Scribd iPaper features:

• Built for the Cross Platform Web – iPaper is a document format built for the Internet. Like a YouTube video, iPaper documents are Flash widgets which you embed in your existing web pages. PDF, Word, PowerPoint, and many other document formats can all be displayed on the web using iPaper.
• Monetize Your Documents – iPaper integrates a sophisticated ad system by Google that automatically targets ads to the content of your documents
• Enhanced Security – iPaper documents are embedded in your webpages, your documents will naturally inherit your website’s existing security system. You can’t download, upload, or email an iPaper document
• Simplicity and Speed – iPaper is designed to be fast, light, and simple. Because it’s integrated into your site, iPaper offers a fluid browsing experience, keeping visitors on your site. It has a small footprint, doesn’t require the installation of additional software, and it’s not loaded with superfluous features.
• Increase Your Traffic – iPaper has social features built in to encourage users to share your documents with their friends. It also offers unique search engine optimization (SEO) features to increase the amount of traffic from Google and other search engines. Additionally, users will view your documents more often if they’re in iPaper format, because they’ll load faster and be integrated with this site. All of this means that more people will see your documents if they are displayed with iPaper.
• Easy to Integrate – Switching to iPaper is free and takes just a few minutes.

The Scribd Platform provides a set of tools and documentation that allows you to easily integrate iPaper and other Scribd features with your own website. There are three ways to integrate iPaper with an existing website:

1. QuickSwitch – QuickSwitch works in the background to convert your documents to iPaper with no user interaction, no site downtime, and no programming
2. Scribd API – The Scribd API is the most powerful and customizable way to upload documents to Scribd, convert documents to iPaper, manage existing documents on your website, and find the content you need. A basic level of web development experience is required.
3. Embed – Use Embed if you have only a handful of documents. To get started just upload your documents to Scribd. They will immediately be converted into iPaper and stored on Scribd’s servers. You can then copy and paste the embed code on Scribd to embed them on your website.

To get started, you will need have a Scribd account. If you already have an account, you can login with your username and password. For more information on Scribd iPaper, visit http://www.scribd.com/ipaper.

Scribd Launches iPaper – Embed Documents into Any Website is a post from: TechieQuest

babbel ,  an online language learning community that combines some social network features and language learning tools to help users learn a new language for free.

Here you can learn words and phrases in foreign languages and connect with people from all over the world. Practice on your own with our intuitive online lessons or find a study partner in the international babble community.

babbel foreign language learning services  uses picture and audio to help you understand the meaning of words. It has an internal messaging service where you can contact other users and learn with them, and also a reminder service to keep you on track in your language learning.To learn a new languages, first you need to register and create a profile, then choose the language (Spanish, French, Italian, German and English) you’re interested in learning. You can then create your own lesson plans and start to learn. Words are spoken aloud with a picture and the meaning to help you learn. It also displays the word in the language you’re trying to learn to help you correct and improve your pronunciation.

babbel foreign language online helps to expand your vocabulary through vocabulary quizzes. It tests your vocabulary on words by matching a word’s sounds and typing first-letter with pictures.

Currently babbel supports only Spanish, French, Italian, German and English. Visit http://babbel.com and start learning a new language today.

babbel – Learn Foreign Languages Online is a post from: TechieQuest

Witty allows you to update you twitter directly from the desktop. Other functionalities including:

• View recent Twitter statuses from the people you follow (auto-refreshing)
• View recent replies to you
• View a specific user’s timeline
• Update your twitter status
• View and respond to Direct Messages
• Links will open in the user’s default browser

The following is the complete list of available keyboard shortcuts:

• ctrl-u – Toggle the update area
• ctrl-r – Add @screenname of the selected Tweets user to the update textbox
• ctrl-q – Quit. Exit. Vamoose.
• ctrl-o – Open the options dialog.
• ctrl-1 – Show the “Recent” tab.
• ctrl-2 – Show the “Replies” tab.
• ctrl-3 – Show the “User” tab.
• ctrl-4 – Show the “Messages” tab.
• F5 – refresh. It seemed best to stick with IE/Firefox’s refresh key

You can download the beta version of Witty for Windows Vista and XP here. For more screenshots, visit Witty Screenshot page.

WittyTwitter – Free Desktop Based Twitter Client is a post from: TechieQuest

Take a look at how AirTalkr works in the video:

AirTalkr Web Version

AirTalkr also offers a web-based Instant Messenger at http://airtalkr.com/im/ that allows you to connect with your buddies on Google Talk, Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live, ICQ and other popular IM services, just like Meebo.

You can chat with your friends, search photos from flickr, and search videos from YouTube in a Windows Vista-style virtual desktop in your browser. The service that AirTalkr offers is free and easy to use. Just create an account at AirTalkr and you can add ICQ, MSN, Yahoo and AOL accounts upon login.

AirCard

You can also view each of your buddies AirCard, a profiling system in AirTalkr that gathers your buddies profile from the web such their most updated Twitters and Blog entries, see their Flickr photos, and their social networking profile on MySpace and Friendster, all in 1 place.

Like Meebo, AirTalkr web version is a browser based instant messaging service for AIM, Google Talk, Yahoo IM, and more. Unlike Meebo, AirTalkr IM client can be installed on your desktop using Adobe AIR runtime. I would prefer if AirTalkr have a lightweight version which can be run on mobile devices and WAP-enabled phones.

AirTalkr runs on Adobe’s Integrated Runtime (AIR), so you will need to install the AIR runtime to use it. You can download AirTalks from here, it is compatible with Windows and Mac system.

AirTalkr – AIR Based Instant Messenger is a post from: TechieQuest

Trugo is also a social networking site that allows users of all ages to communicate, create, and share personally-generated content of all types with friends and family.

New Trugo features include:

• HTML-Free Profile Changes: With a click of a button on the Trugo site, users can now personalize the look and feel of their online identity/profile. Unlike other social networking sites, users don’t have to use an HTML code to reach a heightened level of customization.
• Video Sharing: The ability to share videos from YouTube, Google Video and Metacafe gives the Trugo community the added benefit of expanded video content.
• Stamps: This unique Trugo feature allows users to put a virtual “stamp” on their friends’ profile pages. This image is a way to let individuals know people have visited their profile.
• Polling: With its polling feature Trugo users don’t have to worry about calling multiple people to get everyone to agree on social plans; all they need to do is set-up an online Trugo poll.
• Blogging: Sharing thoughts with the community is easier than ever, as the Trugo profile allows users to discuss any topic in real time.
• Photo Sharing: When photos are posted on Trugo, connected friends can view them instantly and can comment on the image.

Trugo has also announced a $100,000 college tuition contest which will award ten winners up to $30,000 in tuition funds. College students may enter the online video contest by recording a four-minutes video answering the question “Why Should Trugo Pay for Your Tuition?” In their submitted videos, students are encouraged to describe their future aspirations and why they are worthy of the first place prize of $30,000. For more info on the contest, visit http://www.trugo.com/contest.html.

VelvetPuffin is still in operation. However, they recommend that people use Trugo for a better community experience. For more information, visit the site at http://www.trugo.com.

VelvetPuffin is now Trugo is a post from: TechieQuest

8hands has just released a new build of 8hands alpha version 0.8.058 . This release include some fixes and improvements. When you start your 8hands, you will get a “Mandatory Update” message and start download and install the new version of 8hands.

With 8hands, you are able to IM all of your social network friends, and to share your online content (YouTube videos, Flickr Pictures, ect.) with them by a simple drag & drop feature.

The fresh new version includes:

• Improved support for Facebook: 8hands’ Facebook support has been drastically improved. It now includes indications about friend requests, notifications and friends’ posted items. Instead of cluttering your mailbox or miss out juicy events, let 8hands notify you in real time when something important happens on your Facebook profile.
• Improved support for Flickr: Flickr is not just about the comments or the FlickrMail you receive. If you are like us, you use Flickr mostly to browse around your contacts photos. So we thought that it could be really cool to never again miss out on the good stuff. How will that work? 8hands will now notify you in real time when your friends post new photos to Flickr, so you can see them immediately, probably before anyone else!
• A better scalability solution, to handle the load caused by the increasing size of our user base.
• Memory usage is greatly reduced.
  
• Lots of bug fixes and performance improvements. 8hands will now run faster and smoother, even for the “heavy duty”, super-social users.

You can download 8hands alpha version 0.8.058 free from the download page.

New 8hands Version Released is a post from: TechieQuest

VelvetPuffin is an integreated experience that works on the web, desktop and mobile. You can use VelvetPuffin seamlessly across all three mediums and enjoy an identical rich experience.

VelvetPuffin is currently accessible to anyone with a mobile handset or a desktop computer with an Internet connection. VelvetPuffin lets you upload videos from your cell phone, share them with others, and view other videos from your phone.

VelvetPuffin Quick Launch(Web):

Quick launch allows VelvetPuffin to be launched from the web. You can sign-in to your IM contact list on the web without the need to download the desktop application. It keeps running after you close your browser. Quick launch can be turned into a standalone desktop application with the KeepMe function, which will automatically connect to VelvetPuffin each time your computer starts.

VelvetPuffin Desktop:

Multi-IM client with social networking features including video, photo, IM, and blog posting. Take the step-by-step Desktop Tour to learn how to use VelvetPuffin Desktop.

VelvetPuffin Mobile:

To use VelvetPuffin on your handset, you need a mobile handset that supports Java MIDP 2.0, a GPRS or 3G connection and a VelvetPuffin account. Point your phone’s browser to http://mobivp.com and follow on screen instructions. Take the step-by-step Mobile Tour to learn how to use VelvetPuffin Mobile.

VelvetPuffin features:

• Instant Messaging – By creating a VelvetPuffin profile, you have both the desktop IM client and a mobile IM client to easily exchange messages, photos, and video with other VelvetPuffin users. Because the VelvetPuffin messenger is compatible with AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, GoogleTalk, and MySpace IM you can even talk to your friends who have not yet joined VelvetPuffin.
• Polling – Now you have the ability to set-up an online poll and invite your friends to weigh-in on favorite movies, best restaurants, weekend plans and so much more using your mobile phone. Results are aggregated and shared with your friends.
• Video Sharing – Videos are easily accessed using both desktop and mobile applications. Additional features include the ability to access, view and share YouTube, Google Video and Metacafe within VelvetPuffin without launching your browser.
• Photo Sharing – When you post photos on VelvetPuffin, your friends are automatically alerted via IM so they can view them instantly on line or on their mobile phone.
• Blogging – Create, maintain and share your blog from any location.
• Alerts – All the features above sends alerts via IM when your friends share new content. You are now always updated and in the loop.

VelvetPuffin messenger is compatible with AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, GoogleTalk, and MySpace IM. You can set up your IM accounts on VelvetPuffin with just 4 simple steps:

1. Click on the Settings icon.
2. Under the 3^rd party IM Accounts, select the tab ICQ/MSN/Yahoo!.
3. Enter the User ID and password used for each account.
4. Click Apply button.

VelvetPuffin is free, you can download VelvetPuffin for desktop and mobile from http://www.velvetpuffin.com/download.html.

Velvet Puffin – IM and Social Networking on the Web is a post from: TechieQuest

ZYB as you know it now, is a backup solution for your mobile. It’s the best one out there, at least if you ask us or our users, but it is still just a backup. The new service is much more than that.

Right now, we have 7,783,075 contacts backed up on ZYB. 7,783,075 contacts that are stored in a secured location, but for the most part, only stored. At ZYB, we have always intended to bring the data to life. Our vision has always been to build a social network, centered around your mobile, and the contacts, calendar and photos in it. In the new version of ZYB, we have done just that.

ZYB allows you to:

• Backup of contacts, calendar and messages (SMS) from the mobile
• Manage mobile’s contacts and calendar online
• View SMS messages online.
• Restoring data from ZYB to any phone
• Share contacts and calendar with friends and family
• Import public calendars to mobile.
• Clean up contact list with the unique “merge contacts” feature
• Synchronize the phone’s contacts and calendars to other devices and applications (iPod, Outlook and others)

In order to synchronize your phone with the ZYB server, you need a WAP/GPRS data connection and SyncML enabled phone. To craete an account, simply enter your phone number, selecting your country, your phone model and your cellular operator. You will soon receive a confirmation code via SMS and then you can start transfer your mobile content on ZYB server. You don’t need to connect your phone to a computer or take out your SIM card, all you to do is to synchronize your phone over-the-air with ZYB.

ZYB is a cool site to share and manage your mobile data online without too much hassle. You will never lose your mobile phone contacts through theft or loss of your cellphones, or accidental deletion or sim card damage.

ZYB is based on the SyncML synchronization standard, so most phones should be able to use it. It supports more than 200 different phones, you can check if yours is supported. You can sign up ZYB free at https://zyb.com/signup/ and take a regular backups of data in your mobile phones.

ZYB – Online Backup of Your Mobile Phone Contacts, Calendar and SMS Messages is a post from: TechieQuest

CircaVie is a place to collect your memories and share your life in a new way…chronologically. Tell your life story or the story of your latest roadtrip, a day to remember, or a month around the world. Any time, any picture, video, or special occasion – mark it here and share it everywhere.

CircaVie provides a Flash-based timelines for creating timelines of any events. There are so many things you could add to a timeline on CircaVie. You could record a special events, noteworthy achievements, relationships, memorable vacations, interests and hobbies, celebrations, announcements…

With CircaVie, you can easily create a flash photo timeline to records all your important events. It allows you to attach photos and videos with the events. You can share photos, video and text that other users can comment upon. You can also mark specific events on your timeline as private. Your timelines are embeddable into your blog, or online profile at a social networking site.

People viewing your timeline can either scroll through it, skip to a certain date in the timeline, search it, browse your tags, subscribe to its feed, or comment on it.

It’s a cool site for building timelines of any events and sharing your life on the web. To get started, simply signup at http://www.circavie.com and create your profile with your AIM icon, or your user picture from Flickr or Twitter. Then start create your timeline.

CircaVie – Create and Share Photo Timelines is a post from: TechieQuest

With MiniMobs, you can talk to your friends online without using any messenger service. To get started with MiniMobs, sign up for a free account at http://www.minimobs.com/signup.asp.

Your MiniMobs chat can be in private or public. MiniMobs widget look like a mobile phone. You can choose from multiple skins including Sony Ericsson, Motorola, Samsung or a Chocolate, and customize the phone screen color and background color.

Copy and paste the applet code into your Facebook, MySpace, Friendster, or your website after you finish customizing it. You can then send messages to all your friends straight from your site.

It is a fun way to let you keep in touch with your friends anytime, anywhere.

MiniMobs – Embeddable Chat Messanger is a post from: TechieQuest