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Jan 18 2009

IGOPeople Putting A Slightly Different Spin On Social Networks

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I’m more than a little jaded by the plethora of “social” sites and services that have been springing up over the last couple of years.

Do we really need another one?

What can site X offer that isn’t already available via sites A, B or C?

That was my state of mind when I first heard about IGO people.

I’ll be honest. I didn’t want to signup and I couldn’t see any benefit in having “yet another bloody login”.

However a good friend asked me to give it a try, so I did.

IGO People is a slightly different concept:

I – individuals
G – groups
O – organisations

And the entire site is structured around these three types of user (admittedly there is an overlap…)

I grabbed a quick screenshot of the homepage a few minutes ago:
igo people main pageIt’s a nice way to interact and discuss organisations (companies etc.,) groups and individuals. What makes it a small bit different is that a lot of the content isn’t behind a “wall” (unlike so many of the social network sites)

It’s still in beta and they are adding new features, but it could become a very useful platform for companies and their clients who seek a medium to interact. While facebook has its “groups” and “pages” the IGO platform would appear to be more open and flexible and hopefully will remain less cluttered (ie. no annoying apps )

One to watch!

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Written by Michele Neylon · Categorized: cool, useful · Tagged: business, cool, igo people, networks, organisations, social, Social network, useful

Jan 02 2009

IrishBlogs.ie

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While it may not be the most visually attractive website, IrishBlogs.ie wins me over as it’s so useful.

IrishBlogs.ie is a blog aggregator ie. it collects the blog posts from multiple blogs and bloggers, which in this instance are all Irish or related to Ireland.

As you explore the site you can see that it groups posts on particular subjects etc.,

A handy resource, especially if you want to find out what Irish bloggers are saying about you or your business

On a related note.. the Irish Blog Awards are now accepting nominations

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Written by Michele Neylon · Categorized: cool, entertainment, events, fashion, food, green, health, humour, kids, music, photography, politics, reviews, shopping, useful · Tagged: Aggregator, blog, Ireland, On the Web, Social network, Weblogs, Website

Sep 02 2008

Uploading and Sharing Photos Irish Style

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Pixie is Ireland’s new online photo sharing community! We provide you with a safe place to upload, share and permanently store your photos online.

For once it’s nice to be in a position to use a site’s own description and not have to resort to inventing my own!

If you want to store your photos online easily then Pix.ie could be the place for you!

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Written by Michele Neylon · Categorized: cool, useful · Tagged: Ireland, Photo sharing, photos, pixie, Sharing, Social network, Web 2.0

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