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Vivaty.com - Virtual World in a Web App

Joining the slew of web-based virtual communities out there is Vivaty, a new application for AIM and Facebook which has just been released in beta mode. The basic concept behind Vivaty is that you can create a virtual “scene” which you can personalize with standard avatars and hundreds of differ...  read more

Hippopost.com - Send Free Postcards Via Facebook

Remember the times when people used to send real paper post cards to each other? Well, now you can revive that old, rather un-green tradition using HippoPost. This useful Facebook app lets you send a free, yes, you don’t have to pay a cent, postcard to any of your friends in the US or Canada. It�...  read more

Social.im - Chat For Facebook Users

Instant messaging clients are everywhere. You’ve probably got at least a few running on your computer at the moment. If you’re keen on getting another, Social.im is worth checking out, especially if you’re a Facebook fan. Social.im doesn’t simply work within Facebook—it actually pulls y...  read more

YourSports.com - Amateur Sports Network Takes on Crowd

Like sports? Like to play sports? Then check out YourSports, a new social network dedicated to amateur sports. Their focus is not on the super stars and legends. They're all about you, the amateur athlete who plays for the love of the game and nothing else. Members, besides having the requisite...  read more

FriendVox.com - Facebook Messaging Service

FriendVox is a messaging service for Facebook that requires no downloads, registration, or installation whatsoever. When you arrive at the FriendVox homepage, all you have to do to get the app working for you is click the blue front-and-center "Facebook" button, which prompts a pop-up (make sure you...  read more

Taptu.com - Mini Search for Mini Spaces

Taptu is a "mini" music search app for "mini" spaces, such as your mobile device or your Facebook page. If that sounds odd, don't worry. All Taptu means is that it is a service within a service (an app among the Facebook community or a search bar on your mobile phone). Currently, you can get Taptu's...  read more

SocialMedia.com - Marketing and Managing Facebook Apps

You may know SocialMedia Networks as the company behind many of Facebook's ridiculously successful applications (MyHeritage, Pirates, etc), but you may not fully understand what exactly it is that they do. SocialMedia Networks offers a three-pronged approach to successfully market and profit from y...  read more

Commentt.com - Audio and Visual Messaging Widget

Commentt is a simple interactive multimedia widget that lets your site visitors leave audio or video messages on your website without leaving the page. Commentt's idea is that, in lieu of the standard text messages normally sent between users via MySpace, Wordpress, Facebook, etc, we can now use mul...  read more

InTune.fm - Discover New Music on Facebook

inTune is a new Facebook app that lets you discover new music and listen to your favorite songs. It's a lot like My Music, in that inTune allows you to upload songs from your hard drive to share on Facebook, and also similar to iLike in that you can search through a huge database (at this point, abo...  read more

BuddyMedia.com - AceBucks - Virtual Facebook Currency

Social network application company Buddy Media has recently come out with a currency for Facebook users, called AceBucks. You can acquire AceBucks by doing things that you are already doing on Facebook, such as adding applications, taking surveys, playing games, etc. You can cash in your AceBucks on...  read more

SlideFlickr.com - Create and Embed Flickr Slideshows

Now that we are being bombarded with widgets for personal webpages and social networking sites, sometimes it's hard to weed out the chaffe and pick one that actually does something interesting. A good bet might be SlideFlickr, a new widget that lets you generate and embed slideshows on your website ...  read more

360Gadget.com - Personal Start Page for Facebook

360Gadget is a newly launched Facebook app which enables members to add a fully customizable personal page inside Facebook. This means you'll be able to catch up on the latest news, perform Google searches, subscribe to RSS feeds, take notes, and much more without ever leaving the network. Customi...  read more

Media.mit.edu - RunLog - Keep Track of Your Runs

Whether you're a casual jogger who's just getting started or a serious marathoner training for the Boston Marathon, you need a place to log your pace, times, and distances. RunLog, a web app created somewhere in the depths of an MIT lab, helps you to keep track of this information in order to help y...  read more

SocialSuggester.com - Discover New Music, Books and Mor

There are times when you’re just out of ideas—you can’t think of another book to read, what songs to listen to or even what movies to see. If you’re stuck in such an uninspired funk, check out SocialSuggester. The site will help you find new things to experience, to read, to watch and to h...  read more

APPMRKT.com - Ebay For Facebook Apps

Considering the success of Facebook applications, it’s no surprise that the more popular widgets have been rumored to have been bought out by larger internet companies. Accompanying and assisting this new trend in Facebook marketing is APPMRKT.com, which is an Ebay-like buying-and-selling communit...  read more