Social Networking
Dump your Standalone IM, Email & Social Networking Apps for Digsby
I actually began using Digsby by chance as my Google Talk program was once having issues connecting to the internet. And I have never looked back. Today, Digsby is the most important software I have on my computer to manage all my IM, email & social networking accounts and I highly recommend it to each [...]
Has Twitter Destroyed The Utility of RSS ?
Till recently, if you were to check for news updates or new blog posts without going to all the different sites individually, you would probably only depend on RSS feeds. But lately, many Twitter users seem to be finding less utility for RSS and are actively endorsing Twitter to be exclusively used as a replacement. [...]
Build Your Own Photo Gallery on Your Website
Many free photo sharing sites exist on the internet such as Flickr, Picasa Web Gallery and Photobucket. But if you have your own domain then you would ideally want your photo gallery to be hosted on your own domain. Everybody remembers this URL and it makes sense. We evaluate the various options you have to [...]
Remember Birthdays: Import them from social networks to your phone
If you are one of those who keep forgetting birthdays, then you need to take a little tech help from your social network and your smartphone. Social networks such as Facebook and Orkut are great in reminding you about your contacts’ birthdays. But you may not login to your Facebook or Orkut account daily. So [...]
Who’s ahead in the Social War for Internet Single Sign-on?
A few years ago, Microsoft decided to come up with its Passport project to provide a proprietary single sign-on for the internet. The idea was to free users from the burden of creating a new username & password for each site they use. While Microsoft Passport failed, the idea caught on and lead to emergence [...]
