What are you doing? Twittering. Twitter was all the rage at SXSW Interactive this year. Think instant messenger in real time, all the time. Everything you want to say in 140 characters. Basically, you use it to post very short messages about your every move. At first it seemed silly – how much did I [...]
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Ten Things to Avoid on Your Web Site
Producer Caroling Lee shares ten tips for making your Web site usable, attractive and up to date.
Trulia.com
So I have a secret obsession with real estate – well, it’s not so secret now that I’m shopping for my first house…! Recently I stumbled upon trulia.com, one of many real estate Web apps popping up all over the Internet (maybe some of you remember zillow.com, featured in another issue of The StyleSheet). Not [...]
Google Transit
Google Labs are always up to something. One of their latest web applications (also still in beta) is Google Transit, a mapping system that helps you plan your trip using mass transit. Only available in select cities – including Austin. I don’t have a PDA, but I imagine this would be a great feature for [...]
kijiji.com
Ebay has just announced their free classifieds competitor to craigslist — Kijiji. Although I love craigslist, there are some more robust features that I sometimes wish it had. Kijiji essentially works the same, it’s free, searchable by specific categories, but it also allows search by state and zip code. I just searched Austin and there [...]
Do the Right Thing
Three websites devoted to making the world a better place. What better place than the Web to connect with an international community of do-gooders. Read all about it here:
goodmagazine.com – “media for people who give a damn”. All proceeds from the hard copy subscription go to the charity of your choice. I’m a subscriber and [...]
Technorati
Technorati is the most popular and probably most recognized blog directory on the Internet. If you’re searching for a blog on a particular topic, you’re bound to find it here. Not only can you search for a blog on a certain topic, you can search blog posts and their related tags as well. The information [...]
Thinkature
Collaborate online with your team in real time. You can import images, [...]
Yugma Web Conferencing
Finally, a tool that’s compatible for all your Mac and PC [...]