eCirkit.com - Your Internet, How You Want It

eCirkit is a new webtop service offering an integrated social networking experience to its users. Their Orbit interface gives users a Windows like desktop environment to surf the internet—there are resizable and movable panels which give users instant access to features. Features include an instant messaging client, email for POP accounts, profile editing, media channels, and shared browsing which allows users to check out other eCirkit members’ bookmarks and RSS feeds. This way, members can directly share media they pick up on the web. Additionally, site members are entitled to a 300MB storage vault, personal blogs, selling tools, and they can participate in contests to win thousands. eCirkit is now giving out free invites.

“Access the entire Internet from within eCirkit using our browser, while at the same time using our tools to create and maintain your personalized profile. Using our Orbit interface, you can now enjoy a true desktop-like Internet experience, complete with windows that can be resized and moved around freely, with instant access to all features (that is, no more waiting for a page to load after every click).
Be yourself or create a new you. Make new friends. Mingle with old friends. Enter contests and bask in the glory of the winners. Share photos and videos. Express your creativity in blogs and forums. Store and share files via the permissions-based vault. Or, just do your own thing. Whatever you want to do, you can do it here. eCirkit. Our Universe (Your) Rules.”

eCirkit is interesting for a couple of reasons. For one, it’s offering a desktop like experience for the web which unifies social sharing tools and web browsing. This means users will be able to share and swap media more easily. It’s a new way to access the internet within an integrated service; saves you time, and it’s well executed, easy to use.

People may have a difficult time wrangling with the webtop experience. It’s a change from most people’s customary browsing habit, and that change may be difficult to overcome. Also, the proxy windows aren’t well designed—they overlap and crowd the screen. Over all site design is reminiscent of Myspace in its garishness.