My Kids Need Drawing Pad

A drawing pad for little picassos built as an iPad app. This is exactly what my kids need.

DrawingPadApp.com
NYT review

myGengo: Translation API

A service called myGengo.com has an API for human-powered translations. I'm not sure what that all means but this is one service to keep track of.

TechCrunch news

TechCrunch review

Location-Based Advertising

There are some big players involved in this arena and here is a small list of them to help you keep up.

First are the actual providers of the location-based check-in data:

1. Foursquare
2. Facebook Places
3. Twitter
4. Gowalla

Then there are the ad-campaign services that use the above data to pinpoint your marketing:

1. Context Optional, 
2. SnackSquare, 
3. Geotoko, 
4. Sprout Social 
5. PlacePunch

PeopleSmart: Look for Anyone

The new way to look for anyone is to use PeopleSmart.com

U Like Clear Wireless?

So u like Clear's 2 year commitment and excellent broadband service ey?

Well once my contract runs out with Clear, look at what I can get now:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/02/technology/personaltech/02pogue.html

The Virgin Mobile MiFi.....about the size of a credit card.

$40 a month, no contract, unlimited data

FutureAdvisor: Invest Like This

If you currently have a 401K and other investments and are confused or clueless about how best to allocate your investments and get the most bang for the buck, here is a new service who can help. Instead of hiring your own investment adviser, just use FutureAdvisor.com.

TechCrunch review

5Min and Answers

Answers.com has teamed up with 5Min.com to show appropriate videos for every question that is asked. I hadn't heard of 5Min before but they have a ton of videos and worth remembering.

TinyChat With Real-time Translation

This nifty chat system is fully browser-based (no download required) and features real-time language translations so people you chat with don't have to chat in your language for you to understand.

http://tinychat.com/

Grasshopper

Grasshopper.com pitches itself as the entrepreneur's phone system. They may be right.

Medical Industry Pioneers

Here is a list of some innovators in the medical industry. By reading about them you will either partner with them, know who your competitors are, or learn something from them for your benefit.

http://www.tech50.org/companies.html

Cool Video Messages

Send a cool video message of your choice to get your point across and to make a good impression.

Mogreet.com

Social Networking Training for Kids?

Do kids need help stepping up to a social network like Facebook? Some people think so, and they've come up with Togetherville.com to help them learn some valuable skills before embarking onto a full-blown social networking site.

For Children, A Social Nework With Training Wheels

Online Bookings

If you service needs to take online bookings from your customers, here are some service providers I found:

Bookd.com
Rezgo.com
Clickbook.net
Libersybooking.nl

No Cash, No Problem

If you sell anything and are not currently accepting credit card payments, you may soon be in luck. New technologies will make it very easy for anyone with a smartphone to accept credit cards wherever they may be about.

Cellphone Payments Offer Alternatives To Cash

Here is one example:
SquareUp.com

Things To Do With A Cassette

Here are some interesting things happening with the old cassette tapes. It is interesting to me to know how creative people can get.

Hitting Rewind On The Cassette Tape

Your Own Field Agents

Post a quick job for someone who owns an iPhone. Say you need to find out the price of a product at a store down from where you are. Have someone else do that for you and pay them. Or say you have a new service and need some on-site help convincing the biz manager, just post and see if anyone is nearby to help you.
FreeAgent.net
NYT's An App That Pays

Ready To Move To The Cloud?

Companies are slowly migrating their apps and data to the cloud. Are you getting ready to do the same? Here is some news about this migration.

Companies Slowly Join Cloud-Computing

Mini-Tasks get Mini-Pay

If you have some small tasks to get done, checkout these services that pair up providers with seekers. If you have only $5 to spare, there are plenty of things people are willing to do for that. For example, one person will send out a tweet about your site to his 35,000 followers.

Fiverr.com
Springwise review of fiverr

ShortTask.com
Springwise review of ShortTask

MyTown: Check-in Game

Very interesting how some services are gaining traction that essentially make a "game" out of "checking into" real places, like restaurants, salons, etc. MyTown is one such game. I'm not sure how it all works yet. I hope to check it out soon.

Booyah! MyTown hits 1 million users before Foursquare or Gowalla

Kwedit: Do You Promise To Pay?

This is a very serious player and awesome concept in the online payment industry. I think these people have a winning concept. I really like the fact anyone can make their payments by going to a 7-11, mailing it in, or via the "pass the duck" feature.

TechCrunch Review
Kwedit.com