Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Yapp - Mobile App Creation Made Easy

Yapp is a new service in private beta that makes creating a mobile application easy. You don't have to be a programmer and designer, or pay a lot of money, to have a good looking app for you or your business. They are also on Twitter and gave a blog.


KeyWifi - Internet Access For Everyone On A P2P Mesh Network Of Private Routers

KeyWifi wants to provide internet access to many more people that can not afford it today under the current model. On March 15, 2012 they will expand the potential that an open internet can offer. KeyWifi will do this by using a web-based peer-to-peer internet access platform that allows people to rent out their WiFi signals. No software or hardware is required and connectivity is provided without contracts. KeyWifi was founded by Adam Black.

A user will pay KeyWifi a monthly fee of about $10 for access to the mesh network. Their system will locate and connect to individual local private routers which means that people do not give out their network password to the end user; I was happy to hear this. About two-thirds of the fee is payed back out to the hotspot owners who receive a proportional amount based upon the usage of their connection. A possible road block is that most internet service providers prohibit the sharing of your connection.

You can join them on Twitter and Facebook.





Alcogel - Alcohol Filled Capsules

Alcogel (website not live yet) provides alcohol in a liquid capsule. This pill will directly put 190 proof alcohol into your stomach without drinking. No extra calories, carbohydrates, sugars or additives.

There are a lot of issue and concerns that immediately come to my mind. As crazy and dangerous as this sounds the business could take off if it can get past the regulators. The only problem I see from a usability standpoint is that you would have to take more than 12 capsules to get as much alcohol as there is in a 12 oz. beer. I guess I could just wash them down with my beer... oh my... going to need that Alcohoot!

Follow their progress on Twitter and Facebook.



Wordolia - Addictive Multiplayer Word Game

Wordolia is a multiplayer word game describe as a marriage of Words with Friends and Bejeweled.


Dreamnia - Like Pinterest, But For Dreams

Dreamnia is pretty tight lipped about what is has in the works. They simply say that it "lets you share your weirdest dreams and discover what others are dreaming".




Little Independent - Shop "Locally" Online

Little Independent is an online marketplace for small local independent stores from around the United States to sell their items. It is a great way to find interesting products for sale from small businesses.


Nyopoly - Get What You Want At Your Price

Nyopoly allows you to say the amount you want to pay for things, and get them.


Unroll.me - Easily Unsubscribe From Email Newsletters

Unroll.me provides and easy way to unsubscribe yourself from email newsletters.


UPlanMe - Interests Based Event Discovery And Scheduling

UPlanMe delivers events, TV shows, sales, and more based on your interests. You can easily add them to your calendar which syncs with your current calendars. Friends are able to suggest and plan events as well.


Archify - Archiving Your Social Content And Browsing Details

Archify is a browser extension and link to LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook that constantly is saving status updates and webpage visits. Every page in your personal index gets a thumbnail and description for later searching.

(Archify full review and invites.)


Gnzo - Upload, Share, And Watch Many Videos At Once

Gnzo is an iOS app that lets you upload short videos easily and share them with the whole world. It also allows you to play many videos simultaneously and view them on a single screen.


AppSpyre - Collaborative Project Sharing

AppSpyre is a collaborative network for startup designers and developers looking to further enhance their projects through continuous and resourceful feedback.

 Share your work, gain feedback, host group discussions with other members and provide your project with that first step it needs to prosper to new heights.


Coaster - Be Your Own Bartender

Coaster is an iOS app that allows you to order, discover, send, and pay for drinks all from your iPhone. With a few taps, you can order a drink on your iPhone and boom boom pow, your drink is in your hand. Currently only in San Francisco.


Skrittle - A New Way To Discover Websites

Skrittle is working to actively seek out websites with great content and to help users discover them on the web. After creating your account you will drag the bookmarklet to your favorites. Clicking on it while on any webpage will show websites with similar content.







Miigle - Social Network For Ideas

Miigle is an innovative social collaboration platform that allows people and organizations to share, discover, and foster ideas that match their interests.




Circl.es - Simple And Trustworthy Dating

Circl.es uses Facebook to pull in real pictures, people, and profiles. This is not just another browsing site; it only reveals people to contact when you match each other's criteria. It also brings in location data to put people that are closer to you higher on the list. Your Facebook friends are filtered out so you don't have to worry that you will date one of your friends. If you do like one of your friends give Like Secret a try.


Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Scrapsity - Get Nostalgic

Scrapsity is a portal to the past. You can watch classic commercials, download old music albums, play Nintendo and Atari games, purchase retro toys, relive sports memories, and submit your nostalgic items and stories.


Pinwheel - Group Photo Sharing

Pinwheel is a group photo sharing app for iOS. Instantly share photos to group albums and see what your friends have shared. Popset is a similar app.


Monday, February 27, 2012

Vorbit.me - Watch Videos Together

Vorbit.me creates a room around videos so that people can watch and comment on them together.


Rentalita - Redefining The Rental Process

Rentalita aims to simplify and unify the rental process by matching tenants with properties. You can also apply to multiple places using one digital application and see your progress on your dashboard. Past landlords and your social networks can help by building your reputation.


Popset - Real-time Group Event Photo Album

Popset is a group photo album that is built in real-time. Use it on a vacation, for a party, or anything to see photos from your friends in an event diary as it happens.




Ommmm - Yoga Directory

Ommmm is a new review and directory website for yoga. You can find new places and teachers as well as review and recommend them to others.


SnapNest - Discover Photos In Twitter's Stream

SnapNest is an iOS app that discovers photos taken and shared on Twitter by topic, trend, and location.


UptimeFu - Find Out If Your Website Goes Down

UptimeFu offers a simple and free tool to be notified by email when your website goes down. (Wupbox and Verelo offer similar services.)


Wupbox - Worldwide Website Monitoring

Wupbox monitors your website from different locations across the globe and can send you alerts when a problem is found. It also has monthly reports so that you can determine possible trends.


PinPuff - Tracking Your Pinterest Influence

PinPuff measures your overall Pinterest influence as well as the value of each individual pin. It calculates your Pinfluence, which is a measure of your popularity, influence, and reach on Pinterest. The score ranges from 0 - 100 with 32 being the average and over 70 making you a celebrity!

What is your PinPuff score? Let everyone know in the comments below along with your username.

Update June 26, 2012: Acquired by HelloSociety

(Check out some other social analytic tools here.)

















SwapScan - Social And Location Based Market

SwapScan is a social location based marketplace changing the way you buy and sell. They blend social commerce with print marketing using QR codes and NFC technology. With a few clicks you can post an ad and:
  • Post a smart classified ad to a local newspaper
  • Print out smart fliers to help you find a new roommate
  • Create interactive car stickers to sell your old car
  • Create smart real estate for sale signs
  • Instantly cross post on Craigslist and other classified ad websites


Sunday, February 26, 2012

HappyTables - Manage Your Own Restaurant's Website

happytables is a full web solution for restaurants. It allows you to create a website with menus, events, and social media integrated.


Milk.ly - Working For Your Neighborhood

Milk.ly is a local marketplace for lending and selling, small jobs, sharing, and more. It allows your to offer your skills to others and find help when you need it.


SoSlang - Slang Definitions (A Copy Of The Urban Dictionary)

SoSlang has over 6 million slang word definitions added by everyday people. You are probably better off using Urban Dictionary! I did some comparisons (three below) and Urban Dictionary had the original content in all of them.




Ollaa - Social Lifestreaming

Ollaa for Android and iOS is a mobile network for sharing what you are doing. You can see what is going on with your friends and in your local area.


Mugeda - HTML5 Animation In The Cloud

Mugeda is a cloud based HTML5 animation platform (samples below).




Member.ly - Manage Your Product Of The Month Club

Member.ly lets you easily set up a x of the month club.
  • You easily build a subscription page (no coding experience needed)
  • Subscribers are billed automatically and the money is deposited to your account
  • Dashboard manages emails, questions, and order history
  • Easily export your member addresses for shipping.

(Yumvelope uses the service to run their monthly natural food subscription)





Party Up Gamer - Stop Playing With Yourself

Party Up Gamer (PUG) makes it so you don't have keep playing with yourself! Stop playing alone and import your profile from XBOX Live, PSN, Steam or Xfire to find similar players to game with.

















MySocialCloud - Organize And Secure Your Online Life

MySocialCloud allows you to discover what your friends are sharing, organize and follow your favorite sites, and store all your login information. It aims to be your secure entry point to the web and to manage your online life.




Pictorator - Simple Image Hosting

Pictorator helps you share images on the Internet with ease. It is designed to be simple, reliable and fun. You can upload images anonymously and share them on other websites in just a few clicks, or browse popular images right here.


Friday, February 24, 2012

Feedmonk - Live Blog Directory

Feedmonk is in limited public beta. It is a service that finds live blogs covering events you are not able to go to and/or that are not on TV or streaming online.




Sotlet - Online Selling Made Easy

Sotlet lets you create a storefront that is viewable on all devices using responsive web design and HTML5; launching March 1, 2012.


Groupvite - Custom Invites Made Easy

Groupvite is an invitation app for Android and iOS. You pick a template to include a photo and event details. The custom invitation can then be emailed, shared on Facebook, or sent to friends who use the service.


99spotOn - Publisher And Proofreader Marketplace

99spotOn provides a platform for writers to get their documents proofread and translated by professionals.


MergeNote - Real-Time Group Note Taking

MergeNote is an online collaborative real-time note taking service.


Blended - Explore Your Community

Blended helps you meet new people for any reason.


Alcohoot - Smartphone Breathalyzer

Alcohoot is a device that connects to your smartphone via Bluetooth and the app calculates your blood alcohol content based upon your gender, height, weight, and age. If you are unable to drive it can use your GPS location to offer you a place to go, a taxi company to contact, or a friend to call. Another nice feature, even if you have not had anything to drink, is an alert system or keep you awake while driving.