Kiva.org is a simple but extraordinary movement created to not just hand money over to people in need, but require that the person receiving the money repay what they’ve received once they have the ability to do so.  They have a 98.65 repayment percentage, which is quite astonishing.  How it works is each person who chooses to donate has his or her own personal portfolio through which they loan out money through.  Loaners can personally choose what who they wish to loan to.  This is a unique quality of kiva.org because it allows the loaners to have a personal involvement in the people and companies they are supporting.  Kiva.org allows people to lend as little as $25, and mostly once the money is returned users keep their money in circulation on Kiva and lend it to other people in need.  This is what separates Kiva.org from other donating venues, with Kiva individuals can continue to lend with the same money that was originally lent.

Facts about Kiva:

1)  569,489 Kiva Lenders

2) $203 million in loans

3) 98.65% Repayment Rate

Kiva works with:

1) 130 Field Partners

2) 450 volunteers around the world

3) 59 different countries

Bigfuel.com is a marketing and communication company that takes brands from “content to commerce”.  They are one part marketing company, one part entertainment company, and one part distribution company.  By combining all of these creative elements bigfuel.com is somewhat of a “one stop shop” for companies looking for a source to control their social media marketing.  They market their user’s business by building the brand through consumer insight.  Bigfuel.com combines their marketing efforts with entertainment to create content people love and “fuel” interest in the brands their marketing.  The distribution aspect of their site is closely related to the marketing and entertainment concepts in that the distribution is how they send the content to the possible customers.  Bigfuel.com specializes in delivering their user’s content to the targeted audiences they wish to reach.  Bigfuel.com runs social media marketing for Fox Interactive, Neutrogena, AOL Latino, and many other big name companies who wish to properly advertise their product using social media.

Alltop.com refers to itself as your own personal online magazine rack.  Alltop allows you to find out what is recently happening in any, and every, topic that interests.  They compile their information by collecting the headlines of the latest stories from the best sites and blogs that cover that topic.  They then group those collections into individual web pages, where they display the five most recent headlines of the information sources as well as their first paragraph.  Alltop.com’s catch phrase is “aggregation without aggravation”, and that’s precisely what their website offers to web users looking for the latest scoop on any topic of their choice.  The site covers every topic imaginable, ranging from what’s going on in China to what the latest news on the anti-abortion movement is, touching on what ever else you possibly could be  interested in along the way.  How this online resource is advantageous to the entrepreneur is obvious.  An entrepreneur can instantly find information on anything pertaining to his or her most recent endeavor, and this aspect of Alltop.com is extremely beneficial to a  business or businessmen of any size or scale.

“Every Brand Needs a Buddy” is buddymedia.com’s slogan for what their internet business offers.  Buddymedia.com is a power tool for Facebook, Twitter, and Vimeo.  Major Corporations including Target, UnderArm0r, ABC, Sony, and countless other big name businesses, use buddymedia.com to power their social media sites and make their advertising approach more marketable.  Buddymedia.com allows corporations to engage fans with always-on conversations, provide fan-only offers to increase fan base, and encourage sharing to cause viral growth, among many other innovative marketing strategies using Facebook, Twitter, and Vimeo.  Buddymedia.com could take your social media advertising from mediocre to right on with your target audience.  The social media tool is built to do absolutely everything that a company  needs at exactly the right time and to be viewed by the precise audience that the company is targeting.  Buddymedia.com offers more than even can be attempted to explain in this concise blog post, however if you check out their site you will see their vast wealth of knowledge when it comes to targeting a specific group using social media advertising.

Constantcontact.com is an internet business which helps small businesses and non profits manage their email and social marketing for them.  A small business owner is most likely not the most internet savvy individual, and constantcontact.com helps them manage and progress using internet tools to compete more tightly with their competitors.  When using this resource one can consult with a real person for help in managing their online business activities.  This is extremely helpful to the small business owner or the non profit organization.  Constantcontact.com also offers practical tips and advice on using email and social media marketing to grow your small business or non profit.

Here are some of the tips and advice Constantcontact.com offers to the entrepreneur:

What to say in your emails and on your social media sites