From hiVelocity, a good read on Cincinnati-based ShareThis, an Internet start-up that allows users to quickly post information to social-networking sites, e-mail, etc. (If you’re not familiar, check out the little green button at the bottom of this post.)

What’s green and square and sits on your Web page? ShareThis

Sharing isn’t just for kids anymore. Thanks to a Cincinnati start-up, it’s now one of the hottest ways for grown-ups to keep their friends up to date on their favorite things on the Internet.

If you’ve been sharing content with your Facebook friends or email contacts then you’ve probably seen the little green symbol from ShareThis, a young start-up that hopes to become the big name in online sharing.

Much like Google 10 years ago, which dominated the world of Web searching, ShareThis, founded by Tim Schigel, wants to be the ubiquitous choice of Web surfers to share information from visited websites with their friends and contacts.

The company has attracted $21 million in venture capital investment, $6 million of which came from local investors such as Blue Chip Venture Company in Cincinnati. Other investors include Draper Fisher Jurveston of Menlo Park, California, which invested $15 million.

(h/t TechLife Columbus)

Tags: hiVelocity, ShareThis

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