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Mobile chat for multiple protocol

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Mabber is a product from a team based in Germany. The software allows you to chat across multiple protocols Multi protocol chat on your mobile– so what is the big deal as that is allowed by other applications – but here is the beauty of it, Mabber allows you to chat on your mobile phone as well. Your phone needs to have GPRS. Mabber has been developed on the Jabber protocol but also supports MSN, Yahoo, AIM and ofcource GTalk.

There are two parts to the mabber application. The first is the web interface where clearly a lot of effort has been made to enhance the user experience. The web application works smoothly and works smoothly as there are no delays when windows are changed. Also included are all the facilities that a typical IM would have like history, grouping etc. 

The second part of the application is the mobile application which you can download by receiving a SMS from Mabber - Instant chat with your contacts on MSN, Yahoo and AIM amongst othersMabber (with the link). For getting the SMS one has to submit their mobile number. Once you have downloaded and installed the application you need to login using your login on the Mabber website. From that point you are able to access all your IM contacts and communicate with them using a standard mobile keypad. Depending on the costs of your Mobile service provider you can send messages from you mobile. The application can now be downloaded directly from the website.

Another feature that has been added to Mabber is that you can put it on your website or your blog and you can chat with the visitors to your website or your blog. Try mabber as you would find it interesting.Mabber

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links for 2007-07-12

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Web 2.0 badges - very cool Web 2.0 Badges

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Looking for web badges for your blog or website but do not have the skills to make them? Do not despair as Web 2.0 badges has a set of free and very cool Web 2.0 Badges.

They are probably one of the most popular trend in Web 2.0 time. Typical badges are round or square corners and the colors are not loud but eye catching. The badges lend a professional look to a website or a blog. Badges can be used for display a big ‘Beta’ message on your website or emphasize a price or a promotion. Since they are free there is no harm in trying out one of them.

The badges can be downloaded in PSD. If you are user of Box.net you can upload the files to your account as well. 

Deziner Folio has a nice set of badges for free download as PSD and PNG files. In addition to giving you basic tips on customizing those badges, they also have approximately 130 Web 2.0 gradients that you can download for free and use in Photoshop

Web 2.0 badges for your blog or website

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Personlize you music with MyStrands

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There has been growth of personalized music in the social network. Though some of the services are being MyStrands let users discover new music, to recommend music and to expose new music to our community.  Members can create playlists; tag music; share playlists; and discover music through the combined expertise of our community.hit due to the new litigation pending in the courts there are others who do not fall into the category of music services who can be hit by the ruling which is likely to come in another week or so. One such service is MyStrands which is a logical extension to this function of bringing your own music. MyStrands is a free  desktop application that lets you get more connection from your digital music.

Using MyStrands you can manage your music using the playlists builder or the cloud to arrange your music the way you want to hear it. Once you create a playlists you can upload that to MyStrands. Once you have a MyStrands account you can get recommendations from MyStrands for music you do not have and where you can buy that music. MyStrands also helps you find like minded (who have interest in the same music) and you can also see what they like to hear. You can also let your friends and colleague access to your music preference by allowing them to access the playlist that you have created.

MyStrands can be downloaded on to your PC or Mac and there are versions that work on Windows Mobile and Members can create playlists; tag music; share playlists; and discover music through the combined expertise of our community. MyStrands uses statistical machine learning, collaborative filtering, complex network-based analysis, and artificial intelligence technologies to provide recommendations based on the listening behavior of individuals and social networksSymbian phones. MyStrands is fully integrated with MySpace and Last.FM where each application plays music according to preferences of the other service. Another interesting element is  it’s mobile component. You can follow the ‘party’ from your mobile browser. This means, you can ‘peek into’ the party from your mobile phone in real time to see if it’s of interest. For instance, what bars are now active, what music is being played, who is at the bar, and what text messages are being sent etc etc. You can see this at their mobile site. Choose country, take a venue, see it’s info, a location map, check it’s users, the music played, pictures uploaded by users, etc… and a demo of the mobile service can be seen at the MyStrands blog. A forthcoming Symbian client also allows you to listen to recommendation samples on your mobile through real player or media player…

The latest project at MyStrands is PartyStrands, which takes the MusicStrands idea and applies it to a bar or a club. PartyStrands is software that works with iTunes or Windows Media Player; a bar owner could run it on a PC that’s loaded with music tracks, and by using one artist as a starting point, it keeps churning out related tunes from the music library. It gets much more interesting, though — as users come in, they can “join the party” by sending an SMS in with an alias, and their favorite artist. As more users join, the playlist gets influenced by their collective taste in music. If you’re already a MusicStrands user, you can join with your username, and it will take your entire profile into account. PartyStrands is designed to run on a video projector or other large screen, so it can show the current track that’s playing and album art, while users can also send text messages to be displayed, and eventually pictures as well (some photos of it in action).

PartyStrands got a bit of coverage a couple of weeks ago when it was launched, and a lot of it asked an obvious question: why would people interact with a computer system instead of other people in a bar? The question may be fair, but it’s not completely accurate. PartyStrands isn’t a jukebox system that lets users MyStrands let users discover new music, to recommend music and to expose new music to our community.  Members can create playlists; tag music; share playlists; and discover music through the combined expertise of our community. MyStrands uses statistical machine learning, collaborative filtering, complex network-based analysis, and artificial intelligence technologies to provide recommendations based on the listening behavior of individuals and social networkscontrol they music they hear. It’s a system that lets users influence what they hear. Instead of hearing the same 30 songs from the jukebox at the bar, PartyStrands builds on what’s popular in the crowd, adjusting its output as aggregate tastes change, and playing music it thinks people will like. In many ways, that’s a lot cooler than a jukebox — you’re getting exposed to new music, catered to your taste and preferences. So instead of the talk being “oh, not this song again?”, its “Wow, this is good, who is this?” and so on. The base level of interaction with the system is minimal; but it’s created to drive more interaction among people. In the same way, the point of sending messages or photos into PartyStrands isn’t for the sake of the message, it’s to broadcast it to the party. Again, driving interaction by using the mobile and the application.

Music discovery platform MyStrands has closed a Series B round of $25million led by Antonio Asensio, CEO of Grupo Zeta, Spain’s third largest media group, along with existing investors Debaeque and Sequal. CEO Francisco Martin said that the company was committed to remaining independent and that the funding will help the company continue in developing its product.

 

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Reactee - Shirts that text back!

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Customized T-shirt printing is an interesting phenomena that has been under utilized till now as there endless Reactee | Cause a Reaction! Shirts that text back. SMS enable your wardrobe and wear your cause to interact with the world.uses of the service. Recently a new service has been introduced that helps you promote your favorite cause or just some dumb saying on your T-shirt. The service is called Reactee which can be described as an interactive concept that lets people respond to your custom slogan printed on your T-shirt.

To avail the service you have to visit the company’s website and enter your slogan and a keyword to be placed on your shirt such as “Heaven will not let me enter and hell fears that I will take over”. You also enter the message that those responding to your slogan will receive.

After about a week or so your custom t-shirt with your chosen slogan and keyword printed on it to be delivered to you.  Anyone who sees your T-shirt can react to your slogan by texting the keyword you placed on the shirt and calling 41411. They’ll get a response containing that message you entered at the company’s website. It might be fun if you have an extra $20 (another $2 for an XXL size T-shirt) to spend on a custom T-shirt that says exactly what you want it to. Reactee is calling this service “shirts that text back”.

Reactee - T-shirts that react!

A lot of people feel that this is a fad and would die soon as it does not serve any purpose. Some of the examples of people who can use the Reactee service are DJs who want to share their playlists, political activists promoting a candidate, people who just want to get something off their chest, or entire organizations, which can make many shirts with the same keyword and use them to promote their unique cause. Existing users include the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas and YouthNoise.

Right now the service is available in United States only and one would have to wait for its success before the service is open to the whole world.

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