Write4.net – Write and Publish
If you want to publish articles or blogs using text, pictures and videos embedded right into your content and without worrying for a website setup, write4.net is the place.
This twitter application allows you to simply give a title and your content which can include pictures or videos like those on YouTube and it publishes it via your Twitter account. Can’t get easier than this.
The service is entirely free (you don’t even have to open an account) and provides a personal page for publishing twitters and the facility to get feeds also. It is in beta and the webmasters have plans to expand their reach to other social networking sites in the future.
PutACart – E-Commerce Solution
Let me tell you: using custom built shopping carts for your online stores can be very expensive or a headache if you have them created by an amateur. Now you can get the putacart service running for you in no time which is essentially a shopping cart already built and usable by anyone on the Internet.
Whether you are using a social networking site like FaceBook or MySpace or you like to blog, putacart can quickly display your product on your profile pages or anywhere you want for that matter and places a secure, easy to use and virtually hassle free shopping cart at your fingertips.
Your visitors can either go directly to PayPal. the only payment method available as of now, or they can go to your storefront located on putacart.com to make their purchases.
The service is in beta and its free at the moment. They may ultimately start charging so it might be a good move to get an account.
TwittGeek – Tag Tweeters
A nice application for the Twitter phenomenon. It is simple, free and does only one thing. It allows people to easy follow up to 200 twitters based on keywords.
The usage of the application is extremely easy. You sign in to your twitter account via twittgeek and allow it to access your account. Then you are redirected back to search for fellow twitters using keywords. Its fun but the sad part is that the selection is random. I had to run the application 5 times before I managed to get a special person in the list.
StudyLance – Guiding you on the right track
A new and upcoming website in the questions and answers market with a specialized theme. Helping students in their studies by pointing them in the right direction. StudyLance has just launched and by the look and theme of this site, it will surely get some followers quickly.
The site is easy to use. Post your question relating to topics that are usually taught in schools and the tutors on the site will help you with the answer. The purpose is not to give the answer outright but to guide them in a way that will help the students in grasping the subject. Questions and answers can be posted freely but to view a full answer, a fee must be paid, which will be credited to the tutor.
I hope that the site will enforce the policy of plagiarism and will not allow students to make it their homework place. Keeping my fingers crossed.
Online Link Scan – URL Scanner
Have you ever went to a website only to find out that it managed to automatically download and install a trojan on your computer? I am sure many of us have experienced the pain. Of course you do not need to scan everything across the globe (read: our site is safe), but sites hosted on free web servers like geocities should be. So whats an easy an safe way to do this? Use online scanning facilities provided by Online Link Scan.
This free service allows you to quickly scan suspicious URLs for malware content. It consults all the major search engines for any reports that indicate a site is bad for you computer’s health besides scanning it for known threats. A great resouce.
Plagium – Checking plagiarism for you
With the Internet, it seems real easy for any average Joe to just take some other persons work and claim it to be his own. Whether you are in academia, running your own publishing site or an author looking to write something, checking for plagiarism is a headache. Plagium can help you in your quest.
This website checks either text or URL for matching portions over the world wide web. It uses its own technology and a popular search engine in this regard. The facility to check for whole blocks of text is an advantage over using plain search queries as you don’t have a limit on how many words you can check. The search can be done in a number of languages including English, French, German and Spanish.
Raylit – Internet Edutainment for Kids
Some sites Internet claim to be totally kid safe, very few actually make it there. We found Raylit to be one of the better ones, making learning, education and games fun activities for the kids.
The site has all the content which you need when you are rearing a child. Coloring books, puzzles, handwriting improvement worksheets, cartoons, educational videos and games. The website also provides a section for the parents which allows them to keep track of their child’s activities and check their progress reports. The website is certified to be child safe so you can let your child browse it without any reservations or worries.
Topsy – What’s hot today?
Whether you are trying to locate what other think about the latest fashion trends or you are looking for features of the latest software, what is the best way? You look for tweets, blogs, diggs and a plethora of other communities where people like you post reviews and opinion about these trends and technologies. So where does Topsy come in?
Topsy allows you to search through its database based on terms you provide. This is not you average day search engine. It gives you results based on ideas rather than documents. The trackback feature allows you to see what has been said on your search topic before.
Any Canvas – On the fly drawing
How many times have you wished during a chat session to share a quick drawing with the person on the other end? The solution is normally to open paint, draw, save, email each time and frankly that is tiresome.
This cool web application allows you to quickly draw what you have in mind and then save it. The URL of the saved drawing can then be distributed to your friends or colleagues for their input and feedback. You have the option to upload an image and work on it or you can even use an online image as a canvas. All of this is done through your browser, very handy.
A nifty app, I’ll be using it.