Looking for a way to meet new people in your community? Interested in finding a group of guys and girls just as obsessed with Star Wars or French cuisine as yourself? Meetup is a website that can help you do that. The online community connects people in 45,000 cities across the world and helps them creating real-life “meetups” where they can get to know each other and discuss their common interests. The site helps facilitate ...
Outside.in is an application that wants to tell you what’s going on in your neighborhood right now. Billed as a “hyperlocal” news site, Outside.in scours newspapers, magazines, blogs, and discussion boards and delivers up-to-the-minute news about what’s going on in more than 57,000 neighborhoods across the United States. Users can search for stories by neighborhood or subject, and get updates on their favorite items delivered to them instantly via a continually updated RSS feed. (more…)
Whether you manage an amateur sports league, take part in a local charity organization, or head up the student council at your high school school, GroupSpaces is an application that can make it easier to keep your group organized and running smoothly. Instead of relying on out-of-date newsletters to keep everyone informed about what’s going on, organizations that use GroupSpaces can quickly and easily create robust websites, group calendars, social media accounts, and professional-looking email ...
Need to know the latest sports scores? How about breaking news in your local area, or recent job openings that fit your qualifications? Greg’s Pulse is an application that can get the news to you fast, by delivering text messages to your phone the moment new information is updated online. In addition to delivering RSS feed updates via text message, Greg’s Pulse also scours the online photo galleries and blogs of your friends and family and notifies ...
Need to use a drill for the afternoon, but hesitant to fork over $200 for a tool you’ll only use once? Neighborgoods is an application that can hook you up. The neighborhood swapping and sharing website encourages people to connect with strangers in their communities to borrow all the items that they don’t want to buy themselves. By offering a helping hand to their neighbors, Neighborgoods lenders can hopefully feel good about themselves and save ...
CloudCanvas is an application that allows people to create digital artwork right from their web browser, without having to download any systems or open up any outside programs. For novice designers and other creative types, CloudCanvas is more than just a basic paint application. It’s an advanced creative suite offering hundreds of tools to create digital designs and rich media projects, which uses HTML-5 and does not require the need for Flash or any plug-ins. (more…)
Updater – Make Moving Easier
PopSurvey – Elegant Surveys Get More Responses
HouseFix – The Homeowner's Helper
SocialSafe – Never Lose Your Social History
Spendful – Free Budgeting Tools
BabyNameo – Pick the Right Name
Moredays – The Stylish Way to Plan Your Days
Taskforce – Convert Emails to Tasks
iMeet – Show Your Face
The Wisdom of Others – Create Inspirational Memories
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