filed under: Web 2.0
Tags: Jott, Netvibes, RTM, Twitter,
One of the characteristics of web2.0 applications is having open API's that one can use to mash up applications to produce new ways of using or displaying the data of the original services. For example one can configure your flickr account to post to your blog or you can see the latests tweets on a map of the globe at twittervision.com/. As of late, it seems that the most used services have such integrations available to those off us without the hacking ability or the time to do it by answering a few questions of a wizard.
For example I used Remember the Milk for a while as a todo list but discontinued use because it was one more place to log into and manage. Recently, I came back to "rtm" and realized that it added a ton of features that lets me use the services through other technologies, which make "rtm" more useful than a paper and pencil todo list.
Of the various options for integration here are a few that I am looking at -
I am going to give "rtm" another go based on this new knowledge and let you know how it works.
filed under: About Us
Tags: tnocool,
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filed under: Trends
Tags: browsers, flock, Netvibes,
A while ago I posted about techNOcool: Flock - The Social Web Browser and Jason made this comment...
The browser is to now, what the OS was to the late nineties, which is something that used to be cool, but now is just tech. :) I remember being psyched about Windows95, but by the time Windows98 came out, people just wanted the damn thing to work so that they could get out to the internet.
I missed much of the practical nature/reality of what he was saying until I started to play with Netvibes. Netvibes allows users to create a page that allows you to bring in the various pieces of the web that you use regularly. Thus, now instead of needing to be on a computer with a browser that has all of the preferred plugins I only need a browser and my netvibes. My plugins are any where I am.
I have not figured out the universe - ecosystem thing yet but which I think is the key to making it "social" but that would be icing on the cake. Any one else with experience with netvibes? I would like to compare notes.
Hat tip to Jason...