I’m a great believer in people writing some sort of record of their lives and I don’t just mean the rich and famous. There a far too many gravestones in the world with no story attached to them as far as I’m concerned and so getting people to jot down just some basic daily or weekly events is a start. There are wider implications of course and even though many people will consider their lives mundane and of no interest whatsoever to anyone else the generations that follow will probably see things in a different light. From a social history angle, ... Read more
Clingle is what's known as a geo-social mobile check-in tool and adds a bit of very cool spice to your text messages. With Clingle you can send a private message so that the recipient gets their note in the form of text, photo or video either immediately or when they check-in at a restaurant, hotel or event. Read more
Why would you need to shorten your URL I ask myself? Mine is pretty short anyway. But shortening one's URL is not about most of us. Where it is of most benefit is with something like a particular forum or if you share a link on Facebook or Twitter. Kly.so is a URL Shortening Service that not only does the shortening work for you but also pays you for the privilege. The only thing that they ask is to put a small advert on your link (which can be skipped). Read more
This is a site that promises much in the way of earning cash but it’s probably a good idea to consider how you make it before you start staging funny situations and capturing them on your video. And unless you reside in the US, Canada, Australia, UK and other EU countries you’ll not be able to take part anyway but I can’t imagine too many people crying over that to be honest. Read more
If you’re one of those people who always has good intentions when it comes to charitable giving but are perhaps rather forgetful then as long as you use Twitter or Facebook you could overcome that problem. Read more
If you’re thinking about throwing yourself from a high bridge with your ankles tied to a bungee rope then make sure you get it caught on camera. The same applies if you’re skydiving for charity or doing anything that constitutes an achievement in your life. Read more
If you’re a bit of a wordsmith and fancy the challenge of writing a haiku then this website is a place where you can have a bit of fun and share your efforts with all the others trying to squeeze their creative juices into 17 syllables. Read more
There have been plenty of times when I've said to a Twittere friend "Have you read any Jonathan Carroll books?" Of course, they've generally never heard of him so I offer to send them something so they can see if they like his writing. That's where it gets a little tricky. I could just go out and buy a copy of "Sleeping In Flames" and post it off but that takes time. I could use a file sharing site but, let's face it, that's a bit of a hassle. Twtebook is a PDF book share tool for Twitter that let's ... Read more
With most photo sharing sites there isn't really a great concept to them. Dont get me wrong, there are some truly glorious photos amongst them but there's not much to set them apart from other similar sites is there? JustSnapThis is a photo sharing site with a concept. Each day a new picture topic is posted and you are invited to upload your own digital masterpieces that relate to that day's subject. JustSnapThis is a free social networking photo share tool that's different to most. Every day a new picture topic is posted and users can upload pictures relating ... Read more
While Facebook users have begun to realize that there is great way of advertising through the social network the same isn't really the same with Twitter. Up till now, that is. Boxrockit is a very simple Twitter ecommerce tool that allows creative users to market, sell and track their digitally downloadable products on Twitter and schedule their advertising tweets to best effect. Boxrockit is a social commerce application that allows users to sell digital products on Twitter. It allows creatives and other digital nomads to sell eBooks, videos, digital art, photography, fonts, software and other downloadable products simply and ... Read more