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BlueOrganizer contextual search menu
Adaptive Blue have released version 3.0 of the BlueOrganizer social bookmarking tool, with a Firefox extension that is a contextual search menu linking you into the ‘social mediasphere’. On first look, it brings to mind the Hyperwords project with its contextual browser extension for interacting in more depth with the keywords on a page. After … Continue reading
Conversions
Here‘s an interesting on-line tool. Zamzar allows you to convert from a variety of formats to a variety of formats. Being properly Web 2.0 it is, of course, in beta. The business model is ad supported, so the file conversions are free – the FAQ mentions a possible subscription model for bigger file sizes and … Continue reading
Google Reader draws a blank
After many, many months using Bloglines, I was tempted by the hype about Google Reader and decided to give it a try to find a better way of managing my feeds. A weekend or even a couple of days holiday meant the backlog of articles soon built up to unmanageable proportions and I didn’t find … Continue reading
Look at your photos in 3D
Microsoft have released a tech preview of Photosynth – an application that takes a number of photos, analyses them for similarities and displays them in a virtual 3D space. If you want to move around freely in the virtual space, follow these instructions. OK, so the downside. The tech preview only works on Windows XP … Continue reading
If I had a photograph of you…
It can be difficult to find photos you know you’ve taken. Most of us will by now have hundreds, if not thousands, of digital images strewn across hard drives. The more diligent among us will no doubt spend time carefully categorising and tagging each precious image. Some have even posted a power tip or two … Continue reading
I Like.com
Visual search company Riya have unveiled Like.com a visual search shopping portal at present limited to high fashion items which is the talk of the blogosphere. Riya.com itself was impressive enough with its facial recognition technology, but Like.com shows several improvements. Users can search among the current inventory of jewellery, handbags, shoes and watches and … Continue reading
MeeVee released into the wild
In the reveal-all world of social networking, it’s no surprise to find a widget that allows you to share your TV viewing preferences on the web. The MeeVee listings service has developed a neat little Flash widget built on its listings and recommendations service. It works as a loyalty tool as well as a marketing … Continue reading
Netscape widget rolling with the times
Netscape have invested heavily in social software on their portal to try and reverse its decline from the heady days of early browser dominance. If you visit their homepage, you’ll see editor-generated content alongside Digg-style user submitted content, a signficant change from the me-too portal that came before it. In the age of increasing content … Continue reading
