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MyMuv featuring social networking for trends and opinions

Written by Ruhani Rabin on April 6, 2007.

mymuv

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MyMuv is a interesting web 2.0 site which tracks lifestyle changes and trends. It shows you the most popular trends in your area and in the rest of the world. For instance you want a opinion or give a opinion about 2 similar things. You post your muv and let others contribute, vote and comment it. So you will be able to identify which one is the best. Making decisions isn't as easy as it used to be! There are so many options out there and often you end up wishing there were some way we could compare them and know what people think is the best. After all, everyone says their stuff is the best. And we figured, if we're confused by all those choices, so are others! You can search and add buddies within your profile so that you can build your own network around you. It's also a great place to know and explore about new trends. When you explore a muv in detail you could see the location on the google map and additionally it will list down all possible related muvs. mymuv lets you start by posting your lifestyle changes (muv) and let others decide if your muv is happening or cool by participating along. You may post comments and opinions on muvs, keep track of muvers on your Watch List. They have a interesting interface similar to popular digg but with a twist of comparing and voting. Signup is simple and easy. Lets take a look inside it.

Sample detail of a muv.

a sample detail of a muv

Related Muvs..

mymuv related muvs

Comments with Opinions

mymuv comments

 Posting a new muv

mymuv starting a new muv

Mymuv is certainly worth a try and a place to gain knowledge and opinions. 

Ballhype – Collection of Blogs for the Sports Fans

Written by Ruhani Rabin on April 5, 2007.

ballhype

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Ballhype is a collection and collaboration of sports fans blogs. Currently they are tracking over 1,600 blogs for sports events, photos, videos, articles and news. It came up with a story interface which is similar to Digg. Ballhype features a dashboard and games browsing system. You can signup for free and can have your own blogs and postings. You can hype a story, find new information about games. Sadly it only supports US locales means it has been designed and target to us market. So asian and european fans stay out of Ballhype. Actually if you look deep into it, it's a common social networking tool just as same as some social networking sites like friendster and so and so.

They pull in content from thousands of sports blogs. If other writers are linking to a story, it gets surfaced to the top of the list as newsworthy. If enough Ballhype users hype it up, the story will make it to the home page.

You can also write your own post or submit a story that you think should be required reading. We make it incredibly easy to find good stuff to submit. Just check out the Hot Topics (posts grouped by topic) or Latest Posts (all posts written by any blog we track filtered by tag).

Well I have a question for you. Signup and Click hype on a story for as many times as you like… It's kinda wired… but yeah it might be the next stop for the sports fans around the world but they need to work on it.

Google Talk now at your Firefox sidebar

Written by Ruhani Rabin on April 5, 2007.

Google just introduced new way to use their popular messaging service Google Talk. Now it is possible to load Google Talk as a sidebar of your favorite Firefox browser. It empowered with the google's ajax and web 2.0 framework for optimal performance. Installation is really simple. Few easy steps to do.

  1. Goto Firefox Bookmarks > Organize Bookmarks
    organize bookmark
  2. Create a New Bookmark at your Bookmarks toolbar folder. Name it Google Talk, Now copy and paste this -> http://talkgadget.google.com/talkgadget/client link. Select the option to load the content on the firefox sidebar.
    Setting it up
  3. You should put the link at your Bookmarks Toolbar Folder for a One click easy access to it.
    sidebar view

REKO – Socialize the Links

Written by Ruhani Rabin on April 4, 2007.

Reko

REKO is a tool designed to track most popular sites you visit, it finds other users who have similar browsing habits. So it can make similar like minded peoples bring closer in a network. REKO uses FireFox 2.xx web browser and it comes as an extension. The Firefox add-on sends REKO the domain names of the sites you visit. It then adds these to your profile and compares them with other users to find people with similar browsing habits. These users are your neighbours, you can view their profiles to see what other sites they are visiting. REKO also allows you to upload OPML files. If you have an RSS reader, export your OPML file to find RSS reading neighbours! REKO utilises Alexa related links to give you related links based on your top browsing websites.

Reko Networking

You will need a free account before you start using REKO. (You will need at least FireFox 2.x )

Babelgum – Bringing TV to New Era

Written by Ruhani Rabin on April 2, 2007.

babelgum

Babelgum ushers in a new era for television, blending the lean-back experience of traditional TV with the interactive and social power of the Internet.

  • Watch in full screen Babelgum uses cutting-edge peer-to-peer technology to stream video to your PC safely and efficiently at near-TV resolution.
  • Make it personal Create your own TV channels with niche-to-mainstream content from around the world tailored to your interests. As you use it, your TV learns what you like and just gets better.
  • Share your views Discover new content through friends, contacts and people with shared interests, and tell others about the content you love or hate. Babelgum is creating a whole new medium for viewers, content owners and advertisers. So keep your eyes wide open.

Babelgum is still at early beta and not yet opened to public.

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