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rahsheen - who has written 109 posts on Black Web 2.0.
Rahsheen has been a certified geek since before it was cool. He has been a programmer since the 4th grade and is familiar with most languages. Now, Rahsheen mostly blogs about social media and web 2.0 as they relate to increasing quality of life and getting things done. He has released a few GreaseMonkey/AHK scripts and he is active in the video micro-blogging community. He is also a musician, singer+rapper, writer and producer. Find Rahsheen on Twitter as @rahsheen or visit his site SheenOnline
Voyage.tv - Where Can Life Take You?
Voyage.tv is a community website that launched earlier this month. The focus is on lifestyle and travel interests. It boasts high-quality content, combining the visual depth of television and video with the interactivity of the web. “Voyage recognizes that lifestyle interests such as food, shopping or wellness are important in defining who we are, and also [...]
Continue reading...Tech Week In Review for July 3rd
Friday, July 3, 2009
FriendFeed Adds 3 New Features I don’t know how those FriendFeed guys do it, but it seems like they add a new feature every other day. Here is what they’ve added recently: Real-time Search - We all know FriendFeed operates in real-time. New items slide up to the top of the page right before your eyes. It’s [...]
Continue reading...DandyID’s ClaimMyName Claims Your Name
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
DandyID has just launched ClaimMyName, which is a new service that allows you to claim your name across a bunch of different social services. This “makes it easy for brand-conscious individuals and organizations to protect themselves by registering their custom URLs across hundreds of social networking and social media sites.” The service was launched in [...]
Continue reading...GizaPage Launches Premium Services
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
GizaPage is a service that allows you to aggregate your online identity in one place. The concept is similar to other sites we’ve covered like Chi.mp and DandyID. The implementation is slightly different, though. In their own words: GizaPage helps organizations strengthen their Web 2.0 roots and control their online identity by giving them a hub [...]
Continue reading...TruFan: Share Your True Passion for Sports
Monday, June 29, 2009
TruFan is a new social network created specifically for passionate sports fans. They make it easy for you to let people know what teams you support and connect with others who share your sports interests. The TruFan.com social media platform is designed specifically to power professional sports communities at the local level enabling fans to share and [...]
Continue reading...How to Capture thisMoment. Right Here Right Now.
Friday, June 26, 2009
I don't come across many services that I can actually get excited about, but thisMoment has really captured my attention. It's not that there aren't a lot of other good services out there, but they all pretty much do the same thing: they allow you to create a constant stream of everything you're doing. These different services allow you to post photos, videos, microblogs, update your status, and much more.
Continue reading...Tech Week In Review for June 26th
Friday, June 26, 2009
You can now share files on FriendFeed Items on FriendFeed that get the most action are those with photos. They help to engage the viewer by standing out against a wall of text. Now, FriendFeed has activated file sharing, which allows you to upload just about any file you’d like. This has serious implications for other [...]
Continue reading...Boxee Finally Drops a Windows Client
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
If you thought Hulu was the only way to watch TV without paying for TV, you were wrong. Boxee has been around for quite a while, but has only been available for Linux and Mac. At the recent Boxee event in San Francisco to declare a winner of its App Dev Challenge, they finally announced the release [...]
Continue reading...Could Wibiya Make Your Blog Better?
Monday, June 22, 2009
Wibiya is a new toolbar developed by Modular Patterns Ltd., an Israeli startup company founded in 2008 which is backed by Dr. Yossi Vardi. It allows bloggers and other content creators to integrate many features into a simple and unobtrusize toolbar which is fully customizable. You choose the color scheme from about 30 options and you [...]
Continue reading...BabelWith.Me: Web-based Chat in Over 45 Languages
Monday, June 22, 2009
Discussion is a big part of the current web as we know it. Services that make it easy to communicate and discuss things are the ones that seem to see the most success. Facebook connects us with family and friends with integrated chat features.
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