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Catalog Your Life With Belongsto.me
Saturday, 28 Feb, 2009 – 8:07 | 5 Comments
Catalog Your Life With Belongsto.me

Do you still have that subwoofer stored in a storage locker downtown? Do you have any dusty old presents that might be good to re-gift for your brother-in-law’s bowling alley birthday party? If you wanted …

FOWA MIAMI: Dave Morin of Facebook
Friday, 27 Feb, 2009 – 8:17 | 9 Comments
FOWA MIAMI:  Dave Morin of Facebook

For 1000′s of years everything we did was social, including the games we play, life, love and happiness.  Its always been social.  In the last 20-30 years everything became private, with the advent of the …

Jason Fried – 37 Signals at FOWA MIAMI 2009
Thursday, 26 Feb, 2009 – 7:47 | No Comment
Jason Fried – 37 Signals at FOWA MIAMI 2009

Jason Friend of 37signals gave a speech at the Future of Web Apps Miami 2009 conference which I recently attended.  Here are some issues he discussed during that speech:
“Free” is the future of failure. People …

Leapfish Meta Search..Again
Wednesday, 25 Feb, 2009 – 8:14 | 3 Comments
Leapfish Meta Search..Again

You might recognize Leapfish from a couple of years ago when they were doing domain name appraisals. They’ve revamped themselves and are now under the ownership of DotNext in California offering a new meta …

Real Estate Report Card Makes the Grade
Tuesday, 24 Feb, 2009 – 8:29 | 3 Comments
Real Estate Report Card Makes the Grade

When you’re selling a home – especially in a real estate market that’s tougher than bargain beef jerky – you need every edge available. From replacing that ‘70s floral rug, to making sure your online …

ExecutiveBomb.com: Mining Executive Contacts
Monday, 23 Feb, 2009 – 8:26 | No Comment
ExecutiveBomb.com: Mining Executive Contacts

Originally created to enable victims of bad customer service to find the person in charge of a company to complain directly, Executive Bomb is quickly evolving into more.
Think of it as the Google-pedia of corporate …

Filttr Twitter Noise
Sunday, 22 Feb, 2009 – 8:24 | No Comment
Filttr Twitter Noise

Most of us love Twitter. It’s a great resource for information, useful links, and a great social networking tool. When you’ve got a lot of streams to follow, though, it can easily get …

Facebook: Imposters and Impersonators Increasing
Saturday, 21 Feb, 2009 – 8:30 | 11 Comments
Facebook: Imposters and Impersonators Increasing

CNN has highlighted impersonators on Facebook and similar social networking sites hijacking people’s accounts and using them to bilk friends out of thousands.
The phenomenon started with email and even cell phone texts, but is now …

JomSocial Helps Joomla Become Social
Friday, 20 Feb, 2009 – 7:43 | One Comment
JomSocial Helps Joomla Become Social

Chances are that if you’re not using WordPress to manage your site’s content, you’re using Joomla. Well, Joomla just got a little bit better.
JomSocial is a social networking tool for use on Joomla-enabled sites. …

5PMWeb.com Getting It Done Before 5pm
Thursday, 19 Feb, 2009 – 7:59 | 5 Comments
5PMWeb.com Getting It Done Before 5pm

5PMWeb.com is a task management tool designed to make getting things done easier. It’s browser-based and very project/task-oriented. Groups can collaborate through 5PMWeb (as far as task completion/assignments) and deadlines and milestones can …

Anti-Theft Lunch Bags
Wednesday, 18 Feb, 2009 – 7:50 | 3 Comments
Anti-Theft Lunch Bags

Tired of opening your desk drawer or opening the community fridge at work only to find that your lunch bag is empty thanks to a workplace lunch thief? Maybe your kids keep coming up …

CloudContacts Makes Organizing Contacts a Snap
Tuesday, 17 Feb, 2009 – 16:42 | One Comment
CloudContacts Makes Organizing Contacts a Snap

Recycle that envelope. Save the stamp for your overdue heating bill. And make your friendly postal worker’s load a little lighter.
CloudContacts, the company and product that gave your Rolodex a virtual makeover, has made its …