Calgary, AB – Friday the 13th marked the end of Round One of Cambrian House’s inaugural IdeaWarz, a monthly tournament that pins 16 software ideas against one another in a virtual battle to see who comes out on top. Eight ideas are now left and have been put in the limelight. To get involved, visit www.ideawarz.com and help choose the winner, to be announced October 29.

IdeaWarz is how Cambrian House is leading the commercial crowdsourcing movement to bring innovative ideas to life. Each month, aspiring entrepreneurs can dream up ideas and post them on IdeaWarz. Crowds vote on their favorites to advance them to the final round where the top idea is put through a market test. Crowds then help build the winner, Cambrian House markets the final product and everyone wins. It’s like Open Source, but with money!

Idea Warz Round Two competitors include:

Film Funder (Submitted by AndyDoan) An online community-based service for independent producers of media to seek out support and funding from the public by uploading storyboards, scripts, etc.

Write a Movie (Submitted by Deckard) A resource for writing crowdsource movie scripts using wiki and screen writing tools. If a screenplay gets sold, the contributors receive royalties.

Virtual Business Units (Submitted by Doymarn) A virtual company resourced by an existing community like Cambrian House that participates in the running of other existing small business start-ups who need resources in exchange for profit share.

Online Brainstorming (Submitted by motiggidy) A site where groups of people can gather online for the purpose of brainstorming creative solutions to a problem that they face.

Spoil My Spouse (Submitted by Techguy) A subscription site that will send daily, weekly or monthly emails/text messages with ideas of things you can do to make your spouse happy such as bring her flowers, go home from work early, etc.

Online Secretary (Submitted by PsychSplash) A program that monitors key sites and feeds designated by the user and prepares a daily summary of activity deliverable in multiple forms such as email, web, mobile and print.

Programming for Kids (Submitted by PsychSplash) Downloadable or web-based software that will enable kids to create and animate an original virtual character. The software will introduce kids to the basics of programming and computer animation.

Kids Chat Watchdog (Submitted by Buddysaul_BillyBob_Taladega_Johnson) A chat plug-in that ensures critical personal information can't be broadcast without parental consent

Further details about each IdeaWarz competitor can be found at www.ideawarz.com.

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If you require additional information or have any questions or concerns, please contact:

Cambrian House
Jasmine Antonick, Cambrian House Inc.

Tel: 403-263-2042