Interacting With Others

Us.sMeet.com - Meet Your Friends In 3D — What it doesA solution that has just surfaced, sMeet can be best defined as a 3D world that can be easily joined by anyone. This virtual environment includes live communication and events that can be attended by users. This solution is actually web-based, and it is available both to Mac and PC users. Registration comes at no cost, and the same goes for basic usage. Some premium services are also available, and in order to have access to them you can buy what the site terms “sMeet Coins”. Once you have registered, you will be able to create your avatar... [Tags: 3d world, avatar, coins, functionality, interacting with others]

ClosetCouture.com - A Community Of Style — What it doesSelf-described as “a place for the fashion minded”, this social site is there to make sure you will not lag behind in the fashion world. This portal allows the user shop online for fashion items and talk to like-minded individuals located all over the globe to get the scoop on what’s hot and what’s not. Moreover, users can manage their wardrobes online and upload contents such as pictures and videos without any limitation. A style cabinet is created this way, where each user can define and redefine his personal approach to fashion by interacting with others. The site... [Tags: allegiance, couture, different regions, e mail address, existing networks]

Ocarina Surges To Top Paid iPhone App Position [del.icio.us] — Ocarina, named after an ancient flute-like wind instrument, lets people play haunting, flute-like songs by blowing into the iPhone microphone and hitting the virtual buttons.... [Tags: brightest light, cool thing, crunch, interacting with others, iphone]

YouBeats.com - Hip Hop Music Community — In their own words“The Hip Hop music community.”Why it might be a killerHip Hop enthusiasts and practitioners will flock to it. Some questionsHow do I start a 'battle'? What does the winner get? What it doesMusic communities must be among the most prolific social endeavors of late. This particular musical community has the peculiarity of being geared towards hip hop fans and devotees. As such, those who visit it can know they are getting exactly what they like. The site itself is subdivided into a host of categories. For instance, you can see the top artists as per number of... [Tags: battle forum, devotees, enthusiasts, hip hop fans, hip hop music]

JustTellMeWhy.com - Resolve Dichotomies — What it does“Dichotomies resolved by the majority” is the tagline of this new web-hosted initiative which is available both in English and in Spanish under the name “Dime Por Qué”. In general terms, this site is an online resource where questions are posted and duly commented upon by site users, creating something akin to a network of connoisseurs and people who wish to volunteer their opinions for the benefit of site users. As it is the case with sites like this one, the most recent items that have been posted are spotlighted on the main page for all to see... [Tags: benefit, connoisseurs, dichotomies, fashion, initiative]

Myrl.com - Cross-world Entertainment Platform — In their own words“Myrl is a social gateway for virtual worlds that allows you to share your virtual life on the web. Discover, browse and play across multiple worlds with Myrl.”Why it might be a killerVirtual worlds are a source of fascination for many people all over the world.Some questionsHow often will Myrl be updated?What it doesMyrl (short for both “My Real Life” and “My Role life”) is self-described as a cross-world entertainment platform that brings together users and the virtual worlds they inhabit and roam through. There are already 19 worlds to choose from and start interacting with others,... [Tags: aggregate, avatars, cross world, dashboard, different worlds]

TeachMate.org - Teach & Learn Over The Web — What it doesIs there something you wish to learn? Is there something you can teach to others? The Internet makes it a doodle, and web services like TeachMate do nothing but remind us of that. The site self-dubs this approach as a “dating service in education”, and that is a good way to put it: you come across people who are keen on teaching you something in exchange for you teaching them other thing or things. The actual mechanics of the site are very simple. Basically, you create a profile where you specify what you can teach and what you... [Tags: amp, boxes, building bridges, dating service, doodle]

CollabFinder.com - Find Designers & Developers — Some questionsHow many collaborators can make up a single project? Is there are any limit at all?In their own words“The Place to Collaborate with Other Designers & Developers.”Why it might be a killerAn endeavour like this will be appreciated by the ever-increasing community of developers and designers.What it doesSelf-dubbed as “The place to collaborate with other designers and developers”, CollabFinder is a portal that puts into full practice the potential that the Internet has for connecting people spread all over the globe. Endeavours like this one are all the more laudable because the ethnical differences will translate into rich collaborations,... [Tags: amp, appreciations, bonus, collaborations, collaborators]

You can track and trace all you want, but you’ll never understand me — Rolf Skyberg just wrote a “Seth Godin”-like post (his words)  I like a lot. He describes why it is so difficult to understand customers on the web, using a real-life example (go over there and read it, it’s good). He writes at the end of the post: However, if we only construct our customer personas from questionaires we send them in the mail, we are likely missing broad swaths of their personality, goals, and aspirations. Aggregated action-based data (search data, credit card receipts) can help alleviate this single-sampling problem, but then you run the risk of missing the context, like... [Tags: algorithm, algorithms, all sorts, amazon customer, ambassador]