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Snapily 3D Animated Business Cards

Snapily 3D Animated Business Cards from Frank Gruber on Vimeo.

What if you could get embed video into a printed product like a business card? This is exactly what Snapily, an Israeli based startup, looks to do with its recent launch. Snapily uses depth illusion digital imaging to create printed experiences that appear to be moving like a video. I got a chance to chat with Snapily CEO, Duby Hodd a few months ago at a conference and gave me a preview of some of their products that launched this past week. So I would like to share my video conversation Snapily CEO with Duby Hodd as episode 57 on SOMEWHAT FRANK.

SOMEWHAT FRANK Featured As 'Must Know' Blog

I got word this morning that TheMarker, Israel’s prominent business magazine and Haaretz, one of Israel’s largest newspapers, featured SOMEWHAT FRANK in a spread titled "The Blogs That Every Israeli Startup Should Know." 

Video: IsraelWebTour 2008 Showcases NuConomy, Sportingo, ClickTale, Delver & 5min

Thanks to the California Israel Chamber of Commerce, Silicon Valley played host to 15 Israeli companies February 4-7 2008 as part of a week long road show called the IsraelWebTour.

I was able to catch a few hours of the tour at a couple different points throughout the week. I also capture some of it on video. The following companies presented at the morning session at the IsraelWeb Tour this past Wednesday in Mountain View, California:

NuConomy - metrics package for measuring engagement/attention
Sportingo - sports fan community and media site
ClickTale - analytics package that show website owners movies of browsing sessions
delver - social connections search engine
5min.com - how to video platform

Get a peak at each of their products...

Video: BlogTV Now Streams To Mobile

BlogTV, the personalized online TV platform which I use for streaming live split-screen video interviews, has just made it possible to watch all those videos from your mobile phone while on the go. Now with BlogTV offers all its live streams for free, without any installation of software for all major mobile carriers. But they are still waiting on the iPhone to be able to play these types of videos. 

Israel Startups To Tour Silicon Valley

Israel is known to be a hotbed for Internet startups. Though I have never visited Israel thanks to the California Israel Chamber of Commerce 15 Israel companies will be visiting Silicon Valley starting February 4, 2008 as part of a week long road show called the IsraelWeb Tour.