blippr
I’ve just signed up to a new service (currently in beta, natch) called blippr. You’ve probably already guessed from the missing ‘e’ that blippr is a social web service. It offers ‘Radically Short Ratings and Reviews’ for books, films, games and music. The idea is that you ‘blip’ items, rating them on a four-point scale and writing a short review if you like. It’s a little like Twitter in that you only get 160 characters for your reviews, which is both a good and bad thing. If I really like something, I want more space than that to write about it, but on the other hand, I often put off writing about stuff I listened to, watched or read in my media section, because it will take too long to write a full review.
The real benefit is that — when a few more people have signed up — it should provide a great way for people with tastes you admire to recommend things you would probably enjoy. I’ve also started using it as a wishlist to note down things I’d like to get see, read or listen to. I tend to read reviews and get interested in something, then forget to note it down anywhere.
I’ve only just started using it, but it’s interesting so far. My profile is here, and if you’d like to try blippr for yourself, I have 3 invitations to give away.
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Thanks for the write up! We'll be opening up soon, so hopefully it will become much more valuable for you at that point. Thanks again!
by Jonathan C @ 05/06/2008 6:56 pm • Permalink •
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Jonathan C: I like it so far. While I have your attention
is there any way to add a completely new item if the search doesn't find anything at all? Some of the media I like is pretty esoteric.
by bsag @ 05/06/2008 9:08 pm • Permalink •
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I'd like an invite, please!
by Alan @ 06/06/2008 12:45 am • Permalink •
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I'd love one of those invites if you still have any =)
by Pablo @ 06/06/2008 2:24 am • Permalink •
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Could I steal one of those invites please bsag?
by Clair @ 06/06/2008 6:22 am • Permalink •
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Alan, Pablo and Clair, I've sent invites to all of you. Sorry to anyone else who wants one - I've got no more until the next round of invitations are sent.
by bsag @ 06/06/2008 7:43 am • Permalink •
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Thanks bsag! Like you, I find the "full review" thing hard to get around to doing on my blog, so I'm really looking forward to getting into blippr.
by Alan @ 06/06/2008 7:45 am • Permalink •
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In the interest of returning the favor, I also have 3 invites and since your out, i'll hand mine out to your readers if they still want one. Send an email to pablo at irgeek dot net with your email address.
by Pablo @ 06/06/2008 7:47 am • Permalink •
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