Well, lately I’ve been beta-testing some new stuff:
Newsvine is a newsite. It competes with Digg and Slashdot, but it has a much nicer interface. Like Slashdot users can contribute and write articles, and like Digg, users can add links to categories. It has the benefit of both, and I think it’s awsome. Even has a great interface. If anyone wants to try out Newsvine, email me and I’ll send you an invite (I only have 20).
HipCal is a community calendar. Each user gets their own calendar, and can also participate in a user calendar. Very user friendly, and you can search for other users to create a group with too.
Writely is basically Microsoft Word/OpenOffice for the internet. It brings it a step better though, you can collaborate with other users and keep saved copies, etc. I like the quick features so far.
BlinkList is okay…. kinda hard to use, i find it a pain when i have to submit a link for it to be saved… I prefer the drag and drop method.
Remember the Milk is a to-do list, or a reminder thing. Pretty cool, lets you import from calendars, and sends notices to email/im/phone.
Meebo is like Trillian/Adium online. Pretty neat features, great AJAX integration.
Some cool articles on Newsvine:
- Flash versus AJAX versus the Future
- Digg hurt Slashdot. Will Newsvine hurt Digg AND Slashdot?
- Windows Vista: First Kind of a Features?
- Top 10 Sites You Should Know About
Added: Oh yeah, Izzy is an exception because this wasn’t up and I didn’t read the guidlines carefully, but anyone I invite, I am basically vouching that they are good writers. So, I don’t want to invite a spammer by mistake. Please leave your blog address so I can check it out and if I feel like vouching for you, then I’ll send you an invite. If I don’t… well, your inbox may feel lonely.
I'm not finished with the design of my blog quite yet, please hold on while I fix the comments, archives, and search templates.
January 8th, 2006 at 3:12 PM
If you have an extra invite for Newsvine, I’d certainly appreciate one. I’ve been reading all about, and it sounds very interesting.
Thank you!
January 9th, 2006 at 1:18 AM
Just curious what you meant about this comment about BlinkList: “submit a link for it to be saved… I prefer the drag and drop method”. I love BlinkList and use it all the time. ~Dawn Isaac
January 9th, 2006 at 10:51 PM
There is also a toolbar available if you use Firefox. ~Dawn Isaac
March 25th, 2006 at 1:14 AM
Well it has been 75 days since I wrote you that first comment! I was trying to remember when I first met you. Then I remembered I made a comment about BlinkList. And how you found my new blog.
I am wondering if you use any social bookmarking sites right now. I am looking for your username if you have one. Be interesting to see what you are bookmarking. I have signed up with tons of sites but BlinkList is what I use mostly.