Archive for September, 2009

iZoca.com – Social Networking Website on Event Scheduling and Communication for Groups and Organizations

iZoca

iZoca.com, a new social networking website focused on event scheduling and communication for groups and organizations. iZoca provides a simple way for groups, organizations and individuals to share information and plan events and activities. It features tools which provide groups the ability to effectively communicate and organize both publicly and privately.

The name iZoca is derived from the Spanish word “zocalo” meaning a square or plaza where people congregate.

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Twitter-ing in the Name of Climate Change, Eco-Voyage First to ‘Tweet’ from the Arctic

Open Passage Expedition 2009

The Open Passage Expedition is harnessing the power of social media to document the effect global warming is having on the Arctic during its revolutionary voyage across Canada’s once-frozen Northwest Passage.

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Spider-Man Themed Video Ringtones, Vringo and Marvel Team Up

Vringo

Think video clips of Super-Heroes like SpiderMan, Wolverine, The X-Men and many more that users can either download or customize and send to those they call. How cool is that?

Next-generation ringtone pioneer Vringo, is announcing a blockbuster partnership with Marvel Entertainment that catapults video ringtones into a whole new dimension.

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Chit Chat for Facebook – Instant Messenger

Chit Chat for Facebook

Chit Chat for Facebook is a free instant messenger that allows you to chat with all your Facebook contacts in real time with its unique, swift and easy to use tabbed message window interface. The innovative instant messaging application, which connects to Facebook Chat, provides the convenience and ease of an instant messenger whilst communicating over the Facebook Chat service.

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Don’t Let Your Social Network Profiles Ruin Your Work

Social Network Profiles Ruin Your Work
Picture Source: Joel Stein’s column for TIME | “You are Not My Friend
Illustration by Francisco Caceres for TIME

Online background checks have become increasingly popular within business, whether this is for checking up on current or potential members of staff, looking for information about management and co-workers and now, 53% of Americans admit to checking the respectability and expertise of anyone they may be considering doing business with in the future.

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