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Much like Photoshop’s Liquefy feature, Gooifier allows you to upload photos to their site and distort them for some hilarious results. The photos that you “Gooify” are displayed in a public gallery at gooifier.com, and users can comment on their favorite modified photos. There is currently a mix of celebrity and every-day photos on the site modified in sometimes funny, sometimes disturbing ways. To “Gooify” a picture simply click on the upload thumbnail and then either upload from your desktop or capture a new photo with your webcam. Next, stretch, bloat or pucker your photo to m...  read more
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For more of a specific focus of music from Australia, turn to this website for downloading free music uploaded from the artists down under, also all for free. There are many filters the users can use to find music suited to them, including alphabetical, genre-based and historical searches. Users can also post reviews of both songs and artists and can look up where each band stands in the charts in comparison to others. And for those wanting to see the artists listed live, a gig guide is provided to assist you off your ass, away from your computer and into the venue.... read more
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A joint project between AOL Games and Weblogs has resulted in the launch of BigDownload, which is a portal for PC gamers that includes free downloads, game reviews and industry news. There are lots of game demos and patches available for download and they can either be searched for by entering a search term or by checking out lists that include “Top 100 Downloads”, “Latest Downloads” and a number of others. The news section of the site contains demo videos and write-ups about upcoming games and users are able to comment and start discussions about any of the latest news. The news se... read more
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Muzic, a free downloading site which allows artists to upload music and for listeners to share their favorites, is brought to you in affiliation with MP3 4U which is made up of sources who compile the best free downloads from other websites. Users create profiles where they can list their favorite songs and can even put together playlists to share with other like-minded music lovers on Muzic. Thus, not only can you browse for songs and artists but you can also browse other users as well. Meanwhile, artists create Muzic songcards to personalize each song uploaded onto the site. Their songs then... read more
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If you´re all about independent music, you´ll be all about TuneShout. TuneShout is a site that permits users to promote their music free of charge. Listeners, in return, can download their favorite tunes heard on TuneShout either free of charge or for an 89¢ charge to receive a ¨premium track¨. Therefore, artists have the chance to either sell their music or can just use the website to get free publicity to build a fan base. Users also have the opportunity to vote on their favorite artists and give feedback to get the musicians they like best to be ranked on TuneShout´s 'stage´. Artists... read more
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Social networking is nothing new. There are social networks galore including, among others, networks for drinkers, dogs, cats, robot geeks and anime fans, not to mention the usual post-college/professional fare. As varied, as we are, it's no surprise that social networking has it all covered. So now there's a new network aimed for the conference going crowd. It's common for people attending conferences and conventions to have to meet a lot of key people, major heads of companies and important players in the industries. But often times, aside from a name, they don't know who they're looking for... read more
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BookRix, a new site out of Germany, calls itself the net’s first ‘Bookunity’. Basically, it’s a publishing platform for unpublished writers to get published. Poems, novellas, short stories, and prose of all types can be designed and published in proper book format for friends, fans and families. Registered members/authors are given their very own profile space which can be customized to their preferences. Here, they can showcase their own works, write a blurb about themselves, and suggest books for others to read. The site includes other social features such as book groups and for... read more
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IzyMail brings your webmail, be it Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, MSN or any other mail application. iPhone users can use IzyMail to read their Hotmail messages; Hotmail will integrate into iPhone’s native email client. Gmail users can use IzyMail to receive mail from other accounts such as Yahoo or AOL. Users can download and synchronize messages to the device of their choice. They can read their webmail on their PDAs or Smartphones. IzyMail can be used to apply customized spam filters and it can be used to access custom folders regardless of the connection. In short, IzyMail gives you access ... read more
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PolyMeme is a brand new meme tracker from Evgeny Morozov, and it’s geared for the so called polymath. Unlike most other meme trackers, PolyMeme aims to build up a complete social infrastructure with the social and economic content at its heart. It is not, in other words a tech geek heaven nor a political bastion; rather it’s diverse and fresh. PolyMeme doesn’t get caught in the echo chamber effect so rampant with other meme trackers. It uses an innovative approach to pinpoint buzz in twenty different subject matters such as evolution and literary tropes. Items are brought in by a te... read more
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Ipopetz is a site that allows you to choose from a number of different digital animal characters and then make greetings or short films with them. You can pick... read more
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