Craze.cc - New and Innovative Social News/Discussion Community

I love social media, I’ll get that off my chest right now. There are so many new and innovative websites popping up each and every day which take the idea of social networking and spin it around with some new features and a new look, then present it to you in a clean and elegant way. Well Craze.cc is certainly one of those sites, and the idea is spreading fast. ...

April 11, 2010 · 2 min · 418 words · Jake

Twitter Releases Sleek, Clean Homepage Redesign

Although this has been covered by many media blogs, Twitter has indeed released a new home page! I have to say, I’m a big fan of the new design and it definitely allows for a better user experience when first arriving at the site. ...

March 29, 2010 · 2 min · 263 words · Jake

Plurk Rivals Twitter as the Next Popular Microblogging Platform

Twitter - you either love it or hate it. The application has exploded onto the web, where not only everybody seems to need one, but even larger corporations have set up Twitter accounts. Tweeting is the next big thing! tons of people are getting into this new trend, while naysayers stand behind and wave their fingers in disgust. ...

January 17, 2010 · 4 min · 665 words · Jake

Interview with New Twitter app Taweet: The Future of Twitter

As Twitter has blown through other social media sites, it’s become one of the most trafficked websites of the present day. Everybody and their grandma is using Twitter, and there’s no shortage of helpful applications and Twitter resources for them all! Ranging from Twitter wallpaper creators to free icons or avatars, the internet hosts them all. ...

January 6, 2010 · 5 min · 897 words · Jake

Kevin Rose's Failed Microblogging Platform: Where Pownce went Wrong

When Pownce first launched in the summer of 2007, I thought it would revolutionize how I communicated and shared stuff with my friends! By the way Kevin Rose had hyped it, you could share any type of file (music, video, .zip archive), share notes, share photos, really anything you wanted to with your friends! This was an application that was desperately needed on the web, and to this day I still claim there needs to be something to fill the void. ...

June 5, 2009 · 3 min · 561 words · Jake