backboard
Backboard is a simple web app designed to help you collect feedback on whatever you are working on from friend, co-workers, classmates, or anyone:- Marketing teams can collaborate and gather feedback on graphic designs.
- Web designers can get client feedback on their latest designs.
- Students can discuss and evaluate ideas for class projects
Backboard can gather feedback on documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
WPD, ODT, Text and PDF), images (GIF, JPEG and PNG), web pages or other
URLs, and free-form text.
Check it out here: http://www.getbackboard.com
More info here: http://www.getbackboard.com/pages/faq
Get Feedback on your Project.
Add Some Spice to Your Photos
that allows users to upload their image and add a range of cool
effects. Basically you can make your images look cool without having
any desktop software installed or the knowledge on how to use the
software.
Resize and Crop your photo,
Add creative effects to photos,
Add borders to photos,
Add creative text to photos,
Easily add your photos to your page.
Sync Mutiple Computers with a Microsoft App That Works (really, it does…)
from the one you were on? With FolderShare, you can access your files
from anywhere.
- Keep all your files in sync
- Use
FolderShare to create a mirrored image of your most important folders -
like your Favorites, Pictures, and Documents - so they’re the same on
all your computers.
- Sharing files is easier than ever
- Sharing
with friends, co-workers, and family is easy when you add and update
files in a shared library. Large files? Not a problem - FolderShare can
sync files up to 2 GBs in size. And it works on both Mac and PC.
- Get to your files instantly when you’re away from home
- Install FolderShare on all your computers, and you can access all your files from any computer on the Internet.
Microsoft Foldershare is what we finally settled on after months of trial and error. Hopefully, in us sharing this with you and your business, you can get to syncing with a bit less effort then us. Best of all, unlike many of the other apps we tried, this one is completely free. The only draw back we can find is that there is a 10,00 file limit on a single sync point, but you can get around that by syncing the underlying folders separately. If you need help, as always, feel free to contact us @ 1.866.516.1576 for all your online consulting needs.
A brand spanking new release came out April 22nd and you can Install Foldershare for Windows by following this link.
Please let us know what you think…
Reverse Phone Lookup
If you are anything like us, we use Google for everything. The overwhelming majority of the time, you get what you need. Sometime, its nice to diversify a bit, and use a slick little app with a very specific purpose, instead of using the sledge hammer that is Google.
Sullr is a tool for obtaining information from telephone lines in
reverse mode. Very quickly, it will allow you to know the name of the
person responsible and find on the map the address where he is. They have a working version for the iphone as well.
Give it a try, and tell us what you think.
Bringo - Skip “Pressing 1 for English” and Just Get Down to Business
So Simple, but I think I start every entry about a cool new app this way. It is true, the simplest ideas are usually the best. I want to introduce your to Bringo (http://www.nophonetrees.com) their headline reading:
Tired of dialing 1-800 numbers and not being able to get through to a human who can help you?
BRINGO gets your through with no effort on your part.
Here’s how it works (from Bringo Website):
- Find the company you’d like to call by category (credit cards, mortgages, loans, health care)
- Enter your phone # (we will never disclose your phone number to anyone, not even your mother!).
- Wait a few seconds while we navigate the phone tree.
- When we call you back, pick up your phone and you’re done. No more phone trees.
Ready to get started?
- Click here to list all categories of companies
- Click here for an alphabetical list of all companies
Technorati Tags: bringo, web 2.0
Test ScribeFire Blog Entry
Nothing like being able to post about anything, at anytime, directly from the best browser around, Mozilla Firefox…
This post is being done directly from Firefox to test the latest and greatest blogging tool out there, ScribeFire.
Cool Online Apps, Web 2.0 | Comments (0)Personal Intro to Your Business Website or Dysfunctial Max Headroom Clone?
I try not to blog too much about what has already been talked about, but could only find one article on gizmoz.com, and since I have been playing with it extensively this morning, thought I would share a bit, and hopefully solicit some feedback.
So to start, what is gizmoz? In short - it is a service that will allow you to generate a talking avatar. You can upload a picture of your face and it will build a 3-D image. It also allows you to put voice to your digital communications. Personal service to the comical extreme. For most of us, once you complete the easy process of building your first (what they call) character-based visual expression, it may come out looking like a dysfunctional mini-clone; eerily reminiscent of the 80’s pop culture icon Max Headroom. So can their be a legitimate business application to this?
I have decided to experiment.
I have produced a short 20 second video clip (see the sidebar to the right) that can be played upon entering my website. From this point on, for the next month or so, I will monitor my analytics account to see if I can keeping more people on my site for longer. Take a look:
Now - I didn’t use myself, since I was trying to give this a hint of professionalism and no matter how many different pictures I used, I couldn’t get it to a point that didn’t make me want to reconsider this experiment. Maybe I am just digitally self conscious, but I’d rather use one of the provided (and admittedly better looking) provided pictures.
Does does this work? We shall see. I will have statistics next month, but in the mean time, take a look, let me know what you think, and if you could ever see using this as an application in your business.
Justin
202-552-1825
Business, Cool Online Apps, How To, Social Networking, Web 2.0 | Comments (0)40+ Real Estate Web 2.0 Websites, Applications, and Communities
The following is a list of 40+ online web 2.0 websites, applications, and communities, some that are in beta (or even alpha) development stages. If you know if one we missed, by all means tell us, this should be an organic, ever growing list.
Home Values
It allows anyone to find rough estimates of the valuation of their home by searching comparable properties. While values are not always accurate, the site continues to get it better.
Beta property valuation tool competing directly with Zillow. It uses Google Maps in its technology mashup and allows you to do cool things like adjust values of properties given certain market conditions.
Valuations give you access to most of the same information that real estate professionals use to evaluate homes. Whether you own your place, are thinking of buying, or even just looking around, you can explore data ranging from property facts, value estimates, and a variety of important indicators of local and national changes in the housing market.
Free service that allows anyone to quickly and easily take the first step to buying, selling, or refinancing a home by providing instant access to property valuations, real estate professionals and additional services. eppraisal pulls together public record data from over 70 million homes to quickly and easily give you an estimated value range.
Listings
Scrapes real estate sites to find listings and brings it all together in a clean, well designed site. Using Google maps and RSS feeds, the site seems to have taken the lead in the future of online property listings.
GPS real estate searches from your cell phone
Craigslists – Google Maps mashup to find properties for rent or for sale in your area. The interface is deceivingly simple; dive in and discover how content-rich HousingMaps really is.
Retrove is a national vertical real estate search engine that allows you to search all types of real estate listings such as MLS listings, FSBO, foreclosures, classifieds and other types of property listings across the nation. Retrove provide you real estate search results that take you directly to the real estate listing source.
Buy, Rent or Sell US Apartments and Homes. A comprehensive real estate marketplace featuring millions of listings.
Property search engine Google maps mashup,aggregating listings from many online sources and making them easily searchable with a GoogleMap-based visual interface.
Next-generation, independent real estate search engine. We crawl and index millions of homes for sale and other properties, then organize and display them on a slick Google Map interface.
Roost offers parallel services - a search for consumers and a new platform for Realtors. Unlike other site, they dedicate their time and resources to being a great search engine and having up to the minute data for a dozen or so markets, with more being added daily.
Neighborhood
Help homebuyers, renters, and real estate agents find houses and apartments in great neighborhoods. Walk Score shows you a map of what’s nearby and calculates a Walk Score for any property.
Community of homeowners, buyers and renters sharing inside knowledge about their local neighborhoods. Discover a new neighborhood or share knowledge about your own. Track local real estate conditions in your area - what’s selling and what’s not. Connect with neighbors across the country and find out what a neighborhood is really like.
The first real estate search engine of its kind allowing you to rate and review good and bad neighbors before and after you move so you can make a smart real estate decision.
Online service that helps home owners choose the most remarkable neighborhood real estate agents to sell their house.
Apartment search by neighborhood website. In addition to finding apartments, users can search neighborhood profiles, photos, interactive maps and user generated blogs and events. Hubbuzz is an apartment site that incorporates extensive neighborhood information and user generated blogs and comments from anyone in the community.
Comprehensive and customizable real estate Web site that fundamentally changes the online real estate industry by helping consumers make smart decisions before, during, and after the property transaction in ways never before possible. We, at Terabitz, realize that every home exploration is unique.
Estately (Washington State Only) - Beta
Created with the belief that home buyers need context when they’re looking for a home. At Estately you can learn about the surrounding area, the nearby shops, the character of the neighborhood and the style, size and price of a property.
New way of finding a place to live. If you want to move, you can let people in the area know you’re looking. If you want to sell or let a place, you can find interested people quickly. No hassle, no obligation, no estate agents.
Real estate information service that gives those of us who are not real estate professionals independent access to actual unfiltered information that is relevant to what is often our most valuable investment—our home—or any other real estate.
Agents
Agent Scoreboard (Some States)
Search for agents in your local area and read reviews and comments posted by real people that have used their services.
Real estate agent review service that helps home buyers and sellers find an Incredible Agent who can assist them in their real estate transactions.
Free service to consumers that enables you to search for real estate agents using meaningful criteria including: commission, location, sales history, services offered, experience level, and the estimated value of the home you are selling or buying.
Marketing
Classified ad creation, management and submission platform that enables online sellers to quickly and easily create attractive classified ads or “virtual flyers” that can be posted on dozens of leading online marketplaces in a few simple clicks.
Free template and photo hosting for craigslist classifieds
Video network that connects you with people and resources to most effectively market real estate, neighborhoods, cities, events and local businesses.
Use your digital photos to create stunning Internet Shows in less than 5 minutes! They will look and feel like TV commercials!
Online rewards system that enables real estate sellers and professionals to give Buyers and other users rewards.
Info
Supply housing shoppers with the info they need to make sound financial decisions about whether to buy or rent.
Foreclosure Radar (California Only)
Only place where you’ll find complete up-to-date information on every foreclosure opportunity available in California, including exclusive daily updates on every auction.
DIY (always good to know the competition, right?)
Industry’s first online brokerage for residential real estate.
Users are encouraged to list their property for sale for free. Buyer’s can browse listings with new technologies including drag-n-drop favorites, endless scroll searches and can view properties using data, pictures or maps.
Way to buy and sell a home—bringing together buyers and sellers in one place, and connecting all the resources you need to buy or sell your home.
RealEstate Communities
Free Online community for real estate professionals designed to help them promote and grow their business.
Real Estate Social Networking site out there. With a focus on networking, dealmaking, and education, the site brings a professional approach to the world of real estate for both the consumer and professionals.
Online real estate referral network, a business exchange that connects real estate practitioners and service providers across the country and around the globe.
Just Plain Cool Sites
Fantasy Real Estate
Manage your properties with software that lets you track rents, bills, advertisements and invoicing.
