Renaissance 2.0
I’ve always hated the fact that we still, for the most part, have to manually input contact information from a website that we want to keep in our address book. How is that possible in these incredible web 2.0 days with all of the social networking websites and new technologies popping up all over the…
Tangler is your father’s message board and forum all grown up and socialable. It’s a whole new way for groups to communicate. Here are some of the features they offer: Real time discussion Instant alerts for new messages Insert pictures, video and flash content Customise the look of your group Directly link to your groups and…
Searchles is a unique service that lets you create playlists of videos from google, YouTube and MySpace (more to come). Their MyTV feature is the most impression and fun part because it lets you edit any of these videos online and actually select the portion of the video you want to play and share with…
Skreemr is an excellent music search engine. Not only does it find songs but it provides almost everything you ever wanted to know about the song and the artist! Here is an example of a search result for the song called “Stolen” by Dashboard Confessional. The top of the result after File is the name…
Every once in a while there comes a new website or software application that makes my mouth drop open and gets me totally excited. I just had that experience with a new screenwriting social network called PlotBot ! I’ve tried countless writing websites and software packages that claim to be the ultimate writing tool but…
It is becoming easier and cheaper to run your own internet TV station and broadcast from your webcam. The newer services also allow you to save all of your favorite videos in one place from multiple video sites such as YouTube, MetaCafe, Yahoo video and more! In essense, they become a sort of social bookmarking…
Sending video mail (vMail) is much easier these days thanks to the following services. Many of them don’t even require any software downloads or installation as in the old days. All you need is a webcam and a computer with Internet access and you are good to go. Here are some of the best vMail…
The trend for instant messengers has been to offer web access to all of your IM accounts without the need to install any software client. Every major IM service now offers such access along with some smaller services but MEEBO is the clear leader in this arena. There is not even a comparison. Meebo continues…
If you are a lover of words and quotations, then you will love this new website called QuotationsBook! Amit Kothari shares his passion and vision for a truly social network for quotations. Please keep in mind that the service just launched and very raw and basic at this point. The best things are yet to…
There seems to be new wishlist websites every day! Here are the best that I’ve tried. www.wishpot.com is my favorite these days. It has the most modern web 2.0 look n’ feel and social networking features like sharing lists. Another strong feature is the ability to send ideas for gifts from your cell phone right…