Winksite Allows Users To Create Mobile Sites, Network
October 26, 2007
If you’re a newbie at the mobile web, coding your own website, or just plain lazy (I’m pretty sure we fall into all three), fret not, there is a solution for you. Meet Winksite.com, (PC Link here) the place where anyone with basic PC and internet skills can set up their very own mobile site.
Setting up the service is pretty straight forward (just for kicks, we went ahead and set one up.) I have to say, it is actually a pretty robust service (considering it is free). Customize your site with a chat room, forums, RSS feeds - you can even host Google AdSense ads if you have an account.
We did notice that the site we made did not come up correctly when viewing with a Treo 755p. We didn’t have any other smartphones to test it on, so if you’ve got one laying around, make sure to let us know how it worked for you.
The service is dubbed as a Social Networking site, though I’m not sure how much networking is actually going on. In poking through some of the existing users’ sites, it seems that most have under 10 friends (of course, I really don’t have room to talk as ‘Tom’ is still my only friend on MySpace.) However, it does appear that the service is picking up steam as many celebrities have their own “official” mobile site through WinkSite.
All in all, if you are looking to set up your own start page (or have ideas of grandeur on the third screen), this service is definitely worth looking into. You would be hard-pressed to find another service that gives you this many features for your money.
Added to the Social Networking directory.
AOL Announces Updated Mobile Offerings
October 25, 2007
If you use AOL’s AIM email service, you may have gotten a welcome surprise in your inbox today. With a dramatically improved look and feel, the AOL Mobile Portal offers a wide amount of information available through your mobile phone. The new portal offers access to popular AOL services, allowing you to check your email (providing you have an AOL email of course), access to Pictures, Moviefone and more.
We’ve updated the directory to include their new offerings.
What’s This? A Player Database?
October 24, 2007
There’s the age-old cliche “Hate the game, not the player.” Heard it before? Even if you haven’t, chances are we’re betting that at least once in your life you’ve experienced the joy of a date-gone-bad.
Enter PlayerBlock.com (Warning - PC Link), a new service that’s betting they can help cut down the number of players you’ll encounter. This is not good news for the players (or playas). It seems the service is primarily targeted at females (yeah, we couldn’t figure that one out either) but $4.99 a month gets you 100 messages to prescreen your current suitor. We’re not so sure we’re crazy about the idea (and it’s not just because we’re just a bunch of guys) but more because it appears to be a bit one-sided. What’s to stop a scorned lover to smear your reputation good name? Apparently there’s no way to plead your case. So, yeah, the jury’s still out on this one. Not so bueno…
Google Docs Goes Mobile
October 22, 2007
Keeping with their current mantra of taking over the information world, Google has release the mobile version of their free Docs service. This should prove to be helpful and convenient to mobile users, but we have yet to see if you can actually modify any of your currently uploaded files. Our signs point to no, but the service is still in Beta. Maybe in a future update you will be able to actually work with your documents on your mobile from their remote server. In the meantime, you can view your documents in all of their mobile glory.
