I like this presentation and the facts in it. It's a bit like a Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster for social media and current web understanding. ( I mean like like having your brains smashed out by a slice of lemon, wrapped 'round a large gold brick).
Speaking of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, when are we going to see that as an app for iPad? /@juxachim
I decided to write a short presentation of all the nominees, with links to their services, for easy access and browsability. In case I have time for it I'll try some out, and post reviews.
This article should work as an overview of some of the most interesting web services at the moment.
Here we go:
Amiando http://www.amiando.com/
The online event registration and ticketing tool
amiando allows you to:
Babbel http://www.babbel.com/
"Babbel employs state-of-the-art technology to make learning a language easy and convenient. The internet, modern software and mobile devices make for new, exciting ways to learn on your own. Babbel takes advantage of this technology and combines it with the most effective foreign language education methods around. The result is a comprehensive system that facilitates stress-free learning."
BaseKit http://www.basekit.com
Simple web-creation and publication tool.
Badoo http://badoo.com
"Badoo is a worldwide socializing system that provides its members with the ability to meet new girls and guys in and around their local area. It includes many great social network fundamentals, but really focuses on giving users the games and tools to gain attention and expand their social circles."
Blip.pl
Polish portal, I did not understand what this was about.
Busuu http://www.busuu.com
Language learning community.
Clarizen.com http://www.clarizen.com/
Project management software
"Clarizen’s Work Management solution is a beautifully easy to use platform encompassing all employee’s full workload, ensuring all tasks are aligned with the overall business objectives"
eBuddy http://www.ebuddy.com/
Web and mobile messaging, for everyone everywhere
eRepublik http://www.erepublik.com/
Massive online social strategy roleplaying game
fonyou.com http://www.fonyou.com/EN/index.html
Online mobile phone control.
GroupSpaces
"Manage your group online the fastest, easiest way. Manage membership, send smart emails, organize events, take payments, improve your website and more.."
Hiogi http://www.hiogi.com/
Social Media support. Mobile ad-hoc questions
imedo http://www.imedo.de/
Health Portal
Jimdo http://www.jimdo.com
"A drop-dead simple website editor, multimedia DAM (digital assets management) system and CMS.."
Jolicloud http://www.jolicloud.com/blog/
Netbook OS - Works on all computers and is based on linux, highly integrated with social media.
Lovefilm http://www.lovefilm.com/
DVD-VIDEO-GAMES Rental and online watching
Maxroam http://www.maxroam.com
"Low cost international roaming for mobile phones, Voice, internet and SMS all on one SIM. MAXROAM works in all unlocked mobile phones."
MyDeco http://mydeco.com/
"Your one-stop-shop for a home as stylish as you are. Find inspiring interior design ideas and the best furniture, accessories and homeware from 1000s of UK shops, all in one place."
Myfab http://www.myfab.com
Seems similar to MyDeco
Moonfruit http://www.moonfruit.com/
Free website builder
MoshiMonsters http://www.moshimonsters.com/
Adopt your own pet monster! Moshi Monsters is a free online game for kids, where they may adopt a monster and look after it.
Mendeley http://www.mendeley.com/
Mendeley is a free reference manager and academic social network that can help you organize your research, collaborate with others online, and discover the latest research.
MyHeritage http://www.myheritage.com/
Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love
Nimbuzz http://www.nimbuzz.com/en
Free Calls, Chat, Messaging and more on your mobile phone
Netlog http://en.netlog.com/
Netlog is the online community for more than 71 million young people. Create your own profile with a guestbook, blog, friends, pictures and videos. Search for friends, cool events, music and games.
Plista http://www.plista.com/en/
Preference-based Ad network
Wherever you are and whatever you're looking for, Qype puts millions of reviews from real people at your fingertips.
Seatwave http://www.seatwave.com/
Fan to fan ticket exchange.
ShoutEm http://www.shoutem.com/
Run a mobile community for your fan club, local area, city, friends or company.
sobees http://www.sobees.com/
Social media concentration platform
Songkick http://www.songkick.com/
Track your favourite bands, be the first to know about tickets.
Spotify http://www.spotify.com
Groundbreaking Legal Free streaming online music service. For free and instant access to over 10 million tracks, just download Spotify to your computer.
Shazam http://www.shazam.com
Music lookup for mobile devices.
Soundcloud http://soundcloud.com
SoundCloud lets you move music fast & easy. The platform takes the daily hassle out of receiving, sharing & distributing music for artists, record labels & other music professionals.
http://player.vimeo.com/video/1857085
ShoZu http://www.shozu.com
Mobile social media hub, upload videos, photos, text from your phone to social media sites
Stardoll http://www.stardoll.com/en/
"...the world's largest online fashion and games community for girls"
Tweetmeme http://tweetmeme.com/
"Tweetmeme is a service which aggregates all the popular links on Twitter to determine which links are popular. Tweetmeme analyses links that people have "tweeted", organising and categorising them – devlivering streams of the most popular."
uberVU http://www.ubervu.com/
Social media analyzer. See article below.
Voddler http://www.voddler.com/
Semi-free ad supported legal server to peer to peer movie streaming site. The Spotify for movies.
Wonga https://www.wonga.com/
"Wonga is a ground-breaking online lender based in London. We launched our first website in October 2007 and rapidly became one of the UK’s most innovative credit businesses. Our mission is to solve people's short term and urgent cash flow problems with an equally short term and responsible solution."
Zoopla http://www.zoopla.co.uk/
Property search portal
by Jocke - MediaCity Content Testing Lab
Your Team Can Now Easily Understand, Measure & Report on Social Media
uberVU is the complete social media platform that helps your team collaborate on listening, reporting and engaging in social media. Perfect for agencies or teams inside businesses that want to deliver social media excellence.
See a live demo
This might come in handy for current, past and upcoming projects. -Then again, awfully expensive - but a nice idea ;)
//Jocke
"a new beast has clawed its way to the forefront of things-that-a-friend-of-a-friends-brother-has-seen-and-OMG-it-was-AMAZING-or-so-I-heard!"
Time well spent reading Simons MIPBlog.
http://blog.mipworld.com/2010/11/simon-staffans-addressing-the-mythical-beast/
/Jocki
MediaCity is looking for a team member to work with user experience through target group research, in product development processes in media and ICT companies as well as in our own crossmedia content development processes. The position is for one year starting January 1st, 2011.
We expect you to understand the media and ICT fields and the modern media landscape, in theory and in practice, to be able to speak and write in Swedish, Finnish and English, and to have a flexible attitude towards tasks and agenda.
We offer an exciting and interesting field of work, a creative working environment and a dynamic team of great people to work with.
We want your application by e-mail to mediacity@abo.fi as soon as possible but no later than November, 15th
MediaCity is a development unit in the field of digital media content, collaborating with academic institutions as well as companies and development actors around R&D activitities. We act as the Vaasa branch of the national cluster programme for digital content. We also develop our own cross/transmedia content; our format The Space Trainees was a nominee for a Digital Emmy Award in 2010.
MediaCity is an independent unit of Åbo Akademi University, situated in Vaasa. Read more about us at www.mediacity.fi.
If you´re interested, call Kimmo Rautanen, director, 050 349 1239 (from October, 27th), or Yvonne Backholm, coordinator, 050 521 8716 (by October, 29th)
As we delve more deeply into our newly acquired iPad we simultaneously think about in what ways we can utilize it in multi platform TV formats, which the last example effectively demonstrates. I really like these concepts and especially the Nelson service targeted at students. It would sure come in handy.
-jonas
Who reads the manual before taking a new device in use? I only read it when I really need it.
If your going to make a manual for a product then this is how one should work and look like.
-Jocki
The official presentation can be found below. We're just going to say that we love innovation, great user experiences, social stuff, cross media experiments and beer (not necessarily in that order). We share whatever we find relating to those matters here. Enjoy!
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MediaCity is a research and development unit in the field of digital content. Our main activities lie in the fields of cross media content and format development as well as user experience and audience research.
We also offer TV production services, as well as courses and events relating to our core competences, and participate in the development of research and business in our sector through our regional, national and international networks.
