets, websites and games can now offer personalized products like photo books, postcards, t-shirts and more - without the complexity and cost of the print process. From now on, customization is simply a pay-per-use service, without minimum volumes. As an example, Peecho released an iPhone app to create and send physical postcards. Do you want your own? You can. It's free and open source.

17. 28 Apr

    Lancering feest.je op TheNextWeb conference

    Feest.je is een locatiegebaseerd sociaal netwerk. Het verbindt de virtuele wereld van chatten en twitteren met de werkelijke wereld van uitgaan, afspreken en ontmoeten. Door in te checken laat je je vrienden weten waar je uithangt. Je ziet waar je vrienden zijn, waar het gezellig is, maar ook welke cafe’s, restaurants of evenementen ertoe doen bij jou in de buurt. Feest.je lanceert op 28 april 2010 een publieke beta van het platform en is gratis beschikbaar voor diverse mobiele telefoons.