http://www.startupbooster.com Shining the light on web startups! Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:09:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en MyStrategicPlan is a web based strategic planning tool that enables users to plan and implement their strategies through a host of features. MyStrategicPlan caters to any business size and does so without isolating itself to large corporations based on their ability to pay. The software tool includes such relevant features ... http://www.startupbooster.com/2008/07/10/mystrategicplan-strategic-performance-management/ RuffPC.com (California, US) - a virtual PC sales site that caters to buyers who are interested in durability and quality engineering in their portable computers. In that regard, RuffPC.com offers a product line consisting of ruggedized, semi-rugged, and fully rugged brands to emphasize their nicheness. RuffPC.com and the associated product lines are a welcome addition ... http://www.startupbooster.com/2008/06/05/ruffpccom-more-durable-laptops/ SharedWeddings.com – an innovative and free wedding site, founded and launched in early 2007, with a host of features for couples planning their auspicious wedding day. Included in SharedWeddings.com are important elements such as fully featured wedding websites, various website templates to choose from, an easy to use wedding website design interface, guests can RSVP online, ... http://www.startupbooster.com/2008/06/04/boosting-sharedweddingscom-planning-your-wedding/ TeamEffect.com (New Zealand) – a visual drag and drop style project management tool is definitely a pleasant diversion from the complexity and lack of usability of the traditional online project management tools. System developers, management and IT teams would find the tool effective in the following critical areas: project scheduling, forecasting team requirements,  ... http://www.startupbooster.com/2008/06/03/boosting-teameffectcom-project-management-tool/ Facebook today celebrated their one year anniversary of their platform with a release of fbOpen, an open source platform for social network. This release includes the API infrastructure, the FQL parser, the FBML parser, and FBJS, as well as implementations of many common methods and tags. We’ve included samples and some ... http://www.startupbooster.com/2008/06/02/facebook-releases-fbopen-open-source-platfom-2/ Guitarati.com (Chicago, US) - an innovative music site, launched in private beta on February 14th, 2008 and in public beta on April 8th, 2008, introduces a new approach to music. That is through our perception of colour. Guitarati asks us to look within our soul and discover the colour that ... http://www.startupbooster.com/2008/05/29/boosting-guitaraticom-colour-and-music/ In the mist of planning for a new startup, it is easy to forget the "customer satisfaction" component of the business plan. Securing funding and other "must do" items will take up most of the time and energy; however, you must keep your "target" - "your customers" - "your visitors" in mind at ... http://www.startupbooster.com/2008/05/28/customers-first-when-planning-for-a-new-startup/ Yesterday, TechCrunch wrote about a rumour about a possible announcement of FBOpenSource; today they've confirmed that Facebook will indeed go Open Source for their one year old platform. What does this mean for you? Well if you are operating a social network site, users can now run Facebook's applications on your platform. This ... http://www.startupbooster.com/2008/05/27/fbopen-fbopensource-facebook-platform-going-open-source/ Sun MicroSystems is teaming with social networking site Mashable.com to create a weekly review of new startups. The newly created category is part of their partnership to help startups with emerging ideas garner greater publicity for their efforts. In addition, Sun Microsystems, as part of its Startup Essentials Program with ... http://www.startupbooster.com/2008/04/28/sun-microsystems-startup-access/ With all the hype surrounding facebook. Some established entrepreneurs as well as prospective startup enthusiasts may look to facebook as a vital launching pad. Especially considering the amount of fanfare and traffic it drives. Not to put a damper on your spirit, but an comprehensive look from the Globe and Mail ... http://www.startupbooster.com/2008/04/11/the-pros-and-cons-of-facebook-as-launching-pad/