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Well another Demo has come and gone with a whirlwind of information and opportunities. There are a few things which I found at this year's session. It seems like collaboration is no longer a nice to have but a feature that is really becoming standard when it comes to online products. Notably, Cozimo, LiquidPlanner and some others are taking it to a new level as they are allowing simultaneous work across multiple locations which points to the new, geographically dispersed nature of projects these days. And LiquidTalk allows simultaneous translation across differerent groups all within an IM client. Social media as a concept is also being rolled up into all products; so much so that Demo is going to stop having a

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Demo-Tuesday Afternoon Sessions

Simplicity was the kickoff theme as we went through a wide variety of demos this afternoon; all the way from virtual desktops for the enterprise to teaching music over the web. Chris Shipley noted that: "Simplicity on the other side of complexity. Making really hard stuff simple." A real cool demo was Sprout, that allows you to create flash widgets without being a flash programmer. Simplify, Simplify He wasn’t much of a technologist, but Henry David Thoreau had the right idea. We make our lives easier, and arguably better, by using products that wrap complexity and capability in simple designs and interfaces. DEMO will continue to beat the drum for practical products that work well, hide complexity, and make our

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Early start at Demo

I got in today after a bumpy ride into Palm Springs due to the remnants of some bad weather they had on the weekend so some coverage of some of the companies presenting here this week. A few that I will be talking to include a content delivery network startup called BitGravity for a while (and also Squidcast which allows users to share HD video in a P2P environment!) and definitely Ribbit which allows developers to add voice quickly and easily to their applications. It "lets you make and receive multi-protocol calls via Flash-based phones, provides speech-to-text message transcriptions and provides an open message management environment - all built using Ribbit’s open APIs. " I will have to ask them

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Posted on February 2, 2008 9:37 pm

Demo-Wrapup

Well another Demo has come and gone with a whirlwind of information and opportunities. There are a few things which I found at this year's session. It seems like collaboration is no longer a nice to have but a feature that is really becoming standard when it comes to online products. Notably, Cozimo, LiquidPlanner and some others are taking it to a new level as they are allowing simultaneous work across multiple locations which points to the new, geographically dispersed nature of projects these days. And LiquidTalk allows simultaneous translation across differerent groups all within an IM client. Social media as a concept is also being rolled up into all products; so much so that Demo is going to stop having a separate grouping for these products. How's that for validation of a concept? Gadgets and devices are still around (even thought sometimes it feels like all the services are being delivered inside the browser). Livescribe's pen Livescribe's Pen. brings your voice (or any audio) to the printed page. Even translation of words into other languages! And for another audience alltogether (kids 4-8) Leapfrog's tag system (available Nationwide in June '08) gives little ones the ability to interact with books with audio and music with their pen-like reader. Green has to get bigger at Demo and the buzz around the pavilion was that having only two companies there representing the category was a real letdown. There have got to be more worthy companies out there (besides the great offering from Celsius and GreenPlug.) With the amount of monitors and cpu's buzzing over the sessions, there is growing awareness of the impact of this sector. Video is not just for broadcasters anymore and although we've know this for a while, there are a bunch of new tools out there (VisibleMeasures, TubeMogul) which help monetize and analyze online video for publishers, be they consumers or national brands. And of course, the web is a Web 2.0 (sorry couldn't resist) playground as everything is and can be, mashed up together. One service (Flypaper) even allows searching and viewing of flickr photos right from inside their application. Sprout brings the power of custom flash applications to a wider audience with their cool builder application which allows users to create cool flash apps right from inside their browser. No download needed. But my concern as always with these new services is how they will sustain themselves over the long term to support their rapid advancement and integration of really fantastic functionality. I have heard that funding for "Ad-supported" services has tapered off over the past 6 months or so, and if that is the case, what other type of subscription, transaction or other models are out there? For other views on this check out ZDnet and Rafe's column.

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Posted on January 29, 2008 8:18 pm

Demo-Tuesday Afternoon Sessions

Simplicity was the kickoff theme as we went through a wide variety of demos this afternoon; all the way from virtual desktops for the enterprise to teaching music over the web. Chris Shipley noted that: "Simplicity on the other side of complexity. Making really hard stuff simple." A real cool demo was Sprout, that allows you to create flash widgets without being a flash programmer. Simplify, Simplify He wasn’t much of a technologist, but Henry David Thoreau had the right idea. We make our lives easier, and arguably better, by using products that wrap complexity and capability in simple designs and interfaces. DEMO will continue to beat the drum for practical products that work well, hide complexity, and make our professional and personal lives more enjoyable. Demonstrations by: LiquidTalk, Inc. Podcasting- better connect and engage mobile workers. Enterprise- manages content like recorded conf calls in easy to use interface. Synching technology - supports BBerry. Prod managers can assign different types of content to different employees. Can be used by reps (like Pharma reps etc.) Zodiac Interactive Mobile content for the TV web- Mobile on demand. Send coupons to mobile phone. Can see content bricks on TV then can push to phone. Find new content. Not just on TV, but on Blu-Ray consoles etc. and an API as well. Voyant, Inc. Do it yourself financial planning. Review2Buy, Inc. Review a free mobile price comparison product. Wine comparison with winereview.com reviews. Acesis, Inc. Simplifies healthcare records keeping. Built on Flex and Adobe Air. Templated forms for doctors to enter information/ patient records. Can customize without professional services because in effect, it is user-generated content on a CMS. blist, Inc. "Worlds Easiest Database" online application that has a more friendly UI for non-programmers. Competitors are DabbleDB , quickbase etc. [name is: WeBLIST] Content Made Easy As consumer-generated content become de rigor, we’ll want tools and techniques to create and deliver better looking, more stylish and professional content. Whether it’s presenting materials at work, delivering messages to friends and customers, or distributing content, these products give individuals the ability to communicate like pros. Demonstrations by: Flypaper, Inc. "Tell stories that stick on the web" bridges gap between PowerPoint and custom flash development. Using templates users can create rich flash animations that they can then upload to the web. GoldMail, Inc. "Voiceover messaging" - uses rich messaging in custom branded player. Recipients get an email then a link back to the site where they can view the content. Simple easy-to-use creation tool, which you then basically do a slideshow with voice-overs. Not as rich as the previous company in terms of impact, but there is an email tie-in automatically. Sprout, Inc. Web-based drag and drop environment for building flash files using Flex. It integrates with other web services such as Yahoo maps, Ribbit etc. Can publish and republish to popular platforms such as Facebook and blogger.. Can change the widget and republish and it updates wherever you have published it. It’s Easy Being Green Over decades, the technology industry has had a profound negative impact on the environment. With greater awareness, the industry is also poised to have a profound positive effect as well. We’re watching for products, technologies and services that are responsible to the environment and sustainable in the economy, with an eye toward a future DEMOgreen event. Demonstrations by: Green Plug, Inc. Is there a universal power adaptor?? Will recognize the device and just charge it. They sell a chip for free, software on the product side and they both recognize each other. Shuts off power when device does not need it. Celsias, Ltd. First online collaboration site for climate change projects. Easy to put up projects on the site and easy to join whatever projects users want. Revenue Model: (in addition to Google Ads), they want companies to use it for CSR projects for 29.99/month. On Research: Turning Ideas into InnovationsSponsored by The Kauffman FoundationAcademic research centers are fertile ground for discovery of some of the Next Very Big Things. With the support of the Kauffman Foundation, DEMO is again reaching deep into the academic community to identify innovators working on some very big ideas.Panelists: Steven M. Barlow , PhD., Professor, SPLH Programs in Neuroscience, Human Biology, and Bioengineering Director, Communication Neuroscience Laboratories, University of Kansas Ronald Indeck , PhD., The Das Family Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Washington University, St. Louis Yannis Papakonstantinou , Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, School of Engineering, University of California, San Diego and Founder, app2you.comThis discussion with the two academics went on a bit too long and I got the sense that audience was tuning out.Virtualization . . . Virtualization technology is at the center of more secure, more stable, more scalable IT infrastructure. These two products are leading that trend. Demonstrations by: Citrix Sytems Streaming virtual desktops- can roll out virtual desktops remotely with a instant on logon and no real difference than a physical installation. If users open a presentation the application is dynamically automatically provisioned to the virtual environment. StackSafe Virtualized pre-production testing. Trying to eliminate downtime in software applications. Cost effective staging and testing platform. …. In a Virtual World From virtual IT infrastructure to virtual entertainment . . . why indulge someone else’s second life when you can build a second, or third, life of your own? Demonstration by: SceneCaster First social media content creator to share within the browser in 3D. Sceneweaver creates new opportunities for 3D media on the web. Full in browser 3D experience. See it again for the first time You may think you know these products, but we invite you to take a closer look, as each demonstrator unveils a new aspect that brings new dimension and import to these emerging products. Demonstrations by: Livescribe, Inc. Smart pen - part of a mobile communications platform. Just begin writing on the special paper, and as you speak it records audio. You can scrub to the audio you recorded by just touching the area where you started speaking. It even does translation as you write! Books $5 each, 2Gb pen for $199. Neat! (see the video here- http://livescribe.com/smartpen/videos.html) Seesmic Can push video to twitter as well as seesmic.com. Their marketing material calls this "the twitter of video." Not too sure based on their demo (but a whole bunch of smart guys, including Arrington and Clavier have invested so what do I know?) MOLI, LLC "Next generation social networking sit" and can allow you to control multiple profiles in one account. Can permission each profile separately to allow access to each profile. Co-brand and whitelabel technology for Enterprises and SMBs. These companies can communicate with their customers. Can also add ecommerce as well (and the Moli doesn’t take a piece of the transactions!) Has reporting on visits, % gender etc. Also has video content. Like what else do they have? It seems like they have a lot of different pieces going on. Demonstration by: iVideosongs Brings innovation to music - "its all about the songs" they teach complete songs accuratelyIts about the people - the instructors present the songs as they were recorded. Original artists present the story behind the songs. Control - customers have complete control (non-DRM) to put it on their TV or mobile device.

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Posted on January 28, 2008 8:38 pm

Early start at Demo

I got in today after a bumpy ride into Palm Springs due to the remnants of some bad weather they had on the weekend so some coverage of some of the companies presenting here this week. A few that I will be talking to include a content delivery network startup called BitGravity for a while (and also Squidcast which allows users to share HD video in a P2P environment!) and definitely Ribbit which allows developers to add voice quickly and easily to their applications. It "lets you make and receive multi-protocol calls via Flash-based phones, provides speech-to-text message transcriptions and provides an open message management environment - all built using Ribbit’s open APIs. " I will have to ask them about their business model... Giga Om's NewTeeVee has some Day One coverage here. Demo is trying something a bit different this year; along the lines of CES they are trying assemble some companies around the "Green" concept; but there are only two of them this year. Sounds like they are going to start up a potentially new conference in the future called "DemoGreen" but have to wait and see how that pans out. My question is around the whole impact of this show. Given that it is in the desert and most of the companies here are using electricity to power their demos, could the show have considered some offsets to somehow mediate their impact on the environment? Aren't most shows doing something like this now?

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