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What Is Viddy? Review of the Viddy App for iPhone

It seems like every iPhone user is all jazzed lately up about this new app called Viddy. If you’re an iPhone user who likes to discover new apps, you may be interested in knowing more. And if it’s gotten so much attention, it must be good right? Read on to decide for yourself if it’s worth downloading.

Chill.com Is Pinterest for Social Video Sharing

Maybe you’re a huge fan of YouTube or Vimeo, with lots of channel subscriptions and videos to keep you busy. And maybe you’re a fan of the popular image sharing social network, Pinterest. So what do you get when you put Video and Pinterest together? You get Chill--a new and awesome way to share and discover video content on the web.

Everyme: A Closer Way to Connect

Social networks like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are for the masses. These sites encourage you to friend, follow and subscribe to as many people as possible. And these days it’s totally normal to have 200 Facebook friends, over 1,000 Twitter followers and a couple hundred or so YouTube Subscribers. The problem? It’s too crowded. We need smarter solutions that call for social sharing with the people we trust the most. That’s where the new Everyme iPhone steps in to help.

Pair: The Long Distance Relationship App

There are so many alternatives couples can use for staying in touch during times spent apart. We’ve got smartphones, texting, Skype, video chatting, instant messaging, Facebook, Twitter and a whole bunch of other social media site options. Now there’s an iPhone app that has been completely dedicated to couples in long distance relationships. It’s called Pair, and it’s surprisingly a great tool for showing that special someone just how much you care about them!

Instagram for Android

On April 3rd 2012 and after two years of explosive growth on iOS, Instagram for Android was at least released to the public. Now, anyone who has an Android device can download Instagram from Google Play. The app is supposed to be nearly identical to the iOS app, but it clearly has some differences, including a bunch of fragmentation issues with specific devices and cameras since there are so many. If you’re not familiar at all with Instagram, you may want to check out our What Is Instagram? article or the iOS Review before you continue reading the review for Android.

Unsubscribe from All Email Lists at Once With Unroll.me

If you can believe it, email is still the number one way we communicate on the web--even though social media is quickly pushing its way in. Email is far from being dead yet, although many of us often wish that it were. There’s a rather new little startup called Unroll.me that wants to make your life easier when dealing with email so you have more time and more patience to deal with more important things at work or wherever you are. Read on to see what it’s all about.

Draw Something App: Pictionary for Your Mobile Device

There’s yet another extremely popular mobile app floating around the mobile web, and once you download OMGPOP’s Draw Something app and get a game going, it’s actually quite difficult to stop. Unlike other popular mobile games like Angry Birds or Temple Run, the new Draw Something app really taps into its users’ creative side and gives them the opportunity to play virtual Pictionary with other users.

Make a Free Personal Website With About.me

Not everyone has the web design skills, time and patience it takes to build a professional looking website. If you’re looking for something fast and simple that can pull together all of your social media profiles or contact information together in professional-looking way, About.me could be one of the most ideal tools for you to use.

Mobile Video Sharing With Microvideos On Keek.com

It seems as if nothing is growing faster than the mobile web and all the services that come with it. There are thousands upon thousands of mobile apps to download and lots of social networking sites have even taken their audience mobile to engage with others. Keek.com is a new service that is taking mobile video sharing to a whole new level.

Say Hello to Heello.com, an Alternative to Twitter

Copying another popular social network’s entire framework may not seem like the smartest idea in the world, but that’s exactly what Noah Everett did—founder of renowned photo sharing platform, Twitpic. Everett launched Heello.com in August of 2010 and the network was released to the public in August of 2011. When you initially sign up for a new account, it’s hard not to recognize the obvious similarities between Heello and Twitter.

The Viral Video Chart

Some of the most interesting videos seem to pop out of nowhere and can rack up millions of views online overnight. Unruly Media is the king of viral video news, offering video junkies the most current viral video rankings to discover, share and enjoy on its Viral Video Chart.

GetGlue Review: What Is GetGlue?

For those people who consider themselves to be movie buffs, television junkies, video gamers or music fans, GetGlue would be a fantastic new platform for sharing anything in entertainment. If you're already at all familiar with Foursquare, you should have no problem understanding how GetGlue works. GetGlue is almost identical to Foursquare, except while Foursquare has its users to check in to locations and venues, GetGlue users actually check in to things like movies, TV shows, sporting events, games and so on.

Make Your Own Wedding Website With Wedding Window

There are social networking tools for everything these days, including weddings. Why do it the old fashioned way when you can keep everyone up to speed on the planning process with your very own customized wedding website? Wedding Window can help you get organized so that everything goes smoothly before the big day arrives.

Refer a Friend to Your Favorite Things with the Stamped Mobile App

Have you ever discovered a really great place and wanted to tell all your friends about it right away? Well, now you can do that with your iPhone or iPod Touch by downloading the free “Stamped” app from the App Store. Featured as one of the hottest free apps by Apple and also as one of Mashable’s 15 Best Mobile apps of 2011, Stamped is a must-have app for the iPhone user who absolutely loves social media sharing and can’t get enough of it.

What Is Path?

Social media consumption from mobile devices like smartphones and tablet computers is growing at an incredibly fast rate. Although only available through the iPhone App Store or Android Market, social media startup “Path” has been able to generate over a million users since its initial launch in November 2010.

Flipboard: The Social Magazine Mobile App

There’s a new way to view and consume information on your iPhone or iPad. Flipboard is an iOS app that was founded in 2010 and recently recognized as one of the best mobile apps of 2011 after previously being named the Apple iPad App of the Year for 2010. Originally created just for iPad, Flipboard finally made its debut on the iPhone in December of 2011. After just one week on the iPhone market, Flipboard added over one million users.

Get Free Cloud Storage With Dropbox

The use of cloud computing services by both individuals and businesses are on the rise these days. As technology continues to advance and people increasingly embrace Internet browsing via tablets and smartphones, the need for more accessible information from a variety of devices is becoming more important than ever. That’s why so many people are turning to cloud storage services like Dropbox.

What is ShopSeen?

ShopSeen is a social shopping website that lets you share your shopping experience with the world.

What is Flickr?

Flickr was launched in February of 2004 and is the world's most popular repository of images and photographs.

What is Hulu?

Hulu provides premium video content including television shows and full-length movies. Founded by NBC Universal and News Corp., Hulu offers movies through a wide range of partnerships with various studios including MGM, Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures Tel

Book Review: The World According to Twitter

The World According to Twitter might be the funniest crowdsourced book in the history of the Internet. A social experiment and at times a laugh riot, The World According to Twitter is a fun read.

Spotify Offers Unlimited Music Streaming

Digital music consumption will continue to change as music streaming services like Spotify slowy begin to replace the way people have always downloaded music over the Internet. Controversy over downloading music has plagued cyberspace since the day that Napster revolutionized the music industry.