Monday, March 27, 2006

Software I have been playing with

Check out some of the software I have been trying out the last few weeks.

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30 Boxes aims to find a niche among several trends in software development. It uses a calendar application as the interface to building a tight social network and passive communication tool. It is lightweight and web based, but making use of newer technologies to give it more of a desktop feel.

30 Boxes offers a powerful natural language processing engine that allows complex calendar entries with a single text box. It provides elegant event scheduling and calendar sharing using tags to segment events and privacy options. As a social network, the product passively builds shared buddy cards that aggregate additional date-based information such as an individual’s Flickr photos, MySpace comments, or Upcoming.org events.

Esther Dyson - “call it Flickr for calendrs and you won’t be far off the mark.”

HumCity at 30 Boxes

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Podbop

What is Podbop? Let's look at it like this:

Old way: Looking up concerts in your town on an event site, googling 100 different bands, tracking down an MP3 for each band, and then deciding which show you want to go to.

The Podbop way: Type in a city, get MP3s, discover a band you like, and go see them.

Podbop Arcata, Podbop Eureka, you get the idea...

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Muiso

Muiso (pronounced MOO-EE-SO) is the best new way to enjoy music on your computer or mobile player. Muiso is made up of two parts - the website at muiso.com and the desktop companion software. When you run the companion software (download here) you will see a music videoish popup that shows all kinds of interesting things like:
  • Artist news (concerts, blogs, magazine articles)
  • Album reviews and thumbnails
  • Similar artists and tracks
  • People near you who love the same music
  • Personalized recommendations - don't spend hours listening to bad music, let us make honest recommendations
  • Local popularity - find the newest LOCAL bands
  • Lots of statistics, social networking fun, and so much more

HumCity at Muiso

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You Tube

What is YouTube?

YouTube is the way to get your videos to the people who matter to you. With YouTube you can:

* Upload, tag and share your videos worldwide
* Browse thousands of original videos uploaded by community members
* Find, join and create video groups to connect with people with similar interests
* Customize your experience with playlists and subscriptions
* Integrate YouTube with your website using video embeds or APIs

YouTube is completely free for users and members.

HumCity at YouTube

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Buzznet
Buzznet is a vibrant community centered around our user's content: video, photo, journals and organized by individual interest. Buzznet works with entertainment companies, newspapers, media sites and other communities to create and highlight meaningful content. The site features an easy-to-use interface and powerful tools to create your own gallery and start sharing your photos, videos and journals/blogs with your friends and meet friends from around the world.

HumCity at BuzzNet

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Last FM

Join the social music revolution at Last.fm. It's fun, it's free, it's all about the music. You get your own online music profile that you can fill up with the music you like. This information is used to create a personal radio station and to find users who are similar to you. Last.fm can even play you new artists and songs you might like. It's addictive, it's growing, it's free, it's music.

HumCity at Last FM


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Backpack: Get Organized and Collaborate

Over 125,000 people use Backpack to...

Organize to do lists, notes, images, and photos
Plan a personal or business trip
Plan a home improvement project
Collaborate on a new business idea
Keep track of houses you're considering buying
Gather information for a research project
Keep a list of gift ideas for friends
Build a For Sale page,
Organize and plan a wedding or event, and more...
Keep track of what your competitors are doing

HumCity at Backpack

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Yahoo! Podcasts

Yahoo! Podcasts has everything you need to get started enjoying podcasts, including any software you might need. If you're currently setup for listening to podcasts, Yahoo! Podcasts works with the software you already have. So what are you waiting for!

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HumCity at Proto Page

Protopage = personalized news + sticky notes + photos
+ email + weather + bookmarks, all on one page.

HumCity at ProtoPage

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