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Review site RateItAll gets more social

RateItAll, the site that lets users review anything and everything (and shares its ad revenue with reviewers), unveiled its redesign today. The overhaul includes new social networking features that overlay its regular reviews.

The biggest addition in this area is the option to take a “compatibility quiz,” which means rating a bunch of items in a particular category, be it fruits or Web 2.0 companies. Then the site gives you a list of other users with similar responses, and you can “follow” their reviews or connect to them as a friend. (As a bonus, you’ve just added a bunch of ratings to RateItAll’s database.) The other big social feature is a news feed, which can show new ratings and reviews based on either specific categories or specific reviewers you’ve chosen to follow.

The redesign’s features also include the ability to add any item to the database, and an application programming interface (API) that allows other sites to access RateItAll’s ratings and reviews. That makes it easy to add consumer ratings to your site, while giving RateItAll half of the ad revenue and increasing its exposure around the web.

Co-founder Lawrence Coburn says he’s convinced that compared to more focused review sites like Yelp, “radically horizontal will win over time.” I’m not sure the San Francisco company will ever overtake Yelp, but that doesn’t mean it won’t find a healthy audience — in fact, it already has, with 1.3 million visits in December, up 44 percent from June.

RateItAll has raised $1.4 million in financing. Original Post

Pitch Camp x.0 – How to Pitch Your Company for Fame and Fortune on Web 2.0 Expo in Berlin

Have you ever wondered how to impress an inscrutable Venture Capitalist, convince a doubting journalist or perfect the guaranteed door opener for a partner? Then this workshop is for you. Learn the inside scoop on how VC’s, corporate partners and journalists think. Hear tips on how you can compellingly explain your business to each audience—whether it’s raising money, trying to close partnerships, or getting attention from the media. Watch as fellow entrepreneurs develop concise, and unique value propositions that generate fever and excitement in their markets. And personally participate with industry experts to find the best ways to position and pitch YOUR company. Join Robert Goldberg and Ted Shelton, two experienced entrepreneurs/vc’s and a panel of experts that include:

Mike Butcher – European Editor TechCrunch
Toby Copel – Managing Director of Europe, Yahoo!
Olivier Creiche – Vice President and General Manager of Europe, Middle East and Africa, Six Apart
Simon Levene – Partner, Accel Venture Partners
Patrick Liechti – Business Development Manager – Web 2.0 Startups, Sun Microsystems
Matt Marshall – Managing Editor and CEO, Venture Beat
Dr. Maximillian Niederhofer – Atlas Ventures
Mehrdad Piroozram – Managing Partner, iSteps Widget Ventures
Jens Redmer – Head of European New Business Development, Google
Carsten Rudolph – Emerging Business Team, Microsoft
Rob Schiller – Investor and Entrepreneur
Reshma Sohoni – CEO, Seedcamp
Adam Valkin – Head of Digital Media and New Business, Endemol
Yossi Vardi – Investor and Entrepreneur

More: http://webexberlin2008.crowdvine.com/talks/show/2482
Pitch Camp event page on fb: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=25329027267
Pitch Party event page on fb: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=42926270844

iSteps supportet die Facebook Garage in Berlin

Berlin October 20th, 2008

Location: Zanox, Stralauer Allee 2 Berlin, Germany
Wann: 10:00 AM - 11 PM

iSteps / Barcamp Berlin

Anlässlich der Web 2.0 Expo in Berliner findet vom 18.10./ 19.10.2008 der Berliner BarCamp statt.

iSteps unterstützt das Team in Berlin und freut sich auf eine internationale Netzwerk-Veranstaltung mit vielen interessanten Leuten.
Wer also in Berlin ist, sollte vorbei schauen unter: http://barcampberlin3.mixxt.org