Some questions

Do people travel that much? Wouldn’t this work better as an application on one of the major social networking sites?

In their own words

“TrekinU’s unique Web 2.0 offering is designed to preserve travel memories and create travel adventures, bringing together friends, family and travelers in an engaging online environment.”

Why it might be a killer

The ability to keep track of road and other kinds of trips is a great foundation for an online community.

What it does

If you are going on the road and are thinking of keeping track of your journey, then Trekinu.com has what you need. Through the site, you’ll be able to keep a detailed travel log of your adventures on the road. The site has an interactive interface that makes writing about your trip and reading about others’ trips fun. The site uses your GPS enabled phone to track your trip’s progress on an interactive map. Once you create your account, you’ll be able to keep up with all of your friend’s trips. This makes the site an online community of travellers who are sharing their trips through the internet. Uploading a trek is both easy and quick. This means that you won’t have to spend hours in front of the computer while you are supposed to be enjoying your trip. By seeing where your friends are travelling to, you can arrange to meet them while on the way. This adds a whole new level to the original road trip experience.

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Some questions

Why is the site so simple? Do they plan on making it a little bit more interactive?

In their own words

“ListCamp is an application for creating lists and sharing resources.”

Why it might be a killer

Like I mentioned before, this site is a great way to measure what crowds really like.

What it does

Are you up for some list making? This often-overlooked hobby provides distraction for millions of people. Over at Listcamp.com you’ll be able to start lists for others to finish. For example: you can start a list of the most useful Firefox Addons. The list will then allow other users to read it and modify it by a vote system. People have been talking about the wisdom of crowds for years, but this is the first site I’ve ever seen that could successfully measure it. Companies could use the information on the site to determine how popular their product is or what people find useful about it. Since the concept is so vague, there really is no limit to what you can do with these lists. The site uses Google accounts to sign in. Anyone with a Google account is instantly eligible to start making lists and sharing them with their friends.

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In their own words

“Billions of online video impressions are wasted because advertisers cannot reach the right audience and match ads to the right content. TagLift™ analyzes video in the social context to make online video advertising work.”

Why it might be a killer

Companies are always looking to improve ad revenue. This site provides a product that does all that for an accessible price.

Some questions

Aren’t there many other services that offer the same thing? What sets this one apart?

What it does

If you are an advertiser working with the likes of YouTube, then you know that most of the times your ads don’t match the videos people are watching. Over at Taglift.com, you’ll be able to find a company that specialises in coupling videos with the right tags. Once you hire the service, the site will do their best to match your ads with the right tags, widening your profit margins. The site’s service also works with social networking sites’ videos. If done right, the tag matching will allow you to reach the full potential of content specific advertising. The technology the site uses was developed using the most advanced algorithms, allowing for faster and better tag matching. The software automatically identifies the people who are being exposed to your ads. This information comes in handy when you are trying to work another advertising strategy. On the whole, the site should be very interesting to the many companies interested in getting the most out of their advertising campaign.

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In their own words

“Greenplanetsearch.com is not just another internet website designed to answer a question no one has asked. Rather, it is an environmental search engine like no other.”

Why it might be a killer

This site could become a hub for all the environmentally friendly sites on the internet. Investors should keep a close eye on it.

What it does

Green is the new black. Nowadays, everywhere we turn, people are using the environment as a way to sell their products. Over at Greenplanetsearch.com, you’ll be able to find a network of websites, all dealing with the environment and especially on how to improve it. If you run a site that deals with the environmental concept, you are welcome to submit it to the network. This will allow you to get more exposure within the crowd you want to target. The site works as a sort of homepage for anyone who is looking to learn more about how to improve the environment. Although not vital to the concept, the site’s interface must be pointed out. The website design is right on point, adding a lot to the site surfing experience. Since looks are not everything, the site’s content is also a great asset. If you are looking to learn about the environment, then you definitely have to check it out.

Some questions

Isn’t the concept a little limited? Shouldn’t they try to add more to it?

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In their own words

“With Observu you can monitor all your sites for free. Receive a mail when one of them goes down so you can respond immediatly.”

Why it might be a killer

The service provided adds a new level to website monitoring. It should allow anyone to really monitor their sites 24/7 for free.

What it does

Keeping track of your sites doesn’t have to be a hassle any more, thanks to Observu.com. The site allows you to keep track of an unlimited number of sites, all for free. This means that if one of your sites goes down, you’ll be able to find out promptly and get everything fixed before it really affects your traffic flow. When you create an account, you’ll be asked to input your email. This allows the service to contact you in case one of your sites crashes or needs to be updated. The service was created by Moving Labs. These folks have created other great apps, so we know what to expect from this one. The service thrives on simplicity, so it doesn’t matter if you are running a network of a thousand sites or you want to know how your blog is doing, you’ll be able to figure it out.

Some questions

What do they get out of it? It is a pretty big service to be free.

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What it does

If Power Point is not cutting it for you when it comes to presentations, then you should take a look at Kineticast.com. On this site, you’ll be able to find the tools you’ll need when it comes time to create an interesting online presentation. With the tools the site gives you, you’ll be able to create, distribute, and track your presentation. This will allow you to see for yourself how many people have watched your presentation and how successful it was. This is not a free service, but you can access a free 15 day trial period online. The trial period will allow you to really get to know the program in order to determine whether or not you should use it for your company’s presentations. The site bills its software as easy to use, so you should not run into any trouble when it comes time to piece together a presentation.

In their own words

“We are dedicated to empowering small to mid-sized businesses with technology that improves their bottom line. We do this based on the understanding that three of any company’s most precious resources are its people, time and money.”

Why it might be a killer

Although the service is not free, finding the right tools with which to put together presentations should be appealing to most companies.

Some questions

Is the service really worth paying for? Is there some sort of costumer support?

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What it does

What do men want? Giving a man a gift can be hard for the women who love them. Over at Veryfunnygifts.com, you’ll be able to find the website of a brand new company that is dedicated to providing with the gifts you are looking for. For now, they only offer one product. The Mantern is a candle for men. I know this sounds weird, but on the site you’ll see how funny they can be. While candles are associated with women due to their feminine scents, the Mantern will allow you to give your man a candle with a sports theme. The great thing about the candles is the scents they come in. Each candle smells like you would expect a manly candle to smell like. The company is just getting started, and they do promise other funny gift ideas in the future. The Mantern idea is very creative, and should give all of us an opportunity to see what to expect from this hilarious gifting company.

In their own words

“Based out of Atlanta, GA, Very Funny Gifts, Inc. started from one idea hatched over 5 years ago: candles for men”

Why it might be a killer

Everyone wants to outdo their friends with the gifts they give. This site promises to become a great source for people who like to make fun gifts.

Some questions

When are the new products coming? Will people be interested enough on the Mantern to keep coming back to the site?

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What it does

Managing your son’s little league team can be difficult. It doesn’t have to be so anymore, thanks to the good people over at Weplay.com. The site will allow you to combine social networking features with scheduling methods, in order to improve the over-all quality of youth sports. The site has an all-star line up of investors. Everyone from Lebron James to Peyton Manning is involved in this site whose sole aim is to help the youth be healthier by doing sports. The many specific event planning features help are sure to help anyone who wants to make the most out of any youth sports league. There are blog posts by the star investors of the site. These provide us with a little bit of insight into what they were thinking when they founded this site to help kids practice more sports. Over all, the site should provide anyone who has to organize a youth sports league with everything they’ll need to make it work.

In their own words

“weplay is the ultimate destination for the youth sports community. Our mission is to enable and enhance the joy of sports for kids, families, coaches and fans both online and on the field.”

Why it might be a killer

This site provides people with a unique way to organize youth sports. The celebrity backers should keep people coming back for more.

Some questions

Are we to believe that Lebron really wrote that blog post? How inclusive are the social networking features?

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What it does

Imagine a world where you can get money by just accepting a job. That might sound farfetched to some, but that is what Moneybackjobs.com is all about. Like in any other job search site, you’ll be able to find jobs posted on there. The catch is, that once you accept a job you found through the site, you’ll get up to 7.5% of your first month’s salary as a hiring bonus. This allows employers who post jobs up on the site to quickly find people to take them. It also allows the site to control how many people are actually finding jobs through them. Companies can pay the site to feature them on it. Basically, by giving the job applicant money once he or she accepts the job, they make sure that the company that just hired you pays them for the job. It’s a surprisingly simple concept that works for everybody.

In their own words

“Moneybackjobs.com has been launched with the goal of creating a more fun and hip job search tool than other "stuffy" job boards and recruiting solutions that exist out there.”

Why it might be a killer

By giving people money for finding a job, they make sure that people who find a job through their site recommend them to their friends. This type of word of mouth approach has been a big factor in all major startup companies.

Some questions

Won’t people take jobs just to get the money? Is paying up to 12% of a salary worth it for a company to find new employees?

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What it does

If you are an up-and-coming photographer looking to make a few extra bucks, then you should check out Photrade.com. Through this site, you’ll be able to post your best images and place them on sale. The great thing about the site is that you can set many different prices for each picture, depending on the size of it. For instance, if someone wants to make a mural from your picture, you wouldn’t charge them the same as a person who wanted to print it onto a coffee mug. Sharing pictures online has been around almost as long as the internet, but making money from them is a completely new concept. It will give people new to the world of professional photography the extra exposure they need to break through with their work, while also fattening up their pockets. Sorting through images is simple, as the photographers can categorize them and tag them according to their content.

In their own words

“Photrade is where photographers reclaim ownership of their photos. Photraders decide how, when, where and at what cost their photos are used online.”

Why it might be a killer

If there is something people like, it’s to make money. This site gives them the chance to do that by just posting the same pictures they might have put online for free anyways.

Some questions

How is the money sent to the user? Is there a way to avoid scams?

Source: Killerstartups.com