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Plinky is Twitter with Purpose. (Tweet that!)
Friday, 30 Jan, 2009 – 7:28 | 2 Comments
Plinky is Twitter with Purpose. (Tweet that!)

Twitter wants you to say whatever is on your mind. Plinky wants to start a conversation.
Sure, some people like to tell us when they’ve run out of Kleenex or just saw Carrot Top washing dishes …

Sittercity Find the Perfect Babysitter Online
Thursday, 29 Jan, 2009 – 10:47 | 7 Comments
Sittercity Find the Perfect Babysitter Online

Got kids? Tired of hitting up your friends and relatives to babysit so you can have some time off or a night out? The neighbor’s nine year old daughter might not be the …

Kweech.com Become a Music Critic
Wednesday, 28 Jan, 2009 – 8:39 | No Comment
Kweech.com Become a Music Critic

Music critics beware, you may find yourself out of a job now that anyone with a keyboard can become one. Online, anyway.
Kweech.com is a startup that hopes to become the hub for user-based music …

Google Image Labeler Is Online Meth For Web Rats
Tuesday, 27 Jan, 2009 – 7:33 | One Comment
Google Image Labeler Is Online Meth For Web Rats

Leave it to Google to get us to do their job for free.
Not only do we do their job, but we do it compulsively when it comes to Google Image Labeler, which launched in 2006. …

ViewMyBuild: Bringing Home Builders and Buyers Together
Monday, 26 Jan, 2009 – 7:40 | 2 Comments
ViewMyBuild: Bringing Home Builders and Buyers Together

Anyone who’s purchased land and hired a contractor to build a home from scratch knows that the process involves a lot of communication and collaboration. Contractors spend a lot of time on their phones, …

Sched.org Twitter Your Schedule
Saturday, 24 Jan, 2009 – 8:01 | 2 Comments
Sched.org Twitter Your Schedule

Wired Magazine‘s blog has touted Sched.org as this year’s Twitter. While Sched.org can be extremely useful, it’s uses are limited to large conferences and events. The Ajax app was coded in a fourteen …

Famplosion.com Local Activities for the Family
Friday, 23 Jan, 2009 – 8:01 | 2 Comments
Famplosion.com Local Activities for the Family

Finding family-friendly and fun activities isn’t always easy. Some things, like bowling, seem like a great idea until you get there and realize that your six year old is going to have a rough …

Digg This! Digg Is Hiring and Firing
Thursday, 22 Jan, 2009 – 15:09 | No Comment
Digg This! Digg Is Hiring and Firing

What better then to do with all the cash you recently raised a couple of months ago, then fire 10% of your staff.  That is exactly what Digg just announced they will do.  Rumors have …

SpotMixer Gets $9 Million 2nd Round & Google Tie-In
Thursday, 22 Jan, 2009 – 8:24 | No Comment
SpotMixer Gets $9 Million 2nd Round & Google Tie-In

Owned by One True Media, SpotMixer is a DIY video advertisement producer aimed towards small and home-based businesses who want a professional-looking video ad without the money or loss of control these traditionally require.
The service …

The Proofing Is In The Pudding With Colaab
Wednesday, 21 Jan, 2009 – 7:53 | 3 Comments
The Proofing Is In The Pudding With Colaab

Good content can be the difference between hack graffiti and a winning guerilla marketing campaign.
Any content producer, editor or stakeholder has been through the pains of creating a slick and polished final product. From days …

Spotify Is Music Streaming Without RIA Worries
Tuesday, 20 Jan, 2009 – 8:21 | One Comment
Spotify Is Music Streaming Without RIA Worries

Pirates now have a choice that doesn’t involve potential lawsuits. The music streaming site, Spotify, has the blessing of several in the music industry: EMI Music, Sony BMG, Warner Music Group, Universal Music, and …

Resumator Paper Free Collaborative Hiring
Monday, 19 Jan, 2009 – 8:35 | No Comment
Resumator Paper Free Collaborative Hiring

Most companies that post “help wanted” signs on the ‘Net use a simple web page with a list of job descriptions and an email or phone number for a human resources contact. While this …