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Shoetube.TV, the web channel for shoes, launches

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shoetube.pngPowderhouse Productions has launched Shoetube.tv, a new online video channel and social community connecting women all across the Internet through their passion for shoes. Shoetube.tv features a unique blend of fun and fresh original video programs, user-generated videos and photos, and sponsor-created content. With blogs from professional writers and everyday shoe-lovers, forums, and articles on fashion news and trends, Shoetube.tv is the one-stop online destination to sate the cravings to share and shop for the shoe-obsessed woman.

Shoetube.tv steps down the runway in style as a fashion-forward first of its kind – serving shoe fanaticism with stylish tech savvy. The result is an innovative blend of entertaining videos, outrageous blogs and candid community discussions that offer a fresh approach to the online shoe shopping experience.

Originally posted on February 20, 2008 @ 3:14 pm

GenieTown launches– introduces mashup of Yellow Pages, Craigslist, and eBay

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GenieTown is officially opening its doors to an online marketplace where people will be able to offer and find practically any kind of local service, that in many cases, are very difficult to locate. GenieTown is initially targeted for the San Francisco Bay Area and is live in public beta.

GenieTown enables thriving niche service markets by facilitating opportunities for people to demonstrate their capabilities and passions and connect them with those looking for their help. Customers in need of specific services can create a project and service providers (Genies) can then respond directly and tailor their offer based on the opportunity.

Services that define the GenieTown community include everything from home improvement and personal chefs, to music lessons and help with computer networks. Genies could be inspired by earning extra money or simply because they want to help others within their community.

GenieTown allows customers to easily browse through a broad range of specific service providers or post a job request and invite qualified responses. The next step is to simply negotiate a bid and then get the work done. Completed transactions help build and encourage word-of-mouth recommendations, community connections, and create a trusted network.

In addition to completed transactions, Genies are encouraged to build their online reputation to gain exposure within the community and earn credibility and trust by contributing articles, sharing tips and tricks, and answering questions. Genies earn a rating based on the value of information they contribute within the community as well as the overall quality of services provided to customers. Customers, in turn, also earn ratings too, which keeps the community engaged, accountable and interactive.

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Originally posted on February 20, 2008 @ 9:00 am

Community-driven online sports network Bleacher Report launches

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Following months of beta testing, Bleacher Report formally launched its community-driven online sports network, providing all sports fans one place to create, critique and consume compelling coverage on their favorite college and professional teams. Bleacher Report’s open, collaborative platform features a peer-editing system that helps ensure high quality fan-generated coverage on the site. While in beta, the site grew to more than 400,000 monthly unique visitors and 2,000 original sports editorials published per month– drastically outpacing similar outlets in both web and print media. In addition, Bleacher Report announced it has raised a Series A round of funding led by Hillsven Capital, a partnership of Bobby Lent and Boris Putanec, former co-founders of Ariba Inc., along with other investors.

Bleacher Report was founded by Dave Finocchio, Alexander Freund, Bryan Goldberg, and Dave Nemetz, four lifelong sports fans from Silicon Valley. The group shared a belief that mainstream sports media didn’t offer the range or depth of coverage to satisfy diehards, and that some of the most insightful analysis comes from the fans who know their teams best. With Bleacher Report, they created a platform to empower all fans to become fan-journalists, producing high-quality content and sharing it with a built-in readership of hundreds of thousands.

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Originally posted on February 19, 2008 @ 11:43 am

deviantART gets 50 million deviations, launches Collections

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deviantart.pngdeviantART announced the receipt of its 50 millionth artist generated submission, known within the deviantART community as ‘deviations’. The site, with over 7 million registered users, also announced that it received more than 23 million unique visitors in January 2008 and the launch of Collections.

Collections is a tool that enables deviantART users to “Start an Art Collection” by collecting their favorite deviations and exhibiting them to the community in a customizable environment. This tool is designed to enhance a member’s ability to save and share works by the favorite artists by category, by artist, by genre or by any other topic.

Originally posted on February 18, 2008 @ 10:39 am

Virtual garage for car fans launched by New York Auto Show

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The New York International Automobile Show (NYIAS) announced the launch of its Virtual Garage section.

Virtual Garage members will be able to upload photos and video of their vehicles, enter their mini-bio and check-out other members’ cars and trucks, and email each other. All the vehicles are cross referenced so that, for example, a Mercedes or Ford owner can see which members have similar vehicles listed on the site.

Originally posted on February 15, 2008 @ 10:24 am