Skillr Archive

Below are five of the newest startups according to Killer Startups for the period ending December 30, 2007. Check out previous Killer Startups posts.

AvotMedia – Video Entertainment On the Go

Video being what it is – a must have, a companion, a commodity so commonplace we find it in our pocket – companies such as Avotmv are aiming to help you get even more viewing pleasure out of your day. Avot delivers videos to your mobile device. You can search, personalize and view videos right from your cellphone or iPhone if that’s more your style. read more »

Skillr – Boast Your Skills

Skillr allows members to promote whatever skills they may possess, in a clear and visually appealing manner, via a widget that can be posted on any website. Users simply enter in relevant skills- for example, web design, skiing, or break dancing- and a graph maps a user’s bundle of characteristics according to level of expertise (a skill that has been practiced for more time, with the assumption that person is an ‘expert,’ will be awarded a larger portion of the graph). Finally, users are able to search the site to find members that have certain skill sets. read more »

Allen’s note: I had a chance to meet founder Petr Kral in September and was impressed by his strategy with this site

Famegame – Tracking Influential New Yorkers

Fame Game may sound like a trashy obsession, but this social web of influential New Yorkers actually has an intellectual base. It is tracking the "fame" of about 100,000 New York City residents and 2,500 organizations, which the founders claim represents the cultural economy of NYC. Indeed, the site does not discriminate between business owners, socialites, journalists, or architects- only the amount of attention they receive in the media. read more »

OpenTeams – Bringing Fun Back to Work

Work doesn’t have to be boring with Open Teams. Open Teams wants to make work fun again by engaging employees in the work environment and community building. The Open Teams solution? – innovation through blogging, social networking, and project collaboration. Open Teams promises to increase overall productivity, and get rid of wasted time. It uses a wiki interface that’s easy to use even for the non-technologically inclined. read more »

MixPanel – Feeding Your Interests

With mixpanel.com you can get the latest news, trends and events catered specifically to your tastes. It goes beyond social news sites like digg or reddit by implementing a Sense feature that finds articles based on your interests and your reading habits. It is a completely user driven site and aims to band together like-minded people through shared articles and interests. Everyone has a place in mixpanel.com—even science and space fanatics, tech enthusiasts, political junkies, and sports addicts. read more »