Next MySpace -- blue dot (bluedot. Us ):
An investor once commented on blue dot, "from Blue Dot, I see the shadows of emails and instant messaging tools, which may become the third generation communication tool ." When a user finds content that he or she is interested in on a webpage, he or she only needs to click a blue dot on the screen to save the content and share it with his or her friends.
Next YouTube -- loopt (loopt.com ):
One day, 21-year-old Stanford student Sam Alman hoped to have lunch with his friends at the end of his computer class. "At the time, I thought it would be nice to see everyone's location on the phone," he said ." He then began to write software to implement this function, and received a risk investment of $5 million. With loopt, the mobile phone sends specific commands to the mobile phone base station or satellite every 15 minutes to determine its exact location. The mobile phone owner can share location information with a friend's mobile phone or computer, and only pay 2.99 USD per month.
Next iTunes -- Pandora (pandora.com ):
In an office in Auckland, California, many musicians are wearing headphones and analyzing songs through computers. They are doing the most comprehensive analysis of music ever. This project is called "Music genetic engineering ". For each song, they will analyze hundreds of details, including the tone, rhythm, and lyrics. On the Pandora website, you only need to submit your favorite song or artist name to find the most similar song and play it like a broadcast station. This service is free of charge, mainly through advertising revenue. Up to now, Pandora has 4 million audience members.
Next Google -- powerset (powerset.com ):
Barney Pell has always hoped to create a natural language search engine. He said that currently many search products, such as Google or Yahoo search engines, can only search for keywords, the difference between "books written for children", "books written by children", and "books about children" cannot be understood. The natural language search engine can effectively classify "function" Words and provide more accurate and useful search results. Pell, 38, believes that the forthcoming powerset search engine will become a catalyst for semantic networks.
Next craigslist -- Yelp (yelp.com ):
Yelp's main function is to invite users to comment on all things, such as local restaurants, stores, and doctors, and share them with others. Bob Goodson, a 26-Year-Old Yelp employee, said: "Yelp leverages the power of 'word of mouth 'and amplified this power through the Internet ." According to the latest data, Yelp saw 1.6 million visitors last month. Yelp plans to operate in 28 U.S. cities and possibly enter the UK market.