The StyleSheet - For businesses that use the internet

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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Producer Caroling Lee shares ten tips for making your Web site usable, attractive and up to date.

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Collaborate online with your team in real time. You can import images, documents, etc. into this nifty web app and draw, note, move, point, and connect objects on the ‘drawing board’. Makes it easier to discuss ideas with a visual representation everyone can share – all on the web and no software to download!

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Finally, a tool that’s compatible for all your Mac and PC users. This means no more worrying about having the PC user start the meeting so that the Mac users can join. More features are available in Yugma and the good news is that, as of one week ago, it’s officially out of beta. Like [...]

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