Weekend Web 2.0 roundup for September 22nd

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Weekend Web 2.0 roundup for September 22nd

by Chris Gilmer Sep 22nd 2007

Lypp

Free group calls from a cell phone, mobile device or a desktop computer. This service uses your existing landline (if you still have one) or mobile number, but calls are done through IM applications like AIM, Google Talk, MSN and Yahoo! The service is currently getting ready to launch in a private beta.

Jott

Post voice notes to blogs and social networking sites. With Jott users can simply call in notes and things that have to get done instead of texting and driving. Users simply call the 1-866 number and speak a message. The message then gets sent to whoever is specified and transcribed into text and sent to an email address. Blog posts can also be called in and instantly transcribed and sent through the service, and instantly posted. The service is currently only opened up for residents of Canada and the US.

WooMe

Meet new people online. This online dating application being speed dating online. Meet 5 people that share your interest in 5 minutes through a video and voice capable system that brings a little interaction to the web dating scene. The site has not yet launched, but sign up for early access if it sounds interesting.

Hey Neilson

Currently in a closed beta, this social network created by the Neilson Company is a way for people to talk about their favorite and not so favorite entertainment. Post comments, reactions or anything else that is entertainment related to TV, Movies, Music, the Internet and Personalities. Neilson will thank you for the information, then sell it to the most influential people in the entertainment business. But hey, at least they gave you a great spot to vent right.

BlogRush

Who doesn't want to expand the readership on their blog? By joining BlogRush, publishers place a widget on their blog and share links to other blogs with related content. Opening users eyes to new sites, while sharing and growing traffic.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Marina said 5:12AM on 9-23-2007

Hey! You spell "hey nielsen" title totally incorrect. It should be Nielsen and not Neilson. Please correct them!

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I have an absolute weakness for physics games, and while Civiballs isn't the strongest physics-based game, what it lacks in the physics department it makes up for a few times over in style and fun.

In Civiballs, you are presented with a few colored balls, and your goal is to get those balls into the same-colored urn on the level. The "civi" part of Civiballs is that there are 3 sets of levels to play, each representing a different civilization. While the civilization doesn't affect gameplay, the artwork for each level is beautifully themed to it's appropriate era.

To play the game, you are given only one tool - a sword with which to cut the chains that are holding the balls. The puzzle part of the game is in figuring out what order, and with what timing to cut each chain. Do it right, and all the right balls end up in the right urns, with no stray balls entering an urn (a no-no). Do it wrong, and you get to start over again.

Civiballs is not terribly deep on gameplay; the entire game can be completed in about 15 minutes. But if you enjoy this type of game, it will be a very enjoyable 15 minutes.

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