Author Archives: Shachar Pessis

MentorMob – VIP Version of the Internet

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Shachar Pessis

MentorMob – Information is more accessible today than ever before, but even with the world at our fingertips and 24/7 access to experts everywhere, we find ourselves in a bind; We know there is great, free content out there that … Continue reading →

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The Top Forty Hottest Songs. Chosen by You!

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Shachar Pessis

The concept here is simple: TopForty.it listens to what everyone tweets and creates a top 40 playlist. Every day. Today’s number one song on twitter is: Martin Solveig & Dragonette – Hello. With the same concept they also offer the … Continue reading →

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Wantful – Find the Perfect Gift

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Shachar Pessis

Gift giving is hard. Far harder than it needs to be. Maybe you’re a great gift giver but never have the time to get it right. Or maybe you have every intention of finding a perfect gift, but come up … Continue reading →

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Bookflavor – What Other People are Reading

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Shachar Pessis

Bookflavor is a web application for readers or book lovers who want a clean and simple way to discover books and see what other people thought of them. Give it a try, just enter something in the search box, or … Continue reading →

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Tripomatic – Simplifying Travel Planning!

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Shachar Pessis

Tripomatic makes travel planning easy and fun! Never miss must-see attractions or sights on your trips again. Discover everything your destination has to offer and slot your favorites into your very own travel itinerary. Free, Easy and Fun! To see … Continue reading →

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YouTube Rewind – The Best Videos of 2011!

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Shachar Pessis

YouTube Rewind 2011 – Each year YouTube rewinds the year and compiles a list of the videos that caught our attention. Videos are chosen by calculating global view counts of popular videos uploaded throughout the year, and, in some instances, … Continue reading →

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The BIG Map Blog – Enormous Historical Maps

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Shachar Pessis

Thousands of old, beautiful maps are sadly being kept from the public that deserves them — sometimes by clumsy or unwieldy government ftp sites, and other times by archives with steep fees for research, and steeper fees for reproduction. Not … Continue reading →

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A Collection of Cute Junk!

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Shachar Pessis

Attack of the cute is a collection of cute junk that Jared Wunsch and Hans Johnson find online throughout their work day. Instead of keeping all this cuteness to themselves they created Attack of the cute as a way to … Continue reading →

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Frozen Candy

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Shachar Pessis

Frozen Candy – Release the frozen candy in this Christmas themed bubble shooter. Aim and launch your candy cannon, connect three or more candies of the same color to knock them down.

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Fotopedia – The First Collaborative Photo Encyclopedia

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Shachar Pessis

Fotopedia is breathing new life into photos by building a photo encyclopedia that lets photographers and photo enthusiasts collaborate and enrich images to be useful for the whole world wide web. Fotopedia currently offers nine different free apps, click the … Continue reading →

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Tastefully Offensive – Premium Funny

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Shachar Pessis

Tastefully Offensive – Ready to laugh. Tastefully Offensive  is a humor website featuring funny pictures, videos and webcomics.

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@twitterstories – The Stories Behind the Tweets

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Shachar Pessis

@twitterstories – Individual tweets can have a huge impact, see the video below as an example. Share your story by mentioning @twitterstories or by using the hashtag #twitterstories. Include a photo or video that helps illustrate your story.

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