I love to play tennis, try new trails on my bike and – when possible – go rafting. The problem is, most of my friends and family enjoy other activities. A new Website, Activity8, aims to match you up with activity buddies – all without any shady business.

As an opinionated bloke, I’m always one for a good debate. But what if you want to take things a step further. Say, a petition? Thanks to the creative folks at Harkness Labs, there is a new Twitter app – and it’s the first one to get me excited in several weeks.

I have a hunch you’re going to like this next Website. It’s one that promises to make difficult decisions a little easier with help from the wisdom of the crowd.
To get started you teach Hunch about the things you like so that the engine can help you answer questions you’re dying to know the [...]

Whether you were the quarterback of the football team of vice president of the math club, all high school graduates look forward to receiving their high school yearbook. It’s usually a warm day in June when you make the rounds having all of your friends – who you swear will be friends forever – [...]

You never know when disaster will strike. That became abundantly apparent after the September 11 terrorist attacks earlier this decade. It became apparent last night too, when my neighborhood experienced an ‘end-of-the-world-like’ thunder and lightning storm.
emicus is a community-powered emergency network, and it could be the most important social media site you register [...]

When I see a large spike in traffic on several of my blogs, I don’t even have to check the logs to know that there’s a good chance it’s folks coming via StumbleUpon (SU).
SU discovers Web sites based on your interests and keeps track of the pages you like in order to deliver similar content. [...]

I’m a married man…but I think I’m in love…with a woman who is NOT my wife! Sorry honey, but meet Betty, my new virtual e-mail assistant.
I didn’t even have to add her to payroll; she works for free!

Gooooo team! Online communication and Web-based collaboration tools have truly changed the way we all work. With the Web offering a central location to store information and share concepts, staff members, regardless of physical location, can share input on just about anything.
JustProto is a newish Web tool that allows you to create prototypes of [...]

Writers are often looking for unbiased feedback of their work from fair and balanced third-party sources. To say that the rise of the Internet has ushered in a new generation of writers is an understatement.
If you enjoy reading and writing fiction, in the form of short stories, Ficly.com is a site for you.

May 28, 2009: The day that communication changed forever?
Probably not.
But there is a ton of hype surrounding the latest Google invention – Google Wave. (Available later this year)
Currently in preview mode, the application operates around the concept of stacking e-mail and instant messaging together. Sound confusing? Here’s the deal.

Since late 2007 we have been singing the praise of DocStoc, the Flash paper-based document sharing portal. With over 3 million docs to date, the site is a repository of useful business forms, templates and important text. From college essays to coupons – diagrams to quizzes – DocStoc has it all.
And now you have [...]

One office buzzword that simply won’t die is Webinar. A term for a “seminar” that is held online, these interactive meetings can often be packed with useful information.
Next week there is a free Webinar that YOU – as a socail media maven – are invited to attend.
Vocus, the press release people, are sponsoring “Analyzing [...]