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11July2009

T o d a y ’ s  T a b b l o i d

craig.kirchoff@gmail.com

WEBNEWS

Projecturf:SimpleProject ManagementforSMBs[Read WriteWeb]

JUL10,200911:00P.M. You’dthinkthepotentialfornewprojectmanagementsoftwarehadbeen exhausted.Butthen,youseesomethingnewlikeProjecturf.The companyhasaimeditssightssquarelyatsmallandmedium-sized business,anditsfeaturesetisparticularlywell-suitedtodevelopment teams. Withsimple,elegantdesign,andapricingplancomparabletoBasecamp andothercompetitors,thisnewSaaSofferingshouldcaptureadevoted followinginnotime.

Sponsor

Unlimited?WhoCares?

Todate,mostreviewsandcustomerfeedbackonProjectrufhavebeen wowedbytheunlimitednumberofusersandstorageavailableallpricing levelsofthesoftware.Butoncomparison,promisesofunlimitedthisor thatarenotexactlyrareamongprojectmanagementsolutions.Whatis fairlyremarkable,especiallyforanewvendorwhomustbehungryfor converts,isthattheydon’tholdbackanyfeaturesinordertoentice customers toupgrade.

DesignM akesAllTheDifference

Projecturf isthatit’sextremelywell-designed,especiallywhenviewed alongsidealternativeslikeBasecamp,ViewpathandClarizen. It’snosurprisethatProjecturflooksgood.ItwasdesignedbyRareview Interactive,aWebbyAward-winningdesignagency.There’sridiculously easynavigation,coherentlayoutoftasksandworkflows,andfull customization.

Not“JustAnother”SaaS

YetanothernewWeb-basedprojectmanagementsoftwarepackagemay seemunderwhelmingatfirstglance.ButProjecturfismatureenoughout oftheboxthatitalreadyiscapableofcompetingwiththestand-by solutionsinthemarket.

Discuss

 WEBNEWS

ImageShackHackedbyAnti-sec Movement[Mashable]

JUL10,200910:49P.M. ImageShack,oneoftheweb’slargestimagehosts,wasattackedtonight byamovementcalled“Anti-Sec”.Theresultoftheattackhasbeento

replaceallImageShackhostedimageswithamanifestoforthe movement

(below). Themessageaddsthat“noimageswereharmedinthemakingof

Today’sTabbloidPERSONALNEWSFOR

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11July2009

this…image”,implyingthatImageShackimagesarenotlost. We’llpostupdatesaswelearnmore:pleaseaddyourownexperiencesin thecomments.

Update:

YFrog,thelightweightimagehostingservicefromImageShack, alsoappearsaffected. Reviews:ImageShack  WEBNEWS

SuperFan:TheSuper-Charged AlternativetoFacebookFan Pages[Mashable]

JUL10,200909:31P.M.

ThispostispartofMashable’sSparkofGeniusseries,whichhighlights auniquefeatureofstartups.Ifyouwouldliketohaveyourstartup consideredforinclusion,pleaseseethedetailshere.Theseriesismade possiblebyMicrosoftBizSpark.

Name:

SuperFan

QuickPitch:

Asocialmediaentertainmentdestinationdesignedto collectalltheworld’spassionsandallowuserstoexpressthemselvesvia Faves.

GeniusIdea:

SuperFanisdesignedwiththepassionatefaninmind, providingabrandnewplatformforfanstoexpressalllevelsoffanstatus —fromavidtoanti—onmusic,celebrities,televisionshows,sports, brands,places,andanythingelseyoucanthinkof.Itcombinesthe communityelementsofsocialnetworksandaddsalayerofgamingand competitiveplaytokeepmembersengagedwiththeironsitefaves. GettingstartedwithSuperFanisprettypainless.Simplycreatean accountoruseFacebookConnect,andinputafewofyourfavesusing theirsmarttype-downsearch.Shouldyouwanttocomparefaveswith friends,thesitewillwalkyouthroughthefindandinviteprocessfora myriadofdifferentnetworksoremailprograms. Onceyou’vecreatedyouraccountyoucanstarttoexplorethesiteand useyourawardedcreditstobecometheSuperFanofafavoriteteam, actress,book,band,person,oranythingelseofyourchoosing;profiles fortheseentitiesarec alledfaves.Allfansoffavescanaddphotos, videos,blogposts,andquizzes,buttheSuperFancancrea teaprofile

Today’sTabbloidPERSONALNEWSFOR

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heading,customizethelookandfeelofthefaveprofilepage,andadd relatedconnectionstotheprofile.EssentiallyastheSuperFan,youget extraabilitiesandmorerecognition.AsthefirstSuperFan,youcanbuy yourstatusonthecheap,butasyourfavesstarttogainmoretraction there’slikelytobemoreandmorecompetitionandsteeperbidsforthat status. Andthat’swhereSuperFanmightmakeitselfmoreinterestingand differentiatetheirproductfromsiteslikeLikaholixorevenFacebookFan Pages.Passionatefans,ofwhichtherearemanyespeciallyinthesports andentertainmentmilieus,willbedrivenbytheiregoandthe competitiveasp ectsoftheover a llsi t e-wid e game,  whichaim stoaward activitywithpoints,levels,orcredits.Creditsareespeciallyimportantas theirneededtobuy SuperFan statu s. There’splentyofonsit eactivitytokeepfansentertained.Userscanlearn checktheircompatibilitywithotherfansonthesite,andcanalsovoteon Battles,orcre atetheirown,whichareba sicallyhead-to-headduelsakin totheoldHotorNotbattlesofyore.AllinallSuperFanisawell designedsitewithfeaturesthatareboundtoplease fanaticaltypes regardlessoftheirinterests.

SponsoredbyMicrosoftBizSpark

BizSparkisastartupprogramthatgivesyouthree-yearaccesstothe latestMicrosoftdevelopmenttools,aswellasconnectingyoutoa nationwidenetworkofinvestorsandincubators.Therearenoupfront costs,soifyourbusinessisprivatelyowned,lessthanthreeyearsold, andgenerateslessthanU.S.$1millioninannualrevenue,youcansign uptoday. EntrepreneurscantakeadvantageoftheAzureServicesplatformfor theirwebsitehostingandstorageneeds.Microsoftrecentlyannounced the“newCloudApp()”contest–usetheAzureServicesPlatformfor hostingyour.NETorPHPapp,andyoucouldbetheluckywinnerofa USD5000*(pleaseseewebsiteforofficialrulesandguidelines).” Reviews:Facebook,PHP Tags:entertainment,fan,music,sports,superfan  WEBNEWS

ThisWeek’sMostPopularPosts [Highli ghts] [LIfehacker[Highlights]]

JUL10,200908:00P.M. Cleverandcheapflyrepelling,secretpassagebookcases,Wi-Ficracking, andGoogle’sChromeOSpiquedyourinterestthisweek. •RepelFlieswithaBagofWater

•We’vefeaturedmany,many,manydifferentwaystodealwith mosquitoe susingDIYsolutions.Butwha tabouttheevenmore commonhouseholdfly?Turnsoutallyouneedtodealwiththatis aplasticbagortwo.

•TurnaBookshelfintoaSecretPassage

•Whohasn’tdreamedofhavingamystery-story-stylesecret passageway?Whileatrickbookshelfisprettyawesomeinitself, thissecretpassagehidesahomeofficewithcleverstyle.

•NineMust-HaveFeaturesWeWanttoSeeinaGoogleOS

•What’sinsideGoogle’sjust-announcedChromeOperating System?Howdoesitwork,exactly?NobodyoutsideGoogle knows.Wecan,however,buildadreamoperatingsystemfrom thegroundup,andthat’swhatwe’redoingwithsomehelpfrom thehivemind.

•SetUp“Push”GmailonYouriPhone

•DespiteiPhone3.0’spushnotificationsandpreviouslymentioned GoogleSync’scontactsandcalendarssyncingchops,pushGmail stillhasn’tcometotheiPhone.ButwiththeProwliPhone application,youcannowpushGmailnotifications—andthen som e—toyouriPhone.

•Goo gleReleasingChromeOpera tingSystem

•Inasudden,ifnotunexpected,a nnouncementthismorning, Goo glesaiditwouldreleaseanopen-sourceoperatingsystem

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