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Philo is a streaming service that focuses on providing an entertainment-centric experience, offering a wide range of channels, networks, and shows for general media consumption. Inspired by Philo T. Farnsworth, the inventor of electronic television, the company began by targeting the college market and has since evolved into a comprehensive platform for next-generation TV viewing. Headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York and Cambridge, Massachusetts, Philo allows users to access live streaming of cable channels and major broadcasts. Its features include the ability to pause live channels, enabling viewers to enjoy prime-time television, live news, sports, and entertainment on various devices, including smartphones and computers.

Ezboard operates a social community platform. The company’s platform enables users to create their profiles and photo galleries, embed third-party content, and reorder photos via drag and drop as well as send hugs, bites, waves, and more. Its platform also provides chat rooms, polls, calendars, drag and drop profile layouts, designer profile skins, activity feeds, photo tagging and notes, blogging, photo editing tools, shoutbox comments, custom profile status, group private messages, alert boxes, text editors and smileys, inbox preview widgets, multiple profiles, and other video embedding features. Ezboard was founded in 1999 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Comet Systems is a software company that specializes in developing personalized software products for consumers. Initially known for its cursor-changing technology, the company has evolved its offerings and now boasts four diversified product lines. One of its key innovations is the patented Comet Cursor, which utilizes rich media technology to enable websites and advertisers to display customized graphics or animations in place of the standard arrow cursor. Comet Systems has successfully adapted to the changing landscape of the Internet economy, establishing a profitable business model that reflects its commitment to innovation and consumer personalization.

Ezboard operates a social community platform. The company’s platform enables users to create their profiles and photo galleries, embed third-party content, and reorder photos via drag and drop as well as send hugs, bites, waves, and more. Its platform also provides chat rooms, polls, calendars, drag and drop profile layouts, designer profile skins, activity feeds, photo tagging and notes, blogging, photo editing tools, shoutbox comments, custom profile status, group private messages, alert boxes, text editors and smileys, inbox preview widgets, multiple profiles, and other video embedding features. Ezboard was founded in 1999 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Qtopics provides 'one-to-many communications' by enabling users to create their own questions on any topic of interest for instant polling.

HomePortfolio was founded in the 1990s by Rolly Rouse and Tom Ashbrook, two friends from Yale with entrepreneurial spirits and an eagerness to stake their claim in the Internet land rush. While other design enthusiasts were tearing pages out of design magazines and dog-earing decorating books, they were creating the first ever online library of high-end home products—the type of products typically reserved for fancy Design Center showrooms that required a password and secret handshake before one would be granted admission.

Tavolo offers an online store that enables its users to find and buy products related to cooking. Tavolo was acquired by OurHouse in December 2000. It is based in San Rafael, California.

Cityfeet is an online platform that facilitates the search for commercial properties, including office and retail spaces. Founded in 1999 and based in San Francisco, California, Cityfeet allows businesses and professionals to easily find and advertise commercial real estate. The platform serves both individuals and real estate agents, providing a comprehensive resource for those looking to navigate the commercial real estate market. By offering a range of products and services tailored to the diverse needs of the industry, Cityfeet plays a significant role in connecting users with available properties across the country.

Concierge Club Inc., the Internet's first concierge service. The service provides trained "live" concierge agents who are supported by a Web-enabled call center and who coordinate personal services and purchases for users on the Internet.

iSyndicate is the preeminent content syndication service on the Internet, distributing a broad selection of written, graphical, audio and video content from 998 sources, to a vast and diverse network of 257,791 Web sites.

iSyndicate is the preeminent content syndication service on the Internet, distributing a broad selection of written, graphical, audio and video content from 998 sources, to a vast and diverse network of 257,791 Web sites.

HomePortfolio was founded in the 1990s by Rolly Rouse and Tom Ashbrook, two friends from Yale with entrepreneurial spirits and an eagerness to stake their claim in the Internet land rush. While other design enthusiasts were tearing pages out of design magazines and dog-earing decorating books, they were creating the first ever online library of high-end home products—the type of products typically reserved for fancy Design Center showrooms that required a password and secret handshake before one would be granted admission.