Page 99 Test is an application that can help writers gauge what a wide audience of people think of their work. With minimal effort, aspiring authors can upload one page of text from their latest novel—ideally page 99—to be read and reviewed by strangers online. These online reviewers, then, get the chance to decide based on reading that single page whether or not they’d be interested in reading further and checking out the entire book. ...

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Recipes are meant for sharing, and now an application called Cooklet is taking that idea to a whole new level. The online “culinary organizer” offers a way for amateur cooks from around the world to get together and share their best dishes. Cooklet recipes can be saved, shared, and even organized into browsable e-cookbooks. What’s more, the application also offers dozens of useful features for at-home cooks, including measurement converters, caloric information, and culinary articles ...

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Businesses always want new customers, and ContactMe is a web-based application that aims to make that happen. By providing the types of online tools that help small businesses grow and stay organized, ContactMe makes it easier for entrepreneurs to spend less time on day-to-day tasks and more time impressing clients, generating new leads, and hopefully increasing sales. (more…)

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Getting a new car is fun, but the process it takes to buy one can oftentimes be a pain. From finding the perfect car to negotiating with dealers and coming up with a final price that everyone can agree on, the hassles associated with buying a new car are well-known and seemingly unavoidable. Or at least they were in the past. With a new app called CarWoo, potential buyers can sit back and relax while ...

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Social networking is being used to help people find friends, advertise discounts, and promote their latest projects on the web. Now, thanks to the release of an application called Ask Your Target Market – or AYTM for short – social networking is being used to help companies with market research, too. Instead of paying thousands of dollars to put together focus groups and surveys, AYTM offers a way for companies to get all the information they need right from ...

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Crocodoc is an application that lets users mark up all types of online documents. From highlighting class notes to crossing out sections of a research paper, annotating client reports, and even filling out PDF forms, Crocodoc aims to be the go-to app for everyone’s markup needs. With a free account, users can upload Word documents, PDF files, Power Point presentations, images, and webpage snapshots to be drawn on, highlighted, and annotated to their heart’s content. (more…)

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