Month: August 2008

By Posted on Posted in Web 2.0


TradeVibes is the best way to discover, research and discuss hot (and not so hot) startup companies. The community finds cool and interesting startups and adds them to TradeVibes. By leveraging the collective wisdom of the community, TradeVibes separates the best startups from their competitors.

The long term mission is to democratize business information. By increasing transparency around information, they hope to encourage frank discussions and opinions about these companies. Ultimately, they believe this will increase innovation and encourage entrepreneurship globally.

TradeVibes was founded by four early employees of PayPal who shared a passion for entrepreneurship and cool new startups.

Another cool options is the TradeVibes widget which allows you to add a customizable, aesthetically-pleasing widget to your blog or site. The widget itself offers your site’s visitors information about the companies that you mention. You can control what information is visible on the widget, and users can gain access to any additional company data with a single click which directs them to the company’s TradeVibes profile.

Behind the scenes, widget integration gives you access to a dynamic database of thousands of companies. Because company profiles are constantly updated by the TradeVibes members through the easy-to-use wiki format, new companies are added quickly and profiles are kept up-to-date and accurate.

Mill River Labs

By Posted on Posted in Companies

Based in Seattle, Shelfari introduces readers to global community of book lovers and encourages them to share their literary inclinations and passions with peers, friends, and total strangers (for now).
Shelfari was the first social media site focused on books, and will continue to innovate as it brings together the world’s readers. Their mission is to enhance the experience of reading by connecting readers in meaningful conversations about the published word.

Josh Hug, CEO & Co-Founder of Shelfari quoted on their blog on August 25th:

It’s an exciting day here at Shelfari. The rain has stopped, the birds are chirping and the biggest news of all – we are being acquired by Amazon.com.

You can check my profile http://www.shelfari.com/krikor

By Posted on Posted in Companies, Logos

Aramex started in 1982 as an express operator rapidly establishing itself into a global brand recognized for its quality service and unique multi-product offering. In January 1997, Aramex became the first Arab-based international company to trade its shares on the NASDAQ stock exchange. After five years of successful trading, Aramex returned to private ownership in February 2002 and continued to expand and excel as a privately owned company, establishing global alliances and gaining stronger brand recognition. In June 2005 Aramex went public on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) as Arab International Logistics (Aramex) with its shares traded under ARMX.

Today Aramex and its worldwide alliance form an extensive transportation network that spans the four corners of the globe. With offices strategically located in major cities, Aramex offers customers around the world comprehensive transportation solutions that range from international and domestic express delivery, freight forwarding, logistics and warehousing to publication distribution and specialized shopping services such as the Shop&Ship U.S. mailbox and Shop the World catalog shopping.

The Aramex-led Global Distribution Alliance (GDA) brings together 40 independent express companies from around the world, each specializing in their own region and together covering the world with the same, unified standards and business procedures. The network has more than 12,000 offices, 33,000 vehicles and 66,000 employees serving alliance customers and attending to the details of their business round the clock, around the globe.

By Posted on Posted in Countries


Official Name: Republic of Estonia
Population: 1,307,605
Capital City: Tallinn (382,000)
Languages: Estonian
Latitude/Longitude: 59° 00’N, 26° 00’E
Official Currency: Kroon
Religions: Lutheran, Orthodox Christain, others
Land Area: 45,125 sq km (17,423 sq miles)
Calling Code: +372
Internet Code: EE


Official Name: Republic of Latvia
Population: 2,290,000
Capital City: Riga (706,000)
Latitude/Longitude: 57° 00’N, 25° 00’E
Languages: Lettish (official), Lithuanian, Russian
Official Currency: Lats
Religions: Lutheran, Catholic, Russian Orthodox
Land Area: 64,589 sq km (24,938 sq miles)
Calling Code: +371
Internet Code: LV


Official Name: Republic of Lithuania
Population: 3,491,000
Capital City: Vilnius (543,000)
Latitude/Longitude: 56° 00’N, 24° 00’E
Languages: Lithuanian, Polish, Russian
Official Currency: Litas
Religions: Catholic, Russian Orthodox, Protestant, others
Land Area: 65,200 sq km (25,174 sq miles)
Calling Code: +370
Internet Code: LT

By Posted on Posted in Pets

This automated puppy walker from Belluna is made especially for those miniature toy dogs that are so popular in Japan these days, and can speed up to 5km/h for a hard core workout.