Trendwatching.com: StreetSpark allows users to connect with people nearby who share their interests. The users set up profiles detailing themselves and the type of people they want to meet. When a match appears nearby, they will see a photo and some basic information. If both users signal their interest by pressing ‘ignite’, they can see more information about each other […]
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Meet The Raffle Dog
Raffle Dog is a website that offers free online prizes sponsored by companies. Its main goal is to give users a free prize without any strings attached and to recreate the sense of excitement similar to the raffles in the old days (or the 80’s). Raffle Dog is currently offering different raffles every week for local and national companies. The […]
Lonely No More on Thread
Thread.com in less than a minute from Thread.com on Vimeo. Iconoculture: Lonely hearts looking for love online, but tired of registration-heavy dating sites and wary of total strangers, can tug on Thread for a Facebook-friend-vetted flame-finding alternative. Launched in September 2009 and currently in beta, the currently free Facebook Connect-powered service only requires users to fill out a bare-bones questionnaire to […]
Dog’s Collar Comes with Tweets
“Puppy Tweets” dog’s collar allows dog owners to follow their dog on twitter. This plastic tag (introduced by Mattel), comes equipped with a sound and motion sensor, and with pre-recorded tweets. In accordance to the dog’s movements and behavior, it’ll post tweets to the dog’s Twitter account announcing its status. (Via: CNNMoney) Pets focused devices: * A collar tag from […]
Clubs for Tweeters
TechCrunch: While Twitter is an incredible platform for tapping into the conversations that are taking place on the web, the real-time stream can be crowded. It’s hard to keep track of back-and-forth communication between users or to keep track of subject-related Tweets based on hashtags. Recently launched TweeterClubs aims to create a real-time conversation around the Tweets that are broadcast […]
5050BIZ Social Business Network
5050BIZ is a business-networking Web site that allows you to stay connected with your team, monitor daily activities so you stay focused on your goals. The state-of-the-art tools available inside of 5050BIZ virtual office will improve efficiency among employees and allow you to open new doors to give and gain knowledge, locate products and services and reconnect with business contacts, […]
Private Online Diary
Springwise: It’s been more than a decade since online diaries first appeared, and during that time most have transformed into communications of a much more public sort than the paper counterparts that inspired them. Aiming to restore some of the original privacy to today’s ubiquitous blog, Toronto-based Penzu offers a secure online journaling medium that’s private by default. Penzu is […]
Tweet and Call from Jajah
Iconoculture: Forget 140-character text-based tweets. Twitter users can now send audio tweets to each other using a third-party service from Internet communication provider Jajah. The service, whose beta name is Jajah@call, gives Twitter users the chance to make two-way calls with other users by typing “@call @username.” Jajah’s free service allows Twitter users to tweet friends and strangers alike, as […]
Project Label
Project Label strives to produce people-powered social nutrition labels. Just think food nutrition labels, but instead of only showing the impact on your health, Project Labels will show a company’s social and environmental impact. Unlike many “green” labels out there, Project Label doesn’t build these labels, you the consumer do. Using the power of the Web, the project provides simple […]
SpartX Virtual Business Cards
SpartX is a networking tool for the 21st century. No longer are individuals or businesses limited to a two by three card to represent them in the world. SpartX has harnessed the power of the Internet and brought the business card tradition online. On this site, individuals will be able to order tangible business cards and back them with a […]