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Twitter has proven to be infectious and addictive but one has to agree that it's tremendously limiting in terms of visual flair. A new technology called "blerping" from the minds at RocketOn exits beta this morning with a colorful alternative.
Blerp.com allows users to hold conversations about what they're seeing online and actually take their "metadiscussions" to third party sites. If you see a video on YouTube, a photo on Flickr or virtually any widgetized piece of content you can leave your two cents in a comic book-like thought bubble that friends in your network can share. (Posts can also come in the from of pictures or videos.) Built on top of RocketOn's patent pending Hyperlayers Platform, the interface requires no downloads and allows you to browse among current discussions by popularity or topic. Publishers can use Blerp as a tool to generate buzz by cutting and pasting a simple bit of code on their site, providing full Blerp functionality. There are many smart features that improve upon simple tweeting.
A sidebar allows you to view and manage extended discussions. One-button integrations with Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and Digg allow you to share your posts and should help Blerp gain traction. Another nice feature is the "Super Note": most blerps are limited to 250 characters but the Super Note option allows you to extend this when pithy remarks just won't do.
Blerp.com allows users to hold conversations about what they're seeing online and actually take their "metadiscussions" to third party sites. If you see a video on YouTube, a photo on Flickr or virtually any widgetized piece of content you can leave your two cents in a comic book-like thought bubble that friends in your network can share. (Posts can also come in the from of pictures or videos.) Built on top of RocketOn's patent pending Hyperlayers Platform, the interface requires no downloads and allows you to browse among current discussions by popularity or topic. Publishers can use Blerp as a tool to generate buzz by cutting and pasting a simple bit of code on their site, providing full Blerp functionality. There are many smart features that improve upon simple tweeting.
A sidebar allows you to view and manage extended discussions. One-button integrations with Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and Digg allow you to share your posts and should help Blerp gain traction. Another nice feature is the "Super Note": most blerps are limited to 250 characters but the Super Note option allows you to extend this when pithy remarks just won't do.
