Swurl

Saturday, July 5th, 2008 Posted in Technology | No Comments »

I just started using a new site called Swurl.  Essentially it's just another aggregator of content from various social networks around the web.  But this one is more than just that.  Like others, it has  "Lifestream" which gathers updates from all of the sites you give it access to.  The feature I like best about this one, though, is the Timeline feature which shows your lifestream in a calendar view.  The user homepage (aka a given user's lifestream) is also laid ...

Dopplr is Amazing

Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Technology, Travel | No Comments »

I started using Dopplr about a month and a half ago and I have to say: it is incredible!  Since I already use my Google calendar to keep track of all my travel details (see blog post below about SyncMyCal Mobile), I didn't want to have to enter my travel locations someplace else, too.  Dopplr is the perfect solution for me because it can import iCal feeds and automatically create trips. The site also lets you add friends and ...