Several new sites offer self-improvement tools. I had a look at Traineo, MyFoodDiary, PeerTrainer, Skinnyr, and FatSecret. These are all US based and since most of the US population either seems to weight too much or would like to loose weight - this is where the money is. We'll have a brief look at two of these. First up:
FatSecret. Creating your account is quick and easy: Basic personal details, then, set goal: "loose 60 pounds." The next step is to "select your diet".
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I've had a spin around Plazes - a European based social networking site. The basic idea is for people to share places they like. Simple enough. Some nice features makes for a good foundation. However, the BETA product has some critical limitations.
For once, it's not clear why "I have to use this." I mean, there's a lot of sites out there, such as Yelp, that gives me useful information on interesting places, cafes, bars, car-repair shops. What's is the unique value in Plazes? It's possible that there is something truly unique in the combination of features, but the value is not clear upon entry and that could turn off many prospective users.
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Well, not exactly, but I got your attention. I told this to a client recently - mostly as a wake up call. Here's why: Every other client - even some of my friends - are talking about this or that social network (SN) Internet idea they have. I'm generally an optimistic person (I've even been called overly-optimistic); however, I'm a bit tired of it now. If you - or someone you know - are spending a lot of time thinking about starting your own Internet SN, here's a few thing you might want to consider...
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