Posts Tagged with ‘momb’

Hippie 2.0: The Kiva Trend

Cyndy Aleo-Carreira

There have been a ton of globally and ecologically aware companies that have caught my eye over the past few weeks, so many that I feel like I'm playing catch-up just to get a chance to look at them all. I had several new-to-me companies saved in my browser, and at first glance, I wasn't at all happy with what I saw.
The first three companies are all Web 2.0 donation companies. Obviously, the success of microlending organizations like Kiva led [...]

Hippie 2.0: eBay Goes Hippie with WorldofGood.com

Cyndy Aleo-Carreira

A Web 2.0 community launched last month, slipping right under my radar until I spotted it on MoMB and it made me look twice. eBay apparently developed a conscience when I wasn't looking and has joined forced with World of Good, Inc. to create a new community site centralized around commerce.
The WorldofGood.com mission statement is “to provide a trusted platform where individuals can create positive change through commerce, as part of a global community.” The idea central to the site [...]

Five Betas to Fight Boredom

Phil Butler

The museum of modern betas (MOMB ) is one really cool place to get a "heads up" on upcoming startups and beta tests. I gathered a short list of new startups that might just add some fun and/or utility to your day. We review so many sites that are fantastic innovations and some that have the ability to change the way we think about Web 2.0, but there are plenty that are just plain fun and that are not designed [...]

Tubecast - Kicked Back TV Development

Phil Butler

On a slow news day I stumbled across a great find at the Museum of modern betas (MOMB). Tubecaset.tv is an Internet video/TV startup in alpha testing. This sexy little development essentially grabs content from other sites like YouTube and my old buddy Dmitry at Veoh and layers an user interface atop the content. The simplicity and elegance of the site are quite grabbing, and best of all anyone can enjoy it now.
From a writer's perspective I was excited [...]