Blue Dotting

I work in an industry where tech and lifestyle come together and I love it. Web 2.0, consumer tech tradeshows, new media and launch parties—they are all right up my alley. When a friend invited me to the unveil of Blue Dot, a startup providing users with a “new way” to stay connected to their social groups, I had to check it out. So I did and I came and left the party with doubts. I mean how many new social networking sites can one girl keep up with? MySpace alone takes up a lot of free time as does Zooomr, and you know, maintaining my blog and oh ya my career. How much time would it take to add another activity to the mix? I’ve tried 43 things and wasn’t into it. I’ve signed up for Friendster and lost interest quickly. What was going to make this any different?

Well, I was reminded that it’s always better to try something before you dismiss it. User experience is key to adopting new technologies and happily, I had a great one using Blue Dot. I signed up yesterday and I’m pretty much hooked. So what does it do you ask? The site allows users to find, save, and share interesting Web content with their friends within a very simple, attractive interface. If you see something on a Web site you think is noteworthy enough and you want to share it with friends just “dot it” (a button located on your browser after downloading it of course). With one touch it’s easy to instantly share things with your Blue Dot friends. I’m always recommending articles, talking about events, sending YouTube clips to friends, so this tool is perfect for me. I’m what Malcolm Gladwell would call a “maven.” I’m somewhat in the know and now I can be even more so by checking out the network. Check out my profile and see what you think. And, if you decide it’s something for you sign up and add me as a friend!

PS- my profile says I’m in NY and clearly I’m not because the countdown is still ticking away. I just didn’t want to update my profile twice. Peace!