Startup Review: JungleDisk, YouMonitor, MarbleJars, GimmeGrub, BuyMyTronics

Below are five of the newest startups according to Killer Startups for the period ending November 22, 2007. Check out previous Killer Startups posts.

JungleDisk.com – Back Up Your Important Files

JungleDisk.com is a site that hosts an application that lets users back up their files. JungleDisk is powered by Amazon S3 and allows you to upload as many files as you want there is no limit. Individual files cannot exceed 5GB, but your total file space is unlimited. Backing up your files is 15 cents per gigabyte, which JungleDisk claims ends up being cheaper than most other similar applications. JungleDisk lets you upload and download data to Amazon S3, you cannot use Amazon S3 without it. read more »

YouMonitor.us – P2P Website Monitoring Service

YouMonitor.us is a p2p monitoring network built on the ‘you help me, I’ll help you’ philosophy. What you get: if you’ve got a website YouMonitor will monitor it in exchange for participating and using their services. YouMonitor will in turn examine your site from the end user’s view point, report downtimes and speed, and tell you where and when your web alerts occur. All information is reported using easy to read and professional looking charts and graphs. read more »

Marblejars.com – What do you Want?

Marblejars.com is a totally original concept blending online video with a unique reality fundraising atmosphere. The site utilizes cutting-edge technology that combines video with interactive flash motion graphics to make it fun and entertaining. Members can purchase marblejars and post their video(s) asking the community to give marbles (money) for their cause or anything they need/want or they can also give to others to help them get what they want. read more »

GimmeGrub.com – Get Your Grub Online

GimmeGrub.com provides online ordering capabilities for restaurants. People that are surfing the internet for food can now view full menus of local restaurants, and order from them from their computer. The orders are sent to the restaurants via POS system, fax or email. All orders submitted to GimmeGrub.com are managed by real people to make sure they make it to the restaurant. read more »

BuyMyTronics.com – Cash For Your Broken Electronics

Dropped your iPhone into the toilet again? Instead of admitting defeat an letting it die a watery death, try sending it in to BuyMyTronics.com. BuyMyTronics pays you for your new, used, or damaged electronics (video game consoles, iPhones, ipods, etc) when you send them in by mail. To receive some cold hard cash for your "tronic", you’ll need to use the provided pull-down menus to describe the condition of your item. BuyMyTronics will then generate an approximate value of your tronic, much like a Blue Book vehicle price quote. read more »