Cool Websites and Tools [September 18th 2012]

Check out some of the latest MakeUseOf discoveries. Most of the listed websites are FREE or come with a decent free account option. If you want to have similar cool website round-ups delivered to your daily email, subscribe here.

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Looplr – We all witness interesting things every day. To share them with others, you need something that lets you quickly record videos and share them with the online community. Here to help you do precisely that is a service called Looplr. The app lets you quickly record videos with your smart device and upload it for the Looplr community to view on their smart devices. Read more: Looplr: Create A Community Of Friends To Share Videos Recorded On Your Phone

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IndieReign – Out of all the filmmakers that submit their works to movie festivals, only a small percentage of the work gets screened. This leaves behind a large collection of good films that do not find an audience. It is then the filmmaker’s task to promote and sell their movies independently. Here to help them do that online is a web service called IndieReign. Read more: IndieReign: A Platform For Filmmakers To Promote & Sell Their Films Independently

 

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CorrectLi – When visitors spot a mistake on a website, it is often their wish to point out that mistake to the site owner. Unfortunately such a mechanism does not usually exist on the site. If you run your own website, then you can incorporate this feature into your site using an excellent service called CorrectLi. Read more: CorrectLi: Get Your Site’s Visitors To Point Out Your Website Mistakes

 

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Toastr – Applications that remind you of tasks and chores are a great help for people with weak memories. But sometimes people even forget to check their reminder applications. For them, an Android tool called Toastr will be perfectly suited. The app lets you set reminders that appear on your phone’s screen each time you unlock your phone. Read more: Toastr: View Reminders Each Time You Unlock Your Phone [Android]

 

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Sidecar – Smartphone is a word that describes the phone as a computer, where you can install apps, browse the web, take and process pictures, and just do about anything. But despite having a smartphone, it is silly knowing that the experience of making actual calls has not improved from previous phones. Sidecar is an iOS and Android app that hopes to improve this experience. Read more: Sidecar: Smart Calling For Your Smartphone [iOS & Android]

 

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  • Siddhant Chaurasia September 19, 2012
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    Thank you for this info

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    • Aibek Esengulov September 19, 2012
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      you’re welcome

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  • Freecycle Me September 19, 2012
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    CorrectLi looks really interesting I may get to use it tomorrow! Thanks

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  • Bernardo Delapasion September 19, 2012
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    yes correctLI is a great tool for the grammar nazis

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  • macwitty September 20, 2012
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    CorrectLi looks interesting!
    I might be stupid, blind or so but I don’t understand how it works after checking the sample the have on their site. I can’t find any place where a visitor can repsot, or was that not the clue?

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    • Aibek Esengulov September 20, 2012
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      Do you want to add it to your website? Is it a WordPress based site?

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      • macwitty September 20, 2012
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        Before I do it I want to see what it look like on a site.
        When I went to CorrecLi site there was some sites listed to the left and I went to them but couldn’t find anything on them

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