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  • Word Clouds



    There are hours of fun to be had with this application. With Wordle, you can make your own word clouds. You simply type in the words that you want and click submit and you get a beautifully random piece of word art! It will also do it for the contents of your blog. There are more serious applications of course - you can use these pictures for posters or your own internet site. You can print T-Shirts, business cards, brochures, anything that takes your fancy. The word Triond above is larger than the rest because it was entered three times, the others only once, so you can determine which word gets priority! Wordalicious!

  • Give Yourself A Facelift



    Who could resist this one - even if the results are a little suspect! You can upload a photo of yourself to this application and see what you would look like if you had a cheek lift or a nose reduction. The makers of this site are at pains to say that this does not and should not replace a proper consultation with a professional surgeon but it's a whole heap of fun in any stead. Can you resist putting your own picture in to see what you would look like? I couldn't - and the results are above. I rather liked my drinker's nose to be honest!

  • What's Your Problem?



    If you are not getting along with people, then you may want to find out why. Forget about an Analyst; get an abrupt Tony Soprano style one line response. All you do is type your full name in and press submit and then you get the answer that everyone else has been too afraid to tell you all these years. Apparently, I am a mentally unstable beatnik who's eternally looking for "Ms. Right! I had been wondering. This can be used for your friends too, of course. My boss at work is a mentally unstable b*****d who"s a workaholic married to his job. A lot of mental instability going around at this website!

  • The Turbanizer



    I was a little concerned about this site first of all, what with the recent cartoon of Barack Obama et cetera. However, in for a penny, in for a pound (as they still say here in the UK, at least until we get the Euro). You can choose who you want to tubrnanize (I chose myself again, for the sake of consistency on this page and because I am a complete narcissist). Then, you get to choose the turban - and there are lots of shapes, sizes and colors to choose from! Turbantastic!

  • Celebrity Face Match!


    Have you ever been told that you look like a certain Hollywood A Lister? This is you r chance to find out whether your friends have been flattering or for real. Upload your photo, choose your gender and in a few seconds you will be matched up with a row of celebrities. So, I tried it. Apart from the guy at the end (from the TV show “Heroes”) I don't have a clue who any of them are! Still, it might work for you! Go on, try it - you know you want to!

  • TV Guide Front Cover



    Let all your friends know that you have finally made it to the front cover of TV Guide. Again, upload your picture and hey presto! The difference with this application is that you can then send your friends a message to listen to, a rather over the top announcement that you have made it (at last!). The message can be cleverly personalized so your friend will be left in no doubt that the message is from you and for them! Fame at last!

  • Logo Maker


    There comes a time when you have to put away childish things. That time hasn't come yet and if you are fed up and tired of Word Art (that should have happened when you were about three), then why not generate your text in a way that will make people sit up and take notice. There are over six hundred designs for you to choose from here, so whether you are making a poster for a yard sale or a notice to put up on your bedroom door, you will find something appropriate here. Oh, and you may just spend hours making up silly logos for things that will never have any use whatsoever.

  • Make Your Own Trading Cards



    If you have way too much time at work to mess around, what better way to idle away the hours by creating trading cards of you and your colleagues. You will need digital photos of everyone and a slightly better imagination than me. Upload the photo, choose the skin and icons for your trading card, give each a title and subtitle and you have the beginnings of a new series of cards. Your colleagues may think you are a bigger waste of space than ever, but at least you will have a record of your (short) time at the organization.

  • Create Your Own Harry Potter Doll


    If you are a fan of the Harry Potter books and movies then this may well press a few of your buttons. You can create your very own Harry, Hagrid, Ron, Hermione - anyone you want really - or a variation of your own creation. A word of warning - you can spend a long time at this site without realizing that you haven't gone to work, fed the baby or attended your mother's funeral. Just so you know.

  • Make Your Own Coat of Arms


    Another great time waster, this site allows you to create your own Coat of Arms. There are thousand of combinations here, so you are guaranteed to create something original for you - and your family. You can go for the serious or the downright silly - it's completely up to you! Something perhaps you can do with the kids, who love this sort of thing, or own your own (you're big kid enough for anyone in that case!).
    • ]]>     Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:15:48 PST     Seven Top Instant Messengers Systems You Sure Need Bookmarked http://www.webupon.com/Services/Seven-Top-Instant-Messengers-Systems-You-Sure-Need-Bookmarked.143611 An Instant Messaging is a form of on-line communication that enables users to exchange messages via e-mail or join group conversation besides facilitating an effective real-time interaction either via mobile computing devices or personal computers. This type of interaction has grown significantly with its more advance add-in features as compared to its early version.

    An application called Instant Messenger (IM) has attracted more and more attentions from the internet users around the world lately. It is said that IM has provided them a brilliant platform to communicate using PC with a relatively lower cost as compared to other medium of communications. Anyone can use IM regardless where he or she came from. The borderless form of communication has enabled a close relationship emerging between friend, relative, family member, and even entrepreneur to deliver their messages instantly and effectively. Some of the IM platforms even allow for using video and sound instead of the text itself.

    Below I listed some of the services provided by the IM that are used extensively anywhere and anytime by the internet users.

    AOL Instant Messenger

    AOL became the most well-known IM ten years ago. Its popularity particularly dealing with its excellent services has successfully attracted many users which later leading the company to release stand-alone official AIM client called AOL Instant Messenger or AIM. AIM uses TOC protocol and OSCAR instant messaging protocol which was released by AOL on May, 1997 and it permits registered users to communicate in real time. The new version was specifically designed for WindowXP to enable the internet users to use video and sound, sharing files and other attractive features which are added from time to time.

    AIM is always regarded as the most popular method of sending instant message as it has the largest group of registered users as compared to other IM interfaces listed here. Indeed, it is a user-friendly tool that is easily manipulated by the users to communicate with each other. AOL also offers an AIM client software which can be used for Mac OS X, Mac Os, and Linus.

    Yahoo Messenger

    The application of Yahoo Messenger enables its users to communicate each other by using the provided current Yahoo ID to sign in. It comes with an attractive emoticon, direct communication via video, fail transfer and so forth. Its front page appears to be more attractive as compared to other IM platforms but its users are lesser than AOL. It is a user-friendly communication tool and thus it is more appropriate to be recommended for a newbie who wishes to communicate friends, relative and family members.

    The interesting feature of Yahoo Messenger is that the users are allowed to share photos easily and effectively. Instead, you can choose the theme to indicate your mood or feeling via its excellent feature called IMVironments. Indeed, it is the best IM client and hence it is worth using it. Its new version, Version 8, comes with the added Voice to make the communication sounds more attractive and impressive. This version also enables the users to include “Widgets” into the new messenger. With this added feature, you can exchange message with other users who use MSN Messenger and Window Live.

    Google Talk

    Google is the search engine favored by the most internet users as compared to Yahoo, Ask, Netscape and other search engine sites. Google provides its web-based application for instant messaging and voice over internet (VOIP) called Google Talk or simply known as Gtalk. Gtalk enables its users to make calls instantly and effectively without paying a single cent. It also allows the communication of other XMPP (eXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) clients with Google Talk users with its open protocol, XMPP. Now, BlackBerry is available to use within Google Talk which can be downloaded at Google Talk's blackberry. There is also an Add Friend button, a “Search all contacts” field to enable searches in both Google Talk and Gmail contacts.

    Google has made the communication more convenient by introducing Google Apps Team addition to enable talks among co-workers or classmates taken place in a friendly environment. With this add-in application, anyone can obtain Google Docs to create and share documents, spreadsheets and presentations. As Google Apps Team addition recognizes the connections to co-worker or classmates effectively, their contacts will automatically be added in your contact list. To try this, try visit Google Apps Team Addition Homepage.

    Google Talk is a good platform to choose for an instant messaging and open communication as it can be used for many languages. To do this, you just add any of the 23 other translation bots. They are all named by two-letter language abbreviations as "[from language]2[to language]@bot.talk.google.com", and the supported language pairs are: ar2en, de2en, de2fr, el2en, en2ar, en2de, en2el, en2es, en2fr, en2it, en2ja, en2ko, en2nl, en2ru, en2zh, es2en, fr2de, fr2en, it2en, ja2en, ko2en, nl2en, ru2en, zh2en. So, French to German translation, talk to fr2de@bot.talk.google.com.

    On June 4, 2008, Google has added many other languages with the aims to reduce the language barriers with automated chat translations many people have been experiencing. The new bots speak Bulgarian (bg), Croatian (hr), Czech (cs), Danish (da), Finnish (fi), Hindi (hi), Norwegian (no), Polish (pl), Portuguese (pt), Romanian (ro), Swedish (sv) and Traditional Chinese (zh-hant). Basically, there are 26 new bots: bg2en, cs2en, da2en, en2bg, en2cs, en2da, en2fi, en2hi, en2hr, en2no, en2pl, en2pt, en2ro, en2sv, en2zh-hant, fi2en, hi2en, hr2en, no2en, pl2en, pt2en, ro2en, sv2en, zh-hant2en, zh-hant2zh, and zh2zh-hant. To check out the full list of supported languages, simply log in to supported language combinations.

    ICQ

    ICQ is an instant messaging commonly called “I seek you” which is regarded as a stand-alone IM client since it was first released in November, 1996. It was also the first to have features like “Buddy” and an interactive communication platform. This application has become portion of family AOL Time Warner, but unfortunately it is not advertised extensively like AIM. It is an application compatible with the PC operation of OS which includes cell phone and Symbian OS. That is why it is not surprising to find that its usage is growing.

    ICQ provides many excellent features which make it stands firmly among other IM platforms. It has marvelous features include spelling checker, file transfer, “Push to talk” (PTT) service, video messaging and e-mail integration. Not only ICQ let you communicate with friends and colleagues in real time, but also you can play many online games to entertain yourself. ICQ is definitely the best choice for anyone who wishes to search for an attractive and entertaining IM platform.

    MSN

    Like other leading websites, Microsoft provides its excellent IM plug-in known as MSN Messenger. If you wish to use the services provided by MSN Messenger, you should first have a registered Hotmail to access this type of IM platform. It offers many interesting features such as video messaging, voice communication, emotion icons and many more.

    MSN Messenger also comes with a facility to enable you to search via IM to obtain your desired findings. That means you can use it as a web search without opening another window. This feature is very unique as it is not available at other IM clients. MSN is an ideal web-search and IM interface for entrepreneurs, organizations, institutions, administrative and the home users as well. The other amazing feature is that you can leave a message or send a note even you are offline. Despite a large number of people are engaging with PC Windows every day, it is undeniably that this platform has improved the searches, instant messaging and real-time communication in a wide coverage.

    Jabber

    Jabber is an excellent XML-based protocol to enable real-time instant messaging for e-business. The protocol is added to include Voice over IP and file transfer signaling. It is unique that it integrates the existing e-business into a more personal and dynamic environment. Despite of this excellent feature, Jabber has enabled the communication with other IM platforms to be taken place at the same time with AIM and MSN. Nevertheless, it is not suitable for a newbie who is not familiar with the interface of IM. Once you have familiar with Jabber, it could be a marvelous tool used specifically for an extensible messaging and presence information (buddy lists). Unlike other IM clients, Jabber is an open system that requires its users to use their domain name and a suitable Internet connection to access the server and to talk to users from other IM platforms like Google Talk, Pidgin, Miranda IM, Gizmo Project, Psi and iChat as well.

    iChat

    iChat is an AIM client by Apple Inc. that allows users to integrate MSN, Yahoo and Google Talk contacts into the Jabber pane. This client provides an excellent facility to enable its users to communicate with either users from Mac, AIM or Jabber. With its new features of video backdrops, Photo Booth effects, Keynote presentation and photo slideshows making iChat a fun and live on-line messaging tool to connect people around the world.

    The most unique feature of iChat is that it enables a full-screen personal video conference over thousand miles away via any type of broadband connections. Besides that, an application of iChat provides an interesting client to be integrated with OS X. Therefore, Mac users who are using AIM should give iChat a try.

    ]]>     Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:28:31 PST     To Facebook with Love http://www.webupon.com/Social-Networks/To-Facebook-with-Love.65337 What is there going to be after Facebook ? Well as technology moves relentlessly ahead there is already software out that will have you discover the friends of your friends. It sounds like joining a larger club. Perhaps that trend will continue with the market coming out with an ever-sophisticated means of connecting people. As with face book, you get out what you put into it. Today I can virtually send a drink to someone and I can also do a personality test based on choosing images and post that for the world to see.

    Where was I before the Facebook thing? I was using my space but only for a short time and that website already had people uploading their little videos.

    I don't know if Facebook already had the technology to do the same but I get the feeling that the company is going as I speak and that there are nooks and crannies that are being added all the time. I was happy with doing the blog thing two years back and now just being on a blog site is unpopular; there is this ongoing tendency for convergent technology to occur even before I have a chance to fully appreciate the blog for what is worth. For people wanting more than just posting their opinions, where they can exchange that with their friends and also show their friends what activities they are doing, Facebook is still quite good.

    As far as putting all my information out on the web, I have my reservations and when I see what is out there I feel better knowing that I have kept some things for myself. I refuse to divulge everything that I do and live the cyber space thing to the hilt. It is a convenient means of keeping in touch with someone but as far as the old phone is concerned; cyberspace fails when you can get in touch with the person and hear what he has to say.

    There is a lot of information one can learn from a person's tone of voice than with the choice of words he has decided to type. That is the main issue for me and think the same issue is felt for other people looking for something that is less superficial. One cannot be guaranteed that phone messages will not be superficial and there are many good con artists out there, but at least you have an extra means of understanding what the person wants to say.

    My other reservation over this extended use of cyberspace is that all this information could be misused by big brother organizations that invade your privacy to find out information you would otherwise want to keep to yourself. Cyberspace is still going to be a successful means of meeting people for some people though. People do find their matches on-line and will continue to do so but maybe it is not a means for everybody.

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