By David Hughes, Lead Developer
SWURLvisit
What it is
A one stop place for all your online activity
Why it matters
What happens when one website accesses all the APIs of the most popular social networks and rolls them into one? You get Swurl, a place where you can consolidate all your posts, activities and friends from all your online whereabouts (i.e. Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, and so on).
GOOGLE BOOKSvisit
What it is
Google's attempt to put every book in print online
Why it matters
Most modern works are either missing or just have a few snippets (due to copyright issues). However, there are 1000's of classics available and you can download entire books as a PDF.
PICNIKvisit
What it is
Serious Online Photo Editing Service
Why it matters
Do cool stuff to your photos to make them better and fix problems right through your browser. According to Picnik's website can come from your computer as well as your MySpace, Facebook, Flickr and other websites.
HULUvisit
What it is
TV and Movie Video Service
Why it matters
The problem with YouTube and other Video Sharing sites is that to watch episodes of your favorite TV shows or clips from your favorite movies you have to put up with low quality (raise your hand if you've seen a clip that someone shot of their TV with a camcorder?) or the video being swiped due to copyright infringement. Enter HULU, a website that showcases TV Shows and Movies both new and old in high-quality streaming video online (and is supported by all the major TV networks and movie studios). Sure there are ads, but the on demand nature and abundance of choices make this site . . . well, a must see.
BEEN UP 2visit
What it is
Photo and Video Sharing from your Cell Phone
Why it matters
Because Twitter matters and it is just text.
TOPIXvisit
What it is
Online News Aggregator
Why it matters
The most comprehensive News Feed aggregator online today. Tell it what locations you want to monitor news for (not just national and global) and you can leave comments and dialogue with other people about each news article.
YAHOO AUDIOvisit
What it is
Search for Downloadable Music, Podcasts and other Audio Across the Web
Why it matters
Lighting fast search results. Search for any kind of audio. For music the results show you the cheapest place to buy/subscribe or even who has it for free . . . legally, we presume.
Website Design & Development
[XHTML/CSS/Javascript/AJAX]
Web Application Development
[Ruby on Rails/Ruby/JRuby/MySQL/PHP]
eCommerce
[Custom Design/Shopify/Magento]
Content Management Solutions
[Custom CMS & Maintenance]
and more . . .
Resources
13 Reasons for a Good Logo
[by Ken Winton, CEO]
Seven Free Web Services You Should Know About
[by David Hughes, Lead Developer]
New Client Survival Guide
[by Concept Productions]