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Video messaging is becoming more common due to the growing presence of integrated webcams in laptops and mobile devices, but most video messaging services require one of two things: either you and the person you’re messaging both install proprietary software, or you have to record your video message and save it to your computer before uploading elsewhere.  Cool product Eyejot aims to eliminate all inconvenience from the video messaging process.  Eyejot is purely browser-based, so it doesn’t require any software installation.  Eyejot also handles your video messages in the cloud when you record them, so you don’t have to worry about file management.  Essentially, Eyejot is taking the most convenient aspects from web-based e-mail services and applying them to the younger video messaging format.  Eyejot wants to make sending video messages as simple as e-mail for consumers.  They want to make it so that fewer people have to call computer support just to send video mail over the web. Read more »

People often need extra motivation or encouragement to achieve the goals that they set for themselves.  Without keeping track of their progress or setting a deadline, many people will forget about their goals altogether and never complete the necessary tasks to accomplish them.  Wishbomb is a cool product on the web that’s aim to prevent this from happening.  The website acts as persona l progress tracker for your goals.  Users create a profile on the site, add goals, create deadlines, and track every step of the process through the site.  Wishbomb users have “wishblogs” in which they write about their efforts to complete their goals and the challenges they personally face.  The site also offers specially tailored online resources for your specific goal when you need help knowing what to do next.  The site encourages users to join for goals as varied as starting your own business, losing weight, running a marathon, learning more about computer repair or redecorating your home.  Read more »

It is a common practice to pool money for major purchases.  Large groups of friends will often combine their efforts to give someone a larger more significant gift than they could give individually, or pool their resources to go on a big vacation together that they otherwise would not be able to afford.  Cool person in technology Camilo Acosta is using the Internet to make this process easier to organize with his service PayByGroup. PayByGroup streamlines the process of purchasing things together and can potentially turn the entire process of organizing people to split the bill into just a few clicks for everyone involved.  Read more »

Creating and sharing ideas is the backbone of the Internet, and there are many websites that facilitate this marketplace of ideas.  Cool product Recipefy wants to become the standard website that does this for new and interesting recipes. Recipefy is a cool product on the web that’s lets users post and share new recipes and cooking ideas publicly.  Its goal is to both be the first place users go in order to find new ideas to try in the kitchen and the place where budding amateur chefs go to share new concepts and see what others think of them.  Recipefy works similarly to other sharing websites like Reddit and Imgur, except that on Recipefy the posted content is, of course, always recipes.  Just like on other websites, all posts are public and other users can either like or comment on the recipes you post.  The site features the recipes that receive the most likes and discussion.  Those who have trouble posting recipes or getting the site to function may want to find remote computer support to help solve the problem. Read more »

Video streaming services on the Internet have become wildly successful since their inception, and because of that, you will often find just as many people sitting down in front of their computer to watch something as people sitting in front of their televisions.  Internet streaming services have become just as varied as TV channels.  There are subscription services like Netflix, Hulu Plus, HBO Go and Amazon Prime as well as pay-per-video services like iTunes and CinemaNow.  It’s becoming just as difficult to remember what videos you can find on what services as it is to remember what TV channel plays a certain show.  Luma is a cool product that is here to fix that issue.  Luma aims to be a comprehensive guide for what’s available and playing on Internet streaming services.  Users can simply search for any show they want to watch and Luma will tell you everywhere it’s available online and whether it’s free, part of a larger subscription or available for a one-time purchase.  You will know exactly where you can find what TV show or movie you want to watch and you can keep a list of what you want to see from every service all in one place.  Luma could potentially make streaming movies and TV shows a much easier process for those who use multiple online video services. Read more »

E-mail marketing is a useful tool for any business, but it does come with its own set of risks and challenges.  Making your company’s e-mails stand out is essential, as is targeting the correct consumers.  Otherwise, people may not trust your e-mails and regard them as spam before blocking them with Internet security software.  MailChimp is a cool product that helps you design and implement professional, high-quality e-mail marketing campaigns to avoid this.  MailChimp gives customers several tools to create a complete e-mail marketing campaign including everything from format and design to analytics and strategy.  The MailChimp client includes ways to split up your e-mail audience into segments for targeted newsletters and offers.   MailChimp also gives users a drag and drop editor to design e-mails to match up coherently with your business’s brand.  MailChimp wants you to be able to give your e-mails a clean and professional look while letting you plan your campaign all in the same program. Read more »

People spend thousands of hours watching web video content, but finding videos specifically tuned to your tastes is not always an easy task.  Video websites like Youtube and Hulu have vast arrays of video content and while they do their best to organize it for their users, it can be overwhelming to sift through everything on your own.  Reece Pacheco is a cool person in technology who believes you shouldn’t need computer support just to navigate video content on the web.  To help, he has created Shelby.tv, a video curation service that creates a personalized “channel” of web video content for you based on what you find most important.  Pacheco wants to create a one-stop space for users to view and discover all of the web’s video content.  Pacheco created Shelby.tv to simplify and personalize the process of finding and watching videos online so viewers can simply focus on enjoying content rather than sifting through endless options on a video service.  Read more »

Anyone who wants to use licensed music for a project such as a website or video game knows how much it can cost and how much of a hassle it can be to implement.  Licensing music for commercial use is a costly process and can involve many legal headaches.  While many may want to utilize such music to make their project more engaging to users, they often forgo doing so due to the effort and cost involved.  Feed.fm is a cool product in technology that is looking to streamline the process of licensing music for commercial projects.  Businesses that want to use licensed music can avoid much of the hassle by using Feed.fm’s large database of licensed albums and songs for whatever project they desire.  Feed.fm is a service that handles all the legal issues surrounding licensed music for you and presents companies with an easier option to utilize music on their website or in their games. Read more »

One of the most convenient and attractive benefits of staying at a quality hotel when you’re in a new city is having a knowledgeable and helpful concierge to give you advice on the different restaurants, bars, and attractions nearby.  The ability simply to ask for the best sushi restaurant in London or the most affordable steakhouse in Miami when you’re staying there and receive a reliable answer quickly can greatly improve your quality of life.  However, there are plenty of situations outside quality resorts and hotels where you may want access to a concierge for advice.  What about when you move to a new city where you don’t know anyone locally, or maybe you’re backpacking across Europe and saving money by staying hostels rather than hotels?  That’s where cool technology product Agolo can help you.  Agolo is a website that uses crowd-sourced info from Twitter to give you informed advice and recommendations about places to go and things to do wherever you are.  Agolo is trying to be people’s personal concierge no matter where they’re staying. Read more »

While there is a plethora of ringtones available for all types of smartphones via online music stores, there are times when you want something more personal as a ringtone but have no easy way to create it.  Fortunately, Audiko is a cool product in technology that gives you the ability to create a ringtone from any audio file that you own.  Audiko offers a simple set of tools that allow users to take a clip of up to thirty seconds from any audio file and convert it to ringtone format.  Users simply go on the website, upload the audio file they wish to use, and edit it directly in their browser before converting it into a ringtone.  Audiko lets you utilize any audio format you want to create your ringtone, including high definition audio formats like FLAC for those who want their ringtones’ sound quality on par with the rest of their music. PC support can always help you if you find yourself struggling to upload a file to Audiko’s website. Read more »