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PodClass.com: Find Online Classes & Video Podcasts

Jonas — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:50:00 +0000

In their own words

“Podclass.com is the first online marketplace for the buying, selling and sharing of expertise in the form of online classes and video podcasts.”

Why it might be a killer

This is an interesting solution that will attract people that wish to offer their knowledge through the internet. It will be interesting to many education-related professionals and students as well as everyday web surfers.

Some questions

Does the company take any commission for the paid classes?

What it does

Podclass.com works as an online open market where users can trade their know-how about many matters through very interesting media, namely online classes and video podcasts. Users are given the possibility to create their classes and share them with many people, in a simple and fast way.

By using this technology you will be able to get in touch with like-minded people and become part of a virtual community for sharing, learning, and teaching.

This seems to be a nice way to interact and collaborate with others, achieving a higher-level learning experience

There are already a wide assortment of classes you can find at Podclass.com, and if you want to learn more about the way this site works, you will have the chance to do that without any delay. If you are interested in finding new people with whom you can share your learning experiences, this is the right site for you to take a look at.

Link: http://www.podclass.com
Our Review: http://www.killerstartups.com/Video-Music-Photo/podclass-com-find-online-classes-video-podcasts

MyDinos.com: Play With Your Friends

Jonas — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:20:00 +0000

In their own words

“Hello DinoScout! MyDinos is a unique online experience where you will can make friends, play games, and travel through time and space rescuing extinct and endangered species, we call them Dynamals!”

Why it might be a killer

It will be appealing for kids to have new experiences and make new friends.

What it does

Do you like to play games? Do you like to spend time with your friends? This is a place where you and your friends will have the chance to do that.

MyDinos aims to be known as an exclusive online experience. Why? Because it offers kids the chance to make new friends, and play games. What kinds of games can you play on this site? On this online resource you will be given the chance to travel through time and space in order to rescue extinct and endangered species.

These species are called Dynamals, and you will have the opportunity to learn more about them when you visit this site. In case you decide to be a member of MyDinos, you will be able to play and socialize with new friends online, by building your Team of Dynamals.

If you want to find out more about different Dynamals and collect them, this is the right site for you to do it. This will be a nice place to challenge your new friends and play exciting games. There are many other interesting things you can do on this site - it would be a good idea if you give it a visit at Mydinos.com.

Some questions

Is this site easy for all kinds of kids?

Link: http://www.mydinos.com
Our Review: http://www.killerstartups.com/Web20/mydinos-com-play-with-your-friends

GotSleeves.AppSpot.com: The Weather MiniWebsite

Jonas — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:17:00 +0000

In their own words

“Sleeves is a simple weather forecast. Designed + Coded by Bharath Bhushan.”

Why it might be a killer

Because it is simple and it will be appealing to lazy people.

What it does

This is a simple, convenient and simple website that gives you accurate predictions related to the weather.

Gotsleeves.appspot.com was recently launched and it can be described as a mini web-app. Sleeves was designed with the main intention to simplify the weather forecast to the maximum.

Everybody knows that it is always great to have a forecast in order to know if it will rain or if it is going to be sunny, cloudy, etc. What everybody also knows is that reading the forecast is many times annoying due to the fact that you only want to know if you need to wear a shirt, a sweater or a jacket.

This site was created in order to give you that answer. This is a very brief application (52 lines of python code) and it is mainly based on the Yahoo Weather API.

There is very basic information that you need to input in order to get the results - just your zip code suffices. In addition to this, you will get answers like:”wear long sleeves”, “wear short sleeves”, go sleeveless and “wear 2-layers”.

By now, the site covers the majority of U.S zip codes. If you want to start enjoying this novel and simple toll, give it a try on the site.

Some questions

Is there anything else offered on the site?

Link: http://gotsleeves.appspot.com
Our Review: http://www.killerstartups.com/Web20/gotsleeves-appspot-com-the-weather-miniwebsite

NearbySocial.com: Letting Facebook Users Meet Offline

Jonas — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:14:00 +0000

In their own words

“Bridging online social network plethora with presence to create serendipitous face-to-face encounters.”

Why it might be a killer

All the many Facebook enthusiasts out there will find the chance to meet offline a compelling one indeed.

What it does

This is one for the many web socialites out there. In general terms, it can be said that Nearby Social is a solution whereby you can meet offline those you interact with online. For example, using NearbySocial you can meet up with other travelers that are in your same network when you are in the airport, about to set off. This is especially useful if the flight has been delayed.

The implementation of such as service is accomplished in the most effective way of all – through Facebook. That is, you procure and install an app and then you are ready to be notified when like-minded individuals are in attendance. Moreover, the site will let you figure out with whom you have crossed paths before via a supple functionality.

Taking into account how popular Facebook is, and how popular it is certain to remain for quite a time yet, any tool that lets users of the network expand their contact from the web to the real world is certain to arouse interest.

Some questions

What operating systems are supported?

Link: http://www.nearbysocial.com
Our Review: http://www.killerstartups.com/Social-Networking/nearbysocial-com-letting-facebook-users-meet-offline

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Opts For BT Opt-In

Jonas — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:15:21 +0000

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz recently warned online ad companies that they didn't have much time left to prove they could protect people's privacy. Now, he's added that he would like to see marketers get Web users' express consent before tracking them online in order to serve targeted ads. "Opt-out isn't illegal necessarily, but I think the better practice is opt-in," he said this weekend in an interview that aired on C-SPAN.

It Took A UK Village To Thwart Google Street View

Jonas — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:15:03 +0000

Google’s Street View recently hit the UK streets, and an angry throng of Brits has hit back. It happened in the wealthy village of Broughton: Seeing the Street View car driving through town, residents formed a human chain to stop the car and hassled the driver until hGoogle’s Street View recently hit the UK streets, and an angry throng of Brits has hit back. It happened in the wealthy village of Broughton: Seeing the Street View car driving through town, residents formed a human chain to stop the car and hassled the driver until he turned around...

Coupious.com: Mobile Coupons Come True

Jonas — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:39:00 +0000

In their own words

“Coupious is a mobile phone app that gives you coupons and deals for businesses around your geographic location. No need to search for offers with a browser, no need to find zip codes, no reason to memorize SMS short codes. Simply run the application on your cell phone, watch it automatically retrieve coupons via GPS, and click 'Use now' to save money!”

Why it might be a killer

It is an incredibly practical service. I am surprised nobody thought about it before. My compliments to the team for implementing such a functionality.

What it does

This is a new mobile phone app that plays out a role that is certainly useful. In essence, it will provide you with a list of coupons and deals for businesses that are in you close vicinity, retrieve them via GPS, tap the “Use now” button and then show them to the cashier.

This application can be procured and installed at no cost. As a matter of fact, the user is not even required to register. Just installing the application and launching it will do the trick.

The search can be kept as circumscribed as you wish – it will look up coupons not only in your city, it can actually search for coupons that can be employed just around the corner if that is what you want it to do.

Supported devices include the iPhone, iPod Touch and Android platforms. Support for Blackberry, Windows Mobile and webOS is underway. Actually, users are asked to vote on the platform they think should be supported next. If you have any favorite, just visit the “Feedback” page and cast your vote.

Some questions

Which cities are already supported?

Link: http://www.coupious.com
Our Review: http://www.killerstartups.com/Mobile/coupious-com-mobile-coupons-come-true

Timetric.com: Search And Store Statistical Data

Jonas — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:37:00 +0000

What it does

Presented by a team that is based in the United Kingdom, Timetric is a service that aims to let the public at large make sense of the flood of data that characterizes the modern world. Think about all the numeric data that you come across on a daily basis: prices, temperature, rates, taxes… This solution is there in order to let you put all that into perspective and finally analyze the way it moves as time goes by.

As it is explained online, the technical expression for such a service is “time series analysis”. Whenever the data is updated, that should be immediately reflected on the analysis itself, and new conclusions arrived at. Suitably enough, you can set alerts in order to be informed should any value you are interested in fluctuate.

If you want to get started, you will be able to resort to data that has already been collected by the team from sources such as the European Central Bank and the Federal Reserve System. Alternatively, you can import your own data either by hand or by uploading an Excel file. Note that the service is still in beta, so don’t expect everything to work flawlessly. And if you come across something that should not be there do make a pointy of contacting the team so that they can set that to right.

In their own words

“Timetric is a service for storing, searching, graphing and publishing the world's statistical data.”

Why it might be a killer

If you have a penchant for numbers and figures, this site will be a sort of Nirvana for you.

Some questions

What has to be improved before the site drops its “Beta” tag?

Link: http://www.timetric.com
Our Review: http://www.killerstartups.com/Web20/timetric-com-search-and-store-statistical-data

Fast140: test your typing speed

Jonas — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:33:48 +0000

Test and improve your typing speed. Type upto 140 characters and check your speed. Users ranked according to typing speed. Some Interesting Twitter Apps:

Worm Infections Expected To Increase On Facebook In Coming Months

Jonas — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:17:41 +0000

Last time around we heard of a worm spreading on Facebook it was called Koobface and it was causing a lot of problems for users. This time around it’s called Boface.BJ but it has already affected millions of users and that’s only expected to grow in the coming months. This morning PandaLabs malware analysis and detection laboratory released a report stating that it just discovered a new variant of the Boface.BJ worm which has already affected an estimated two million users, half of which are in the United States.

Right now the growth appears to be negative (as the chart below depicts) but it is projected to spread to millions of users in the coming month, growing over 100 percent per quarter. It has not been stated whether or not the software is actually damaging computers or if it was simply created for the purpose of maximizing the number of infected users.

The way users become infected is pretty standard. A user will receive a message (like the one pictured below) from a friend which encourages them to click on a link. Once clicked, they will end up at a site called “YuoTube” (a common misspelling for “YouTube”) which will then prompt them to download a video player.

Four hours after the software is downloaded, the user’s Facebook account will be hijacked and a message will be blasted out to all their friends. It’s the same model that practically all of the spammers and hackers are currently using on Facebook. What’s interesting is that few of the viruses so far have actually been damaging for users’ computers.

While the worm appears to be under control for the time being, these worms tend to grow overtime and the developers behind them tend to make minor adjustments each time that will assist in their viral growth. The advice from PandaLabs is to avoid clicking suspicious links and keep an eye open for unfamiliar websites. In other words: don’t get tricked!