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Google Wave, Email on Steroids!

by Ron Callari

Ooops they did it again! No, not the Britney Spears fan club! Google did it again...stealing Microsoft's thunder by rolling out Wave, their new communications and collaborative tool during the same week Microsoft debuted Bing, its new search engine. Google Wave is what email would be like if it were on steroids! It is a little of everything all mashed up into one big giant framework. Wave is part email, IM, calendar, Twitter, wiki, spreadsheets/docs/presentation, picture sharing, social media, forums, maps and just about everything else on the web, but the kitchen sink!

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Cooltribe – Green Social Networking Site Launches

Cooltribe, an environment-conscious social network

by Ron Callari

Do you believe fervently in saving our planet? Would you like to communicate with others that share that passion? Well, today there is an online community that can address those concerns. Cooltribe, the social networking site dedicated to connecting green-minded, socially-conscious people from around the world was recently launched. One of the first of its type, Cooltribe welcomes members who are dedicated to saving the environment and fighting global warming while pursuing sustainability and other ethical issues that affect all citizens of planet Earth.

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Torrent2exe Makes Downloading Torrents Dirt Simple

by Austin Keenan

Most of you probably know what torrents are and how to use them, but surprisingly there are plenty of people who still have trouble with them. Not that you could blame them. The first trick with getting over torrents is that you have to allow all kinds of firewall access and direct port forwarding on your router, which can be a bit tricky for the novice internet user. Torrent2exe takes all the guess work out of torrents for beginners and makes a simple executable file that allows the user to download their desired torrent.

Top Ten Twitter TV Shows (Twitter All Day, All The Time)

by Ron Callari

Remember when CNN first entered our lives and people were shocked that any network could take on the daunting task of supplying us with a news format 24/7. "Unheard of?" "Couldn't be done?" And yet, here we are some 20+ years later, and CNN has not only sustained itself but was the impetus for other news networks to populate as well. Well,in 2009, the web is currently abuzz with talk of a “Twitter TV Network.” According to Biz Stone, one of Twitter founders, he's "even getting folks asking (him)if they can audition." Could Twitter TV be the next evolution in the short life span of the micro-bloggin' darling of social media?

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Scour - The Search Engine That Pays To Play

by Ron Callari

You've been searching online for years. Google has captured most of your attention. Other search engines like Lycos and AltaVista have come and gone. But did you ever think you could be bought to search? If Scour has its way, the little-search-engine-that-could wants to pay for your loyalty while it tries to steal market share from the Google-Yahoo-MSN triumvirate.

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Facesaerch: More A Book of Faces Than Facebook

by Austin Keenan

When profiling a certain celebrity, there always comes a point where you wind up looking for that perfect picture to accompany your article. Its easy enough to use Google to search for images, but more often than not you wind up getting images that are unrelated to the search you're on.

Top 12 “Blogging for Dollars" Deals

by Ron Callari

Remember when DJs could be bought to promote the records of a new band or recording artist. Or when special interest groups pay off their congressman to vote favorably for their industy's causes. Well, who would have thought us little ole bloggers could come under the same scrutiny? The FTC, that's who! This is a response to a practice that's come to be known as "Blogola" where companies curry favor from bloggers by giving them computers, weekend getaways, gift baskets, cars and other swag.

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Top Ten Social Media Books

by Ron Callari

It's not a surprise that social media books are prolific! With many being published faster than new Ashton Kutcher Twitter followers, there has been no definitive Top Ten list published to date. With over 17 million unique Twitter visitors and 100 million registered Facebook users (as of this moment in time), I have selected what I think should make a Top Ten list. And perhaps one day when the NY Times Book Review decides to designate their own list, they will agree with my selections. A Readers' Poll is available for you to vote for your favorite at the end of the blog...

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Horror-themed Toilet Paper from Japan Puts You on the Edge of Your Seat

by Steve Levenstein

Spare a square? You may pity the paperless peon in the next stall but if horror-themed toilet paper from Japan is what you're using, tearing off a square might mean missing a melodramatic moment.

New Industrial Revolution Sabotages Social Media!

by Ron Callari

Calling all bloggers... calling all bloggers... there's a spill on Aisle 13... and your services are no longer needed for clean up! Line up for your pink slips and check your Web 2.0 propaganda at the door, as that's no longer needed either. That's right wordsmiths, it looks like the new Industrial Revolution is steamrolling its way into our digital landscape, and you Mr. & Ms. Blogger just happen to be a disposable commodity.

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Your iPhone Camera Needs TiltShift Generator

by Austin Keenan

Go ahead, take out your iPhone. Go try to take a good picture with it. Are you really satisfied with those results? Even if you are, you can get a lot more out of your iPhone's camera by putting the pictures through some simple processes to enhance the picture quality. If you're not a big Photoshop junkie, take a look at TiltShift Generator. It's a great little online application that makes touching up your photos a snap.

Blerp: Bring Your Discussion Anywhere on the Web

by Austin Keenan

Link aggregators are all the rage these days. As a blog reader, surely you frequent such sites as Digg, Reddit, and a host of others that enable users to gather things that they like from the web and share them with other users. Blerp is an aggragator in the same vein, only it focuses on the conversations that surround shared sites, instead of merely passing the links off to users.

Google's Logo Winner Wishes The World A "New Beginning"

by Myra Per-Lee

Google's home page has a new logo, but just for today. It's the winning color drawing of the Doodle 4 Google competition, an opportunity for kids K-12 to design their own vision of the icon's logo. Christin Engelberth, a sixth-grader at Bernard Harris Middle School in San Antonio, Texas, made the winning Doodle. The theme of the contest this year was "What I Wish For The World," and Ms. Engleberth's wish was "A New Beginning."

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Laid-Off Workers Display Business Cards at CardsofChange.com

by Austin Keenan

We've all been feeling the crunch of the world's economy slowing down into this current recession, but a few hopefuls out there are trying to make the best of it. CardsofChange is a site that collects the modified business cards of ditched workers all over the world and puts them on display. We'll all get a few laughs out of these images, but maybe some of these bright individuals will find themselves a new gig, too!

Stupeflix Helps You Easily Make Great Looking Videos

by Austin Keenan

With a name like Stupeflix, you've got to be wondering what's up with this site. What the site does is provide you with a graphical interface that allows you to create your own slide show videos, complete with soundtracks, text overlays, and image legends. What makes the site a real winner is that it's not just easy to create these things, but you have all the freedom in the world to create your video.

10 Animal Stars Of The Most Creative International Award-Winning Print Ads

by Lady Bee

If you love to laugh, you have to see these ads. While I usually find humorous ads for animal or pet products, this time I decided to research the print ad winners of about 40 different international advertising prizes awarded during 2007 and 2008 just to select the "10 best award-winning people-product print ads featuring animals, fish, or insects in starring role."

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Track Your Wikipedia Pages with Wiki Alarm

by Austin Keenan

Recently, Irish sociology student Shane Fitzgerald fooled numerous reporters by inventing a fake quote just hours after the death of French composer Maurice Jarre. The quote, originally posted on Jarre's Wikipedia page, wound up in blogs and publications around the world. Fitzgerald says this was done to teach journalists the importance of double checking the facts listed in Wikipedia before publishing them. Maybe some of these writers would have been hip to the hoax if they had used Wiki Alarm.

See Jacko's Amazing Auction Catalogue at JuliensAuctions.com

by Austin Keenan

The King of Pop has been feeling the crunch of the recession just like the rest of us, and now he's getting a little hard for cash. In an effort to stay afloat, Michael Jackson has decided to start auctioning off items from his world-famous Neverland Ranch. For this endeavor, Jackson has employed Julien's Auctions to create a catelogue of what's up for grabs. JuliensAuctions.com will give you an interactive experience as you peruse Jacko's mysterious and bizarre auction items.

Add Phone Charms Japanese Style with Stick-On Adhesive Buttons

by Steve Levenstein

Want to hang phone charms off your mobile just like they do in Japan but your cellphone has no hole? No problem - just stick on a button!

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Social Media Taught In Schools

by Ron Callari

What if you could go to school to become famous? Where a curriculum was built around your individuality! Where you were measured and graded on your sphere of influence? Today, in the Age of the Individual, we are all learning to market our own brand. In this new world of commerce, both online and off, your reputation is indeed becoming an accepted form of currency. If you ever thought you were too cool for school before, think again... you just might be able to enroll in an institution of higher learning that puts a whole new spin on socializing!

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