Best New Mashups: Random Chat, Twitter Chat and Tide Spying

Adam DuVander, February 26th, 2010

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Perhaps you’re looking for a time-shifted, non-video Chat Roulette? Or, just a way to organize a conference or presentation backchannel? Then the list of the best new mashups has something for you. However, if you’re not a chatter and would rather just take a walk on the beach? Yeah, there’s a mashup for that, too.

• Someone Random: Random Chat for Yahoo and Jabber: An IM bot for Yahoo Messenger and Jabber clients that lets you talk to random people. Just add the bot to your buddies and message away. APIs: IMified. More at our Someone Random: Random Chat for Yahoo and Jabber profile.



• Backchannel .us: Create your own Twitter live backchannel instantly on any Twitter search query. Handy for events and or social tv. APIs: Twitter. More at our Backchannel .us profile.



• Tidespy: Tide Charts with Best Fishing Times: Google map showing current tides for over 3000 places in the US, Pacific, Caribbean, New Zealand. Individual place details include sun and moon times, moon phase, best fishing and solunar times, and a photo of the place. APIs: Google Maps, IP Address Lookup, NOAA Weather Service, Panoramio. More at our Tidespy: Tide Charts with Best Fishing Times profile.