You must all have seen that Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman movie called "The Bucket List" where a couple of guys decide to fulfill a whole bunch of things they've always wanted to do before they shuffle off this mortal coil? My Bucket List is a free social and travel application that gives you the opportunity to list up all of your wishes and desires before you fritter your life away and end up with a whole load of unfulfilled dreams at the end of it. With My Bucket List you can create your own list of life goals ... Read more
Campalyst is a very clever social media monitoring application that analyzes trends and conversations from your Facebook and Twitter accounts. It's clever because it's monitoring analytics allow you to measure and increase your ROI in real terms rather than just counting the number of 'likes' you might get. Your 'likes' might well bolster your ego but, unless they result an increase in business or a better awareness of your product or event, they aren't going to do a lot for your bank balance. Campalyst is a social media management suite of tools that help you turn interest into sales. ... Read more
It makes total sense to utilize the outstanding coverage that Facebook delivers when advertising jobs. Let's face it, with the economic climate the way its, half of your potential job candidates are probably sitting on their butts at home using social networking sites whilst job searching. Jobcast is a social media monitoring application for jobs and employment that broadcasts jobs to Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and other job boards to find the top talent that's out there looking for work. Read more
It seems to be the current fad to fiddle around with your photos and share them with your friends. When I say fiddle around I mean to warp them with colors and effects. Mind you, if I see one more green tinged photo using Hipstamatic I think I'm going to scream. PicYou is a new social photoshare application for iPhone that gives you lots of effects to play and warp your photos and share them with your friends and the big wide world on Facebook and Twitter. Read more
It's more important than ever now to be totally up to date on what's going on in the countries you visit when holiday planning. There are many things you need to look at to protect yourselves as well as your wallets. In so many cases an overseas holiday is a major investment of time as well as money. Is the place you are visiting safe from terrorist or criminal activity? Does it have any imminent health warnings? Is there a possibility of transport delays? These are all things you need to know and TripSentry provides all the up-to-date information that ... Read more
If you love shopping for great deals online then Bizspeaking could well be a social application you will want to have a good look at. With this deal app you can connect with fellow shoppers around the world and see the items they have bought and presented. Compare prices from all over the world and, hey...it might be cheaper to buy it from where they are rather than where you are. Then you can share your goodies via your Twitter or Facebook accounts. Read more
The way we choose the hotels we stay in around the world is definitely changing with the technology that's available these days. Up until now it's been a case of trawling through sites and comparing prices and locations for your given destination. HotelMaps is a simple to use travel and map app that changes things somewhat by delivering an informative overview of the best accommodation available in your desired location and with room prices at your fingertips. Whether you are traveling for business or pleasure this year, location will be a key factor in choosing a hotel. Is the ... Read more
One of the great things about this Twitter tool is it's sense of humor. From it's rather amusing name through to it's wittily written demeanor - I think you'll get to like this place. So, what does the amusingly titled TwitWipe do? Well, you know if you write something stupid on Facebook you can easily delete it? Try doing that on Twitter. Not a chance. If you say something dumb on Twitter (and who can say they haven't?) it's there forever. TwitWipe solves that problem by letting you delete all your tweets with one click. Gone forever. Read more
"He was a man of few words" is a phrase you don't hear so much these days. It seems that everyone has an opinion on everything and no one is afraid to express those opinions. But half the trouble there is that where Twitter restricts it's tweets to 140 characters that is sometimes even too much. It would be interesting to condense that to a smaller figure to make one's opinions virtual soundbites of your thoughts. Hycku is a Nano-blogging service where you can deliver your ideas and thoughts in just seven words or less. Read more
If you are in the travel business you have a lot of responsibility in handling people's holiday needs. For a start you are dealing with many of your customers' one holiday of the year and I can guarantee if you mess it up they will never use your services again. And you know what they say...for every person that complains there are six others that don't complain to you - they just tell their friends. It's also important for you to be able to access the best and most reliable information and deals from your holiday suppliers. Dataswell is a ... Read more