TalentTrove

TalentTrove.com is a social media website that allows users to create profiles, upload and share media (audio, video, images, and text), communicate in discussion forums, engage with other users in chat rooms and through instant messages and participate in an online community experience. The website was named one of the top 10 Internet companies to watch out for in 2009 not only in terms of the idea but for its technology and adoption. It serves as a multimedia platform for talents and talent seekers and provides an artistic community for like-minded individuals to share and grow.

TalentTrove.com features original, user-generated media content. This differentiates TalentTrove.com from other social networking and video sharing sites because users only upload media that they have attested to creating themselves.

Features

Talent Classification

TalentTrove.com has genre specific talent categories so users' uploads are tagged accordingly. This allows visitors to the site to search and find registered users who are showcasing similar talents. Singers, musicians, painters and dancers are represented, alongside more niche talents like extreme stunts, hair styling and culinary arts. This allows users the option to portray themselves in more than one category and display their talents in the correct classification. A location search can also be executed, allowing for talent seekers and agents to find particular types of performers for a specific location.

Stage Of The Day

TalentTrove.com highlights users on the homepage through two different methods: Stage of the Day and Editor Picks. Stage of the Day is an honorary award given to a different registered user on a daily basis. This user is chosen because of their contribution to the site and participation in the community. Just below the Stage of the Day is a list of media, titled "Editor Picks" , that is selected by the staff of TalentTrove.com on a daily basis and features different users' media that stands out for quality and presentation.

Radio.Talenttrove

TalentTrove Radio is the online streaming radio station of TalentTrove.com. It launched in December 2008 and broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. TalentTrove Radio solely plays original, user-generated content. On January 28th, 2009, TalentTrove Radio was picked up by iTunes, a digital media player developed by Apple Inc.. It is listed in the Alternative category and has three available streams: 32 kbit/s, 64 kbit/s, and 128 kbit/s.

TalentTrove.tv

TalentTrove.tv is the online streaming television station of TalentTrove.com. Similar to the radio station, it only features original user content and is accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The channels that are offered are comedy, sports, models, chefs, actors, and vocalists.

Company History

TalentTrove.com was launched in July of 2008 and is based out of the New York Metropolitan area.

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