Ad Campaigns Manage Themselves With MODOA

http://www.modoa.com/

3 Step Campaign Builds

3 Easy Steps for building thousands of adgroups, seriously, it's that easy. You simply create an inventory profile, a campaign, and then an ad group template. This can all be done in less than 5 minutes.

Nurturing-startups

http://www.livemint.com/2011/04/27230853/Nurturing-startups-at-school.html

Also See | Survival Figures (PDF)
Some start-ups fail because they go after undeveloped markets.
Others do because of lack of good governance.

Student startups may 2011

http://www.fizzygoblet.com/makeyourown.html

Fizzy Goblet
Result of a brainstorming session with friends; the name signifies a goblet that would be full of new different, energetic designs in accessories

Startups abroad VIII

http://www.gradefund.com

GradeFund ushers in a new opportunity for students of life.

Our Mission

GradeFund strives to be the bellwether for academic opportunity and community-based education financing. We aim raise the bar for education opportunity and equality, leaving no excuse for young men and women to not achieve everything they desire.

GradeFund functions to create affordability and accessibility one student at a time. The service also acts as a conduit for securing jobs and internships for life after the classroom.

Our Values

1. Students should be rewarded for academic excellence in every practical way.
2. A great education should be equally available to all of the world's students.
3. Educational resources should be deployed as efficiently as possible.
4. Businesses should be able to amply incubate tomorrow's leaders and talent.

What we do in 100 Words

Students invite their friends and family to sponsor their drive for good grades. Sponsors choose grade levels and sponsorship amounts for each grade (as low as $5). Each semester students upload their transcript. We verify grades, collect money from sponsors, and send it to schools or students depending on sponsor preferences. For individuals or companies that want to create an educational cause, they select the classes and grade levels at the universities they want to sponsor. We send the money to the eligible students who achieve the target performance levels.

Startups abroad VII

http://www.unclasses.org/

(un)classes = learning for fun

Ever wish you had the choice to get up off the couch and spend the afternoon learning to rock climb, cook, or maybe juggle? Well, we have and that's why we came up with (un)classes. (un)classes are premised on the belief that everyone has *something* to teach and learning doesn't always have to be a formal experience requiring big up-front commitments. We call this idea casual learning, and it's at the heart of unclasses.org.

Casual learning is for people like us, who have hectic lives and struggle to find fun and interesting ways to satisfy their intellectual curiosity in the limited free time they have. Think of it as educational snacking, a low-touch way to explore topics that interest you.

But what we hope will make (un)classes truly special is the community. We want to foster an environment for fun people to explore mutual interests in stress-free social settings. And you are in charge: wanna learn something no one is teaching, create a class and recruit a teacher; have a hobby you love and want to share, offer to teach it and assemble some students.

How does it work?

unclasses.org is a simple site that connects people who want to learn about a topic with those in their area who want to teach it. It’s basically a marketplace for matching interest with passion. The actual (un)classes can be whatever you want them to be. People in your area suggest things they want to learn, others join, and someone volunteers to teach. It’s that simple.

(un)classes are meant to be lightweight, fun, and unconventional -- the kinds of things you can't easily learn elsewhere. Some of our favorites so far include 'shopping for yore lady', 'How to Create The Greatest Rock Song of All Time', and 'how to be a digital nomad'. The system is set up to encourage creativity and keep things informal, so the only guidelines are the standard don't be offensive or do things that are illegal.

Here are the basics of how the system works:

• Anyone can create a new Class, all they have to put in is a name, description, and area for the Class
• Anyone can become a Student of a Class, but try not to flake out if you say you're going to be there (or just drop the Class if your plans change)
• Anyone can become a Teacher of a Class, but there can only be one Teacher at a time
• The Teacher is responsible for figuring out the Where and When for their Class, but we highly recommend they consult with their Students in doing so
• Each Class is a one-off (i.e. the system has no concept of multi-class 'courses'), but you can easily Clone a Class from the Class page

Now, go forth and (un)learn or (un)teach or (un)something! ;-

Startups VI - Refrence website(One of the best designed)

http://www.treering.com/

By virtue of the sheer numbers of students typically involved, most school yearbooks don't include more than one or two shots of each individual child. Aiming to make school yearbooks more about the student and less about the school,TreeRing is a platform that lets schools create yearbooks that can be customized.

By combining the efficiency of just-in-time digital printing, the collaborative power of online social networks and an array of DIY customization features, California-based TreeRing strives to create personalized yearbooks for each child while also reducing the financial burden for schools. Toward that end, it has built a solution that allows schools to create a traditional "core" yearbook that includes the entire school, but to also invite parents and students to customize their own yearbook pages. Customization can be achieved via templates and drag-and-drop functionality using a combination of personal and shared photos and information captured about each student's stage in life—best friends, favorite activities, future aspirations, etc.—making the end result a record of each student’s entire year, both in and out of the classroom. Once a student's yearbook is complete, TreeRing's state-of-the-art digital printing technology then prints that custom version. Pricing is between USD 10 and USD 25, Examiner.com reports, including four free customizable pages.

By allowing families to order online directly, TreeRing eliminates all yearbook costs for schools, including burdensome yearbook deposits. The company also offers a greener alternative to the traditional yearbook by planting a tree for every yearbook sold, thanks to its partnership with Trees for the Future. Could this be the next model for yearbook publishing? (Related: Personalised newspaper targets young readers — Customised magazine from Lexus, Time & Amex —Personalised music mag — Customised cookbooks stir in online recipes.)

Startups V

http://betterfly.com/

Much the way TeachStreet helps consumers find nearby experts who can teach them something new, so Betterfly aims to connect them with teachers, tutors, coaches, trainers, stylists or anyone else who offers a service that can help them learn, look or feel better.

Now in beta, New York-based Betterfly deliberately excludes companies from its list of service providers, focusing instead on individuals with specific expertise. "When searching for someone to teach you Spanish, give you a massage or improve your yoga technique, it's more important to know who the best person is, rather than knowing just the name of a language school, spa or yoga studio," founder Joshua Schwadron explains. "Imagine if eHarmony.com told you that your future wife worked at Citigroup, but left it up to you to figure out who she is. Now what?" Such experts can create a free, highly customizable page on which they can promote their qualifications, services, locations, special offers and payment policies; display reviews from verified clients; upload resources like instructional videos and lesson plans; maintain real-time booking systems, complete with last-minute deals; and even create their own blogs. Users seeking an expert of some kind, meanwhile, can search for free based on more than 20 factors such as availability, friends' recommendations, verified reviews and value.

Ad-supported Betterfly is currently available only to U.S. users. One to partner with or emulate for aspiring self-improvers in your part of the world...?