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Wizgig: Tips from Like- Minded People

Wizgig

Wizgig

Having a well- written post is one significant factor for people to be interested with your piece. However, good writing alone will not suffice the demands of most readers. Generally, they want something that they can relate to, something which they can associate themselves expressively. A startup called Wizgig does exactly that.

Wizgig is basically a place for you to find quick and helpful tips across a wide range of topic. Topics included are web design, energy- saving tips, interviewing, and more. Read more of this post

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OpenMargin: Let Your Thoughts be Known on Ebooks

OpenMargin

OpenMargin

A good book is worth sharing to your peers just as ideas needs to spread to gain recognition. And currently, there are a lot of sites that allows people who generally love books to come together and talk about them. Such sites are Quillp and ReadWhale. Then again at a time like ours where tables are available within our reach, we should use this technology to our advantage. Thus, it is just logical to discover new apps and services which help book lovers to easily associate with one another. And so an iPad app that allows you to share your ideas on an ebook you’re presently reading is now available at your fingertips. It is called OpenMargin. Read more of this post

Flud: The Easiest Way to Read the News

Flud

Flud

The web is a vast arena that consists of topics about anything you could possibly think. Imagine going through all of these just to find one news article for a particular topic, it’s like looking for a needle in a haystack. But now, an app for iPhone and iPad which gives you topical credibility among your followers and friends is available in the market.

Essentially, Flud combines RSS feeds, news sites, twitter streams, and blogs and roll it into one site making it the supreme news aggregator. Its user interface is truly amazing. You just have to swipe around the Read more of this post

Master speed-reading the fun way with Readfa.st

Readfa.st

Readfa.st

Readfa.st teaches people to read faster and better. Speed-reading is something that is of immense value in life, both online and offline. Up till now, it was not being adapted to the Internet, so the team at Readfa.st did exactly what was needed. They train you to read fast.

Unlike books on speed-reading, Readfa.st actually forces you to read fast by making a single line appear on the screen for a few seconds, enough for you to read it and grasp what is being written. You can see the reading score of what you are reading on the side. The pace of the lines can be altered as you start to read faster and faster.

It might not be apparent how speed-reading saves time, but with Readfa.st you can see how much faster you are reading.

You can practice speed-reading on any content across the Internet with the help of Readfa.st. Just sign up at Readfa.st and you get an icon on your computer. Just click on that button whenever you want to convert an ordinary article into a Readfa.st speed-reading article and start to practice. This way you will be reading the content you want (unlike reading what they want you to read), get the information you need and at the same time practice speed-reading. It doesn’t get better than this.

Readfa.st is free of cost and it adds a skill that can be used for a lifetime. The game element of Readfa.st is a little limited right now, but the company will soon update it in future releases.

With Readfa.st, you can also keep a tab on what your friends are reading. You can socialize with people on the site, who are also learning to speed-read. You can make your reading score public and discuss the progress with friends, and mutually motivate one another.

Readfa.st surely is a great resource for those who read a lot online and offline. It not only trains you to save time, but also allows you to grasp all the necessary information at the same time.

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