---
title: "Thanks Sponsors"
date: 2008-05-05
author: "Richard MacManus"
categories:
  - name: "ReadWriteWeb"
    url: "/category/readwriteweb.md"
tags:
  - name: "2008"
    url: "/tag/2008.md"
---

# Thanks Sponsors

Thank you to our sponsors, for supporting ReadWriteWeb’s mission to provide in-depth coverage of Web Apps, Web Technology Trends, Social Networking & Social Media.

**To enquire about sponsor slots on ReadWriteWeb, please [email us](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104145541/mailto:editor@readwriteweb.com) for a Media Kit.** We also have opportunities on our network blogs [last100](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104145541/http://www.last100.com/), [AltSearchEngines](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104145541/http://www.altsearchengines.com/) and [ReadWriteTalk](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104145541/http://readwritetalk.com/).

Here are our current sponsors:

[Wild Apricot](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104145541/http://d.openx.org/ck.php?oaparams=2__bannerid=378__zoneid=244__cb=6b3dba9bd7__maxdest=http://www.wildapricot.com/default.aspx?utm_campaign=RWW&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=readwriteweb.com&utm_content=W20NP) offers Membership Database Management Software for non-profits and associations.

[Compete Search Analytics](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104145541/http://d.openx.org/ck.php?oaparams=2__bannerid=375__zoneid=237__cb=e6a29c1902__maxdest=http://searchanalytics.compete.com/?src=rww001) is a way to build and optimize search marketing campaigns.

[SynthaSite](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104145541/http://d.openx.org/ck.php?oaparams=2__bannerid=500__zoneid=238__cb=8a1521613d__maxdest=http://www.synthasite.com/make-free-website.php?gad=CMXmv_kFEghpe9s7s_HnMxjrip34AyCN1txL) enables you to make your own website in minutes, using Drag & Drop. It’s free and no download is required.

[Central Desktop](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104145541/http://d.openx.org/ck.php?oaparams=2__bannerid=501__zoneid=243__cb=f449c39838__maxdest=http://www.centraldesktop.com/l?sr=rww&sy=wk_biz_blue) offers a set of Wiki Tools for business teams (not the IT department). There’s no download, it’s delivered on-demand. There is a 30 day free trial.

[Userplane](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104145541/http://d.openx.org/ck.php?oaparams=2__bannerid=376__zoneid=241__cb=c2a5de6dde__maxdest=http://www.userplane.com/webmessenger/index.cfm?utm_source=readwriteweb&utm_medium=banner&utm_content=wm2) is a provider of communication software for online communities. As well as instant messaging, Webmessenger 2 has a Presence system that allows sites to display and leverage online user presence anywhere.

[Rackspace](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104145541/http://d.openx.org/ck.php?oaparams=2__bannerid=502__zoneid=242__cb=119bb0fe23__maxdest=http://www.rackspace.com/383?CMP=readwriteweb_sponsorship_125x125_smb_may_383) provides dedicated server hosting.

[Springloops](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104145541/http://d.openx.org/ck.php?oaparams=2__bannerid=503__zoneid=235__cb=3a7337c999__maxdest=http://www.springloops.com/) is a source code management tool focused on web development teams. It allows you to code in parallel and share your code safely.

[The 2008 Semantic Technology Conference](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104145541/http://d.openx.org/ck.php?oaparams=2__bannerid=504__zoneid=236__cb=9884ce4fa6__maxdest=http://www.semantic-conference.com/) is on May 18th — 22th, at Fairmont San Jose, San Jose, California. Now in its fourth year, SemTech 2008 is the foremost place to learn about the commercialization of Semantic Technologies.

[O’Reilly Media’s Graphing Social Patterns](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104145541/http://d.openx.org/ck.php?oaparams=2__bannerid=506__zoneid=249__cb=531c6ea0eb__maxdest=http://conferences.oreilly.com/gspeast) is a conference for developers and marketers building and distributing apps for MySpace, Facebook, OpenSocial and other social networking platforms. It is on June 9-11, 2008 in the Washington, DC area.

[Quintura](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104145541/http://www.quintura.com/) is a visual-based search engine. Currently it is offering to display your brand (via graphical ad) in the search cloud on Quintura.com for free – [click here](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104145541/http://special.quintura.com/) for details.

[MediaTemple](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104145541/http://d.openx.org/ck.php?oaparams=2__bannerid=505__zoneid=254__cb=ac68b50e18__maxdest=http://www.mediatemple.net/?utm_campaign=rww&utm_medium=banner&utm_source=readwriteweb.com&utm_content=fish) provides hosting for RWW and [SixApart](https://web.archive.org/web/20090104145541/http://www.sixapart.com/) provides our publishing software MT4.

*Originally published on ReadWriteWeb ([archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20020204040018/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/xobni_launches_public_beta.php))*