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1. MXit: mobile chat messaging to major IM networks from your cell phone
2. Mobber: web-based chat for people visting the same web page
3. Central Desktop: online collaboration tool for business teams to manage projects and share information
4. Map creation service allows personal life events documentation
5. 30 Boxes: group shared calendar social networking service

1. MXit
   
   
   MXit is a message exchange program for your cell phone. That means you can chat to people on their PCs and to other MXit users on their mobiles, from your mobile, anywhere in the world. With MXit, you can send a message of up to 2000 characters. And not only can you chat to other MXit users, but you can also connect to MSN messenger, ICQ, Google Talk or Jabber communities. Sending a message costs you less than 1 cents ($) per message. MXit can be used anywhere in the world, as long as there is GPRS/3G coverage. You can download MXit for free.
   
   http://www.mxit.co.za/





2. Mobber
   
   
   Mobber is an Ajax based online application that allows people who are on a particular web page to chat privately or in a group. The main function is to offer social browsing, while site administrators have more control over their own site and its visitors. Despite other similiar services, Mobber displays a box that lets visitors create a personal profile - complete with photo - and then enables them to chat in real time. Thus meaning that Mobber gives you more than just a text name. Everyone is shown in a slidebar on the site, and you can choose you click on to have a one-on-one conversation. You can embed Mobber into your personal web page's html in few seconds to create an "instant community around your web site. Mobber is a free service.
   http://www.mobber.com





3. Central Desktop
   
   Central Desktop is a web-based collaboration tool for business teams to manage projects, share information and communicate with others. You can store files and documents in a Centralized File Manager that everyone can access from any location. Central Desktop is completely web-based and there is no software to install or download. Central Desktop offers Team plans and Company plans: subscription for Team plans start from a free plan with 25 MB storage, a $25/mo plan (250 MB) and $49/mo plan (500 MB). Company plans are available at $99/mo (1000MB) and $249/mo (3000MB).
   http://centraldesktop.com/





4. Wayfaring
   
   Wayfaring allows you use Google Maps data to create maps documenting events in your life, trips that you have taken, and so on. You can even include pictures and video to make the experience more visual. These detailed maps can then be shared with friends, family, colleagues, and strangers through e-mail, your blog, or Wayfaring. You can explore maps created by others and connect and collaborate over a vast social network. You can set your maps public or private, allow others to edit them or lock them down. Wayfaring is a free service.
   http://www.wayfaring.com





5. 30 Boxes
   
   
   30 Boxes is a web-based software application and social networking service that allows individuals to keep calendar data online, to share their calendar data with an invited circle of friends and to aggregate public online information of friends. 30 Boxes'features include the possibility to add private events and share your calendar views through RSS feeds and also create personal vCards and hCards. You can import your events from Yahoo!, Microsoft Outlook, and Apple iCal. 30 Boxes also provides a beta of a mobile service running on any mobile device with an xhtml browser; if you are interestend, you can try it at http://m.30boxes.com and log in with your email address. 30 Boxes is totally free to use.
   http://www.30boxes.com