Cool Websites and Tools [September 23, 2009]

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(1) RankSpeed – Different kind of a search engine which categorizes results based on the sentiments of internet users and what they are saying about a particular product. It tracks the mentions of websites on Twitter and blogs and then shows the results which could be filtered by parameters or sentiments such as good, easy, powerful, fast, secure, useful and popular. Read more: RankSpeed – Online Sentiment Search Engine

(2) MagMyPic – Online magazine cover creation tool for generating fake magazine covers with your photo in it. Read more: MagMyPic: Fake Magazine Covers With your Photo!

(3) External Link & Phishing Highlighter – This is a simple Greasemonkey script for Firefox which highlights all external links on a webpage with a helpful icon so you know when you’re about to leave a website. Read more: External Link & Phishing Highlighter [Greasemonkey]

(4) CompositionWithJavaScript – Web-based application for generating arty painting online. The application presents a canvas where you create your composition by playing with different rectangular shapes and colors. You can easily shift lines using your mouse and change colors of individual boxes by clicking. Read more: CompositionWithJavaScript – Create Original Arty Painting Online

(5) Skimble – New web service which helps you track, plan and also discover activities like trips, outdoor sports, gym workouts and more. You may join a trip or create your own trip or an activity page. There you could track its progress, compare and share it with friends, upload photos and videos, aggregate related tweets from twitter and much more. Read more: Skimble – Track & Plan Your Active Life And Sports

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  • http://www.w2point.com Web 2.0

    I think something happened to MeOnMag – Online magazine cover creation tool because it looks like an image uploader right now!

    • http://makeuseof.com Kaly

      This is weird actually, the site was working fine yesterday.

      Anyways I will replace it with other website.

      Thanks for pointing it out.

  • http://www.w2point.com Web 2.0

    No need to change it anymore, its back again as an Online magazine cover creation tool :)