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TheNextWeb2008 Update: Vote for Last Two Demos

Written on April 1, 2008 – 9:05 am
Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten,

In only 2 days The Next Web Conference 2008 will be held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. We will post short daily updates about speakers, initiatives and events here.

Earlier we announced the 24 start-ups that would present on stage at The Next Web Conference in two days. We announced the first 22 and we thought it would be a good idea to let you decide who you want to see in the last two 5 minute presentations.

So now YOU can decide which 2 companies will present on stage on Friday. The two companies who have the most votes on Wednesday April 2nd at noon will be presenting on The Next Web.

We played around with a couple of widgets and Poll PHP Scripts but decided it would be more fun to simply count comments.

Here are the companies:

	Up2date.net Navigation by Meaning: Easy navigation from daily mail, documents & search to related information by a semantic navigation map.
	VIDDIX.com VIDDIX is a new video platform that allows users to add all kinds of webcontent to their video timeline. This new video platform will enrich the online video experience in ways never before seen on the web.
	Locle.com Locle is the hottest mobile geo-social networking app, showing your location and if friends are near, without a need for GPS or operator LBS.
	Soocial.com Hassle-free contacts for people with friends. The same addressbook on your phone, Macs, webapps like GMail and Highrise and access via API.
	Wuzzon.com Wuzzon stops the ringtone mafia! Celebrating their 1st anniversary & ready to conquer the world. Vote for this female dynamic duo on stage!

So go ahead, leave a comment here with the name of the company you would like to see on stage! The company wih the most comments will win!

Haven’t registered yet? Do it now before we are sold out…

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Locle, soocial, thenextweb2008, Up2date, viddix, vote

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VIDDIX: possible video revolution on its way

Written on February 26, 2008 – 5:07 pm
Ernst-Jan Pfauth, editor in chief

Video service VIDDIX - launched in beta today - found a great way to enrich your online video experience. They allow you to add web content to video, since it consists of two panels. The video is playing at the left, while different web content - such as slides, pictures, YouTube videos, HTML and Flash embeds - shows up in the so-called iPanel at the right. So imagine you interviewed Boris about the Next Web conference, it would look something like this:

The guys from VIDDIX came up with their idea during their study Digital Communications. They graduated on VIDDIX and founded the company Invisios to bring their baby to the market. I hardly see any reasons why their project isn’t gonna be a huge hit. I mean, where YouTube and Slideshare end, VIDDIX is just about to get started. On top of that, the service will probably be really viral, since a lot of bloggers might be tempted to use VIDDIX for screencasts and presentations.

Although they might have to improve their embed function. Since the current one doesn’t bring over VIDDIX’s main advantage, namely the web content. I guess it has something to do with the thing in right bottom corner, yet I can’t figure out. Other from that, I foresee a bright future for VIDDIX.

presentation, slideshare, viddix, video service, youtube

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