Assetize and Octagon launch FanWaves.com for the sports world
Hello Assetizers,
We’re here with an exciting announcement. Octagon, the rock star sports agency, has just partnered with Assetize to launch FanWaves.com, a Twitter advertising network built exclusively for the sports world. Our launch partners include the Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks and Chris Paul, who are going to be turning their accounts into assets using the same technology that you use!
So, go ahead. Next time you see them on the street, tap them and say, “Hey buddy. Since you and I are basically partners in the Twittersphere, how about you get me some tix to tonight’s game?” Let us know how that turns out.
Happy Assetizing,
Saif
September 29th, 2009
Saif
Last week was a great one for Assetize, as we were invited to present at DemoCamp and were also covered by a couple of great bloggers.
DemoCamp (9/24): While Yossi Vardi was the main attraction, getting a chance to pitch to a crowd of ~200 at DemoCamp Toronto was a great experience for us. A special thanks to all the attendees who approached us after the presentation to offer valuable feedback. It reassures us that we’re building a real solution for a real problem, and are in an exciting space.
[Photo Credit: Farhan Thawar]
Aside: Two great quotes from the always-funny Yossi Vardi:
1) “Who here uses instant messaging? Thanks for your business; I sold each of you for $84.” [Yossi was the founding investor for ICQ]
2) Extending Isaac Newton’s quote – ”If I have achieved anything, it’s by standing on the shoulders of children.” [Yossi is still an active investor in Israel, and often funds young entrepreneurs]
StartupNorth (9/24): Our new Ad Network service received coverage here. David Crow is well-read blogger and is well-connected in the Canadian startup scene, so we’re glad to have made the cut!
Twitterrati (9/25): Mark Evans and Twitterrati also wrote about us, which you can read here. His coverage has been very helpful in getting the word out – the post has been retweeted numerous times!
Thanks to all that have covered us over the last few months, and given us the opportunity to present what we believe is a valuable service to users and companies alike. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Saif
Hello Assetizers,
We’re happy to report some new coverage that our Twitter Parking service has received. Read the TechCrunch article here. I think Daniel did a great job capturing the essence.
Readers have raised some interesting issues in the Comments section of the TC article, and we thought it would be a good idea to address some of them here.
First, be sure that the Parking and Buy/Sell services are separate, so any accounts that are ‘parked’ will not be listed on our site for others to see without your permission. While monetized accounts are certainly more appealing when sold (and hence, a connection between the two service can be made), we will not force this connection on users or list parked accounts automatically.
Second, a little background on why we’re optimistic re: Twitter’s TOS. There are already services that provide users with content (e.g. YoTwits, Twitterfeed) and services that provide users with the ability to monetize their accounts (e.g. TweetROI and Twittad). Assetize’s parking service simply marries the two concepts. We’re hopeful that since Twitter has accepted the above services, they’ll be accepting of ours as well.
Our goal remains to help users monetize their social accounts, and we thought this would be a good step towards that. Thoughts? Would love to hear from you in the Comments section.
Talk soon,
Saif
As some of you know, Assetize has been in the news and some well-known blogs recently. Here are links to some of the coverage:
Not a lot of love, huh? :) We’ve seen comments on various other sites that are for and against selling accounts. What are your thoughts on it? Add a comment and let us know.
Talk soon,
Saif
