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vi.sualize.us

Ratingstars3 Rated 3 out of 5 stars by AppAppeal Editor
What can you use the application for?
Vi.sualize.us is a social bookmarking site with a twist, it allows you to surf the internet as normal and then bookmark any of the pictures that you like on your travels. If you see any sort of image that you like then you can use the plugin to add it to your list of bookmarked images. It’s an interesting form of social networking that lets you share images that you find interesting with other people. It’s a fun way to learn more about what your friends like, and find people that have similar interests as yourself. Pictures are very beautiful, and quite often you will come across a very nice picture on the internet htat catches your eye. Of course there are millions of images on the internet, by bookmarking it with vi.sualize.us you will be able to find it again very easily. Visualize.us is a collection of images that people have considered important enough to save, this creates a huge portfolio which can be searched through to find lots of interesting pictures. Visualize.us is a way to inspire you, make friends, or just to have fun expanding your online photo gallery. Tags are used to make sure that you can find your pictures again by searching for certain keywords. You can apply tags to images as you add them to your portfolio.
What is the history and popularity of the application?
Vi.sualize.us seems to be a popular image bookmarking site which is being used as a great way to meet new people who share similar interests as yourself. It’s also popular with people that enjoy surfing the internet and often come across images that they want to remember but don’t necessarily want to print them.
What are the differences to other applications?
There are other similar sites on the internet however this one has a handy safe for work feature. This makes it easy to make sure that images that are safe to see at work will normally be displayed, it stops you getting over nervous when flicking through the images! When the filter is turned on as it is by default then any potentially offensive material is hidden, you can look at it if you like by clicking on the thumbnail. Of course this system isn’t foolproof, it only works because people tag the images as being offensive.
How does the application look and feel to use?
It’s actually really easy to use Vi.sualize.us, you just need to install a small plugin or bookmark button to your browser. Then you can forget all about it and continue surfing the internet as normal. If you come across an image that you like the look of then you can use the bookmarklet button in your browser, or the plugin in Firefox. It only takes two clicks of the mouse to remember your picture forever, or for as long as you want to!
How does the registration process work?
You can search for images and look at all of the shared images without registering and signing up to vi.sualize.us. If you want to add your own images then you will need to registr for an account, this is really easy. Simply click the register link on the top of any of the pages, and then fill out the form. You will need to choose a username, password and your email. You will be sent a confirmation email. Also be careful when choosing your username as this will form the URL to access your gallery. Before you can use the account you will have to check your email and click a link to confirm your email address. They say this can take up to 48 hours, however in practice it takes a few minutes.
What does it cost to use the application?
Vi.sualize.us is completely free for everyone, there are adverts that support the site although these aren’t overpowering.
Who would you recommend the application to?
Vi.sualize.us is a great application for anyone addicted to social bookmarking. It’s a unique twist on the normal social networking sites and allows you to find people with similar interests as yourself by looking at the sorts of images that they like.
  • Bookmark images you like on the internet
  • Wordpress plugin makes it easy way to display the images
  • Comment on images
  • Add tags to pictures so you will find them again
  • Plug in for popular browsers makes adding images easy
Website
http://vi.sualize.us/
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By Anonymous on 18 Mar 2010 at 12:14

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