Seekler is an upcoming list creation site that looks to become a resource for opinions, through the creation of organized clusters of information (or lists).  The set up of the site overall  very structured. This makes it pretty easy to search and find information, as well as view lists that users have created. And making your own list is easy enough. Pick a topic and run with it. While viewing others’ lists, you’ll see that there are community lists, and individual lists. Multiple users contribute to a community list, which provides a kind of aggregate of data that’s been shared on Seekler. These also have wiki functionality, so you can expound on any item within the list. The actual editor for doing so is rather basic, which explains the simplicity of the Seekler site overall. You can’t modify text, or add images or links, so the result is a very plain wiki that offers up information on a list’s items. It’s also very easy to browse the site. For each list you can see who has a community list, and likewise, you can visit their profile of sorts, which lets you see all of their lists. For further searching within a list, you can enter a term, and filter down through the list. This is a helpful tool that can aid in really pulling out specific data you may be looking for. Another good feature that lends to the site’s design is the fact that most of the activity on the site occurs on the right hand side of the page, including a user’s collection of lists, and details on a list item. This allows the focus of the site to remain on the actual list. Additionally, the majority of actions you can take for participating in Seekler are easily accessible on every single page.

Ask500People is a new service that takes a somewhat fun take on the whole concept of the map mashup. What it does is show in real-time the responses to polls that users have created within its community. Pick a poll, vote for it, and watch the results play out across the globe. There are four different types of answer options you can offer to the Ask500 community, ranging from image-enhanced multiple choice, to plain and simple “yes or no.” Add more answer options if you’d like. Preview the poll, and send it off for approval. The process isn’t fully automated, and there’s no end time for the pole you’ve created. It just goes on forever. Additionally, the only way to include images in your poll is by selecting the image option for the type of answers you’d like to offer the Ask500 users. There’s no other types of media that can be shared for your poll.  To the right of the map, you’ll see the current results, recent voters, and other questions that you can check out. Each poll lets you access the members that are online, as well as leave comments. Once users begin to create more and more polls, it would make sense to offer a search and filtering option, and maybe even a recommendation tool for presenting related polls (i.e. those pertaining to sports or food).

BookGlutton is a new way to read books online. There’s social networking features included in BookGlutton, which generally revolves around its Unbound Reader tool. The site is currently in private beta. There are social sites for book worms, and ways in which to read books online, but what BookGlutton aims to do is merge the social and reading aspects together around book content. This is achieved with the Unbound Reader, which lets you read a book online. There are two options for reading a book, and that is to participate in a live chat, or to leave comments. Live chat is rather self explanatory, but a couple of filtering options will help your discussion go in the right direction. You can choose to converse with others based on certain book content, such as your current chapter. The same tools are found with the comments tool, which is called the Marking tool. It’s basically a way to “highlight” text and leave your commentary in regards to very specific items in the book. Options for marking allow you to make them public or private, on an individual basis. These markings are available for other readers, who can choose to view your notes when they come across that section of the text, leave their own to build out the discussion, or ignore your two cents all together. All of your public markings are displayed on your profile, so others can gain interest in a book, jump in the discussion, or just see how smart you are.

AutoConcourse is a social news and networking site for automotive enthusiasts. Topics covered include the OEM and aftermarket industries, motorsports, shows, events, and the latest photos and videos. Users can submit links to the latest automotive news, contribute to the editorial process by voting on content, create and maintain image galleries, connect with friends, and post comments to news stories and user profiles. Driven by the community, AutoConcourse aggregates automotive news and links covering a wide range of topics, including the latest news in the OEM automotive industry - upcoming models, specifications, rumors, incentives and promotions, sales reports, recalls, etc.; the newest products from aftermarket manufacturers and tuners - performance modifications, interior and exterior parts, in car entertainment, wheels and tires, etc.; recent developments in various forms of motor sports - American Le Mans, Champ Car World Series, Formula 1, Drifting, Rally, etc.; Upcoming shows and events - local meets/drives, install days, high performance driving events, auto shows, etc.; Links to photos - spy photos, photo shoots, digitally manipulated photos, meets/drives or event galleries, offbeat (automotive-related) photos, etc.;Links to videos - race highlights, track footage, test drives, tv and movie clips, etc.

mkmap is a mashup using the Google map API. It allows you to do a bunch of things with maps: explore, create, share and collaborate.

List of features:

• Explore different categories of map (thematic e.g. http://mkmap.com/architecture, city e.g.: http://mkmap.com/dublin or country)
• Explore the different points of interest (restaurant, museum, etc) and transport network (bus, subway, tram) of a place (e.g. http://mkmap.com/dublin, http://mkmap.com/new_york)
• See pictures, read reviews and watch videos for the points of interest (e.g. http://mkmap.com/architecture has a couple of pictures for the different points of interest)
• Search for a specific point of interest via keywords/street name/POI category
• It is possible to create different kinds of map, public (thematic, city or country) or private (for personal use e.g. for an event, trip or just for yourself: http://mkmap.com/johnDoe)
• The maps can be created using a specific zoom level by default (allowing different “thematic” map scales, from mapping around your house to a worldwide map)
• With mkmap’s tiny urls, it is easy to remember and share a map
• It is possible to embed a map in another website
• Anybody can submit new content (routes, POIs, reviews, pictures and videos) without having to register
• The founder of a map can review submitted content prior to online diffusion.

At Virtual Recording Studio they believe that digital creation, production, and distribution of music is now the standard. The widespread adoption of digital recording systems has really changed the way music is made, and every day we move further away from physical music delivery (CD’s, Records, Tapes) and more toward Internet delivery of music, such as the wildly popular iTunes/iPod model.

The piece that is still missing is a method of digital collaboration for bands, musicians, producers and mixers, which can facilitate multi-track digital recording projects using the Internet. Just like it’s real world analogue (a brick and mortar recording studio), VRS strives to be a virtual meeting place for musicians to create music.

VRS strives to create a place where different musicians can work together on multiple songs. Now, an artist with a really great song is no longer limited by geographic location, in finding other “local” musicians that have the same musical tastes. Instead, artists can use VRS to collaborate with like minded musicians, whether they are in the same neighborhood or on different continents, using the magical ether of the Internet.

ikordo communicates with each attendee by email and uses natural language processing to understand their availability.

ikordo’s state-of-the-art Solution Engine decides on the most appropriate course of action, carefully making decisions to ensure that the process is as efficient and quick as possible.

So, how do you use ikordo? ikordo is a web-based service and as such there is no need to install any software on your machine. And by using email as the communication medium, there is no need to move to a process outside of your or your attendees’, normal day-to-day routine. All you have to do is log in to your ikordo account and tell ikordo to start negotiating on your behalf. Once a suitable time has been reached, ikordo can send SMS text messages and email confirmations/reminders to each of the attendees, ensuring that everyone knows when the meeting is to take place.