Fidgt Archive

Below are five of the hottest startups according to Killer Startups for the period ending May 15, 2007. Check out previous Killer Startups posts.

Fidgt.com – Social Networking Address Book

Fidg't is a social networking address book with a couple of really great features. With the Fidg't Importing tool, you can aggregate all of your social networking sites and group them into meta contacts. In other words, all your networking friends will be put together all on Fidg't account. As opposed to searching around all the different networking sites, you can look at your meta contacts and see, at a glance, all of their different networking accounts. read more »

Talicious.com – Got Talent? Post here.

Talicious is a site that allows people to get "discovered." People post their talent, it gets categorized and indexed, and then the public rates them. The higher the rating, the higher their video goes on the chart. It is a pretty simple idea and easy to implement. I admit, my first thought was that it reminded me of "The Gong Show," but really that just ages me. Obviously, there is a market for "talent" out there because there is a popular TV show with this exact premise. read more »

Flickrvision.com – View Flickr Photos Globally

FlickrVision is created by the same guy who did Twittervision. It's based on the same premise, using the geo data from the Flickr API to create a real-time pop up of Flickr photos as they are added to the site based on where they have come from. If you want to see a bigger image of the photo, you just need to scroll over it. read more »

VoteKast.com – Take a Poll on Any Subject

VoteKast is a poll creation site that lets you make a poll on any topic. Popular polls on the homepage now include "Who will be President in 2008?" and "Who will win American Idol 2007?" The polls have photos and graphics, which adds some luster to an age-old practice, and there is a community forum for group-speak. read more »