Jul31

Facebook – “Friending” the World This entry has a rating of 4

Facebook – “Friending” the World

Social networking sites like Facebook have changed the way people socialize – allowing friends to share photos, messages, and gossip in one convenient online spot. Facebook was created in 2004 by a college student, for college students, with great success. Since then, Facebook has grown tremendously, with more than 80 million active users today. The concept of social networking is so popular, in fact, that it’s even turned the word “friend” into a verb (I “friend” you when I add you to my list of Facebook friends). With the introduction of third party applications within Facebook, users are also sending virtual beer, hugs, karma, and flowers to friends.

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Jul29

Backpack - Throw All Your Thoughts Inside This entry has a rating of 3

Backpack - Throw All Your Thoughts Inside

With the overwhelming number of web applications available to help keep people organized, deciding which one is most suitable for oneself can be difficult. Some of the most sought after and simple to use are online dashboards, which essentially combine many methods of organization and planning into one.

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Jul28

Twitter - What Are You Doing? This entry has a rating of 4

Twitter - What Are You Doing?

Aiming to answer the question, “what are you doing?”, Twitter provides a method to broadcast your thoughts via the Internet using bite-sized, 140 character messages.  Think of Twitter as a miniature online journal (blog) which displays your messages in a historical time line format.

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Jul28

Google Reader - Feed Your Need for Fresh Content This entry has a rating of 5

Google Reader - Feed Your Need for Fresh Content

Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is an unfortunate name for such a useful technology.  RSS is a standard employed by the majority of web sites to essentially “feed” updates to those who are interested without requiring the reader to actually visit their web site.

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Jul28

Blurb - Be Your Own Publisher This entry has a rating of 4

Blurb - Be Your Own Publisher

A little more than a few years ago, contemplating the idea of publishing your own book would have seemed far-fetched, at best.  Now with the breadth of the Internet and more accessible printing technologies, high-quality book production is not only realistic, it’s actually quite easy.

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Jul28

Fluther - Real Answers by Real People This entry has a rating of 4

Fluther - Real Answers by Real People

When it comes to answering questions, the Internet can be a powerful, if not overwhelming, resource.  Today’s search engines are fast and amazingly accurate but still have one flaw - the majority of results are completely automated.

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Jul28

Flickr - Billions of Photos and Counting This entry has a rating of 5

Flickr - Billions of Photos and Counting

Going digital is supposed to make life easier and more enjoyable but when it comes to digital photos, the challenge is figuring out what to do with all of them.

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Jul28

Last.FM - Discover New Music Effortlessly This entry has a rating of 4

Last.FM - Discover New Music Effortlessly

I think it’s safe to say everyone enjoys music at one level or another.  The challenge for most of us, however, is finding the time to uncover new artists and other music that fits our particular tastes.  Even more difficult is describing what type of music we’re actually seeking.   This is where the online music service provider, Last.FM steps into the picture.

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Jul28

Del.icio.us - Consume the Best of the Internet This entry has a rating of 4

Del.icio.us - Consume the Best of the Internet

In the time it takes to read this review, several hundred new websites will have become active. The statistics are staggering: there are over 100 million domains (such as google.com) in existence today.

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Jul28

Kayak - Take Travel Planning Into Your Own Hands This entry has a rating of 5

Kayak - Take Travel Planning Into Your Own Hands

Let’s face it, traveling has become increasingly stressful.  Air travel requires facing a brutal set of obstacles from the time you set foot at the airport and now with fuel prices skyrocketing, it’s harder than ever to find travel bargains. But fear not - with the right tools you can find yourself basking in the sun for much less than you imagined.

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