“Education is all a matter of building bridges.” – Ralph Ellison

This is a quick study on products, services or tools that reach out to users in effort to educate.

Been working on this reputation.com cycling kit on my spare time. The original design was white and very ‘flowing’ with long stripes… I figured to try the opposite and was *semi-inspired* by trek-leopard and garmin-cervelo. Need to throw a couple more hours into it… but this should do for now.

“Do works anywhere – on your computer, tablet and your iPhone. Your information is always available and up-to-date from wherever you are and whichever device you’re using.” – Do

“Personal data is an asset and should be explicitly controlled by the owner. A whole new industry will emerge to provide people with the tools to effectively price their data.” -- Personal

“Zaarly is changing how the economy works. That’s all… just a little global economic disruption. Zaarly enables people to ask for anything from people nearby. A simple idea; but when it takes root in a community, the impact is profound. Buyers decide what they want and the price they want to pay and someone from the community makes it happen, creating a job and keeping money local. Zaarly helps anyone invest directly into their local economy.” -- Zaarly

“Chartbeat provides real-time data analytics and performance alerts for your website. Chartbeat is a revolutionary real-time analytics service that enables people to understand emergent behaviour in real-time and exploit or mitigate it. Chartbeat launched in April 2009 and is used by some of the most popular sites on the web including the Onion, Mahalo, Pitchfork, and DailyKos. Based in New York, the team is led by General Manager Tony Haile and is part of betaworks, a media company focused on the real-time web and social media. The best way to understand Chartbeat is to try the demo or take a tour. Customer testimonials can be found in our buzz section.” -- Chartbeat

“Listening to music has always been one of those experiences that’s better together, whether at a concert or hanging out with friends. But the digital music revolution so far has been defined by a solitary experience. Turntable.fm is bringing the social value of music to the the digital music experience by letting people experience and discover music together — live — online.” -- Turntable.fm

“Fab.com features daily design inspirations and sales at up to 70% off retail. Fab.com is design. Everyone, everywhere can benefit from good design. Exceptional customer experience is our most valuable design. Behind every great design is an even greater story. Our team is designed for success. We’re on a mission to be the world’s most valuable design resource. Smile (you’re designed to)” -- Fab.com

“Lookout is a smartphone security company dedicated to making the mobile experience safe for everyone. Your smartphone is vital to your work and everyday life. Lookout provides award-winning security to protect you from viruses, malware and spyware, the ability to backup and restore your data, and tools to help locate lost or stolen phones. Lookout’s unique cross-platform, cloud-connected applications are designed to be lightweight and efficient while delivering the best protection possible.” -- Lookout