ft. SproutLaunch, Postling, OPENapps and More!

Each week, so many wonderful people send us so many great tips about new apps and new features, but these stories often slip beneath the waves when a big company launches a product or holds a conference. This is an attempt to shed some light on cool news and apps that you and I may have missed this week.

FRESHLY LAUNCHED STARTUPS

SproutLaunch
Do a good deed, get a reward
Chock full of good deed ideas, SproutLaunch encourages users to do a good deed or volunteer today to enter to snag fun prizes, thereby incentivizing community action and encouraging those who might not volunteer otherwise to give it a try.

Tagxedo
Your words into artwork
Tagxedo turns words — famous speeches, news articles, slogans and themes, even your love letters — into a visually stunning tag cloud.

OPENapps
The appstore for websites
OPENapps is an open app platform for the web. For website owners, OPENapps empowers you to add new features and functionality to your site in minutes. For developers, OPENapps allows to to push your applications to website owners through their application storefront portal.

OneTrueFan
Foursquare for websites
OneTrueFan users check in to their favorite websites and compete to be the biggest fan, while at the same time discovering new content. For their loyalty, they get virtual badges a la Foursquare and, according to their website, real rewards as well.

CoincidentTV
Immersive “hypervideo” experiences
Changing the way multimedia content is curated and shared. CoincidentTV offers real-time integration of online video with social media, weblinks and transactions

Quick bites:

1. FaveTop: Add your favorite sites, videos, photos, music and games to your Favetop for instant and easy access. Follow what others are adding in real-time to discover new content.
2. TipsNTrip: Your pocket notebook where you write down your travel notes and discover the best tips from users all over the world.
3. Shoply: Shoply makes it quick and easy for anyone to open a shop and help them generate traffic and sales and also providing buyers a quick and safe way to discover and purchase products from small sellers.
4. Pikk: Pikk is social news polling. Users submit stories with 2 simple voting choices and stories with the most votes make the front page.
5. WikiWorldBook: A free online address book service. Like an online telephone directory for email, but with user emails are completely hidden.
6. YouPhonics: For those of you aspiring to be the next Youtube star-turned-record artist, this service simplifies recording music with your friends, easily shares music with your friends, and helps you amass a legion of fans.
7. TechStartu.ps: Powered by Reddit, TechStartu.ps has links to startup tips and news, featuring anything from videos to inspire entrepreneurship in kids to how-tos on running board meetings
8. TwiPopularity: If the Internet were high school, TwiPopularity would be the mean girls deciding just how popular you are. Get a popularity ranking out of 10.

COMPANY NEWS

• Earlier this month, Evernote flew past the 3 million user mark. Also Tim Ferriss, best-selling author of the 4-Hour Workweek, renowned lifestyle design expert and all-around cool guy, has joined the Evernote Advisory Board.  Tim had great tips about his Evernote experience.
• Postling will be adding LinkedIn integration.
• Funding news from Battery Ventures: Opscode for $11M and SafetyWeb for $8M
• Implix announced the findings of their GetResponse “Email Marketing and Social Media Integration Report.” The study revealed that an email offering at least 3 social sharing options (such as Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook) generates a 55% higher click-through rate than an email without any sharing options.
• Yield Software will be launching its free, educational Webinar series on DIY Web Marketing.
• Infused Industries’ Facbook stores with full checkout capabilities. Fans never leave Facebook.

UPDATES FROM OUR FRIENDS

• From Warren Benedetto: Gaikai signs EA as a digital distribution partner.
• From Cathy Ceigersmidt: her short documentary “Listen, My Children: The Fatima Message”  has been accepted into New Evangelization Television’s 2010 Faith Film Festival and is in competition for the festival’s web exclusive award and a screening in NYC
• From Sloane Berrent, our favorite activist: 6 Ways to help the Gulf Coast Oil Spill

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• From Lisa Bettany: her new photo app is #3 in the UK, #9 in Canada
• From @Stammy:  moving to @notifo, a YC startup & presented at YC’s Work at a Startup
• From Chris Pirillo: Gnomedex 10 is coming up fast! Register here, the conference starts Aug 19 2010 and runs thru Aug 21.
• From Dave Delaney: GREAT advice for new grads and other jobseekers