Startup Review: BunnyBot, TextBack, Criticker, Flawl, Mediastores

Below are five of the newest startups according to Killer Startups for the period ending November 5, 2007. Check out previous Killer Startups posts.

BunnyBot.com - Online Shopping Made Fun

A day out with the girls always includes a shopping spree. There is nothing more fun than shopping with your friends, getting their opinion on an outfit and finding great bargains. BunnyBot.com has decided to make online shopping just as fun by allowing you to connect with friends while you shop online. You can browse through shopping categories by clicking on the floating category names. Once you choose a category you can browse through the pages of items which have images of the item. read more »

TextBack.net - Text Back for Textbooks

College students today know they can save money buying textbooks online. They go to the campus bookstore and write down ISBN numbers for their courses. But do they know for certain they wrote down the correct ISBN? TextBack has made it easy. While in the bookstore simply send keyword "ISBN" followed by the 10 digit ISBN number to short code 4INFO (44636). Isn't it better to text the ISBN to confirm you have the right textbook when you go online? After you send a text message they store the book on the website in a mobile cart so can purchase online from Amazon Market Place. read more »

Criticker.com - Film Recommendations and Community

Criticker is all about helping you discover new films that you might enjoy based on your previous ratings of past viewed films. After you've rated ten films, their Taste Compatibility Index (TCI) kicks into gear, showing you the other users who have rated movies similar to what you scored. The more movies with similar ratings, the better your TCI, increasing the chance that you'll agree with other ratings they've made. This helps you to uncover movies you'll probably enjoy instead of having to take the word of professional critics or other friends who may have different tastes to yours. read more »

Flawl.us - Many are Flawless. Few are Flawl.us

Flawl.us is a web 2.0 'hot or not' type website for both desktop and mobile browsers released in nine different languages. Members upload photos for judging with the goal of receiving mostly flawless (flawl.us) ratings. Visitors have access to a quick, ajaxy, addictive interface to rate photos, search for photos, or nominate photos for awards. To be flawl.us you must get perfect ratings from all users. read more »

Mediastores.com - Shared Profit Retailing

Mediastores is exactly what their name implies: a site where you can create your own store, selling the books, DVDs, CDs, and downloads that you choose. You can personalize the color scheme of your online store and add your company's logo, and the best part is that you earn a 20% commission off of any purchases made from your store. This service will be up and running in 2008, but in the meantime, they're running a Double Gift campaign staring 5 charities and the help of some celebrities. read more »