Ribbot is a free to use web service that lets you quickly and easily create online forums. To get started you need to create an account on the site and name your forum; the forum name will be used in its direct URL which will be a subdomain of Ribbot. People who then visit your forum will be able to view all the posts that have been made on the forum.

Visitors to the forum can create new posts and comment on existing posts after they create their own account on Ribbot – exactly like a regular online forum.

Features:

• A user-friendly web service.
• Lets you quickly create online forums.
• Lets you name the forum.
• Visitors can create accounts to comment on posts and create new posts.
• Similar tools: UserVoice, SnapABug, Plupper, KISSinsights and Foozya.

Check out Ribbot @ www.ribbot.com

UserVoice is a web service that provides you with a web forum where your customers can interact with you. While the advanced features are reserved for paid customers, UserVoice does offer a free account that offers a lot of the desired functionality.

You start by creating an account and customizing your forum. Your customization can include the logo of your company, choosing the forum’s color scheme, and optionally adding or editing the HTML/CSS template.

When you launch your online forum, you can integrate with social networks to promote it. Your customers can visit the forum and suggest improvement to your product or service. They can also comment and vote on the suggestions by other customers. No signups are required so customers will be able to quickly provide their feedback and you will be able to quickly obtain it.

Features:

• A user friendly web service.
• Offers paid and free accounts.
• Lets you create an online forum to interact with customers.
• Forums are used to get feedback from customers.
• Customers can visit the forum to provide suggestions, vote, and leave comments without signing up for an account.
• Similar tools: SnapABug, Plupper, KISSinsights and Foozya.

Check out UserVoice @ www.uservoice.com (by MOin from ThumbPress)

App Help is a website that integrates applications’ user and developer communities. People can participate in the community by posting support related issues, replying to posts and threads, and by helping others. Users can discuss their app-related problems and developers can get app feedback and point users to their apps’ official pages. The site is currently free to use and available for Android and iOS platforms. Other platforms such as Blackberry, Windows and Nokia are coming soon.

To get started simply find the app of your interest using the search function. AppHelp will then present pre-populated page for that app with all the necessary features, such as asking questions, providing suggestions and giving feedback. Additional info on app stats and contributors also listed. See image below:

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Features:

• A user friendly website.
• Integrates user- and developer-based communities.
• Users can share problems they are facing with their smartphone apps.
• Developers can get feedback for their apps.
• Currently free to use and available for Android and iOS platforms.
• Other platforms such as Blackberry,  Windows and Nokia are coming soon.

Check out AppHelp @ www.apphelp.com (by MOin from ThumbPress)

ForumLogr is a dead simple search engine for forums. It crawls and gets content from over 650 forums on the web ranging from technology to shopping to health care. The neat interface lets you search or browse through forum threads quickly and without any hassle. The home page displays a list of threads that have been recently added and clicking on any of them takes you to the actual forum where the thread is being discussed.

ForumLogr has no pop-ups and absolutely no annoying banners to distract you. The site also allows you to rate every thread, see related threads and recently searched tags or browse through the complete thread archive. The site does not require you to register or download anything, simply enter your search keywords and off you go.

It is an especially great tool for people who often browse a number of forums and spend too much time going from one forum to another. ForumLogr brings everything onto a single platform.

If you want to get information about new threads even faster, a good idea would be to create an RSS feed for ForumLogr and get notified whenever a new thread is posted.

Features:

• Search content from over 650 forums on the web.
• See recently added discussion threads.
• Covers a wide variety of topics and forums.
• Rate each thread and see related threads for that topic.
• Browse through the complete thread archive.
• No annoying pop-ups or banners.
• A clean and user-friendly interface.
• Browse forum threads using a cloud tag.
• No registration or download required.

Visit ForumLogr @ www.forumLogr.com

Tal.ki is a simple service that lets you create and embed a forum on your website. It is very easy to install and allows you to engage your visitors without them leaving your page.

To install Tal.ki in your site, simply embed the code in your website source. Tal.ki features four plans that you can choose from: Free, Pro, Platinum, and Max. The Free plan is quite sufficient enough for a regular website as it includes unlimited posting, unlimited members, shows the 15 recent topics, creation of up to 5 forums, and API access.

However if you want extra features such as SEO support, private forums, SSO, embedding on multiple sites, and exportable data, you will need to upgrade to the paid versions.

Tal.ki is a great tool to increase interaction in your website. Tal.ki can also ensure steady traffic to your site by engaging visitors to discussions, while at the same time letting them view new content within your pages.

Features:

• Create embeddable forum for your website.
• Easy to install and set up.
• Unlimited members and posting.
• Choose from four plans: Free, Pro, Platinum, and Max.
• Install plugins for WordPress or Google sites.
• Members can sign in with their Facebook, Twitter, OpenID, Google, or Yahoo account.
• See who’s joined recently.
• Similar Tool: Vanilla, Forumotion and Omgili.
• You can also read 5 Great Sites To Create Your Own Forum.

Check out Tal.Ki @ http://tal.ki (Source: TechCrunch)

ThreadBox is a free website, currently in its beta stage, dedicated solely to creating discussion threads. It requires users to sign up for an account beforehand. Account holders can create a thread by selecting a topic and entering its description.

The aim of the thread is to let people collaborate on a project. You can enter the emails of all people who will be invited to view and post on the thread. The thread posts let users share text with formatting and attachments (files and images).

Whether you are about to arrange a party with a group of people or about to jump start a project, ThreadBox is a great way to collaborate with others.

For more info watch demo video below:

Features:

• Create collaborative group discussion threads
• Easily collaborate with others
• Posting features include formatting text and attaching files.
• Email notification
• Free and easy to use interface.

Visit Threadbox @ www.threadbox.com

If you’d like to receive anonymous advice without being endlessly ridiculed, however, Leftos is worth checking out. This site basically functions as a forum in which you can ask anonymously about all things sexual without worrying about the social implications. Whether you’re a closeted gay looking for people to relate to or a straight woman wondering what’s normal in bed and what’s not, Leftos allows you to ask for information in a discrete manner.

Unlike some anonymous sites Leftos does require you to create a user account, meaning the site isn’t completely anonymous – you’ll be identified by your pseudonym. Keep this pseudonym distinct from your real name however, and you should be pretty safe.

The community seems really friendly, so you should feel free to ask just about anything without the risk of embarrassing yourself or your lover. You just might find the information you’re looking for.

Features

• Anonymously ask about sex/gender issues.
• Friendly community that strives to be helpful.
• Similar tools: Relatious.

Check out Leftos @ www.leftos.com

GeoTalk is powered by Google Maps and lets you create a customized map by focusing on any region of the world. You can even narrow it down to a single street if you want. Once you have created the map, type a question and click submit to create a forum powered by DISQUS. After you create the forum, you will be provided with a permanent URL that you can use to share the map-forum with friends. The forum allows users to post comments, rate them and even sort comments by popularity or time.

Features:

• Create a map-forum powered by Google and Disqus.
• Invite users to the forum by sharing the permanent URL.
• Users can post comments, rate them and sort them.
• Users can also subscribe to comments by RSS or email.

Visit GeoTalk @ http://linkstore.ru/geotalk/ [Via ColdTags Suite]

To use Zhift, just enter your search query to view the search results. Each result lists the direct link to the forum post and a screenshot of the forum’s index page.

Zhift also extends its usefulness by allowing you to search for PDF files (Zhift PDF) and search only the latest forum posts (Zhift Latest Forums). Another feature lets webmasters find forums that allow dofollow links which they can use for website promotion and SEO. Zhift is a great companion app if you want to search for a specific topic and quickly jump in to the conversation.

Features:

• Search engine for message boards.
• Free; no sign-up required.
• Searches latest forum posts.
• Allows you to search from only the forums that allow dofollow links.
• Zhift PDF allows you to search for PDF files
• Similar Tools: Omgili or you can view 3 Forum Search Engines to Search 40.000+ Message Boards

Check out Zhift @ www.zhift.com

The website also allows you to see what other people want to talk about so you can interact with them. Although you do not need to sign-up to post a topic, registering for an account lets you build your personal profile, add friends, and send messages to other users. You can also use their internet messaging agent to send messages with your favorite IM client.

Features:

• Post a question and get a real-time response from other people.
• See what other people want to talk about and interact with them.
• Filter topics using tags.
• Free, signup is optional for additional features.
• Connect using your Facebook account.
• Registered users can use the IM agent to interact with the site using your IM client.
• Similar tools: Phuser, Re:Subj and more.

Check out AnybodyOutThere @ www.anybodyoutthere.com