Few people have the time to actually read all the stories mentioned in their Google Reader, Twitter, and Facebook feeds each day. However, the two most popular solutions to this problem – spending hours a day reading articles or zoning out and not reading anything – are hardly solutions at all. Now, an app called Summify thinks it has the answer. The aggregating web-app searches through its users’ news feeds and brings them the stories ...
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. ...
For people who love Delicious but think they could never switch to a new social bookmarking app, Pinboard is an application that has the ability to change minds. Billing itself as “social bookmarking for introverts,” Pinboard offers many of the same user-friendly features as other online bookmarking applications. Users can save their favorite URLS, add tags and descriptions, and then access that information from any computer at any time. What makes Pinboard different, however, are all ...
Open Library is a rapidly expanding website with the goal of making every book that was ever published available to anyone, at any time. The creators behind the site are aiming to reach this goal by getting as many people involved as possible—letting users add books, descriptions, and details to the site’s growing catalog through a Wikipedia-style interface. In addition to the books that users contribute, Open Library features a database of millions of published ...
BookArmy has a unique registration process. You start by providing the name of a book you loved and giving it a star rating. An option of writing a review is also presented. You then enter the standard registration information and are forwarded to your home page. At first, the site offers a dizzying array of options. There are tabs for managing your profile, books, friends and groups. On the side of the home page are ...
For believers in the era of the internet, reading the Bible is a different experience entirely. Bible study is no longer limited to churches and living rooms—it can be experienced online, anytime and anywhere. Such is the philosophy behind YouVersion, a comprehensive online Bible app, offering users unlimited access to a variety of translations and versions of the Bible. Users can “Go Mobile,” connecting to the Bible and the YouVersion community through their cell-phones or ...
Planio – Wiki-Style Project Organization
Slidemotion – Turn Snapshots Into Videos
Memrise – A Fun Take On Online Learning
Peecho – Sell Print Products Online
WP Remote – Securely Track WordPress Sites
Xobni – The Automatic Address Book
BrandMyMail – Branded Email Templates
Gidsy – The Local Activity Super-Site
Erly – Publicize Your Event
Hall – An Online War Room For Productive Teams
All articles are curated by Dave Onkels. Dave is a tech addict and has a passion for rich web applications. He has cultivated several tech startups and runs Dotvita, a boutique interactive design & development agency.
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