Aiming to simplify the purchase and sale of live expert advice over the Internet, three former AOL executives have rolled out a public "beta" of Rogomo.com, a web site that provides an online marketplace and tools enabling anyone with a computer to easily purchase or sell live services online.
Arlington, VA (PRWEB) February 6, 2008 — Aiming to simplify the purchase and sale of live expert advice over the Internet, three former AOL executives have rolled out a public "beta" of Rogomo.com, a web site that provides an online marketplace and tools enabling anyone with a computer to easily purchase or sell live services online.
The former AOL executives, Frank Marvin, Neil Moses and John Underwood, along with Steve Rogovin, created Rogomo for the purpose of allowing individuals and businesses to take advantage of new Internet-based communication tools, including high quality video calling, instant messaging and social networking, to exchange expertise and services over the Internet.
"While more and more people are using the Internet to find answers to their everyday questions on sites like Wikipedia and Yahoo! Answers," explains Mr. Moses, Rogomo's president, "it's still very difficult to find the right answer or advice quickly, especially if you need personalized or real-time information. We founded Rogomo in order to make it easy for people to find and talk to real experts and get the personalized, live help that they need."
One of Rogomo's competitive advantages is its patent-pending timer and billing platform. "Unlike existing solutions," Mr. Underwood, Rogomo's head of products, explains, "Rogomo works with any form of communication. As a result, our users are free to choose to communicate via the phone, Internet video call, instant messaging, online collaboration tools or any other method they wish. People want technology that complements what they do, not technology that tells them what to do."
In addition to helping users find information, Rogomo also makes it simple for individuals or businesses to earn money by selling their expertise or services. Anyone with specialized knowledge or expertise can sign up as a Rogomo expert and start selling in minutes. Rogomo helps its experts market themselves by allowing them to personalize their Rogomo profile pages, including adding third-party tools such as those offered by YouTube or Meebo. Rogomo also provides experts with promotional widgets and customized signature lines that can be displayed on Facebook, MySpace and many other sites, allowing experts to market themselves as they travel the web.
"As we continue to roll out new features over the coming months and expand our beta, we believe that Rogomo will help open the door for the next wave of online commerce. Just as eBay and Craigslist made it easy to buy and sell goods over the Internet, people are ready to start buying and selling services online as well," Mr. Moses says.
About Rogomo
Rogomo was founded in 2007 for the purpose of creating an online marketplace where individuals and businesses can easily buy or sell live expert advice over the Internet. Rogomo's patent-pending platform allows users to find just the right expert for their needs and to seamlessly negotiate and agree to a fee, track the length of services provided, and safely and securely exchange payment for their services.
For further information, contact Steve Rogovin at 917-204-3954 or press @ rogomo.com.