The former head of Yahoo Music and a one-time executive focused on programming strategy at CMT, Frank knows the power of data when it comes to identifying tomorrow’s hits (in any genre). His new company, DigSin (short for ‘digital single’), works on the simple principle that if a song resonates with audiences in the digital realm — measured by “likes,” online comments, YouTube plays and other real-time metrics — it can quickly explode into a hit, no matter how unknown the artist. In some ways, it’s a high-tech version of what the film Coal Miner’s Daughter depicted Loretta and Doolittle Lynn
Read MoreKiran Kundagi worried about his mother, who was half a world away and sick with cancer. A former employee of Intel with a master’s in computer science, Kundagi thought it would be great to monitor her health and treatment every day online. He created Nclaves, a website that lets patients and their family members monitor their health online and share that information within small, controlled networks. Personal details about illness are not typically something people want to post on Facebook. With Nclaves, users can set up a medical schedule for a loved one and share it with family members taking care
Read MoreJuxtapose (means to put things together to provide contrast) developed by interactive marketing agency Glass Eye after co-founder Dan Light discovered that there was no easy way to share pictures of Rupert Murdoch and Montgomery Burns using a single link. Juxtapose allows users to input two URLs to show a couple of sites side by side. It works for all sorts of input including Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, Pinterest images, tumblr entries and more. Once you have juxtaposed your URLs, you get a handy short link that is pretty useful for short messaging services like Twitter. via
Have you ever tried to sell something on Craigslist but didn’t really have an idea on how much to ask for it? Or have you tried to buy something online but weren’t sure if you were getting the best deal? This is where Priceonomics comes in. Priceonomics is the price guide for everything. It takes the guesswork out of the process and tells you exactly how much you should be paying for any used item. When you search for an item, you can see how the site's team came up with the price and view the data they used. If you’re
Read MoreThere’s no question that mobile apps are a booming business and a new website called Apptopia wants to help developers captilize on this by selling their apps. And we’re not talking about selling an app to users — we’re talking about selling complete ownership of an app, handing over the reigns to a big company or business. Apptopia is a marketplace for developers to sell their mobile apps — including code, users and revenue — after they move on to another great idea , take other responsibilities or just want to make some additional cash. Apptopia is a self-serve platform like
Read MoreWhen it comes to networking, there is no shortage of ways to connect with other professionals. LinkedIn has become the most popular professional networking platform, with over 100 million users using the site to post their work experience, look for jobs, and connect with prospective employers. Facebook, too, has its own professional social network in BranchOut. When it comes to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community, there traditionally haven’t been many substantial resources for gay professionals to network and make business connections, especially with other gay professionals. Bill Stewart and Richard Klein co-founded dot429 to help address this
Read MoreSharing is natural. We share a lot of things in our daily lives whether through social networks, email or IM. The problem arises when we share sensitive information with others. We easily send emails with usernames, passwords or other important information to our friends, co-workers and clients without thinking. Its simple and quick to do and we tend to trust those we share this information with. However, there are always digital traces left behind that we never think about. Consider this for a minute. You just emailed your wife the pin number to your ATM account. Was the emailed deleted or
Read MoreSearch engines like Google scour the web to figure out how to rank content. But what if you want to know which of some 2000 technologies a web site is using? And, what if you want to know what the tech trends are across the 130 million largest sites on the web today? You could just dig through the source code for each site you’re interested in to answer these questions piecemeal, or you could repurpose other web site profilers designed for search engine optimization or other jobs. Or, you could use BuiltWith. Built by one-man team Gary Brewer in
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