Entries from February 2009

Weekly Blog Highlights: Hulu and Boxee Part Ways

First the hard facts.  Boxee is a powerful software package that converts computers, Apple TVs and other popular products into media centers. It has been making it possible for users to watch Hulu video content on their TV since October last year. And Boxee users have loved this feature and was even gearing up to [...]

Flip, Hover and Discover Great Photos and More at FlipGloss

Magazines is dead! Long live the magazines!  A new photo-magazine style fashion site has been launched today. Dubbed FlipGloss, this fashion-inspired website features fashion, design, travel and other lifestyle photography culled from around the world.  The site is updated daily and will surely be loved by photography enthusiasts whose calling fall under the said niche.

Facebook Clarifies Issue on TOS

Earlier this week a raucus erupted concerning Facebook when Consumerists reported that the number one social networking site has apparently modified its Terms of Services which would have a great impact on how we all participate in Facebook.  Perhaps realizing that it has earned the ire of Facebook users (you can check out the Techmeme [...]

MySpace Beefs Up its Mobile Site, Will Facebook Follow?

At the ongoing Mobile Web Congresss, MySpace has joined the slew of companies making their product announcements, more particularly new mobile phone devices.  And MySpace is taking advantage of the event  to announce a new beefed up mobile website and additional support for other mobile devices, particularly – Palm and Nokia S60 handsets.

See the World With Fly.com

With the recent “Miracle on the Hudson” and the crash of a flight in Buffalo, NY, it might not be the best tome to introduce you to Fly.com. Designed to help you find the cheapest flights from Point A to Point B, the search engine lets you book directly with your favorite airlines and [...]

Did Facebook Changed its TOS Without Informing Us?

If last week’s blog highlights was about the good things happening on Facebook,  this week started off with a not so good publicity for the social networking site.  The latest buzz to greet us early on was about a report by Consumerist regarding some changes with Facebook’s Terms of Services. Quite frankly, did you actually [...]

Six Video Sites That Lets You Stream Your Life

Video streaming is so in today that a lot of online services have sprung up the web recently. These video streaming services either lets you broadcast an event, your performance, and everything else that could be captured by your web camera or camera phone. And yes we mean live streaming. Here are 10 live video [...]

It Could Have Been a Facebook Week, if not for Social Bar

Facebook has received quite a number of coverage from various tech blogs that we usually read and monitor, this week. Ealier this week, you may have heard of the invasion of the “25  Things” Meme. Then it was followed by a statement coming from a former MySpace employee saying that Facebook will soon beat MySpace.  [...]

Facebook Users Should Use Diddit for Sharing What they Did

Stumbled upon this new activity sharing site called Diddit. It’s almost similar to those memes which tells about what books you’ve read, movies you’ve watched, and yes things you’ve done.  But for the people responsible for Diddit’s creation, the site is a place where you can discover new stuff to do, an ultimate activity guide [...]

Add a Google Friend Connect Social Bar to your Site

If you are actively using Google Friend Connect on your respective sites or blogs, you’ll be glad to know that Google has just added a new feature to it which you can implement. The new feature is called Social Bar and it shows basic social functions of Google Friend Connect as a bar that you [...]

Family Tree 2.0: Dynastree

Have trouble keeping track of your family? Dynastree allows you to create a family tree and connect with family members for free. You can set up a profile (to allow other family to search for you on the site), add photos of you and your family, and research your genealogy.

HotelCalculator Might Not Add Up

Similar to the website for flights called Kayak.com, HotelCalculator.com searches multiple different hotel websites to provide a “one-stop shop” experience for consumers.  Type in the city you are looking for a hotel in and the dates, and HotelCalculator.com provides a list of available hotel rooms.