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AudioBiblio is not really an innovative online social community. You’ve probably heard other websites of its kind. But what amazes was when I found out that AudioBiblio was actually the brainchild of an 18-year old internet entrepreneur. Yeah, a young boy who just entered adulthood and already has a social community of his own. That’s quite a remarkable achievement, eh? Continue reading the story called AudioBiblio uses the power of music to bring people into a community

Social networking and dating sites search engine Copenda just got some new features allowing for a seamless interaction between social sites. It now allows you to do cross-searching to leading social networks to search for friends, find singles for possible dates, or to simply search for people with similar interests and more. Continue reading the story called Copenda lets you search across social networks

First you had digital pictures.  Then you had services to print your picture for under 10 cents a pop.  The next natural step in the progression is here… custom frames.

RealMemories.com wants to help put your digital photos into frames that are personalized and made-by-hand - just for you. Continue reading the story called Customize Frames for Digital Pictures With RealMemories

I know this may sound absurd, but Scoutle actually touts itself as an automated social networking. Meaning, you as an individual doesn’t have to communicate with anyone, interact or network to build your own social networking circle. Scoutle promises to do that for you. What’s more, Scoutle promises to build a social network of people that you actually find interesting and not just anybody who wants to build their social networking contacts by adding anybody even if they don’t know them. Continue reading the story called Scoutle automates your social networking activities

There have been a growing number of mothers who prefer to work in the comforts of their home. Not only is this setup beneficial to the family but it has also become a lucrative business and income generating opportunities for busy moms. This has probably prompted the launch of MommyFriends, a social network for Mothers and Mothers who work at home. Continue reading the story called MommyFriends is MySpace for Moms and Work-at-Home-Moms

For the most part, Podsafe music, simply put, is not very good. However, rather than run the risk of nasty legal proceedings, it’s really the only alternative average Joe podcasters have.  As a podcast producer myself, I know how time consuming it can be to track down some decent tunes.

Photo royalty Website iStockphoto, which last year added video to its available roster of content, will now include royalty-free music - starting in September.

Contributing artist, a.k.a. Microstock Audio Producers, will receive 20 - 40% of the revenue with songs starting as low as $1.  Might sound like chump change, but in 2007 the company paid more than $20 million in royalties to its contributors.

iStockphoto has put out an open call for musicians.  If you are interested,  click here.

But be warned, the process is a bit cumbersome.  Artists must submit three 5–30 second audio tracks for review and approval. Once accepted as artists, contributors may submit tracks that range from five seconds to four minutes in length. All tracks will be individually reviewed for quality and legality before being approved for sale.

According to the company:

“Our customers are looking for something that helps them effectively communicate ideas in new and exciting ways,” said Bruce Livingstone, founder and CEO of iStock. “By adding audio to the mix, we are now able to offer customers a complete palette of multimedia tools from which they can work.”

From death metal to jangly indie pop to spoken word, here’s a chance for unsigned artists to make some money from their work.

Here’s another one of them mobile/pc application that bridges the great divide through the use of mobile phones - the Nimbuzz Talk from Mobile Crunch. Nimbuzz is free mobile application that supports voice, mobile presence, conference calls, and SMS messaging across mobile devices, PC’s, and mobile to PC or PC to mobile. Continue reading the story called Join the mobile freedom movement with Nimbuzz!

Would you pay several dollars a month to save, edit and and search logs that you build to record your activities?  Logdit, a new software as a service (SaaS) application, certainly hopes so.  The horizontal platform lets you create, run and update logs that are driven by your interests.  (BTW, there’s a free package too).

The instant publishing platform suggests updating dynamic content such as… Continue reading the story called Lifestreaming Made Easy From Anywhere

It was until recently that I realized how much I prefer text to all other forms of media.  And this is coming from Mr. New Media Podcaster Guy.  Seriously, give me text any day of the week.  It’s easier to understand.  It’s quicker to digest.  It’s also the quietest form of communication, lending itself nicely to my prison time at work.

The latest company putting text first is PhoneTag.   They’ll automatically transcribe your voicemail into text and send it to your e-mail or mobile device. Continue reading the story called Stop Listening to Voicemail: Read It!

A few days after Facebook and MySpace announced their almost similar data portability/open social initiatives, Google followed with the roll out of its ultimate social connectivity/data portability service - the Google Friend Connect. Amidst all the hype and buzz about this new Google service, one could immediately see that it is all about social networking on a bigger scale which happens to be, the web - both static and dynamic. Continue reading the story called Google is building a social playground with Friend Connect

If our feature on the social networking for the dead and the bereaved either left you feeling creepy or yearning for something more, then TributeTube.com might interest you. Similar to Tribute.com, TributeTube lets you pay homage to your loved ones who have departed this world through the web. And true to its name, TributeTube can well be called the or at least it might be aiming to be called the YouTube of the dead. Continue reading the story called TributeTube is the YouTube for reverence and remembrance

Here’s your chance to have your work published and earn a few bucks at the same time. Be it an e-book, music, videos, photos, spreadsheets, CG files, seminar packages, software, or any file that you can possible upload to YouPublish.com. But the best part is, you can sell whatever you published in YouPublish, or if you’re feeling generous, share it for free. Continue reading the story called YouPublish is your one-stop publishing and file sharing site