There are a lot of social networking sites out there. Like, WAY too many. Unfortunately, this means that you likely don't keep up with every one of your friends through the same site, necessitating many different accounts. Each service has the ability to integrate with others (for example, twitter can simultaneously update Facebook) but you'd need a 350 million dollar Visio diagram to remember how it all fits together. If you're like me, this means you update Facebook by default and tend to neglect MySpace, Twitter, etc. Do not fear, Ping.fm is here to help. A web based aggregator designed to stitch together every imaginable IM, blog, and social networking site, ping.fm allows you to update each and every one in a single step. Ping.fm has a staggering list of supported sites, but major players are Facebook, FriendFeed, MySpace, flickr, linkedin, blogger, twitter...you get the idea. The service allows you to update via SMS, email, and IM in addition to the web portal, but you can also utilize a mobile application created by Curious Squid called Pingle. Pingle is one of the better Ping.fm implementations around, providing a quick way to update your services by category, (blogs, social networks, microblogs, etc.) or by single service. The app also shows you history and allows you to integrate photos and location into your updates or "pings". For instance, you can take a photo and add it to your facebook, myspace, twitter, and flickr pages all in one step. I'm not sure that demand can sustain the myriad sites that exist in these spaces, but in the interim aggregator sites like Ping.fm and FriendFeed can quickly make you a more efficient social butterfly.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Ping.fm & Pingle: All Your Status Updates are Belong to Us
There are a lot of social networking sites out there. Like, WAY too many. Unfortunately, this means that you likely don't keep up with every one of your friends through the same site, necessitating many different accounts. Each service has the ability to integrate with others (for example, twitter can simultaneously update Facebook) but you'd need a 350 million dollar Visio diagram to remember how it all fits together. If you're like me, this means you update Facebook by default and tend to neglect MySpace, Twitter, etc. Do not fear, Ping.fm is here to help. A web based aggregator designed to stitch together every imaginable IM, blog, and social networking site, ping.fm allows you to update each and every one in a single step. Ping.fm has a staggering list of supported sites, but major players are Facebook, FriendFeed, MySpace, flickr, linkedin, blogger, twitter...you get the idea. The service allows you to update via SMS, email, and IM in addition to the web portal, but you can also utilize a mobile application created by Curious Squid called Pingle. Pingle is one of the better Ping.fm implementations around, providing a quick way to update your services by category, (blogs, social networks, microblogs, etc.) or by single service. The app also shows you history and allows you to integrate photos and location into your updates or "pings". For instance, you can take a photo and add it to your facebook, myspace, twitter, and flickr pages all in one step. I'm not sure that demand can sustain the myriad sites that exist in these spaces, but in the interim aggregator sites like Ping.fm and FriendFeed can quickly make you a more efficient social butterfly.
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