When it comes right down to it, SharpaFede Communicator is a bit like having a slimmed down social network that's designed specifically for your mobile device. When I say that it's a slimmed down version please don't get me wrong. This java-mobile communication platform uses your regular contacts as well as new ones you make to connect and communicate in broader, more social and more intuitive terms on your mobile phone. The app lets you get social with an intuitive and classy-looking user interface that integrates seemlessly with the app's communicative features like video, voice, chat and instant messaging. ... Read more
Back before Facebook hit its tipping point and took over the world it used to be so much fun to get on MSN or Yahoo and chat with your friends all around the world. You could video chat and have conference calls where others could join in and, despite it's limitations, it served its purpose exceptionally well. But when Facebook added chat to its arsenal of goodies it signaled the slow demise of that format and I read recently that Microsoft are shutting down MSN in favor of a revamped Skype setup in 2013. Facebook really hasn't developed the chat ... Read more
What often tends to turn your website from 2D to 3D is its social interaction. There is nothing better than to have the opportunity to ask questions and learn more about what you do. An easy way to achieve that is to add a good quality chat room to your site. Let's face it, everyone wants a quick answer to their questions and the chat room gives you the opportunity to talk with your customers and find out what they are looking for. It’s also a great place to encourage new visitors to communicate with each other and build up ... Read more
In an ideal shopping and retailing world Pickn'Tell would probably be the perfect role model for a successful shopping experience. This shopping application gives mobile customers a complete and comprehensive shopping experience while giving retailers the perfect advertising medium to not only have total contact with their audience but also to analyze the results afterwards. Pickn'Tell is a location-based app specifically designed for fashion lovers and fashion retailers where the customer can share their retail experience with friends using video and photos via your phone camera or with in-store digital mirrors. Pickn'Tell is a location based mobile service that ... Read more
The life for the modern day student can be rather lonely and rather daunting - especially in the early days and even more so if you are studying far from home. Student'U is a social application for Facebook that splits your social networking into two and introduces you to the social student world. It let's you know where the best parties, events and places are and even creates a private place where you can flirt with like minded students and keeps your flirting out of the prying eyes of your friend or family. University and college campuses can be ... Read more
Surely everyone loves emoticons, don't they? You know what they are don't you? They are those cute little symbols and smiley faces that manage to summarize your inner feelings all within the one character. The only trouble is, many of the ones that you download from the Internet have been known to contain malware, spyware and the odd virus. i2Symbol has a huge free collection of guaranteed malware-free emoticons, symbols and fancy text that are perfect for displaying on your favorite social network, email or word processing app. Read more
One of the things that we all seem to remember about dealings with a business is the way they handle their customer service. While we expect a business to do what they do well, it's often how they handle things when something goes wrong that is the thing that most gets our goat up, as my mother used to say. They reckon that, for every one person that complains about a service you offer, there are another six who will simply tell their friends. So when a problem crops up it would be good to nip it in the bud ... Read more
When somebody tells you to "get a room" on Lifetime there aren't any sexual overtones. That's because Lifetime is a simple, free place where you can host a group video chat of up to 9 people at a time. The 'rooms' are secure and private and there is no need for time consuming sign ups or downloads for your guests. Whats more, your 'room' can also host an unlimited amount of text chat users in the same discussion room and it's all completely free. Lifetime makes is super simple to group video chat with up to 9 people in ... Read more
It's not so long ago that the only time you'd see a chat window on a site would be if it had some sort of sexual connotation but we are way past that now. These days the chat window proves itself to be a very useful tool whether you have a business website or a personal blog. Chatwee is a totally free chat widget that you can place on your website or blog with no coding or technical knowledge required. Use it to let your visitors converse or maybe you can use it in business as your real-time customer service ... Read more
There are over two million burglaries in the US each year and, in about half of those cases, there is someone in the house when the perpetrator gets in. So, what do you do? Call 9-1-1, obviously. But when we throw in the equation of hearing impaired people at home it gets even scarier. There are some 30 million hearing impaired people in the US for whom SMS texting is not an option as it is not supported by most US 911 centers. Advanced911 comes to the rescue with this security and tracking application for iOS that lets you send ... Read more