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Blerp: Share Everything and Make Comments Anywhere

How many times have you encountered an article or a page on the internet that doesn’t allow you to make comments or some form of reaction? In order to start a discussion about a website or webpage that doesn’t allow comments, they are often submitted to social networking sites where everybody can say what they want.

Blerp is a brand new social sharing site that allows you to make comments on any website, even if that website does not allow comments on their pages. You can view the shared page or website right on your Blerp desktop and make a discussion over the page itself. People can comment, react with images, add videos videos and insert widgets on any webpage. The actual webpage will, of course, not display these “blerps.” They are only viewable on Blerp.

What I like about the service is that it boxes the webpage or the website within itself. It makes it convenient for the user to either make a blerp comment or make an actual comment on the viewed page provided that commenting is allowed or available.

This interesting new social network will give users a unique discussion experience about anything you see online. With the wide range of “reaction” tools that we can use, I’m sure Blerp will attract certain social media users who want to try out something new.

Tags: Blerp, Comment, Share, Social Networking, videos, widgets

IamUnique: Create a Unique 3D Portrait of your Online Identity

IamUnique is a web service that allows you to show the world how unique you are. The site lets you build an interactive 3D portrait of yourself. Your IamUnique portrait can words, pictures, videos, stories and even tweets.

Creating an IamUnique portrait starts by uploading your picture and providing some basic information about yourself. You can add different content to your portrait and share it with your friends. You can also contribute content to other IamUnique users. You will be asked to provide your name and email so that your friend will know that it’s you before it gets approved.

The portraits / profiles can be locked by the user if he/she doesn’t want to be accessed by search. This can easily be done in the user settings. If you want to see the locked portrait of someone you know personally, better ask them for approval first.

IamUnique is a unique social networking site that provides a one of a kind user experience. If you’re tired of your current social networking site, check out IamUnique for a fresh social web experience.

Tags: 3d, I am Unique, Iamunique, Portrait, Profile, Social Networking

iMap Weather: Weather Forecast Meets Google Map

iMap Weather is an easy way to get weather forecasts and current conditions locally and everywhere. It utilizes Google Map to view radar and satellite images. You can even see real-time lightning strikes and get nautical information.

Aside from getting weather local weather forecasts upon landing on the iMap Page and viewing weather conditions on other places by turning on clickcast, you can also share different media using the social networking features of iMap Weather. You can share videos and photos of thunderstorms or give short updates about your life or local weather, share vacations, add friends and share saved iMaps.

The application is pretty useful. You can also get weather updates from other users. This is made possible by their “Jet Stream” feature. iMap Weather provides sophisticated weather data while providing social media services. The next time you think of getting weather updates online, check out iMap Weather.

Tags: iMap Weather, Social Networking, Weather condition, weather report

DoodleWall: Create your Own Virtual Wall

Doodle Wall is a community based tool that allows you to create a virtual wall where everybody can draw. There’s a social networking feature that allows users to invite friends to draw on their wall and vice versa. A simple chat widget can also be loaded from your wall that will allow you to communicate with your doodlewall friends.

The Doodle Wall is very simple and straight forward. There’s no special tool that you can choose from. It’s designed only for doodling. The only drawing tools you get are three sized free-hand pens and a color picker. There’s a clear button, a back button and a save button. That’s just about it.

You can share your doodles by embedding a small Doodle Wall counter widget to your blog. This will also allow you display the number of doodles on your wall, to invite others to draw on your wall and get more doodle friends. If you’re a fan of doodles and social networking, DoodleWall is worth a checkout.

Tags: Doodle, Doodle Wall, Social Networking, Virtual Wall

Challenge My Brute

MyBrute is a simple fighting slash role playing game with a little mix of social networking. The game starts like most role playing games where you get choose and customize your character. After creating your character, you’ll need to find someone to fight. Here’s where it gets a bit interesting. During the fight, you are not required to do anything but watch and hope that your character wins. You are allowed to do only a few fights per day and each time your character levels up, you’ll get a new weapon or pet depending on the character you chose.

What’s interesting about the game is the element of surprise. You’ll never know what kind of scenario is going to be played during the fight. You can choose to fight a character with weaker stats but the outcome could be affected by the weapon(s) that the other character wields. Items and weapons will be given to you as your character’s level improves. Your character’s fight will be played for you which can be frustrating at times but its selling point of the game.

The social networking side of MyBrute allows you to recruit members and get some experience points. You can also join a clan if you want to. I’m just not sure of what are the incentives in joining a clan. Creating a character in MyBrute does not require you to sign up. Once your character name is validated (never been used) you can immediately start playing. This however, prevents you from joining clans and your character is open and can be played by others. If you want to be the only one to play you character, simply add a password and get access to other features of the game.

If you’re up for a bit of fun on your break, check it out and challenge MyBrute.

Update: Join the Orangeinks Clan.

Tags: Fighting Game, Games, My Brute, RPG, Social Networking

Mind360: The Train Your Brain Social Networking Site

Mind360 is a social networking site geared towards enhancing people’s mental fitness through an online cognitive training platform. You can play engaging games that are designed to further strengthen key cognitive functions including Memory, Attention, Executive Functions, Thinking and Reasoning, and Visual Perception, in an enjoyable fashion.

The social networking side of Mind360 allows you to play with friends by challenging them to a mind game. Since studies prove that competitive brain training is an excellent way to sharpen your cognitive skills faster, having friendly challenges with your friends will further enhance your brain activity and speed up improvement while having some fun, especially when you’re beating the hell out of your opponent.

If you’re looking for some online fun and like to have little brain training session, you might want to the service, it looks great and they have some pretty cool and fun games for you. One more thing, if you have some questions regarding any aspect of cognitive science, you can submit them using their “Ask Our Psychologist” tab.

Tags: Games, Mind360, Social Networking, Train Your Brain