Wayback Machine Wednesdays

Wow, Wednesday again. Well, why don't we watch what happens when we put the New York Knicks website into the Wayback Machine?

2002...

2011...

Help Me Read Please, Thanks

I don't like Google reader. It does provide me with a nice interface for reading articles from my favorite sites. But I have a lot of favorite sites, and they publish a lot of articles. So if i go three days without the reader I come back to hundreds (if not thousands) of unread articles and it just becomes easier to select what I want straight from the websites.

Summify takes in your information (in my case from Facebook) and uses its very clever algorithms to deliver you stories that you will hopefully enjoy. It does this daily although you can decide how often you want a new set of stores. Just what I've been looking for.

Founded: 2011

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Wayback Machine Wednesdays

If you are tired of startups then just visit the blog on Wednesdays for the new "Wayback Machine Wednesdays" section. Here I will just show how websites have changed over time. Yes, yes, you can just go to the site yourself, but I will hand-pick those that I find the most interesting and serve them to you on a post. Today, lets start with everyone's second favorite soft drink...

1996 vs. 2011

Netflix for Art

Like the title states, the idea of Artsicle is to create a place where pieces of art can be rented out like Netflix movies and, of course, we are not talking about online streaming. Up and coming (NYC) artists can promote their work on this site. And for $50 a month, people can rent a favorite piece and keep it as long as they want, or change it every week if desired. For those who end up loving the art, the site offers the chance to purchase it through them. Great exposure for artists, and a (relatively) cheap way of decorating your walls.

Founded: 2010
Website: artsicle.com
Blog: The Artsicle Blog
Twitter: @artsicle
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Free Outlets

Xatori Inc., a month-old company created by two Stanford alumni has just created an application in an attempt to cash in from Obama's promise to have one million electric cars by 2015. Well, perhaps not "cash in" since this iPhone app that lets you find places to plug in your Chevy Volt around the city is currently free of charge.

PlugShare is user-generated, so any shop or diner that wants to attract more customers can upload their iformation and become a "power-station" for drivers who forgot to leave their car charging the night before. Add one for cell-phones and I'll become a customer immediately. The application just came out, and it may not be too popular at the moment but the idea is--of course--looking into the future.

Founded: 2011
Website: plugshare.com
Twitter: @plugshare

Blog? Widget!

Iticker is a free toolbar for blogs and websites that lets you easily link them with the social media world. All you need is a twitter account to add the widget. I can describe to you what this application does, but instead I'll just show you: look at the bottom right of this window and check it out yourself. It is very easy to add and it even let's you advertise on your site. So if you don't have a widget like this already, what are you waiting for?

Founded: 2011
Website: itickerapp.com
Twitter: @itickerapp