There used to be a time when most people got their news from the radio. You must have seen those pictures of mum and dad with their ears cocked to the bulky old bakerlite radio with the kids playing at their feet. These days we get our news from so many different sources. Newspapers, TV and the Internet. The only trouble now is that we don't have as much time as we used to and much of the news that would be of interest to us is lost in the maelstrom. We've turned into a nation of headline readers and ... Read more
Warning! it's a scary prospect putting together a social network and tying it up with football, or soccer to our American friends. SoccerFreakz is the only social network dedicated to football fans around the world. On the one hand it provides up-to-the-minute scores and football related information from around the globe. But in a world first you can also connect with like minded football fans from around the world and discuss rumors and news from the world of the round ball. Football Social Network is a social networking sport and news tool for all football fans from all around ... Read more
Here's a snappy little social networking trending tool that could bring out the voyeur in all of us. TopicStatus does just what it's name suggests. If you really want to find out what people are talking about on Facebook or showing on YouTube then this trending topic site will serve the purpose. Alternatively you can start your own hot topic and send it into cyberspace and create your own trend.Simple to use and absolutely free, Topic Status features the simplest of interfaces. You can view the myriad of trending subjects and just click to see who is talking about it. ... Read more
Do you feel envious when you are driving around town in your rented Ford Fiasco and watching as all the cool luxury cars whip past you? It would be great to be able to hire something a bit more upmarket to make a change. The problem there, of course, is it's a little cost prohibitive, isn't it? While it would be nice to shell out for that Mustang for a day it's not particularly cheap and could set you back hundreds of dollars. So if I told you there was a cool little members only club you could join where ... Read more
While Facebook and Twitter continue to fly the flags for the most popular social networks after hours it's Linkedin that is proving to be the big gun during working hours - and it is only going to get bigger. Just in case you have been living under a rock for the last few years, Linkedin is THE professional social network that serves as your personal assistant during working hours. Linkedin for iPad is a totally free and newly designed member of the Linkedin family that follows on from iPhone, Android and Mobile Web versions and takes full advantage of iPad's ... Read more
Imagine being able to take a financial adviser around with you all the time, and one that talks in plain English too. RateRush.com is a great one-stop-shop for all of the questions you might have from the best credit card and payday loan deals around to the more worrying subject of serious debt problems. Read more
I must be one of the luckiest people around. I’ve travelled a bit both for business and pleasure purposes but I’ve never had the misfortune to be eaten alive by bedbugs! I’m not quite sure what the people behind this site hope to achieve but I suppose they are providing a public service of some kind. Having said that I do think their mission to "report and follow bedbug information around the world" could be just slightly bordering on the over ambitious. There are a number of ways of interpreting the activity (or lack of it) on the site and some are ... Read more
If you fancy contributing to the world of financial journalism, but in common with most budding hacks find the "staff job" door firmly closed, fwisp.com could be the place to get heard. If you happen to be a blogger too then exposure to a much wider audience could be just one of the other benefits. Read more
Fancy becoming the editor of a financial news magazine? Well this site might not quite fulfil that ambition but as a member of the Tip’d community you can certainly have a say about what goes on the front page. Read more