TalkShoe-Community Calling

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What is the TalkShoe-Community Calling Application?

Tired of gchatting? Still using AIM to stay in contact with your friends?  Well maybe you should join the bandwagon that is internet calling.  How can you do that, you ask?  It’s easy, add the TalkShoe application and then join in on the fun.

After installing the application you will be asked input your phone number or you can go onto TalkShoe’s website and create an account.  After that, it’s smooth sailing.  Call up other facebook friends or talkshoe users.  Listen to the auditory equivalent of blog, which I find pretty cool.

The application is reminiscent of those old talk lines, which I got in trouble for using once when I was in grade school.  There’s something simply amusing, yet a bit voyeuristic in listening in on random community phone calls…especially when it’s just two people talking.

TalkShoe is supposedly compatible with regular telephones, cells phones, Skype and VoIP.  I fiddled around with my cell phone and was going to test drive VoIP but couldn’t find my headset.  I had no problems, except that it’s important to remember that when using services that charge (like cellphones) that TalkShoe isn’t free.  I had a blast and it was nice way to talk to some friends that I haven’t seen in awhile.

Pros

• create your own community so you and all your friends can chat
• save your phone calls
• run live blog shows (or listen to them)

Cons

• there was a little big of lag when listening through an internet browser and bit of static, but this is probably VoIPs fault and the speakers talking to close to the microphone

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Group Talk Facebook Application

What is the Group Talk Facebook Application?

The Group Talk Facebook Application, from Rebtel, allows you to make FREE international calls with your friends. Group Talk lets you speak with up o 20 people at the same time.

I’m really impressed with the system they have setup to allow the conference calls. The way it works is you provide your cell phone number to the Group Talk Facebook app. After that, you can schedule a conference call with your Facebook friends. Group Talk will send each of your friends a number to call at the scheduled time so you can all talk to each other.

The best part of Group Talk is that the only price you pay is cost for a local call. You can’t beat that!

Group Talk is perfect for Facebook users who are traveling abroad. It’s a cheap easy way to reconnect with friends and family back home.

Group Talk Pros

• Make free long distance conference calls
• Super easy to use. Even a caveman could do it.
• Talk with up to 20 people at the same time
• The app makes scheduling calls a breeze

Group Talk Cons

• Couldn’t find any. Very well done.

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Flirtable Facebook Application

What is the Flirtable Facebook Application?

Flirtable allows Facebook users to find people to flirt with online and off. The app works a lot like Hot or Not. You type in the age and sex of the type of person you’re looking for and Flirtable will present you with a stream of photos of potential flirters. You can either skip the person if you’re not interested or “Flirt” with them if you are interested.

If the person you flirt with flirts back (meaning they’re interested too) you can start sending messages to them or sending them gifts. Flirtable is the non-confrontational way to tell someone you’re interested in them.

An interesting feature in Flirtable is that they rank people on their flirtability. You start out as a “Starter Flirt.” As you flirt more and more, your ranking goes up. The app produces a list of the “Most Flirtable” Facebook users.

Flirtable Pros

• Leverages Facebook’s social network for easy online dating
• Ranks users on their flirtability
• Variety of gifts you can give
• Mobile phone capability

Flirtable Cons

• I noticed that even though I put was looking for women, males still showed up. The same thing happened when I searched for males; women would still show up. I’m not sure if that’s a glitch with the app or people trying to be funny.
• Other than that, this was a stellar app.

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Radar Facebook Application

What is the Radar Facebook Application?

Radar allows you to instantly update pictures on your Facebook profile from your cellphone. Just snap a picture with any camara phone and radar will post to your Facebook profile if you have the app installed.

Radar Pros

• You can share what you’re doing with your friends at any time with pics
• Friends can make comments about your uploaded pics and you can see those comments on your cell phone

Radar Cons

• You have to have a Radar account to use this app. You’ll have to sign up on an offsite page. Kind of annoying.
• Photo updates only display in friends newsfeed only if they have the app installed.

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Twitter Facebook App

What is the Twitter Facebook app?

The Twitter app allows you to run the popular messaging tool Twitter from Facebook. Twitter is a way you can keep your friends updated with what you’re doing at any given moment. In order to use this app you’ll need an account with Twitter.

Twitter App Pros

• Easily keep your friends on Facebook and Twitter up to date with what you’re doing.

Twitter App Cons

• Do we really need this? We already have the Status feature on Facebook that does the same thing as Twitter.
• It would be cool if Twitter and Facebook status were interchangeable, ie if you update your Facebook status, it updates your Twitter account as well. I’m not sure if that will be a possibility given how Facebook has kept some control of what is and is not allowed with the apps.

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Buxfer Facebook App

What is the Buxfer Facebook Application?

Buxfer allows you to easily keep track of the money you owed friends and the money you borrowed from them. It also allows you to easily keep track of shared expense like rent and utilities among roommates. Whenever money is due, you can send them an e-mail or short message telling them to pay up.

The Buxfer app also allows you to create groups. Say if you have an organization that you collect dues for; just create a group for that organization on Buxfer and start tracking who owes and who has paid.

In addition of keeping track of shared expenses, you can also keep track of your personal expenses with Buxfer. Buxfer was developed by Shashank Pandit and Ashwin Bharambe.

Buxfer App Pros

• Easily keep track of shared expenses, IOUs, and personal expenses within Facebook
• Avoid confrontation with dead beat roommates
• Uses Facebooks social network by allowing you to see what your friends have paid and what they owe. You can also tag transactions that can be seen by other Buxfer users.

Buxfer Cons

• I haven’t seen any yet. This looks like a pretty cool app

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Text Me Facebook Application

What is the Text Me Facebook Application?

Text Me creates a box on your profile page that allows your friends to enter text messages to send to your cell phone. Installation is a breeze. All you have to do is provide your cell phone number and which wireless provider you use, and you’re set. I’d make sure you’re not charged for receiving texts before you start using this app. You could easily ring up a hefty phone bill with it. Text Me was developed by Sandy McFadden

Text Me Pros

• Make texting easier for your friends. I hate having to use the keys on my cell phone to do it.
• Easy installation
• Didn’t notice any bugs. Worked well for me.

Text Me Cons

• Some international Facebook users are having trouble using the app. Either their cell phone carrier isn’t supported yet, or you have to do some weird configuration.

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Snapvine Facebook Application

Tired of just sending the bland text Facbook messages to your friends? Add your voice to them with Snapvine.

What is the Snapvine Facebook Application?

Snapvine allows you exchange voice comments with your friends on Facebook. You record your messages by phone. When you want to record a message Snapvine will give you the number to call and a temporary code. You can add yourself to a list so that anyone with Snapvine can send you messages, not just your friends. If you receive any funny or weird comments, you can always post them on your profile.

Snapvine Pros

• Easy to use phone based system.

Snapvine Cons

• No microphone recording system
• You have to use cell minutes and pay long distance fees to use
• The sound quality isn’t that great because it’s done over a phone
• Only people with Snapvine can hear your messages

Snapvine is pretty fun app. I had a good time playing around with it. The developer is working on adding a microphone recording system, so there will be more options to record. Overall, I would recommend this app.

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