2Tangos is really all about trading knowledge within your local community via your social networking community. It's a place where you can collaborate with people in the know to learn that special thing or things that you've always wanted to master. And in the spirit of sharing knowledge you can reciprocate by letting others know some of the skills that you possess so that they can benefit from your wisdom in the same way that you are doing the same for others. It helps you connect with people in your local area rather than scouring local papers for expensive expert ... Read more
When your kids are at home you know they are safe and under your watchful eye. When they are at school they are in the capable hands of teachers. But what about when they are on the way to school in the school bus? Who is responsible for their safety then? NorthStar is a free GPS tracker and more that tracks the location, safety, security and activities of school children and the school buses as they travel to and from school in real time. NorthStar is a cloud-based app that is not just another GPS tracker, though. It's main ... Read more
You might have seen a review on FeedMyApp recently for a social news narrator called Hubbub for iOS that let's you listen to your social network feeds rather than having to read them. IHearNetwork is the Android equivalent. This news, sport and entertainment application not only let's you hear your Facebook and Twitter feeds but also let's you tap into custom channels to quickly hear all your other news rather than having to read them. iHear Network is the first social news narrator for Android. It lets you listen to updates from your Facebook and Twitter feeds or use ... Read more
The way we access our social networks has changed very subtly over the last year and that's partly down to the legacy of Steve Jobs. With the onslaught of mobiles and tablets being gobbled up by our avid populace rather than the more sedentary home computer there is now more of a tendency to access networks whilst on the move. It is not always convenient to access your networks while jogging or commuting to work or when driving, if it comes to that. Hubbub is a new kind of social network that relies on sound. It allows you to record, ... Read more
When I mentioned to my daughter that I was reviewing this messaging and networking application and that it featured Snooki and The Situation from MTV's Jersey Shore tv show it was met with rapturous approval. That is the kind of adulation that surrounds these tv celebrities as they serve up their very own slice of life and often censored wherever they go. Let's face it, Snooki is almost American royalty these days. Now they have joined forces with a bunch of other celebs for this new free app from US company VoxBox Inc to provide a unique and completely customized ... Read more
The excellently named Empathyo is a free social networking application for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch that enables you to share your events in the real world with your online friends in your favorite social network. Rather than phoning everyone up to tell them your plans for the day or week or sending out mail outs, you can just set up your details in Empathyo and share the details with social networking and Facebook friends. Equally, you can see what the rest of your friends are up to and meet up with them easily. Empathyo is a free social ... Read more
Google+ has tended to be the forgotten brother when it has come to designing pretty covers for your online pages. While Facebook's Timeline has been festooned with great cover making apps like Picscatter, Cover Photo Maker for Facebook and New FB Cover but I'm finding it very hard to find any apps for tarting up your Google+ cover page. So thank goodness for Google Plus Cover Photo Maker - a free design engine for Google where you can make your cover page one notch up from the rest. CoverPhotoEditor.com is a powerful, responsive and very quick and easy to ... Read more
ParentingInformer is a kids entertainment and parental education application that is almost a one stop app for all things kids related. It provides a wealth of information about kids whether they be toddlers or teenagers and features a virtual plethora of advice, tips, styles and stories from real parents around the world. It's aim is to create a comprehensive place where parents can go to get information on pretty well everything to do with their children. ParentingInformer is a multi-author website providing parenting advice, tips, styles and stories from real parents like you. By sharing information from other parents ... Read more
One of the saddest things that has happened over the last few years has been the demise of the music store. Gone are the days when you could Wander down to the local record bar, have a chat to the guy behind the counter about his latest faves, listen to a few tunes and walk out with some great music. These days you have to do a lot more work to find some good new music. Sworly is a social music and video share application that could well be a way of making your music searching a little easier by ... Read more
This simple Learn to write Chinese application from the Monkey Write people is another in the series following their earlier Numbers, Blessings and Eating Out excursions. It's a free and easy to use language, education and learning tool for android that literally teaches one to write Chinese characters and turns it into a bit of a game that even kids can play and learn from. It's said that the only way to truly master the complicated art of Chinese writing is practice, practice and more practice. However, doing that on paper could be construed as being rather dull - ... Read more