There are just two weeks left to apply for the SemTechBiz Start-Up Competition. Entry is free, so hurry and get your submission in! The competition page states, “At the 2013 Semantic Technology & Business Conference, SemanticWeb.com and WebMediaBrands will award one company the prize as ‘Top Semantic Technology Start-Up.’ At 12:30 pm Monday, June 3rd, companies will have the opportunity to compete on stage as they deliver their pitches before a panel of expert judges! The companies competing will have met the following conditions: (1) Have a demonstrable product (at least in “beta” stage) in the SemTech and or SemWeb space. (2) Have received no more than a Series B round of financing. To apply, go to http://wmb.skyworld.com/semtechbizsf2013-su. Please note, that the application deadline is April 1.” Read more

Semantic start-up Semantelli has announced “the release of Facebook AETracker- a unique solution to help pharmaceutical companies maintain Facebook pages after the August 15th deadline imposed by the social networking giant. In May this year, Facebook announced it will enable public feedback and comments to encourage bidirectional dialogue on pages created by pharmaceutical companies, ending an exclusive privilege it had given pharma since facebook launched its business pages.” Read more