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Commentag is a WordPress plugin which allows blog commenters to tag their own comments. It doesn’t replace existing comment structures, but rather enhances them by giving users an easy way to search for and filter comments. Tags are stored on Commentag’s servers—comments remain on your own database. Commentag forms a tag cloud in your comments section so that you and your readers can get a quick glance of main topics of discussion. Whenever a user tags a comment, the following commenter is presented with a suggestionbox of tags, making it easier for both commenter and reader to organ...  read more
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At MagToo.com you can create free image presentations known as “MagShows,” to display on your blog or on social network profiles like Facebook, Myspace, or Friendster. You can create a MagShow that is a Slide Show or a Panorama Show, and MagToo will even auto-stitch photos together to create your panoramic image. Add any music you want, or record voice narration, and add it to your MagShow in mp3 format. If you link your MagShow to a Google map, it is called a “TripShow” and can be used as a visual travelogue. Any MagShow is easily customized with styles, themes, and skins, and there i... read more
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Monkiri is a new Indian company that offers a tool that enables users to take quick screenshots of any webpage and share the shot in blog format. Simply download and install the browser plug-in for either Internet Explorer or Firefox and then start snapping away. Create a blog at Monkiri.com so that whenever you take a snapshot of something you can instantly share it with others, add comments and interact. Keep in mind that you are limited to sharing your snapshots and comments within the Monkiri blog that you’ve created and that you can’t currently export the shots to other environments... read more
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Earth2zero is a site where environmentally concerned citizens can go to read the most recent news pertaining to the planet, and comment on it as well. There is also a section where the webmaster posts regular opinion articles on the state of the environment. Also included on this site is a live chat feature where you can speak directly with the webmaster (at time of writing the webmaster wasn’t online) and also a GeoPetition section where people can sign up and then click on a Google-powered map to share their location with other users. While there are currently only a couple of people sh... read more
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PSDTUTS is a blog collection of some of the best Photoshop tutotorials available online. Published articles explain various techniques, simplify numerous tricks, and break down useful functions that are available through the graphic effects program. Users can search through various article topics, such as "Drawing," "News," "Effects," and "Interface" to find articles relevant to the features the site visitor wishes to read. Site visitors have the opportunity to participate in comment threads, and add their questions and thoughts to discussed Photoshop topics. The Resource Directory rounds o... read more
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YayThread calls itself a community-driven blog forum. It’s in early beta, so there’s still not a lot of content so far, however as yet, it does look like a dapper and cheerful message board. There are bright colored tabs to differentiate each message. Messages are shown in grey blocks which can be expanded to view the entire thread. The number of comments and the last commenter is also displayed on each block. The threads are categorized on the left side into five sections: General, Products, Designs, Meaningless, and Advice. There’s also a search bar below that. YayThread is pret... read more
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Commenters today can carry as much clout as do bloggers. In fact, commenters usually have interesting counterpoints to a blogger’s argument, and they do indeed enrich a blog in their interactions. They also probably could make good buddies, at least of the internet sort, the kind you’d Facebook or Myspace. MeetYourCommenters actually helps you to do that. The Wordpress plugin shows the profiles and webpages of commenters in your WordPress dashboard, allowing you to add them as friends on your network of choice. It does so by utilizing the Google Social Graph API which verifies users a... read more
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DotDashCreate, a fetchingly monikered and brand new site, has its sights set on your blog. You can get free, instant promotion by signing up now. Aimed mainly at designers, developers and artists, DotDashCreate acts as a blog exchange network. Users build up their profile and add their blog to the network. They can then meet and greet fellow bloggers, attracting more readers, friends and fans. Soon to come are social ads, basically micro ads that can be attached to the site to promote your own blog. Also, DotDashCreate will feature groups and discussions. Submit your blog now, without h... read more
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Love your Mac? You’re not the only one. The cult of Mac has many worshippers. New blog on the block AppleDoes, offers Mac lovers tons of tips, cool tools, tricks and more. This Apple focused blog is written by an Apple professional. You’ll find daily tidbits of useful advice such as ‘Private Browsing in Safari’ and ‘Do More with Spotlight’. There are two main categories ‘Cool Software’ and Tips. There’s also a useful RSS feed. Recent posts are added to the side panel for easier browsing. There’s also a search bar. The blog does suffer from being rather green, fresh... read more
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