PR Newswire: Compleo, a social media consultancy based in Richmond, Virginia, has launched a unique web application on Facebook for travel fans, known as iGO iWRITE – the first travel series to be compiled completely online and then published in hard copy via the popular social network. The creators of this social media experiment, Sonali Shetty, a web 2.0 strategist, […]

TrendCentral: Just like how some apparel e-tailers are adapting virtual sizing applications to help online shoppers find properly fitting clothes with the click of a mouse, we predict that a growing number of beauty retailers and services will harness similar technologies to allow consumers to try out new hairstyles and makeup looks without having to take a trip to the […]

Servinity is the future of communication for the service industry. It allows employers and staff to interact via the leading communication technologies of our time – online, email and SMS text. Servinity is a collection of helpful utilities built on a framework of social networking, job search functionality, and online scheduling. Each feature has been developed with the cooperation and […]

Iconoculture: Consumers who prefer to borrow products instead of buy them now have an online marketplace with iLetYou, a website that hooks them up with rental retailers. More than 65,000 U.S. business are participating to help consumers benefit from short-term use of their products. Think everything from traditional loaners like wedding party supplies to novel newcomers like clothing and kids’ […]

TrendCentral: Like a Facebook for fashionistas, Chictopia is an online community where users can upload photos of self-styled outfits, as well as browse their peers’ ensembles. Also available are user reviews of stores and various forums to discuss designers, trends, and notable events in the fashion world Chictopia [TrendCentral]

A few months back, we wrote about Gogme.biz – a business- oriented social network where site members can implement business ideas together through online collaboration. The website has gathered around 100 business ideas and 900 site members so far. According to the co-founder, Lance Lim, around 80% of the site members had pledged to become co-owners of the first Globally […]

TrendWatching.com: UK-based Light Agency has introduced a Mars-branded widget that makes it possible to send real candy. The widget allows UK users of Facebook to choose from a range of Mars confectionery gifts from its Celebrate Sweet Shop online. To send one, they simply select a friend, add a message and pay for the gift via tokens or their PayPal […]

TrendWatching: Fabjectory turns virtual world characters/avatars into detailed, full-color, real-life statuettes. The figures are built on a Z-Corp rapid prototyping machine. 1/400th of an inch at a time, the machine lays down a plaster powder that it covers with a type of colored glue. Fabjectory currently is available for Second Life, Nintendo Mii and Google Sketchup and is looking for […]

Springwise: TeachStreet launched in Portland, Oregon yesterday. The site now features more than 55,000 teachers, trainers, tutors, instructors, coaches and classes in the Pacific Northwest, 25,000 of which are in the Portland area. Besides offering existing instructors an alternative to advertising on Craigslist and bulletin boards, TeachStreet aims to unearth hidden teaching talent. Convinced that everyone is an expert in […]

TechCrunch: BuzzHubb is best summarized as bringing the utility of next-gen Yahoo Groups to the mobile college student, but done in a creative, lightweight manner. The first fundamental element of BuzzHubb is that it establishes boundaries around the university campus – you can only join a school’s BuzzHubb community if you are part of the school (a great concept that […]