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Don’t you hate it when technology cuts you down to size? Take GOOG 411 for example. The wonderful free directory assistance tool from Google NEVER understands what I have to say – EVER. It’s so bad, that at one point I called another automated system just to make sure I wasn’t having a seizure or something.

While the voice recognition technology might not be desirable, the purpose of the app is. And starting today you can get audio info on geographic content. A no-brainer from the folks who have evolved maps into the 21st century. Continue reading: GOOG 411 Now Offers Intersection Information

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. Continue reading: Google Wave: Reinventing Online Communications?

There’s something funny about the verbs social networking sites spawn. You can get winked on Match.com, poked on Facebook, dugg on Digg and of course you can tweet on Twitter.

But how would you like to make a few Twollars?

The brainchild of two Twitter users, Twollars creates an appreciation currency on the micro-blogging platform – and then turns that invisible thank you into real-life cash. Continue reading: Twitter Gets Its Own Currency

After launching a YouTube channel, Pope Benedict XVI is now on Facebook via the Pope2You app.  The Pope2You Facebook app description says that the app lets you share the most wonderful pictures of Benedict XVI with your friends on Facebook along with his words of hope and peace. Continue reading: The Pope Wants to Be Your Facebook Friend

If you’re a Facebook and Gmail user (who doesn’t anyway?), you’d be glad to know that Facebook now supports myOpenID. This means that you can now use your Gmail credentials to login to Facebook.  To put in in a simpler way, this simply means that everytime you are logged in to your Gmail account, the moment you visit Facebook, you will be automatically logged in. Meaning, you don’t need to type in your username and password anymore. Continue reading: Login to Facebook Using your Gmail Account

Baseball cards. Portable Nintendo games. Swatch watches.

It’s fair to say I’ve had my fair share of collections. Wouldn’t it be great if I had a social network to discuss my favorite topics, find the missing pieces to my collection puzzle and find out the value of rare items? Continue reading: Social Network for Collectors – CollectValue

Every fan who attends Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida” tour is walking away with a free CD. “LeftRightLeftRightLeft” is comprised of nine live tracks and a must-have for fans of Chris Martin and the boys.

But here’s the good news.

In a further sign of the evolving music-sales business model, the band has made the CD available to EVERYONE on their Website. Continue reading: Free Live Coldplay Album for Download

As a podcaster, I am always looking for ways to record audio on the go. For a while I was in love with Jott. Now I’ve moved on to Google Voice.

But if you’re an iPhone user, Tweetcasting (substituting audio for text) just got a whole lot easier.

The gang at Mashable has turned us on to TweetMic, a 99-cent priced iPhone app that enables users to send high-quality audio clips to Twitter – all without ever having to touch a keyboard. Continue reading: Add a Vocal Dimension to Twitter

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 an extra incentive (as if good karma weren’t enough!) to upload your docs. Meet DocCash, the program that pays uploaders revenue that is generated from Google Ads that run alongside documents. The split is a very fair 50/50.

The ultimate in passive income – and who couldn’t use more of that! – checks are sent every month without you having to lift a finger. Continue reading: Upload Documents, Earn Money With DocCash

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 the Impact of Social Media: From Twitter to Facebook.” Continue reading: Learn More About Social Media’s Impact

Nevermind if there is an ongoing fuzz in the “Twittersphere” due to the recent decision of  Twitter to turn off the forwarding of @replies from people you don’t follow. That wouldn’t stop a new Twitter app from launching recently, and it’s called Tweetlister. Putting it simply, TweetLister is Twitter for real estate listings. Continue reading: Tweetlister is Twitter for Real Estate Ads

I’ve always felt that the Web has opened up a million new channels to meet people. So why the heck is anyone single any more?

Capitalizing on the fast-growing success of Twitter is Flirt140, an app that lets you find love and dates 140 characters at a time. Continue reading: Flirt140: Find a Date on Twitter