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BirdPost, the One-Stop-Shop for Bird Lovers

Hey readers!

I am back with my thoughts on yet another TechCrunch50 presenter. This time, I am going to talk about the one stop shop for bird lovers, BirdPost.

BirdPost is a site dedicated to bird lovers. The founders said that the bird watching industry was a $35 Billion industry (I think that was the number they gave). Despite this huge number, there is a real lack of a real destination site for bird lovers. BirdPost is without a doubt, that destination site.

BirdPost allows bird lovers to get and share information about any kind of bird. The site has a great ability to search for birds based on things like location so that the users can find birds in their location, which is where their iPhone application comes in handy. When somebody says that a type of bird has been spotted in a particular location, other users who care about that bird or location are alerted so that they know the bird they wanted to see has been spotted in an area near them. This service allows bird lovers to communicate and share stories about birds and locations so that users can go to areas to see birds that they never would have thought to go to otherwise.

The site and mobile application has a ton of features and huge potential. I believe this is the perfect sites for bird lovers without question. If you are a bird lover, you really want to check out this service as it will be your best friend.

As I recall, the business model is based around advertising and possibly some subscription services. Given that this is a $35 Billion industry, I don't see people hesitating to pay for such a great service. I can't wait to see where this company goes as it has the potential to soar with the eagles.  Below is the presentation of the product.

Don't forget to check back for more posts about the many TechCrunch50 companies and be sure to check out the posts I have already written as there are some companies worth hearing about. I will also be podcasting some thoughts later this week, so make sure to check the main site for that.

-Jeremy “pcnerd37” Bray