ANYwebcam.com - Top 20 Cool Companies in Australia
Aug 9, 2006
MELBOURNE - AUSTRALIA
ANYwebcam.com - Top 20 Cool Companies in Australia
We here at ANYwebcam.com have always known we are part of something
special, working within an exciting medium, alongside a group of great
people, in a relaxed creative environment. All of us manage to juggle
work with play and all of us seem to be leading well balanced lives - I
guess we have always put this down to just being "good folk" but
apparently there is more to it, apparently we are COOL!
On the 7th August 2006 ANYwebcam.com was recognized as being somewhere
in the top 20 Cool Companies in Australia (exact position was not
released), ok... I am pretty sure we were not chosen because we have
"awesome" server load balancing skills, or because of our "gnarly"
knowledge of file compression techniques, maybe it has something to do
with our "rad" urban office space... so what is their so called
definition of cool?
"In essence, the term cool was
generally used to describe a company that is bringing about change by
doing things differently or defying convention. Like James Dean in
Rebel Without a Cause, the companies chosen were selected for their
unique qualities as role models at a certain place in time, for the
here and now. They either intrinsically represent or are preparing for
changes in customer behaviours (and demographics) and evolving business
attitudes." - James C. Tuckerman and Paul Ryan (Australian Anthill magazine)
It seems we have been acknowledged for our success by way of
understanding our marketplace, being able to accept our mistakes and
praise our accomplishments, something that we have always held as a
high priority. Never do we at ANYwebcam.com place ourselves at guru
level nor are we too headstrong not to act on constructive criticisim.
Recognition from the business world at any level gives you a sense of
pride, and it is great to see that all the hard work and creative
thinking that our team provides day in and day out is getting people
talking. Here at ANYwebcam.com we have the luxury of still being
considered a small business (in relation to the number of Staff, 20) so
we are currently able to get away with peer level management allowing
all team members to have a voice. With continued success and growth
planned for the future we look forward to holding on tight, sticking to
the business plan, taking advice, and remaining flexible enough to
overcome any obstacles we encounter.
ANYwebcam.com is the worlds largest webcam chat community with 3million
active members and has been in business for over 6 years with the team
being together for 10 years. ANYwebcam.com recognized the potential of
using webcams to communicate in a social networking environment early
on and has been able to develop proprietary technology that is leading
the industry. ANYwebcam.com webcam technology has been developed to
promote many-to-many interaction allowing a single user to watch up to
15 live webcams at once and broadcast a live stream to over 15,000
viewers, this model has been made possible by a proprietary hub and
spoke structure where all activity passes through our servers prior to
delivery. Most competitors in the webcam space (including MSN messenger
and Yahoo) are a peer to peer solution where data is exchanged directly
from user to user, this limits the number of concurrent viewers and
interaction needs to be arranged by a minimum of two users that are
already in communication. Having this many-to-many solution allows site
users to develop relationships organically, and gives members the
opportunity to make new friends that they have not previously been in
communication with. All this has been made possible by a dedicated team
and $5000 worth of savings, money has never been borrowed and we have
never accepted capital from investors.
You can read more about the 2006 Cool Company Awards by visiting Australian Anthill >>
