WebInno 20- The Web Innovators Group Boston

Tonight is the 20th Web Innovators Group meeting here in the Boston area. The Web Innovators Group:

Is comprised of people engaged in internet and mobile innovation in the Boston area. We aim to support entrepreneurs, visionaries, and creative thinkers in the field by holding events which foster community interaction. Our regular meetings provide a forum for entrepreneurs from self-funded/early-stage startups to present new services to their peers, as well as an opportunity for everyone in the community to share and exchange ideas

The format of the event is really interesting. First, there are “main dish” presenters which each get 5 minutes or so to tell the 1,000+ people in attendance about their startup. Following the main dishes are “side dish” presenters that get 30 seconds to talk about their offering. The following are tonight’s presenters:

Main Dishes

TripChill– A “mobile travel assistant” that lets you manage your trip itinerary from a mobile device.

LocalMotors- This one is interesting, as the site has a VERY bold claim: “Local Motors is a next generation American car company. It is the first disruptive entrant in the US automotive industry in decades and it is the first of its kind.

Local Motors will design, manufacture, and bring to market innovative, safer, more functional, lightweight, efficient cars through a revolutionary, local assembly and retail experience. These cars will revolutionize not only automobiles, but also the very structure of auto-making, auto-selling, and auto-servicing.”

CrimsonHexagon– A brand monitoring service that seems to be trying to derive meaning and sentiment scores by looking at content across the web. I’m extremely interested in anything trying to discern meaning from text, so I’ll be sure to check these folks out.

Side Dishes

Pixability– Pixibility’s offering is fairly straightforward: They edit your videos for you.

tipjoy- Allowing micropayments for sites. Content owners can add code to their site, allowing visitors to make small payments.

HelpGuest– A marketplace of experts selling advice.

InfoMedMD– A medical symptoms checker that asks users questions and provides personalized healthcare information.

Genotrope– Genotrope matches people to the right company based on their work experience.

Photrade-  A site dedicated to managing the ownership of photos.

Tonight’s event starts at 7:00 PM. If you’re going, make sure to stop by and say hi. I’ll be taking notes during the presentation, as I’ll be writing about the presenters for my column in tomorrow’s MediaBullseye.