Localist 2.0 – Social Calendaring Platform

Localist just launched version 2.0 of their social calendaring platform, based on feedback from their customers, including Johns Hopkins University.
Localist 2.0. based on a year of testing, customer feedback, and user interaction, the latest version focuses on streamlining the user experience while allowing customers to change the look, feel and functionality available to their users.
“We [...]

LocalistLocalist just launched version 2.0 of their social calendaring platform, based on feedback from their customers, including Johns Hopkins University.

Localist 2.0. based on a year of testing, customer feedback, and user interaction, the latest version focuses on streamlining the user experience while allowing customers to change the look, feel and functionality available to their users.

“We want to encourage user interaction at every facet, while continuing to provide our partners with complete flexibility when it comes to branding the platform to keep the user experience consistent throughout their Web presence.” said Mykel Nahorniak, co-founder and chief operating officer of Localist.

Localist’s branding capabilities aren’t limited to just header and footer changes. Every aspect of the site can be altered, including the overall grid and, because of the modular nature of each feature of Localist, every piece of functionality can be turned on or off, depending on the customer’s requirements.

Localist - Social Calendaring Platform

Additionally, Localist’s automated content retrieval system, dubbed COMB, has been vastly improved, providing customers with a robust library of event and venue content without the need for cost-prohibitive human intervention.

Localist plans to license the platform to educational institutions, tourism boards and media companies, but many other verticals are applicable, such as non-profits and trading companies.

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15toFame – Become an Instant Celebrity

15tofame.com, a website that allows users to be world-famous for 15 minutes. 15tofame realizes the prophecy of the American artist Andy Warhol made in February 1968 : “In the future everybody will be world-famous for 15 minutes“.

15tofame allows users to have a video shown continuously for 15 minutes chosen to play their chances of being [...]

15 minutes of fame

15tofame.com, a website that allows users to be world-famous for 15 minutes. 15tofame realizes the prophecy of the American artist Andy Warhol made in February 1968 : “In the future everybody will be world-famous for 15 minutes“.

15tofame allows users to have a video shown continuously for 15 minutes chosen to play their chances of being famous, so during those 15 minutes everybody all over the world can see the same video simultaneously. In fact the home of the site is simply a “Polaroid” including a video which appears for 15 minutes, after that another user will have his 15 minutes of fame. A user on 15tofame can only have 15 minutes of fame in his life.

“15tofame is the tool to make a video a cut above the rest so it’s the best place for new talents to be discovered.” said Stefano Mendicino, co-founder of 15tofame.

Another outstanding feature is the simplicity with which users share their favorite videos seen on 15tofame. Users can instantly share them via the main social networks like Facebook and Twitter creating a viral buzz immediately. Registered users can also ‘clap’ their favorite aspirants famous people, so those with true talent will rise to the top.

15 minutes of fame

The video that the user wants to use for his 15 minutes of fame has to be on YouTube so after his minutes of fame people who have appreciated his performance can continue to enjoy his video. In fact the details and the link to the video remain on the ‘clapsboard’ of the users who liked it and on the ‘Wall of fame’ that reminds everyone that got 15 minutes of fame.

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