startup Archive

Here are today’s startup updates for August 31, 2009.

• Tips on how to give a lousy presentation – BusinessWeek
• Reachoo is syndicating ads to Facebook Classifieds and MySpace Classifieds – Reachoo
• 5 ways to boost your energy levels – Task.fm
• How to install Pligg CMS with a video – Pligg
• Nulaz mobile social networking tool available in nearly a dozen languages  – Nulaz
• OpenDNS manages the DNS for over 25,000 schools and has now launched a new forum for the schools to chat – OpenDNS
• Recap from the “marketing, advertising and pr sucks” panel in the valley (video) - Down the Avenue
• You are doing it wrong! – Jesse Stay

Good morning – here are some updates from various startups across the world:

• New book published in Italy – aNobii
• Akon, Sean Paul and others on Stickam today – Stickcam
• Embedding real-time stock charts into a blog – Apture
• Artists mapping platform released – Band Metrics
• 80legs discusses SearchMe closure – 80legs
• Giving you more control – Vivaty
• Shozu gets into Blackberry World – Shozu
• Code highlighting added – Tgether

PetSite is a new Zurich-based startup that aims to create a pet community. I don’t have any pets (except for the rats in the subway) but I know that those with pets believe they actually talk and so forth. PetSite is a social networking site for pets similar to Dogster/Catster. PetSite is available in a number of languages including English.

Each pet gets a profile page (like MySpace) where the pet can “talk”. The pet categories include dogs, cats, birds, horses, fish, rabbits, rodents (??), reptiles and ferrets.

This week’s featured pet is “Pepe” the cat – displayed to the right. Here’s how Pepe describes himself, “Hey there. I just wanted to introduce me quickly :). my name is Pepe and i live in Zurich, Switzerland in a nice apartment together with my brother Pepper. We are both 2 years old and love to sleep – play – eat – sleep every day (in this order). I will post some news from time to time here.” Pepe has a bunch of friends which include a dog, and a horse.

The pet profiles page also includes what the pets first day was like, what the pet enjoys doing, and things the pet likes/doesn’t like. Pepe notes he likes, “I  love to play with small balls, fake mice, my brother and everything else that i can catch.”.

Petsite also has polls and voting for the pet of the week. The site appears to be currently supported via advertising.