checkthis - Impressive Microblogging platform
Tumblr should take note of the user interface here - it is far more appealing, dynamic, and can structure a post in interesting ways. More about it’s features:
More info from their About page here
- No clutter
No registration. No set-up. No save button. No sidebar.- Clear privacy
Create and share on your terms.- Temporary or permanent
One day, one week, one month. You choose.- Public or private
Open to the world or password-protected. One editor or many.How does it work? First step: go to checkthis and put up your content. Second step: publish and share your beautiful link. There is no third step.
How is that possible? Everything you publish – videos, text, pictures and more – is automatically saved to its own web address. Something short and random like checkthis.com/abc. You can leave it public or password protect it, then invite other people to have a look or edit it themselves.
Arm Race: Your Wristwatch Is Your Next Web Portal
The wristwatch was nearly killed off by the cell phone revolution, but with the rise of the smartphone it’s about to evolve into something more powerful than it’s ever been.
Full Story: FastCompany
QR Code Island by C.A.N. - The 1:87 scale-model in the style of a Hornby model railway can be read by a smartphone when viewed from above
Glow Mod by iPatch illumates your Apple logo like a MacBook every time the iPhone screen lights up
Tempting
Turntable.fm to Release an iPhone App
TC reports that the company is hoping to release the app next week. It has been in testing with a few dozen people for the past few weeks, and is solid on WiFi connections, but less so over 3G.
/via http://t.co/BWfCTRR
An animated map of the dominant social networks from around the world since 2009. (via world-shaker)
