Twiistup 4, an event to be held on July 17, 2008 in Santa Monica, California, and of which Mashable is a media sponsor (Pete will be one of the judges), has announced its list of 11 startup finalists to be offered stage time to demo their products and services.
Ordinarily, Twiistup provides a venue for 10 chosen companies, but due to greater-than-expected interest, one more slot has been added to this year’s lineup. The 11 companies to be presented this summer are:
Based in South Pasadena, CA, Big Stage is a media company whose breakthrough technology allows users to easily create and integrate a life-like 3D avatar of themselves into everything from famous movie scenes, TV shows and video games, to music videos, short video clips, virtual worlds, still images, user-generated content, instant messages, emails, social networks and more - instantly.
Based in San Jose, CA, BookRenter is the first online book rental service. BookRenter.com replaces traditional bookstore sales with online book rentals for students at schools throughout the nation.
Based in Venice, CA, Compulsion is a simple, easy to use tool that makes video clickable. The clicks become links that turn the video into an entire interactive universe of an individual's design. Users can offer or sell those links for click and shop, gossip, trivia, news, music, more video, or anything imaginable.
Based in Las Angeles, CA, The LOUD3R Enthusiast Network is made up of in-depth, topic-oriented Web sites that are designed for the enthusiast and the curious who want to quickly find the best, richest content about a specific topic.
Based in Austin, TX, Minggl is a social interaction manager. Mashable covered this pick before. The Minggl toolbar makes it easy to manage information, communication and navigation across social networks.
Based in Los Angeles, CA, Musicshake, Inc is the world's first online UGM (User Generated Music) creation service that provides music composing solutions aimed at the general public (a.k.a. music dummies) without previous musical knowledge or expertise.
Based in San Jose, CA, Phonevite, a startup we at Mashable mentioned several months ago, is the new, fun and simple way to send announcements and reminders over the phone, in the user's own voice.
Based in Los Angeles, CA, Seethroo is a behavioral-targeting technology designed for social networks that specializes in user-generated content.
Based in Vancouver, BC, Strutta, a startup Mashable covered just last month, brings players together from around the world in the spirit of true competition, from grassroots scrappers to all star pros.
Based in Santa Monica, CA, Tools To Life is the world's first free online self-help social network with real programs and community-driven support networks.
