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StartupWiz.biz - A Laboratory For New Entrepreneurs

StartupWiz introduces a new program of its own which prepares entrepreneurs and business owners to achieve a much greater level and probability of success. The program's series of 14 sequential modules goes well beyond the traditional MBA courses and startup ‘boot-camps' available. It takes the student from "Am I really prepared to be an entrepreneur?" to "I'm ready to pitch my compelling business case to sophisticated investors or bankers". Each module includes a downloadable offline training presentation and keyed workbook for the topic, followed by a fast-paced interactive "WebShop" onlin...  read more

BirdFeedApp.com - Tweet From Your iPhone

Exactly what the title reads. Birdfeed joins the family of Twitter clients that has Tweetie has the patriarch, and actually makes some worthwhile additions to the cause. The basic features are all covered. These include the ability to manage multiple accounts, view Twitter trends, and post both shortened URLs and pictures as part of you tweets. The best bits include enhanced scan abilities as regards fellow twitterers (you can see who follows who, and how often the person tweets) as well as accessing Favrd by clicking on a single button.

The app also lets you give your past tweeting s...  read more

ChallengePost.com - Online Marketplace For Challenges

This young site acts as a spot where people can post challenges regarding issues or topics that matter to them, and accept becoming part of challenges posted by others.

In addition to that, the site boats a “Wish” section that will let anybody make a wish either through the site or via Twitter and inspire either a challenge or the solution to one that was already posted.

Challenges can (and do) cover a lot of ground – users post them for personal realization or for noble causes (like charity). Challenges that are posted just for fun can likewise be found, and they prov...  read more

Howsthe.com - Be Notified When Your Site Is Down

“Website monitoring at its best” is the way this service is described by the team behind it. Monitoring you website is exactly what it does, and it lets you know when your site is no longer reachable by users so that you can do something to remedy it.

Some of the features that are currently fully functional include notification to multiple locations via your preferred method (e-mail and MS are fully supported), whereas aspects like the wait period can be set down beforehand.

You might have created a website because you wanted to inform people about something you deemed ...  read more

JakeApp.com - A Collaborative File Sharing Tool

Jake is a new tool that is geared towards those who are to engage into online collaborative projects. In essence, it lets such individuals drag folders into the application and then share the files contained there right on the dot.

This application is browser-based, and it works in any computer which is web-enabled. There is no need to set up a server in order to use it. Jake also has the distinct advantage of working with documents of every denomination, not just Office files.

The latest version of Jake can be both procured and installed at no cost. It is still a pre-relea...  read more

Vyoom.com - A Place Where Social Activity Is Rewarded

Vyoom is a community site which brings in a new twist: members are rewarded points for interacting and socializing which each other, and these point scan later be redeemed for real life prizes that the user wants.

The site itself has two different streams: a public one where events are listed and gossip is found, and a private one where interaction is kept as reserved as the user wishes. The latter is obviously the spot where family members communicate, and the same goes for coworkers and colleagues.

Points can be accrued in several ways, but everyday social interaction is th...  read more

TwitterForBusyPeople.com - Twitter For Busy People

Most of us have schedules that even if they can not be termed “hectic” would suitably be denominated “busy”. And the ones of us who are into Twitter know that the minute we have more than a certain number of followers, reading their updates can take up more time we could afford. This new Twitter app (Twitter For Busy People) is the perfect tool for us all. Essentially, it will allow anybody to have the tweets that matter filtered from the rest and displayed for immediate reading purposes. The “tweets that matter” are actually discerned based on how active a user is. The more active...  read more

Votetocracy.com - Have Your Say In Government Issues

Votetocracy is a new online resource that enables US citizens to see the bills which are currently in Congress, vote on the same, and then send the votes to their elected representatives. That is, the site lets citizens not only learn about what is happening in Congress but also act on that information by simply clicking on a button, and then measuring the results.

It happens in every country – the laws that are created by legislative institutions are often written in straitlaced language that does not reflect the way people feel at all. A system like this one will hopefully empowe...  read more

RunPee.com - Know When To Take A Restroom Break

A service which has now been updated by the inclusion of an iPhone app, RunPee will let you know when it is a good time to take a restroom break. It not only tells you about which moment is the best to deal with the call of nature, but it can also let you know about what you missed when you visited the toilet.

The movies which are featured can be browsed both by release date, running time and alphabetically. There is also a “classic movies” category for old timers and grey heads.

As well as providing toilet-related information, this app has information about additional s...  read more

Stick-Art.com - Removable Wall Stickers

Wall Stickers is the latest trend when it comes to home decoration. They are more fun than wallpaper, and they are very affordable and easy to apply. Wall stickers can be placed over surfaces ranging far and wide including ceramic tiles, windows, doors, furniture, and even mirrors.Stick-art.com has a large selection of innovative and original wall stickers and their inventory is weekly updated with new designs. They also do personalized art, so if you have an idea of your own they will most likely make it come to life.

The already existing designs are subdivided in categories such as ...  read more

GlennGreenwald - Salon.com/Opinion/Greenwald

This blog is written by Glenn Greenwald’s and belongs to a website called Salon.com. Glen is well known in the writing community due to many of his works including two New York Times Bestselling books. One of them is called "How Would a Patriot Act?" published on May of 2006, and can be defined as a critique of the Bush administration's use of executive power. The other work is called "A Tragic Legacy" published on June of 2007 and examines the Bush legacy.

As you might imagine this is not a Republican blog and you will find a wide variety of articles and opinions about politics, hum...  read more

Exploring The 2010 Web - Scobleizer.com

This blog belongs to a well known professional called Robert Scoble. Robert is building a community for people that is obsessive with the Internet called Building43. It could be said that Scobleizer.com is an interesting place where you will find a wide variety of articles about the internet and very interesting applications and solutions you are going to enjoy.

In case you want to learn more about the internet the only thing you need to do it is to visit this blog and start reading. In addition to this, Robert provides his phone number and email so you can get in touch with him if y...  read more

eChirpy.com - Somewhere Between Twitter & Wordpress

eChirpy lets you create 500 character miniBlogs using your personal email, show only your most recent 5 miniBlogs, and automatically tweet them out to your followers.

That is, your e-mails will be turned into miniBlog entries on your eChirpy profile as well as on the tab tagged pages. The subject line of your e-mail will be sent out as a tweet to your Twitter account, along with a URL link that will bring your followers back to read the 500 character miniBlog in its entirety. On the site you can likewise add attachment. That comes as no surprise, really. Even Twitter has just added t...  read more

Tickmarkt.com - All About Stocks

Yesterday I reviewed a site named Bet My Stock that let you try your hand at the Stock Market in a virtual setting. Now I have just chanced upon this site, and I find it an interesting companion to the one I scrutinized then.

While Bet My Stocks let you play a game in which you could bet on stocks, this site is a community resource that empowers you to learn all about the Stock Market by interacting with others. On the site you can see what people are currently trading, and revise your trading strategies so that you will (hopefully) shoot to the top.

As in any other social si...  read more

GreetBeatz.com - This Is Your Song

Have you ever tried writing a song? If you did, you will probably have noticed that there are two things to be taken care of: the actual melody and the lyrics. Ideally speaking, a balance should be achieved. But that is only when we think in abstract terms. In practice, one is always sacrificed along the way. It seems to me that the lyrics tend to take the worst part, too. Only professional composers can manage to keep everything balanced. And this new service gives you access to professional songwriting talent on the web, for any purpose you want.

In essence, through this system you ...  read more