Staying in touch with friends can be a full-time job in and of itself, especially if your contacts are spread across several social networks with competing instant messaging platforms. iOS 5′s new notification system can help keep dozens of chat notifications organized and easier to understand than the old way, but having it all under [...]

The biggest weakness of most social networking environments is that you somehow have to already somehow know the people that you are socially networking with. Smiggle from developer Rate’nDate Mobile makes it easy for you to meet and chat with new people from all over the world, from anywhere, using just your iOS device. How [...]

If you’re looking to make a difficult decision between two photograph-able options, then a new free app from CookieJar Solutions called Rate This! may be exactly what you’ve been looking for. Snap a photo of two different, you know, things, and then submit them for the wisdom of the crowd to decide. If you have a [...]

Social networks are great for when you are at a computer or have your face buried in a handheld device. They can help you connect with people, but ironically they help you connect when you’re at a distance. I’m on Facebook and you’re on Facebook, and though we may be both commenting on the same [...]

First came the telephone, then voicemail, then SMS, and now… Rattle Me! At least that’s the narrative told by the developers of Rattle Me, a new communications tool for iOS devices. It’s sort of sending a text message without having to type. Or like leaving a voicemail without the risk of someone actually, you know, answering [...]

I have to admit that sometimes I form opinions about apps based on my own ideas about what I want an app to do, rather than really looking closely to see what the developer was trying to accomplish. This is something I always have to be aware of and working against as I use these [...]

Low maintenance social networking. Like many social networking applications Where The Flock? by byte IDEA consulting allows you to see the location of your fellow flockers but offers one unique take on locating friends it will also inform you of their speed if they are driving…..or running really really fast while you are updating their [...]