The Online Sticky Note

Nothing can ever replace it. The age-old yellow sticky pad that faithfully sits on our desks-ready to be used at any moment. Nothing could ever replace that cute, endearing notepad. And its matching pen. But, something can come dangerously close. So close, it can take the "post-it" name.

Posterous is an online vehicle where we can post anything. No account needed. Just like the paper sticky pad-just write it down and go.

This inventive site uploads documents, MP3 files, audio, photos, and more. By emailing posterous whatever you need to upload, posterous emails you back with your own site to use in the future. So-need to share a photo, but don't want to show Mom your Facebook? Send it to posterous-and they'll send you a link back that is safe to share.

Posterous even has its own blog, where new ideas of how to use posterous are posted (no pun intended). Maybe I'm getting a little carried away. But this is the type of tool to keep in your back pocket when you need to upload something in a new, safe place.

Your sticky pad might feel threatened. So, pick it up and write this website down.

Have You Caught The Wave?

It seems Google has finally caught on to the social networking phenomenon.

Google Wave, Google's new online community site, is a collaboration of email, social networking, and instant messaging. It may be surprising that the giant search engine has not caught the social media "wave" sooner, however, now that it has, the question is what will it over-take with it's potentially giant tide.

The hope for Google is that this site will replace sites such as Twitter and Facebook, since all of those tools will be located in one place. Wave is Google's attempt at an "app store", which would give outside programmers a share in Wave's success. While Apple sells "apps" for Apple products, Google's apps would have the potential to work on all devices. Could this take over the iPhone specific apps that Apple prides itself from? Could PC users suddenly have the same, if not better, applications that Mac users currently enjoy?

This site certainly has the power to create another "wave" in social media, and with competitors such as Yahoo, this might just be the beginning of new media tools for the online community.