iConcertCal is a plug-in for Apple's iTunes software. Users enter a city and state or province, and iConcertCal will scour their iTunes library to match artists they listen to, to gigs lined up for their hometown. It works with (smart) playlists, too. Create a new playlist called "iConcertCal" and add tracks by artists you'd like to see perform, or have it list only tracks that you've rated with four or five stars, limiting the concert calendar to artists you really like.
Calling itself a "digital to analogue lifestyle converter", Sonic Living is more like Tourfilter: the user needs to tell it which bands or artists to look out for. Saving users from typing everything in manually, Sonic Living lets users upload lists of artists from an iTunes library or last.fm account. Sonic Living also integrates a social aspect that iConcertCal lacks -- users can easily find other members who like the same artists, or are going to a certain show. Last.fm, the social music network, recently added an events feature, too, which also lets users see who else will be attending a concert, creating an appealing and relevant link between online and offline social interaction.
Websites: www.iconcertcal.com - www.sonicliving.com - www.last.fm
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Make Personal Audio Gifts For Friends Via Voice Quilt
Voice Quilt combines high-tech and high touch to make it easy for people to create highly personal audio gifts for friends and family.
The process is simple. Customers set up an account at voicequilt.com. They purchase phone time and issue an invitation to friends and family, providing them with the toll-free phone number they need to call to record their message. Phone time costs from USD 9.95 for a MiniQuilt (3-5 Messages, ½ hr), to USD 34.95 for a Community Quilt (40-50 Messages, 3 hrs). The customer then listens to the recordings and creates a playlist. Once the playlist has been finalized, the Voice Quilt is shipped to the recipient on a CD (USD 11.95), inside a wooden keepsake box (USD 79.95 – 139.95), or downloaded from the internet (no extra cost).
Voice Quilt’s strength lies in its simplicity. One person arranges everything online, and the others just dial in whenever it suits them: it's as easy as leaving voice mail. One to set up locally!
Website: www.voicequilt.com
The process is simple. Customers set up an account at voicequilt.com. They purchase phone time and issue an invitation to friends and family, providing them with the toll-free phone number they need to call to record their message. Phone time costs from USD 9.95 for a MiniQuilt (3-5 Messages, ½ hr), to USD 34.95 for a Community Quilt (40-50 Messages, 3 hrs). The customer then listens to the recordings and creates a playlist. Once the playlist has been finalized, the Voice Quilt is shipped to the recipient on a CD (USD 11.95), inside a wooden keepsake box (USD 79.95 – 139.95), or downloaded from the internet (no extra cost).
Voice Quilt’s strength lies in its simplicity. One person arranges everything online, and the others just dial in whenever it suits them: it's as easy as leaving voice mail. One to set up locally!
Website: www.voicequilt.com
CarePilot ,Search Engine For Local Home Health Agencies And Services
CarePilot is a targeted search engine for local home health agencies and services. CarePilot allows comparisons from more than 8,000 Medicare-certified home health care providers in communities throughout the U.S.
Two overall care rankings potentially available are “quality of care,” which combines the 10 home health quality measures tracked by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, with each given equal weight, into one numeric grade, and consumer ratings. The latter, potentially the most useful, was not available, at least in this area, probably reflecting the site's newness and lack of widespread use.
The site is promising information and rankings on additional health care service providers, such as nursing homes and hospitals, in coming months.
More:http://www.carepilot.com/
Two overall care rankings potentially available are “quality of care,” which combines the 10 home health quality measures tracked by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, with each given equal weight, into one numeric grade, and consumer ratings. The latter, potentially the most useful, was not available, at least in this area, probably reflecting the site's newness and lack of widespread use.
The site is promising information and rankings on additional health care service providers, such as nursing homes and hospitals, in coming months.
More:http://www.carepilot.com/
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