What in the heck is a Treemo you ask? It's yet another Web 2.0 newcomer to the social media space, but this one comes with a twist! To quote Treemo:
"Treemo is a media-sharing community where you can upload anything -- photos, videos, music, words, visual art -- and retain complete control of your content. And our mobile-browsing application makes it simple to stay connected. You can even upload photos and video straight from your mobile phone.
Treemo is a community with a conscience. We're committed to being a positive force by initiating social programs and enviro-initiatives. We make it simple for Treemo members to donate unused gear to our non-profit partners, so those mobile phones and digital gadgets get recycled or find a new life in the hands of those who need an avenue for expression. We're all in this together."
So what's all this mean and how are they different from the plethora of other social media sites? There are a few very key differentiators about Treemo that will make this an interesting alternative to everything else on the market. For starters, you retain control of what you post via the use of Creative Commons licenses. Second, you can actually make money from your content. TechCrunch is reporting that Treemo will be offering a revenue-sharing model with it's users that allows the user to decide whether they want to show advertising with their audio / video content or not, and share in the profits if they do. There's no information about this on the website, but TechCrunch is reporting the the company's founder, Brent Brookler (don't ask me why, but that name just reminds me of Dirk Diggler), stated the the split will probably be 50/50. Not a bad twist if I do say so myself. Another major twist the environmental angle that the company is taking. Treemo is going all-out by enabling the recycling of used (and new) digital cameras, camcorders and mobile phones. This benefits not only the environment, but through Treemo's partners, it enables youth of all ages to find new ways to explore their creativity. I have to not only applaud them, but command mad props to the forward-thinking this group of people has done on with regards to keeping things "Green".
Overall the site has been tastefully done, graphics and visuals are clean, the UI so far is pretty decent and they provide more storage and bandwidth than FlickR. The mobile related features are pretty outstanding as well. It looks like this might actually be the service that consolidates my needs from using FlickR and Text America, down to one service. I can't wait to see what additional features are in the works and how the service will unfold over the coming months. My only request for the Treemo team so far is to RSS enable a "News" section of their site so I can keep track of them via my news aggregator. Having a company blog would be pretty cool too. I know where they can find a blogger looking to join something new and exciting! ;-)
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