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Blippr is a free micro-review service from the social media guide, Mashable. As Blippr likes to say, “good reviews come in small packages.” You will find short and succinct member reviews written about apps, books, games, movies, and music.
NewBee bloggers will be interested to note that Blippr offers a simple and fun way to keep up with new, popular, or highly-rated apps that are useful for... 
When you’re designing your website, there are times that you need to check how it looks in various browsers. This task is usually a pain in the neck, but BrowserShots makes it quite easy. Depending on your operating system, you can see how your site looks in up to 14 different browsers.
Go to the BrowserShots page, select the browsers/versions you want to check, type in your site URL, and hit the... 
Do some easy search engine optimization (SEO) by conducting keyword research with the Google Wonder Wheel. (When searching in Google,click on “show options” to find the Wonder Wheel.) Play with search phrases (long tail keywords) until you find one that both targets your niche and produces around 2,000 (give or take) page results. This will help your blog achieve a higher...
Create Your Own Microblogging Network
Host your very own microblogging community with ShoutEm. It’s the perfect tool to start a co-branded microblogging social network service for your blog, small business, or personal group of friends. ShoutEm describes their platform as “Ning for Twitters.” Both free and premium subscriptions are available.
Set up a stand-alone microblogging service, or... 
Rollip is a new online application that allows you to give photos a vintage “Polaroid” effect. It’s very simple to use.
Hit the “Click here to start!” button on Rollip’s home page. You’ll be given a choice of 6 different effects, which can be formatted as either “small Polaroid” or “photo in original size.”
The effect selection page is the... 
