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| Company | Business Summary | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Adaptive Blue | Web 2.0 Bookmarking tools | Web 2.0 |
| Adap.tv | Internet video contexual ad platform | Net Video |
| Akamai | the grand daddy of web delivery and infrastructure companies | Content delivery services |
| Alexa | Web traffic ranking information | Internet |
| All Kinds of Stuff | Popular blog from John Kricfalusi: animation legend and creator of Ren and Stimpy. | Blogs |
| Amazon | The 800lb gorilla of internet merchants; web services provider; and a whole lot more | Retail |
| Aniboom | Video portal for user-generated animation | net video |
| AOL | America Online - internet access; portal; and more from Time Warner | Conglomerate |
| Apple | Computer maker and uber tech toy designer turned major media company. | Hardware and Media |
| Ask.com | The Ask Jeeves search engine property; part of the IAC/Interactive Corp. group of companies which includes Ticketmaster and others | New Media |
| Atom Entertainment | Aggregator of online games; short films and video. Acquired by MTV (Viacom) for $200m Aug 2006 | Aggregation |
| Attensa | Enterprise RSS distribution software and tools. | Content Distribution |
| DRM tools that create a fingerprint of audio components in Videos to compare and protect copyright | Net video | |
| Audiokinetic | Middleware for game developers | Gaming |
| babelgum | IPTV company out of Ireland | Net video |
| Baidu | Chinese language search engine | Search |
| Blekko | Stealth Search Start Up. Also at Scoutjet.com | Search |
| Blogger Barter | A new site providing a forum and exchange of how to information for bloggers | Web 2.0 |
| Ballena Technologies | 3d stadium seating maps | event tickets |
| Bebo | Bebo is a Social Network that gained traction in the UK and secured $15m from Benchmark Europe | Social Networks |
| Big Bear Entertainment | Music Video Clip Authoring and Services | Net Video |
| Bit Torrent | Groundbreaking post kazaa peer to peer technology turned media distribution platform | New Media |
| Bit wine | Ad hoc professional advice. Have expert knowledge- set a per minute rate an answer peoples questions - site shares the revenue with you | Social Networks |
| Bix | Social Network based on user content (video- music- print) and comparitive polls and contests. e.g. upload a video of your singing and compete against another singer on a virtual American Idol | Social Networks |
| Blinkz | Video search services | Net Video |
| Blip tv | Video blogging platform | Net Video |
| Blockbuster | Video rental - online and in store | Movie Industry |
| Blue Puse | Mobile social network | Social Network |
| Blurb | Book publishing from blog or other web content. Create your own publication. print it. share it. sell it | Publishing |
| Boing Boing | Popular blog on tech | Blogs |
| Bolt | Online portfolio - YouTube plus pics etc | Net Video |
| Boompa | Social Network and portfolio for car enthusiasts | Web 2.0 |
| Box Office Mojo | Box office and movie industry info. More than 1m page views per month | Movie Industry |
| BrightCove | Internet tv and net video | Net Video |
| Building B | Set Top box hardware and video on demand Service | Video Hardware |
| Buy Music | Online music from Buy.com | Net Music |
| Buzz Logic | Marketing and PR informatics | New Media |
| Cafe Press | Print-on-demand merchant and community storefront | Retail |
| Cast TV | Video search startup | Net Video |
| CBS Tv and other properties spun off from Viacom in 2005 | Television | |
| Chow | Food and entertainment portal from CNET | Content |
| CinemaNow | On-demand and download-to-burn (electronic sell-through) full length from major content licensors | Net Video |
| Cinematical | Movie industry blog from the Weblogs network which is owned by AOL. | Blogs |
| Click.tv | Interface platform for Net Video that allows users to interact and annotate a video -- video tagging 2.0 | Net Video |
| Clickz | New Media and internet marketing info | Marketing |
| Clip Shack | Net Video hosting and sharing (eg/ YouTube competitor) | Net Video |
| Comic Book Resources | Comic book industry magazine - notable for film buffs given how often comic based stories influence big Hollywood film making | Publishing |
| Corbis | Stock photo agency. | Publishing |
| Core 77 | Industrial design content and information | Blogs |
| Crazy Egg | Visual web obtimization tools - see user behavior and optimize site accordingly | Marketing |
| Current TV | Net Video company focused on delivering news. Community influence helps set the playlist and the programming is displayed on cable/satellite television - not just the net. | Net Video |
| Dabble | Net Video aggregator that indexes metadata and allows users to leave annotations or correct mistakes | Net Video |
| Dailymotion S.A. | French video site with global audience | Net Video |
| Daytrotter | Free MP3s and music promotion - an indie music site and studio that gives bands a showcase for reworked or new recordings and gives fans added info and exposure to the musicians | Music Industry |
| Del.icio.us | The pioneer of "social bookmarking" - shareable online bookmarks | Web 2.0 |
| Digital Smiths | Video search and contextual advertising technology | Net Video |
| Digg | News Aggregator | Web 2.0 |
| Diigo | Web annotation platform. Browser plugin allows users to leave notes and annotations on webpages | Web 2.0 |
| Disney | Parent of ABC. ESPN. Disney films. Pixar and theme parks. | Conglomerate |
| DM10 | Internet video sydication service in europe | Net Video |
| Dovetail | Distribution platform for professional film and tv programming; particularly independent film. | Net Video |
| Dreamworks Animation | Independent feature animation company | Movie Industry |
| Ear Feeder (Sonic Swap) | Software that indexes and shares playlists | Net music |
| Ebay | Online auction powerhouse; home of Paypal and Skype | New Media |
| Echomusic | Direct to Fan music ticket sales and marketing | Music Industry |
| Edgecast | Content Delivery Network services for online content distribution | Content Distribution |
| Edgio | Social bookmarking/clipping service with shared revenue component (Now shut down) | Web 2.0 |
| Ejamming | Collaborative/network tools for musicians that create a real time network music studio. Bass player in LA - Guitarist in San Francisco - no problem | Music Industry |
| Electronic Arts | The grand daddy of game publishers | Gaming |
| Elevation Partners | Private equity fund from Roger McNamee Bono and the people from Silver Lake Partners. Firm is focused on Entertainment and Technology | Private Equity |
| EMI | Music powerhouse and one of the "big 4" record labels; based in the UK | Music Industry |
| Engadget | Product blog from Weblogs; owned by AOL | Blogs |
| Engage | Social Network and dating site | Novelty |
| Eventful | Online service which enables users to find and post local events anywhere in the world. | Social Networks |
| Exabre | Parent of "The Filter";provide content discovery tools | Search |
| EyeSpot | Web video editing tools | Net Video |
| Social Network that uses college campus/student affiliations as its primary hook | Social Networks | |
| Faces.com | Photosharing and music sharing on any website | Photo Sharing |
| Famster | Private Social Network for your family | Social Networks |
| Fanpop | Social Network organized around topics of interest to groups of members | Social Networks |
| Federated Media Publishing | Advertising and marketing network for independent authors/bloggers/content providers. Like DoubleClick for the blogosphere | Marketing |
| Feed Burner | Blog management tools. RSS and advertising network | Blogs |
| 56.Com | Chinese net video sharing site | Net Video |
| Film Loop | Photocasting platform and community (eg. Tools to build an interactive slideshow and share it) | Photo Sharing |
| Films 101 | Another movie database. This one tracks ranks ratings and reviews from award lists and reviews. | Blogs |
| The Filter | Music discovery software from Exabre | Music Industry |
| Five Across | Rapid development software platform for building Social Networks and affinity marketing communities. Acquired by Cisco Feb 2007 | Social Networks |
| Flash Seats | Online paperless ticketing service | Event Tickets |
| Fleck | web annotation platform via browser plugin which allows users to leave notes and annotations on webpages | Web 2.0 |
| Flickr | Pioneer of Web 2.0 online photo management and sharing applications. Acquired by Yahoo | Photo Sharing |
| Flixster | Social Network and review site for movie fans | Social Networks |
| Fliqz | Net Video hosting and sharing (e.g. YouTube competitor) | Net Video |
| Fortium Technologies | Copy protection and video identification technology | Net Video |
| Fotolog | Photo Sharing social network | Photo Sharing |
| Freakonomics | Popular blog from the economist and writer behind the best selling book Freakonomics | Blogs |
| FSU Rules | Social Network for college sports fans focused on one university at a time | Social Networks |
| Funny or Die | Net Video site focused on comedy shorts and skits, many from A list comedic talent | Net Video |
| Gannett | Publisher with interests in newspapers including USA Today. television and the internet. | Publishing |
| Gather | ad supported Social Network for grownups. The town commons for subjects of their choosing. | Social Networks |
| Gawker Media | Online Blog Network that is the parent company for 14 different weblogs including Gawker.com; Defamer; Fleshbot; Deadspin; Wonkette;and Gizmodo. | Blogs |
| Getty Images | stock photo agency. (Now Privatized) | Publishing |
| Glassdoor | Social Network Service | Social Network |
| GoFish | Net Video hosting and sharing (eg/ YouTube competitor) | Net Video |
| Good Reads | Social Network about books for people who like to read | Social Network |
| Search giant; archive for everything with more free tools being offered regularly | New Media | |
| Gracenote | Home of the CDDB music database; the repository of song and album info licensed by many music gadgets and websites- including iTunes | Music Industry |
| Guba | Net Video hostinng and distribution - both licensed content and User Generated Content | Net Video |
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