Cloud Apps
This list will continue to be updated with Sites, tools, and useful apps for all aspects of life. Did we miss any of your favorite sites, tools, or apps in these categories? If so let us know what they are so we can add them!*
Social Marketplace- “A social marketplace acts like an online community harnessing the power of one’s social networks for the introduction, buying and selling of products, services, and resources.” (Wikipedia)
Social Commerce- “A form of electronic commerce which uses social networks to assist in the buying of selling of products. This type of commerce utilizes user ratings, referrals, online communities and social advertising to facilitate online shopping.” (Businessdictionary.com)
Comments- “A spoken or written statement that expresses an opinion about someone or something.” (Merriam-Webster)
Q and A- “An exchange of questions and answers.” (Dictionary.com)
Crowd Wisdom- “A large group’s aggregated answers to questions involving quantity estimation, general world knowledge, and spatial reasoning has generally been found to be as good as, and often better than, the answer given by any of the individuals within the group.” (Wikipedia)
Blogs/Microblogs- “A personal website or web page on which an individual records opinions, links to other sites, etc. on a regular basis.” / “The activity or practice of making short, frequent posts to a microblog.” (Oxford Dictionaries)
Social Networks- “A dedicated website or other application that enables users to communicate with each other by posting information, comments, messages, images, etc.” (Oxford Dictionaries)
Quantified Self- “To incorporate technology into data acquisition on aspects of a person’s daily life in terms of inputs, states, and performance.” (Wikipedia)
- Nike+
- Lose It!
- Pebble
- Map My Fitness
- Withings
- Up by Jawbone
- Run Keeper
- Sleep as Android
- ActiveLink from Weight Watchers
- My Fitness Pal
- Sleep Cycle
- Lark
- Zephyr
- Fitbit
- BodyMedia FIT
*Some sites, apps, and devices require payment to use.