A few months ago, Mozilla generated lots of buzz through its Geode extension, which locates users through the WiFi access point they were using. Other popular tools have similar features, such as ‘Locate me’ on iPod Touches.
So, a very interesting question is how does such technology work?
They consult a service called Skyhook Wireless. They drive [...]
Play with and understand WiFi Positioning System
ping.fm: Update all your social networks at once
Sites like Twitter have scores of competitors and it is possible that for someone to effectively socially network, they will have to use sites other than their preferred one. It is obviously quite a chore to have to update Twitter, Facebook, Pownce etc separately.
Commenter reactive pointed out ping.fm, a website which in fact I use. [...]
Make Me Babies
Have you ever wondered how your babies would look like if you would have one with your partner? Now you can find out at the Make Me Babies website. Just upload a photo of yourself and your partner, wait a moment and take a look at a picture that could show your future child. Think [...]
Kwippy Invites
While I do have Twitter, Facebook and several other accounts I barely use them and cannot see a real gain for using them extensively. Quite the opposite. Still, I was invited by Joe from Webby’s World to Kwippy which from first looks seems to be some sort of Twitter clone. It is currently in private [...]
Lockr: Access Control for Web 2.0
The major difficulty that I see with all those Web 2.0 social networking websites is that there is no central administration but one for each website you are a member of. Want to share some private photos with friends at Flickr ? Then tell them they need access to Flickr so that you can add [...]
FontStruct Build Share Download Fonts
I sometimes come upon a website where I realize that I just stumbled upon a gem. My excitement is even bigger when I have not read about it before on the Internet knowing very well that I will soon write an article about that website or service offered. FontStruct is such a gem, a hidden [...]
Bundle Links with Linkbunch
What do you do if you want to send a friend ten links ? Paste all the ten links in an email or Instant Messenger and let him sort through the mess ? Or use a service like Linkbunch which bundles all your links into one and makes them available on a website ? You might say that it does not change a thing and probably even complicates matters because he actually has to make an additional click but it could still be useful for some.
