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Win, Lose, or Draw? How will 10 top sites fare in 2010?

Jeff Cape and Jansen Musico | Published: Jan 13, 2010 - 8:00am


Robo.to

What is it? It's a nifty site that helps you convert your boring everyday avatar into an attention-grabbing profile clip. The site lets you record and share five-second clips of yourself just by following three easy steps.

The users: "Telegenic" people who like spreading videos of themselves online

2010 Forecast: With the popularity of static avatars quickly becoming passé, we predict that mobile avatars will be the new trend. Plus, Robo.to's new tie-ups with other social-networking sites makes a flood of novice users seem inevitable.

Verdict: WIN! (For people who love posting mini clips of themselves doing anything cutesy) and LOSE! (For people who have the misfortune of viewing them)




Looklet

What is it? Looklet turns its users into Rajo Laurels or Vera Wangs right in the comfort of their seats. Fashion has never been this accessible–with real pieces and accessories to mix, backdrops to match, models to dress, and weekly fashion challenges that add to the site's thrill (e.g. dress a model up as Marilyn Monroe or Carrie Bradshaw of Sex and the City.)

The users: Fashion-saavy stylistas

2010 forecast: While Looklet may be enjoyable, it won't take very long for users to get tired of mix and matching outfits. We suggest some star power to provide more credence to this site.

Verdict: DRAW


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  • eura Jan 19 2011 @ 01:40pm Report Abuse
    I completely agree w/ 4chan.rnrnAlso, facebook is really starting to suck these days. The new look is just lame.rnrnAs for tumblr, it'd be better if people who have bad grammar to just get the fvck out of there. It's just embarassing. At least know the difference of you're to your, their/there/they're...and other BASIC grammar stuff. Oh, and it's STUFF, not stuffs. WTF!? is stuffs? REDUNDANT much? From what pathetic school did you guys learn your grammar from anyway?rnrnAnd people need to know that tumblr's not freakin' facebook or twitter. You don't use tumblr for st*p*d arse status updates. Stick to facebook or twitter for that.
  • eura Jan 19 2011 @ 01:38pm Report Abuse
    I completely agree w/ 4chan.rnrnAlso, facebook is really starting to suck these days. The new look is just lame.rnrnAs for tumblr, it'd be better if people who have bad grammar to just get the fck out of there. It's just embarassing. At least know the difference of you're to your, their/there/they're...and other BASIC grammar stuff. Oh, and it's STUFF, not stuffs. WTF!? is stuffs? REDUNDANT much? From what pathetic school did you guys learn your grammar from anyway?rnrnAnd people need to know that tumblr's not freakin' facebook or twitter. You don't use tumblr for st*p*d *ss status updates. Stick to facebook or twitter for that.
  • 4chan Jan 19 2011 @ 01:26pm Report Abuse
    Between Plurk & Twitter? I'll go with Twitter anyday...it's more classy (depending on who you follow of course...or how you tweet that is)rnrnPlurk is just...too pre-teenesque...too 12-14 year old kind of site. And in a way, it's also "baduy". There's just too much going on with that site. It's like "Friendster", and Twitter's like "Facebook".rnrnAnd as for Friendster? Who the fvck even logs in there anymore? Or like, still hasn't deleted their account there...
  • hello Jan 19 2011 @ 10:30am Report Abuse
    Hipsters sina Jeff at Jansen, ano ba kayo.
  • gena Sep 18 2010 @ 03:19pm Report Abuse
    naaadik lng tayo sa facebook.paano na ang pagaaral ntin?rn
  • uberVU - social comments Jan 20 2010 @ 08:55pm Report Abuse
    Social comments and analytics for this post...

    This post was mentioned on Twitter by Spotdotph: Win, Lose, or Draw? How will 10 top sites fare in 2010? http://bit.ly/4UPxAp...
  • plurkista Jan 19 2010 @ 06:44pm Report Abuse
    I use plurk everyday but not as often as I use facebook. Plurk for me is more intuitive than twitter, as to twitter is just a regular status update. I say plurk is win, because it has more features. Although their home/search/main page is fail.
  • unfazed Jan 14 2010 @ 11:46pm Report Abuse
    @Metal

    Apparently you don't know how many people have Plurk accounts... maybe because you only have Twitter? And Twitter is mainstream? :D

    And how would you know that there are few users of Plurk? Do you have an account?
  • lolly Jan 14 2010 @ 10:47pm Report Abuse
    uhhhh... are you st*p*d? @Jon hindi naman kasi compare at contrast di ba? halata naman na walang konek ang robot sa looklet at ang multiply sa deviantart.
  • Jon Jan 14 2010 @ 07:12pm Report Abuse
    And comparing Multiply with DevaintART just doesn't make sense =D
  • Jon Jan 14 2010 @ 07:03pm Report Abuse
    Plurk is far better than Twitter! It\'s just a matter of time. On Twitter you cannot follow conversation properly and there\'s ads and spam everywhere. Plurk FTW!
  • Laya Jan 14 2010 @ 03:33pm Report Abuse
    That's a LOL. I have both Plurk and Twitter; my Twitter is actually just a feed from my Plurk account. Both serve their own separate functions. I usually conduct my microblogging on Plurk because I enjoy the thread feature; there are plurks that get up to 300 replies, even, just like a forum thread. It's a good place to conduct a conversation or an intelligent discussion, which cannot be done on Twitter because I don't like to have to hunt for the answers to my tweets in several different places. I just go on Twitter whenever there's a hot issue I'd like to follow, or if something needs to be disseminated quickly. Afterwards, the post-mortem discussions and dissections of the fine points of the issue takes place on Plurk. But abandon Plurk for Twitter... puh-leeze. And allow my karma to drop? No way.
  • tooth Jan 14 2010 @ 03:16pm Report Abuse
    May plurk ka ba?
  • Metal Jan 14 2010 @ 03:13pm Report Abuse
    Feeling ko what Plurk needs is a layout upgrade. Celebs okay lang, pero mamatay din yan. Kaunti ng users eh.
  • somebody Jan 14 2010 @ 11:09am Report Abuse
    I agree with scorched. I have both Plurk and Twitter accounts, and I find logging in to Plurk more often. Although the horizontal timeline is not user-friendly, Plurk for me is more interactive. My fellow plurkers and I actually hold discussions there.
  • scorched Jan 14 2010 @ 10:06am Report Abuse
    Plurk doesn't need celebrities. The Plurk community as you don't know is very tight. There are many Plurk EBs here and there. Mas maraming at home sa Plurk na shempre, hindi nakikita ng mga tao since Twitter lang ang alam nila.

    Plurk might lose on the number of celebrities using the app, but it's the bond between plurkers that really matters.
  • mharky Jan 14 2010 @ 09:29am Report Abuse
    i think freindster lost large chunk of their visitors everyday, me, myself rarely open my FS account since they change friendster's layout and format (horrible). My bet is facebook i believed it will attract more people this year...
  • Bookface Jan 13 2010 @ 04:38pm Report Abuse
    Sa tingin ko lang, mas maraming mangyayari sa social life ninyo kung NAGLALALABAS kayo imbes na nakatitig kayo sa computer ninyo buong araw! LOL!
  • popcookie Jan 13 2010 @ 03:48pm Report Abuse
    facebook has literally brought me real life benefits!
  • van eos Jan 13 2010 @ 01:37pm Report Abuse
    Facebook is really a winner. I'm a self-confessed facebook addict. I rarely visit my friendster account now.
    I love the drawings. Looks like cousins to the Gorillaz. ;-)
  • Metal Jan 13 2010 @ 10:47am Report Abuse
    Ang ganda ng artwork! :)
  • rish Jan 13 2010 @ 10:18am Report Abuse
    I choose Facebook and Multiply i already abandoned friendster it's lack everything and i hate it's new format and layout the color scheme hurt's my eyes, i think they should bring back the old logo. i also use twitter and it's synchronize with my facebook and zannel account.
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