Nichelle Newsletter

This Is It

Watch: Vimby (Video In My Backyard), is a video content site devoted to capturing young lifestyle and culture all over the nation.  It's kind of a Outside.in + MySpace thing.  Local is the new global, you know.

Rent:  Flyrig is a New York apartment rental website with listing and a Google map showing the closest subways.

Date: C is for Cupid is a free dating site for cancer survivors. I read about it in The Brooklyn Paper yesterday.  BTW, The Connecticut Muffin at the Southwest corner of Prospect Park is like Grand Central Station on Saturday mornings.

Look:  As far as makeover reality shows, I am a fan.  Lifetime's How To Look Good Naked is more than entertaining; it is pretty therapeutic as women deal with their body issues with the lovable Carson Kressley.

Out of the loop: Who is Flo Rida?

The Best Is Yet To Come

Bear, originally uploaded by mdpNY.

For the first time ever, I went to the New York Tech Meetup.  Start-up companies presented some interesting demos and I ran into a few friends.

• Online Ad Management: Clickable
• Video Playlists: Yoink'd
• Humor News Blog: NewsGroper
• Donate: Changing The Present (There's also a Facebook application)
• Mobile Content Management: Styky.com
• Health/Medical Resource: Organized Wisdom

Marathon Shirt

cupcake silk screening, originally uploaded by candiedyams.

Pictured above is a "cupcake monster"  silk screening created by Diana.

Swap: My next "Fashion Swap Meet" is Sunday, July 15.

Plan:  Some Kiwis have developed a web 2.0 application called Plan HQ for helping you build a business plan online.

Rock:  Mark you calendars on July 22 for BoldasLIVE , a new live event platform for Black rock. It is described as "Behind The Actor's Studio" meets "MTV's Unplugged".  Nona Hendryx will be there for the first one at the Brooklyn Lyceum.

You Know I'm No Good

Ivy Bakery Cupcake Photos, originally uploaded by candiedyams.

Yes, I am late to the game, but Amy Winehouse's "Back To Black" is one that I listen to over and over again like I did with " The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill" back in the day.

Web 2.0 App: Better searching through Sputtr.

Show: The Lascivious Biddies are play at Rockwood Music Hall (196 Allen Street),  Thursday May 24 at 8PM.  Plus, they have a new EP, "Love You, Mean It".

Book:  From blog to book, Ed Hamilton has a book coming out this fall,   Legends of the Chelsea Hotel: Living with the Rebels and Outlaws of New York’s Rebel Mecca.

Where It's At

i'm drooling, originally uploaded by honeyrider.

"I got two turntables and a microphone"-Beck

30elm: The address for home design.

Barcardz: Social networking for the party people, I guess.

BuddyTV:  If you watch a lot of TV, but you also want to connect online, then this one is for you.

MyTime Hero: It's Myspace for the Boomer set.

The picture above is from HoneyRider.  She takes great pictures!  [BTW, I know that I am not too much of hipster since I found out the hard way that there is a Meserole Avenue and a Meserole St in Williamsburg.]

Strawberry Letter #23

Eat:  Strawberry Lemon Trifle at Sugar Sweet Sunshine.  It's a summertime delight!

Bid: Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls is having a kick-a$$ auction.

Radar: Twitter for pictures?  Send pictures directly to friends from your phone or digicam.

New Wave: Santi White's new music project, Santogold is hOt!

Newtown

Yardbarker:  Deadspin meets Digg?  Here is a sports site for Monday morning quarterbacks, Tuesday morning point guards, and Wednesday morning pitchers. (via PaidContent)

Starnum:  Maybe this site is the solution for monetizing your recommendations.  BTW, Google is re-launching Froogle into Google Product Search.

Pandora: Click here to save it.

Because Of Money

Every once in a while,  I see  something I like and put it on my This Next list.   Currently, there's not a way to "monetize" this, but I like doing it anyway. There a few applications doing the image/shopping search thing (Wists, Snap, TheFind and Like), hopefully one will make it happen easily.

See more of my Nichelle's Picks list at ThisNext.

Use Me

Mintd: a collaborative space for artists, musicians and designers to sell their stuff.

Pipl: Before you next date or interview do a pipl search instead of a google search.

10minutemail: Want to email an anonymous tip? This email will self-destruct in 10 minutes!

Tiny Bubbles

Bubbly Bokeh, originally uploaded by carpe icthus.

Last night I went to an event for new shopping  site, The Find, and I met a few cool people like some of the writers from Popgadget and the blogger from Lavish.

Come Together

6598, originally uploaded by Ms. Franca.

This week's Web 2.0 + cleavage has a theme, social networking.
Lately there are niche social networking popping up that focus on a common interest.

Flixster:  For movie fans

Sportsvite:   For amateur athletes

IQONS:  For fashionistas

The Sweetest Thing

, originally uploaded by Alice Ayers.

Another Wednesday means Web 2.0 + cleavage day here in nichellenewsletterland.  This week's cleavage is brought to you by the letters R, K, and B.

Connect with other people who make lists using Meosphere.

WeHangHere. Is this the Dodgeball for the UK?

Make a widget of your blog (blidget) like I did using WidgetBox.

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America

3 parties, one night!, originally uploaded by candiedyams.

Wednesday is Web 2.0 + cleavage day. I took the above pic about 18 months ago, and I just realized how patriotic it looks. God Bless America!

Speaking of America, you can find cheap flights using Farecast.

You can call for free in and out of America by using All Free Calls .

If you love things made in America, then you may want to check out the new Etsy Labs in Brooklyn.

If you love the band called America, then maybe you have a playlist on Pandora with your favorites.  You can meet other Pandora-philes in New York on February 7.

Upgrade U

Posing, originally uploaded by CharlieBrown.

 

It's Wednesday, so it is also Web 2.0 + cleavage day.

Geni:  Social Networking within your damn family! Create a family tree, too.

Nimbuzz: Free texting, IM to mobile phone, but is it too good to be true?

Design-Feed: The mighty aggregator of design blogs.

The Best Is Yet To Come

ChrisC_Housewarming_08.jpg, originally uploaded by mdpNY.

Put a  social networking badge just like the I put on this post simply by using Badged.net

MyIntervals.  Keeping track of your billable hours,  covering your ass and assets is important for freelancers and  small business owners.

Upcoming.org for your phone?! I'm There. Unfortunately this event app is only in St. Louis as of right now.  The bigger news is that new Web 2.0 apps are not only being developed on the coasts.  Rock on!

Your Eyes Open

DSLR cleavage, originally uploaded by Alice Ayers.

It's Wednesday, so it is Web 2.0 + Cleavage Day!

We're back from the holiday, mildly rested with new pics and links.

Placeblogger: It's a blog directory for cities and even neighborhoods.  2007 is all about local, local, local.

Quintura: The Google for kids means safer searching.

Lifehacker (the book):  Finally, a blog-to-book that is actually very useful.

Diamonds and Pearls

Pearls, originally uploaded by La Pauline.

It's Wednesday so it's Web 2.0 + Cleavage Day!

Video:  Motionbox.com has teamed up with  The Manhattan Monologue Slam to create an online video archive of the show that allows for amazingly easy sharing online!

Text: Joopz, another app that you IM from web to phone, and group chat.

Trick Out: BubblePly.com is where you can indulge your inner wise-ass and add bubbles to any videos.

Sexy Back

DSC_8336, originally uploaded by brianvan.

Remember when I used to show cleavage pictures on Wednesdays???
I am bringing it back, starting this week with World Famous *BOB* and Molly Crabapple.  Plus, I am dedicating Wednesdays to be " Web 2.0  + cleavage day"
Now that I got your attention, check out these links:

Sweet:   Sugarcandy,  a new group chat mobile service for your phone.

Cut:  Save money by get  local coupons via Zixxo or promote your product putting coupons on your website.

Pimp:  Trick out pics of your friends with pikipimp

Thanks:  Kudos is a new way to recognize and thank people (coming in January 2007)