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Digg uses?

Digg is a user driven social content website that offers the ability to post, rate, and comment on articles all across the Internet.  Articles are first submitted then users vote on the articles and the more Diggs it gets the higher it goes up in the rankings.  Articles are divided into a variety of categories using tags that include technology, science, world, sports, videos, and entertainment.  It is a free service to join and then you create your own area with your favorite articles and share them with friends. 

Digg only links to articles off their site, but users can comment on the article on Digg and carry on a discussion to create a social community effect.  Digg started in November of 2004 by Kevin Ross, Owen Byrne, Ron Gorodetzky and Jay Adelson.  It started out as an experiment and quickly has grown into a current user pool of over 500,000 users and million of visitors daily.  Articles that reach the top of Digg list often receive a swarm of hits that can slow down traffic at times to news sites.  it is currently a top 500 visited site on the Internet and is growing at a extreme rate.  It gives users the ability to create their own newspapers with their top articles from across the web.  It is quite addictive and simple to get started so try it out.  How do you use Digg? 

Meebo uses?

Have you heard of Meebo?  It is a very useful tool that makes it simple to instant message through a browser with no software downloads needed.  It is free and helps users connect with buddies in AIM, Yahoo, MSN, Google Talk, ICQ, and Jabber with one simple login through Meebo.  In our testing it worked seemlessly and really is a great resource to use to get the job done quickly and easily.

Meebo also offers a product called Meebo Me that can be embedded into a web page or blog and will let you chat with site visitors in real time.  Meebo is breaking down many of the barriers surrounded typical instant messaging programs and making it simple to communicate through a browser instantly.  It launched in 2005 and users exchange over 60 million instant messages every day.  I have used Meebo extensively and it really makes it easy to use when IM programs are not available because of restrictions.  Just go to Meebo today and check it out.  Let us know how you use Meebo?

Zune uses?

Zune is a portable media device scheduled to come out on November 14, 2006 from Microsoft.  It has a 30 GB Hard Drive, FM Tuner, 3 inch landscape or portrait screen with a 640 x 480 resolution, and wireless technology that allows users to share pictures and music with a simple interface.  The screen is 44% larger then the iPod and retails for only $249.00.  It comes in three colors: black, brown, and white and can be highly customized with backgrounds. The Zune connects to an online Zune Marketplace where users can purchase music and video.  The battery life is up to 14 hours when playing music and 4 hours when playing video.

The highly anticipated wireless technology allows users to send music and pictures to each other and then the Zune user can listen to the music three times for free or three days before deciding if they would like to purchase the song.  Users can purchase song one at a time or by a monthly subscription for unlimited downloads.  The monthly subscription runs around $15 a month.  The Zune has the ability to add new features through software updates and the possibility of a Zune phone has been discussed by Microsoft.  It comes bundled with free music and videos when purchased.  The Zune is expected to be an extremely popular Holiday gift and compete with Apple's iPod.

 

Revver uses?

Revver is a video sharing website along the lines of YouTube, but shares all ad revenue with the creators and distributors 50/50.  Videos can be displayed, downloaded, and shared across the web in Flash and Quick time formats. It was founded in 2004 in Southern California.  Some YouTube users have migrated over to Revver because the opportunity to make revenue on content. The site has over 100,000 videos with the most popular being a creator of videos mixing Mentos into Coke. 

Users can share videos through RSS, podcasting, and embeddable players within blogs and other websites.  Check it out, it is a interesting play on the video sharing web concept.  Below is the popular Mentos and Coke Video, which is very funny to watch.  How do you use Revver?

TechCrunch uses?

TechCrunch is a blog that profiles Web 2.0 technology.  Michael Arrington created the blog in June, 2005 and it has grown in popularity to be the one of the most visited blogs on the Internet with a network of sites discussing Crunched information.  The network includes CrunchGear, CrunchBoard Jobs, CrunchNotes, MobileCrunch, TalkCrunch, TechCrunch UK, and TechCrunch France. The site averages over 2 million page views per month with over 1 million unique visitors. Visitors are often thought of has trend setters who are current with the latest technology. 

It shows what blogging is all about and how with a voice and the right platform an individual can really change how information is received today.  TechCrunch shows the power of the Internet, Blogging, and an individual with passion on a topic.  Advertising on the site is currently running at over $10,000 a month for a single Ad.  If you want to know what is coming next then check out TechCrunch today.  It is a simple and easy to use interface that really delivers information clearly to its dedicated followers.  How do you use TechCrunch? 

Flickr uses?

Flickr is a online photo management application.  It provides users with the ability to share and search pictures easily.  Pictures can be shared with all users, a community, or just friends and family.  Users upload photos from digital cameras, cell phones, video cameras, and other devices and start sharing.  Pictures are then tagged with keywords and organized in an easy to access form.

Visitors can comment on pictures, watch slideshows, and discovery about each other.  It is a social platform for users to come closer together in an interactive manner.  Flickr is considered a Web 2.0 application and provides bloggers with the ability to embed pictures into their blogs.  Flickr was developed in Vancouver, Canada in 2002 by Ludicorp.  In 2005, Yahoo! acquired Flickr and moved all content was migrated to servers in the United States.  Flickr really brought to light the strength of tags and the ability to categorize information in a new search able way.  Ajax is incorporated into the site to allow a fluid and simple interface for users.  Millions of pictures are uploaded and displayed on Flickr.  How do you use Flickr? 

Bluedot uses?

Bluedot allows users to bookmark websites easily by just pressing a dot on the web browser and then personalize it with a picture, comments, and ratings.  It is really an interesting way to share information on the web.  Users can view each other's dots and learn more about each other.  Communities can be set up to share different information with different groups. 

For example a user can have group for co-workers that can share information relevant to work and also have a family group that shares family related information.  Users can also search and find groups to join to meet other users of Bluedot.  Another exciting feature is the ability to add Bluedot to your blog so users can dot your own content.  The Internet startup was started in 2004 around Seattle and has backers from Microsoft and Amazon.  It is simple to use and over a period of time creates online journal of your relevant search history.  Try it out and let us know how you use Bluedot?

YouTube uses?

YouTube is a free video sharing website where users upload, view, and share video clips.  It has show exceptional growth since establishing in February 2005 by three employees of PayPal.  Recently Google announced the purchase of YouTube for approximately 1.6 Billion in Google stock.  I have embedded a video of a baby Panda sneezing, very funny to watch to show how easy it is to use YouTube.  It is very simple and easy to do so check out YouTube.

Currently over 50,000 videos are uploaded everyday to YouTube making it one of the fastest growing websites around.  Over 100 million clips are viewed daily on YouTube and the site has over 20 Million visitors every month.  It is extermely popular among the younger generation.  Traditional media has taken notice and YouTube has struck deals with NBC and CBS as of late.

Future goals for YouTube include to offer every music video every made on demand and to showcase upcoming film directors.  Videos can be searched by tags, grouped into categories, show the number of downloads, and are ranked by stars.  YouTube users have gained iconic status on a variety of topics.  Videos range from the outrageous, to clips of TV Shows, to the daily lives of many users.  How do you use YouTube?

Blog uses?

A blog is a website where entries are made in journal style and displayed in an organized manner through categories or tags.  The term "Blog" comes from shortening the two words Web and log.  It began in 1994 and has grown into a personal extension of many individuals that is quickly becoming mainstream.  Once thought of as just simple journals now blog writers are finding larger and larger audiences and netting advertising deals with large companies.  Blogs are now looked at as more current and connected with readers and not bogged down by the constraints of many large websites.  Blogger, Typepad, and Blogspirit are some of the more popular blogging platforms.  The information is often more current, clear, and concise with many new updates everyday.  Advertisers enjoy marketing to the target engaged readers who continue to comeback to dedicated blogs. 

Blogs provide individuals with a platform to create and maintain an easy to use web site and have an opportunity to reach a ever growing audience. Technorati lists the top 100 blogs on the web and is currently tracking over 57 million blogs with over 175,000 new blogs everyday.  is a great resource to search for new and interesting blogs.  Today blogs like Techcrunch and Engadget are spinning off into whole subset of concepts and ideas for users.  Blogs are changing the way information is created on the web.  How do you use Blogs?

MySpace uses?

MySpace is a social networking website that offers an interactive network of users.  Individuals can submit profiles, photos, music, blogs, and videos.  It can be highly customized by users and individuals can communicate through leaving messages on friend's MySpace pages.  It has an internal search engine as well as internal e-mail system.  It has over 100 million accounts created and is currently the fourth most popular destination on the web.

MySpace was created in 2003 by Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe in Southern California and has grown into an icon of the current generation.  It was sold to Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation in July of 2005 for $580 Million Dollars.  Contents of a typical MySpace page include profiles, comments, communication, music, video, pictures, and high levels of customization by users.  MySpace is a often in the news with stories profiling the possible dangers of the online community, but it also has many benefits in providing a free and open voice for all users to share and create communities with others.  It can not be argued that it has grown into one of the most popular destinations of the current Internet community.  How do you use MySpace?