Written by Ruhani Rabin on March 30, 2009.
Usually in US when people want to relocate or want to by a new house they head over Realtor.com. Now that is not the end of the story, they need to find a real estate agent who is really trustworthy and dependable. Who will help them to look out for the new home, secure the best possible deals and continue with the process till the end. But it’s not that easy to find a real estate agent who fit their needs.
Doorfly.com came into the picture to help out people to find best agents according to their needs. Rather than calling up so many agents, Doorfly lets you find your agent who fits in their criteria. Convenient huh! [More]
Written by Ruhani Rabin on March 1, 2009.
Yet another smart and simple example of Google Maps API mashup. Pizzashare allow people to share pizza places that they are passionate about as well as see what other pizza places others are really into. This is a user generated database of the best pizza places in America, so you can always find a great pizza place to go to. Yesterday I was talking about JungleThingy which is similar but little bit more different approach of using Google Maps API. [More]
Written by Ruhani Rabin on February 28, 2009.
JungleThingy is a mashup of Amazon web services, Google maps API and the power of javascript. Basically it’s a straight forward interface where you can see the Google map on the left side of the screen. You can click on the map to get a list of the possible locations at the middle box, these locations are being pulled according to the location you’ve clicked and once you’ve selected a location from the list, you will be able to see the books related with that specific geological location. These listing of books actually comes from the Amazon web services. [More]
Written by Ruhani Rabin on February 25, 2009.
RetailFans.com might not be designed for the guys in mind but it will seriously catch the attention of a smart guy. Why? Because a smart guy can find out about the latest fashion trends about the urban women are craving about. Basically RetailFans is a website where people come together to share the latest in fashion, cosmetics, jewelry and anything else that takes their fancy. So you might find all the geeky glitter girls roam around this place and make their voice about the fashion products they like. Finally a place for the girls to have their own Digg about the latest fashion-ware. RetailFans.com is pretty straight forward and easy to use website. Simple but effective ajax integration for smoother operations experiences.
Anyone can submit an item they’ve found on another website and vote on items that others have submitted. Items with the most votes rise to the top of the list. This way, users of the site collectively determine the most interesting items. This site is build on a web 2.0 style architecture so you might find similarity to the concept of delicious and digg itself. Previously I’ve seen a slightly similar site called HerFabLife, you might wanna check that out too. [More]
Written by Ruhani Rabin on February 24, 2009.
When Alan Curtis requested me to take a look at the 5pmPoker.com which is a new free Ajax-based Texas Hold’em Poker playing site. Honestly, I was confused about myself for a moment. Sorry to say it but I don’t know how to play poker, I’ve only have the technical idea of the game. But the thrive to explore the technology behind it, I couldn’t resist to peek a look at it. Yes they have proven that a web based game can be fun and interactive even it is not using flash. I was surprised with the site features, application and graphics. The site is not about gambling, its about having fun and being able to play with family and friends using friendly-looking characters while learning the game. The browser-based game was developed using the Google Web Toolkit, while the illustrations and animation elements were drawn by one of the regular artists of MAD Magazine (DC Comics), Tom Richmond. You will get the feel of the graphic once you are there. Tom’s incredible work was matched by his professionalism and understanding of the requirements in the digital workspace.
The site features public tables with up to eight players and varying chip stakes. It also has the Internets only tournament-on-demand feature, where players can start heads-up tournaments at any time with different chip rewards for the top three finishers. There is a chat feature so players can communicate directly with each other, and a side panel shows the probability of your hand winning and the likelihood of hitting each of the possible poker hands. Why not we take a look the features this site is giving you for free. [More]
