Skimbit is a social decision making tool. Rather than relying on your possibly, wishy-washy self and fruitless back and forth emails, you can get your friends and colleagues to help you make tricky decisions such as where to have a party or where to go on vacation, or what car to buy.
With Skimbit you do your normal web searching as usual, however once you’ve found what you’re looking for, you can skim what you find and keep the best bits of the sites you like; there’s a button which aggregates all relevant info and adds it to your Skimbit page. All your findings are organized in one graphically cool spot and can be easily sent to friends to be voted on. Once your friends have voted you’re provided with a tool set—maps, notepads, checklists and Meebo instant messaging– to organize everything (other tools, e.g. Flickr photo widgets, or youtube videos, can be added by pasting the HTML or Javascript code).
Skimbit.com In Their Own Words
“Many years ago, in sunny Sydney, Alicia found herself organising yet another group holiday for friends. This as usual involved weeks of researching on the internet, discussions with friends, loads of emails back and forth, before a decision could be made and the holiday organised.
So, in mid-2006, Alicia decided to do something about it, and created Skimbit. Working with an international team of designers and technologists in Romania, Japan, and France, Alicia has created a service aimed at making busy people’s lives a little simpler. Skimbit doesn’t try to change the way you normally search for things online, but once you do find things you like, Skimbit helps you skim the best bits from that site, so you can manage and act upon your findings easily and quickly.”
Why Skimbit.com It Might Be A Killer
Skimbit is a remarkably user friendly. Your personal Skimbit page is well designed and easily managed. Skimbit’s also flexible—it can be used for collaborative school projects, getting ideas for a wedding, deciding what type of medical insurance to go with. It’s very practical on an everyday basis.
Some Questions About Skimbit.com
The voting aspects of Skimbit are rather confusing—what’s the purpose of ranking and rating and opinions? How exactly are websites skimmed?
