MyFitBuddy Archive

Below are five of the newest startups according to Killer Startups for the period ending September 3, 2007. Check out previous Killer Startups posts.

TheFanYard.com – Make Predictions Comments & Friends

NFL and NCAAF fans are now invited to become a part of TheFanYard.com community where members predict the outcomes of the football games their lives revolve around. Throughout the season, members predict the outcomes in terms of regular sports betting (no money involved here!) and the site will track their "sports wisdom." read more »

Meteostone.com – Weather From the People

Does this situation sound familiar—you're watching the evening news, specifically the local weather forecast, and the lovely, perky, weather girl says it's going to be all sun and shine all week; so the following day you wear flipflops and a skirt only to be drenched by an unexpected rain shower. Unfortunately, weather forecasts aren't exactly reliable, and they don't always tell you what you really want to know, like whether you should wear shades or not. Meteostone has been developed as a weather system from the people. read more »

QuickInsert.com – Protect Your Site

Want to protect the contents of you site? Want to do it quickly? QuickInsert will appeal to you. Protect your content with QuickInsert. Using QuickInsert is easy just copy and paste all the content into QuickInsert and paste the provided one line of Javascript code onto your site. You can set your website so that users must pay, which you do using Paypal or Google Checkout. QuickInsert protects your membership content so that non-users cannot see it. read more »

OurThreads.com – Show Off Your Closet, Buy/Trade Stuff

OurThreads is a brand new fashion community that revolves around selling, trading and buying clothes. Members are given a 'closet' where they can showcase their threads and sell them. Search for closets by style (grunge, preppy, modern, label junky, trendy, etc.), by user name, or by hometown. Should you be looking for a certain item in particular, hit the 'go shopping' link at the top and enter in your search criteria (e.g. brand name, clothing type, size, etc.). If shopping's not your thing, you can propose a trade and see if there are any takers. read more »

MyFitBuddy.com – Keep Track of Workouts Online

Need a kick in the backside to get up off the couch, ditch the Fritos, and lose your extra flab? Check out MyFitBuddy.com, a new social exercise website which lets you track your progress, find friends with similar goals, learn how to do exercises correctly, and discover new workout methods. Users may register for free and then create their personal profiles to begin using the site. read more »

Editor's note: more Web 2.0 fitness apps are available in our Web 2.0 Weight Loss Challenge.