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Create a Feed for Anything, Anytime, Anywhere!

Oct/30 in Online Apps

RSSA = Really Simply Syndicate Anything

RSS feeds are extremely handy when it comes to keeping up with the latest and greatest updates from a web site. However, even today, there are still some web sites that are feed-less.  To help you track those web sites out there, we have RSSA, Really Simply Syndicate Anything.

All you do is enter the web site URL into the text box, and hit submit.  You will then be given several options on which content you would like to grab. This web site also comes in handy if you don’t know how to create a feed – but you think you need one for your visitors. 

Check out the many more reasons on why you should create  a feed, and then get started with this online tool today.

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Your Twitter Shoutbox

Oct/22 in Online Apps

Jotable Shoutbox in Action I always like looking at ways to add new user functionality to any web site out there, and Jotabl does provide that. How so?  By the power of Twitter (not to be confused with the power of Greyskull) it gives you a free embeddable shoutbox for your web site.

Once the shoutbox is added to your site, messages can be posted in it two different ways.  Your users can include the URL to the shoutbox in their tweet, and Jotabl will pick this up and place it in your shoutbox.  Users can also leave a message by signing into the box via Twitter, with the option to have the message tweeted for them.

You also can remove message and block certain Twitter users if they get too crazy with the shoutbox postings.  Now Jotabl doesn’t re-invent the Web, however it does provide a neat feedback interface for your users.  Give it a shot shout at jotable.com.

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Ninja-like Domain Name Search

Oct/12 in Online Apps

Fast Domain Name Search How would you like to search for domain names as fast as a ninja does?  Now, sure I don’t know many ninjas that spend a lot of time doing domain name searches, but that isn’t the point.  The point is Ajaxdom has a cool tag line for a domain name lookup too, and I’m going to take advantage of it.

Claiming to be the world’s fastest domain name lookup tool is a pretty big claim to make. I do have to say though, that Ajaxdom is pretty darn fast.  How fast?  Well, you didn’t just see that ninja jump down, make bunny ears behind your head and disappear in a puff of smoke, did you?  It is that fast.

You can search for .com, .net, .org, .biz, .info, .name, .us, .ca, or .uk domain names.  Here is an example of what the results look like:

Search for Different Domain Extensions

Damn, my plan to grab Mitch.something is always foiled!  There goes my birthday present (you know it is only five days away, right?)  Shameless birthday mentions aside, Ajaxdom is a fast domain name search lookup that might be well worth your time if your in a hurry to find that perfect domain name to use on your next big web site project.

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Nobel Prize Winning Link Shortener?

Oct/05 in Online Apps

re.twt.me - Twitter Tools

Looking for a new way to shrink links, tweet links, and then analyze your links, to see how well (or not so well) they have been clicked? Then you might want to check into retwt.me.  This online link shrinker is very simple, and stays to the point of wanting to help you shrink links and then check out if anybody has clicked through them. 

Now before you tell me that bit.ly or even ping.fm do this too, let me bring up the point that retwt.me is also brought to you by the guys who developed TweetMeme – the sort of digg-like re-tweeting popular link site.  So, give retwt.me a shot, not as a replacement of the tools you already use, but maybe more as an alternative if your current link shrinking tools aren’t doing it for you.

Does it re-invent the wheel? No.  Should it win the Nobel Prize for link shortening? Maybe not.  It does provide you with one more way to make your long URLs tiny, so what more do you want from a free online link shrinking service?

To start shrinking and sharing your own links, go visit retwt.me.

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10 Great Sources for Online Shopping Deals

Aug/21 in Online Apps

We all enjoy finding a way to save a little extra cash, so I wanted to give you all some of my  favorite online deal sources, so you too can enjoy in the discounts that are hidden out there.  Here are ten of my favorite sources for online shopping deals.

Have another source that is even better?  Don’t be shy – feel free to share!  We all like saving some money!

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Another Domain Information Tool

Jul/02 in Online Apps

Get more info on any domain name out there.

Looking for a way to get an entire social web site profile of your domain name via one simple online tool?  Buildstats is another domain information tool that does just that.  All you do is insert your domain name, and then you will be taken to a page with tons of information about that previously entered domain name. 

Some of the details you get per domain include:

  • Number of pages indexed via the various search engines
  • Page information
  • Your rank via Pagerank, Technorati, QuantCast and more
  • Social popularity and graphs

Here is the example search I came up with for mitchelaneous.com:

It is a simple web site, that does it’s job well.  Check out Buildstats.com to lookup information on your own domain name of choice.

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Find Similar Sites on the Web

Jun/08 in Online Apps

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What SimilarSites does is simple, it matches you up with web sites that are similar to the one you search for.  For example, when I searched for Mitchelaneous.com, it gave me results for Boing Boing and Lifehacker.  When I searched for WebHostingShow.com, it gave me hosting sites like WebHostingStuff.com and RateMyHost.com.  The service works very well, and might also help you judge if you are targeting your own web site in the right ways. 

SimilarSites also has add-ons you can download and use in both Firefox or Internet Explorer.  That gives you two more ways to get more out of this excellent service. 

Overall SimilarSites is a fun service to check out, just in case you want another web site like just like this one, or another favorite of yours around the Web.

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Send Files via Twitter

Jun/02 in Free Hosting, Online Apps

Free File Hosting Mixed with Twitter

Want to do a little file sharing via Twitter?  The new service FileTwt does just that.  You can now easily upload and tweet about your files for free.

You can quickly share any file that is up to 20MB in size with your entire Twitter network or just a single follower.  All you do to get things to work is give the FileTwt web site your Twitter details, find the file you want to upload, and then tweet away.  Your newest tweet that you send out will have a special link attached that will let those who got the message download the file in question.

To get started, head over to FileTwt’s web site, and get signed up or try out the limited services for people who do not sign up for the extra features.  File sharing via Twitter has never been easier.

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Just Another Free File Host?

May/18 in Free Hosting

free file hosting with Sharenload!

Boasting of all the bandwidth and space they have for you to use, Sharenload is a new free file hosting service, that seems to round the bases when it comes to the basic features you come to expect from a free file host. 

As it slides into home plate, it looks to have everything you might be looking for in a free file host.  Of course, the terms or service says you should not upload any adult or copyrighted material.  Also, while we are talking about limits, you can upload up to 2048 MB and up to 5 files at a time.  By clicking on the “advanced” link via their upload form, you are also given a way to e-mail and password protect your upload too.

So, if you are looking to support a new free file host, Sharenload delivers all the basics you would come to expect, living up to their moto – just another file host.

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Listhings is Your Virtual Stack of Sticky Notes

May/15 in Online Apps

Listhings virtual sticky notes in action!

Want a new place to store your virtual notes to yourself?  Listhings looks to be your personal dashboard for storing notes.  The service is very easy to use and understand.  Click “Add” to add new notes and… yeah, that is about it.

Here is a little more about the web site application from the developers:

Back in the days, people used fridges to stick notes to. Nowadays, people are green and don’t waste paper on notes. Instead, they use Listhings – the free online tool for storing notes. You can use Listhings to store ToDo’s, titles of great songs, phone numbers, shopping lists, you-name-it. It’s very simple and straightforward. Everyone should be able to use it from any web browser.

It is a neat idea, and I am looking forward to seeing what they do with the project in the future.  If your looking for a place to store your notes, give Listhings a shot.

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