Tag: WEB2

OutTwit OutTwit makes it possible to read Twitters through Outlook. Your Twitter status can be updated straight from Outlook and you can set certain intervals at which your Twitter account is checked for new messages. ...

It's Friday, and Download Squad wants to make sure that you have completed all your tasks for the week. And what better way to track and ensure they are completed than with an online app. We have covered a bunch of note taking and GTD apps in the past, but Vitalist is another one you might enjoy using. Vitalist offers a fresh outlook on the space. The interface is quick to grasp, well layed out ...

Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen says within 10 years, the company will be offering all of its applications online. His remarks come at a time when we see more and more companies offering online applications as an alternative to desktop products. Google Docs, Zoho, Picnik, SnapLayout, Zude, just a few of the many successful online applications that can be accessed anywhere without the large cost of boxed ...

Not everyone can afford (or justify) a personal assistant. That's why Values on n, the folks behind Stikkit, have invented Sandy, your very own personal email assistant. I Want Sandy helps you stay organized and productive by working with emails to yourself and turning them into to-do's, address book updates and calendar appointments. It all works by sending an email and CCing Sandy on it. Sandy ...

Do you have something kicking around you don't want but which somebody could still get some use out of? Why not barter? Goods and services have been exchanged for other goods and services since the stone ages. It's a simple way to trade items between parties without cash. Giventake takes the process online. The website lets people trade items for something they have a use for. Users start off by ...

Kindersay If you have a preschooler in the house, this site could help them learn English words. Kindersay is web based video learning tool for ages 1-4 that helps teach over 500 English words using interactive Word Shows. Pictures, words and sounds give children the extra help they may need when learning and understanding new words. The website is free to use and features 15 categories from ...

You wouldn't normally think to take notes using a social application as Twitter, but it is possible. Twitternotes is an online application that uses the Twitter API to basically, take notes. This tool is a little more complicated than scratching something down in a notebook, using Outlook Notes, or one of the many other online note tools but if you have Twitter open throughout the day, this might ...

Whether you are a homeowner trying to best squeeze all of your new furniture into your new space, a student experimenting with different furniture placements, or just thinking about knocking out a few walls and creating a new space, FloorPlanner could be your space-planning answer. This free application takes the pencil, drafting table, and the $150/hr architect out of the equation and lets ...

Tioti This online social media aggregator pulls in TV shows and lets users edit and add to the show content. Tioti lists out the online sources that the TV shows come from, their download sources, and makes it possible for people to rate and discuss the shows. Electric Checkbook A way to manage your checking, savings and credit card accounts online. All payments, deposits and transfers can ...

Evite might be the leader in online party invitations online, but that's not stopping MyPunchbowl from steaming ahead to battle. MyPunchbowl has just landed some seed funding that will allow them to build out there increasingly popular invitation tools. The first round of funding will see MyPunchbowl sort out its revenue model as well as hire developers and initiate marketing efforts to grow ...

Getting ready for interviews can sometimes be tricky. You just never know what to really expect, but want to stay on your toes and be prepared for anything. That's where InterviewUp steps into place. The InterviewUp online community allows people to share, ask, find and search interview questions and answers. If InterviewUp manages to attract a strong user community, this could be a great tool for ...

Stocks.us This site filters, aggregates and sorts financial news to get a quick look at the US stock market. 20 stocks are shown from the Dow Jones, Nasdaq 100, and S&P 500 on the front page as deemed important by Stocks.us. The best part of the service is that information refreshes every 15 minutes for fresh news and quotes. One wish, let users pick their own stocks, make it a custom ...

Slide.com has been getting some much deserved respect in the photo sharing sector this year, beating out Flickr with their unique photo offering amongst Kiwi users. Slide grew by 228% between the beginning of May and the end of September this year, stepping over the popular Flickr in New Zealand. Slide lets its users upload images from social networks, photo sharing sites and desktops to create ...

Widgets, most people use them now on their social network pages, blogs, or even on desktops. But where did they originate and how did they come to be? Niall Kennedy, the widget guru, answers that in his brief history of the widget. Where did it all begin? Back in 1981 when the graphical user interface was first designed for home use. Netscape pushed the widget along its journey in 1996 with the ...

Think you have a hot startup idea? Write it down and you could net a little funding. Bang Ventures from New York is offering $15,000 U.S. for startup CEOs to get their ideas off the ground. "You Be The VC" Candidates start by submitting applications outlining their plans for a new internet startup. These will be judged by handpicked professionals in the startup field to guarantee unbiased results ...