We’re kicking off 2012 with the launch of ten cool new local products.  Here’s how you can help too!

 Check out the products. Visit their websites for more info. Pick your favorite. Support them with Tweets, LinkedIn status updates, links from your blog, Likes, etc. (No need to wait for the live event – do it now!)
 RSVP (easy to do right here! Just click on the RSVP tab above.)
 See who else is planning to attend (Click the attendees tab above.)
 Vote for the four companies you’d like to see present (Click on the Vote tab above)
 Come to our live event on January 11 at the IBM Innovation Center in Waltham, MA 6:00 – 8:30 pm and blog, Tweet, Like, link, or post pictures or videos!
Bring your questions for our experts (see the experts tab here for the lineup)

CHECK OUT THESE PRODUCTS

Name: Jungle Torch
Website: jungletorch.com
Twitter: @JungleTorch

Description: Jungle Torch is an advanced SEO report and social media tool that gives unprecedented insight into a company’s SEO and Social media. Purpose-built by some of the pioneers of online search engine technology, JungleTorch consolidates diverse online marketing analytics into a powerful SEO report platform. Using a best-in-class sentiment engine,…

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Description: SpecialNeedsSitter.com connects families who have children with special needs to quality sitters in their area.

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Name: Smooth 8
Website: http://smooth8.com/
Twitter: @Smooth_8

Description: Reduces the acidity and harshness of alcohol drinks while keeping the taste pure without using water to dilute.

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Description: Sales Performance Management Suite -- SaaS Based Sales Performance Software tool that enables Sales Leaders to Model compensation plans, Manage the monthly comp process. and Communicate timely and accurate sales performance feedback with your sales team.

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Description: BlueTrain Mobile delivers your brand directly into your customers' hands, enabling you to create professional and compelling mobile websites using our powerful, easy-to-use Mobile Marketing Engine. We also offer personalized advice on how to effectively translate the design and personality of your brand's desktop site into a streamlined mobile experience…

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Description: A free college textbook marketplace & price comparison website!

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Description: Custom-made bras using an innovative measurement and design (CAD) system. Bras are created and sewn for each individual consumer, no more 34 B or 44 DD - just size you!

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Description: GivingSomeThing enables donors to give real goods to their favorite nonprofits, letting them know exactly how their money is being used.

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Description: CatchApp is a smartphone application that allows users to create and manage different kinds of location-based reminders. Users can choose all of their smartphone's features to use as a reminder. In other words they can write notes, take pictures or videos, record voice memos. User can even cut corners and…

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Name: jog.fm mobile app
Website: jog.fm
Twitter: @jogfm

Description: The jog.fm app for Apple iPhone and iTouch detects how fast you're running, and plays the best songs from your device automatically to match your running pace.

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EXPERTS LIST


Managing Partner of Shark Finesse What is your value proposition? This is the single most important question. If you can't explain--in three jargon-free sentences or less--why customers need your product, you do not have a value proposition. Without a need, there is no incentive for customers to pay. And without…

Jeff Roblin
Roblin Insurance Agency


Roblin Insurance is a 4th generation, independent insurance agency that has been helping New England area businesses with their insurance needs for over 80 years.We provide all forms of insurance coverage including, employee benefits, commercial liability, Worker's Compensation, and 401K. We work with many tech and life-sciences firms throughout the…

Judith Hurwitz
Hurwitz & Associates

@jhurwitz

Judith Hurwitz has been a strategy consultant and industry analyst for more than 20 years. She has worked with emerging companies to help them take ideas into solutions that focus on solving real customer problems. Many of the companies she has advised have become market leaders or have been purchased…

Enrique Shadah
Startup Blvd

@eshadah

My career has revolved around starting, growing and selling companies from an operators' and advisor's perspective. I experienced 7 exits as an M&A advisor, secured term sheets for a VC-backed startup and found the first customer for my own startup. I've made many mistakes that others can learn from.


Phil Hollows is the Founder and CEO of FeedBlitz, the email and social media marketing automation service and premium FeedBurner alternative. Phil is the author of "List Building for Bloggers," containing proven email strategies to build your audience, increase engagement and grow your income. Full bio at http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?philhollows


IBM Partner Executive with ISV & Developer Relations and IBM Venture Capital Group . Responsible for business development with venture backed technology companies and with start-up companies through IBM's Global Entrepreneur Program

ATTENDEES LIST

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Helena Fruscio for January 11 2012 MIN34 @CreateMA
Christopher Desmond for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.dsandslaw.com
Brad McNamara for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.unitedhydroponics.com @FreightFarms
Bobbie Carlton for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.carltonprmarketing.com @BobbieC
Daniel Englander for January 11 2012 MIN34 @highrockmedia
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Greg Radner for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.radixadvisors.com @radshiz
Ed Ross for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.linkedin.com/in/edrossjr
Steven Schwartz for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.powerwebresults.com @PowerWebResults
Chris Selland for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.terametric.com @cselland
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Jeff Roblin for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.roblininsurance.com
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Janet Egan for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://eganwriter.blogspot.com @hammerchick
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Belinda Jentz for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://dangerousevents.com/category/massachusetts-blog/ @spinningiamge
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Jacob Silber for January 11 2012 MIN34 @brightdriver
Kamal Jain for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.vivox.com @kamaljain
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Cheri Hart for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.linkedin.com/pub/cheri-hart/1/782/151
Tim Macchi for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.bluetrainmobile.com @timmacc
Caitlin Edwards for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.bluetrainmobile.com @clibbyedwards
Ethan Bagley for January 11 2012 MIN34 @EBagsLOLZ
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Joe Goss for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.attachmategroup.com @joe_goss
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Brian Fitzgerald for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.internap.com/
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Minna Levine for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.symtrend.com @symtrend
Joe Baz for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://blog.abovethefolddesign.com @joebaz
Mike Stone for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.givingsomething.com @GivingSomeThing
Dave Cutler for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://About.Me/CutlerDave @CutlerDave
Wilson Bullard for January 11 2012 MIN34
Dean Wormell for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.r2integrated.com @DeanWormell
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Robert Gauvin for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.thebig-studio.com @BobGauvin
M. Roman Hachkowski for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.baesystems.com
Brad McNamara for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.freightfarms.com @FreightFarms
Peter Shea for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://tankdesign.com @sheadrus
Jeff Maclaren for January 11 2012 MIN34 @@JMaclarenCFO
Caleb Hodes for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://snaphop.com @draith
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Seth Frielich for January 11 2012 MIN34 https://sites.google.com/site/sethfrielich/ @sdfsmc
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Sungkwon Ha for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.sungkwonha.com @sungg
Nicole Yankelovich for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://wonderbuilders.com
Susan Ahern for January 11 2012 MIN34 @buildcompanies
Mark Sprague for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://msprague.com @CMarkSprague
Christine Sierra for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.carltonprmarketing.com @SierraSez
Samantha McGarry for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.inkhouse.net @samanthamcgarry
Mary-Alice Brady for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.mosaicHUB.com @mosaicHUB
Bruce Decker for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://AbTechTeam.com
Tom Maloney for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://Climbingthesuccessladder.com @outcomedriven
Regina Valluzzi for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.nerdlypainter.com @nerdlypainter
Steve Haase for January 11 2012 MIN34 @SteveHaase
Richard Lowrance for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.linkedin.com/in/rwlowrance @@eurekaadvisory
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Charles Szmanda for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://Www.patent-practice.com @@chucksz
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Dan Tollman for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://tollmancapital.com
Dean Wormell for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.r2integrated.com @DeanWormell
Dan Powdermaker for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.linkedin.com/profile/edit?trk=hb_tab_pro_top
Steven Jackson for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.conversify.net @tvrjackson
Plamen Krastev for January 11 2012 MIN34
Adam Zand for January 11 2012 MIN34
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Liesel Pollvogt for January 11 2012 MIN34 https://www.myjotjournal.com @liesel
Paula J. Magnanti, MT(ASCP) for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.linkedin.com/in/paulajmagnanti @shshealthcare
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Scott Johnson for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.viaclix.com
Corey Turner for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.campusemployer.com @CampusEmployer
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Peter Biro for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.thirdslice.com @peterbiro
Adam Bookman for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.propelics.com @adambookman
Jeremy Roy for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.grubb-ellis.com/boston @jeremy_roy
Eugene Chang for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.integratedsandt.com @gene02421
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Andi McCollam for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.picohealth.com
Rich Sands for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.ohloh.net @@richsands
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Steven Harper for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.corero.com @sharper
Sheldon Prenovitz for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.abhr.com @@abresources
Mark Sperling for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.cambridgesavings.com
Jamie Bradley for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.sophwell.com @sophwell
Branko Gerovac for January 11 2012 MIN34
Joe Johnson for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.highstartgroup.com/ @awesomejoe
James Brennan for January 11 2012 MIN34
Steffan Berelowitz for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.bluetrainmobile.com @@steffanb
James Jendrzejewski for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://appliedpd.com @jjAppliedPD
David Asher for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://technologytrendline.com
Wolfgang Apel for January 11 2012 MIN34
Kara Morris for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://bostonbeta.org/ @karamorr
William Toll for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.yottaa.com @utollwi
Michelle Thai for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.globalmojo.com @globalmojo
Alec Stern for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.constantcontact.com @AlecStern
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Patent Attorney William Mansfield for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://linkedin.com @patentmansfield
Patent Attorney William Mansfield for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://linkedin.com @patentmansfield
David Gold for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://Oracle.com
brendan smith for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://bizulu.com @@bizulu
David George for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.sharkfinesse.com @DavidTheShark
Jim Brennan for January 11 2012 MIN34
Winfield Peterson for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://about.me/wpeterson @wpeterson
Alan George for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://sharkfinesse.com @alan_the_shark
Genevieve Hendrey for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.neovasolutions.com @NeovaSolutions
Michael Robie for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.brandbeyond.net @brandbeyond
Joel Vengo for January 11 2012 MIN34 @jlvengo
owen lawlor for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.conexisinc.com @owldiscourse
David Steel for January 11 2012 MIN34 @steel_david
Peter Rosati for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.ibeaminc.com @@ibeam
Charlene McDonald for January 11 2012 MIN34
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Rachel Casseus for January 11 2012 MIN34
Annette Reynolds for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.128icg.org @128icg
Jason Mackey for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.advanergyconsulting.com @@phobophobia
Diane Voymas for January 11 2012 MIN34
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Brad Duarte for January 11 2012 MIN34
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Andrea Goldman for January 11 2012 MIN34
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Monty Kaplan for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://montykaplan.com @montykaplan
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Gregory KIng for January 11 2012 MIN34 @gdking32
Gene Bellotti for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://bellotti.com @genebellotti
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Jim Collins for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.nebp.us @@businessbuzznow
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John Moore for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://govinthelab.com @JohnFMoore
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Stephen Walton for January 11 2012 MIN34
Lorelei Fara for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.nexly.com @@nexlyLLC
David Charbonneau for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.insperity.com @davcharbonneau
Dave Gerry for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.classinc.org @dgerryjr
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Tom Ward for January 11 2012 MIN34
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Ninad Gujar for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://gujar.blogspot.com @ninad70
Maureen Mansfield, ALM for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://www.itournow.com/blog/ @TweetsTraveler
Patent Attorney William Mansfield for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://linkedin.com @patentmansfield
Paul Franzosa for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://about.me/paulfranzosa @zosa
Jon Roussel for January 11 2012 MIN34 http://jonroussel.com @jonroussel
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