Communication tools //

Gravity //

Friday, February 5, 2010

Find People Who Share Your Passions

Gravity, still in private beta at the moment, is a website that connects you with other people who have similar interests.

User Interface

4.5 stars

Usefulness

3.5 stars

Innovation

4 stars

Cost:

Free

Overall Rating:

4.0

Silentale //

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Keep Track of Your Conversations

Once upon a time, people communicated in one of two ways: talking or writing letters. Now, we have more ways to stay in touch than ever before. Silentale helps you keep track of it all.

User Interface

5 stars

Usefulness

4.5 stars

Innovation

4 stars

Cost:

Free for now, will be $50/year when it gets out of beta

Overall Rating:

4.5

Family Connections //

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Keeping It In The Family

Social networking sites like Facebook make it easier to stay in touch with my relatives, but there are limits on what you can share on Facebook. Family Connections allows you to make your own, secure website specifically for your family.

User Interface

3 stars

Usefulness

3 stars

Innovation

3 stars

Cost:

Free-$9 per month

Overall Rating:

3.0

WebbyChat //

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Customizable Online Chat Rooms

Whether you own an e-commerce site or a blog, creating a loyal community around your website is important. WebbyChat is a neat little service that lets you set up and control chat rooms for your website.

User Interface

4.5 stars

Usefulness

4.5 stars

Innovation

3 stars

Cost:

Free to $70 per month

Overall Rating:

4.0

Blurtt //

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Send Some Love

Father’s Day is coming up. Have you sent Dad a card yet? Well, you can send him one right now, right from your computer, using Blurtt. Blurtt is a service that lets you create and send actual, printed postcards from your computer.

User Interface

4.5 stars

Usefulness

4 stars

Innovation

3 stars

Cost:

.99

Overall Rating:

3.8