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hotspotr is a web based service which enables you to search for free wifi cafes and hotspots nearby. The site lists over 17,000 wifi hotspots in over 3,000 cities.

Just enter a city, address or zipcode and, hotspotr will return the free wifi cafes and hotspots near your location. Options to filter search results by good for working, only cafes etc., are made available.

Key features

• Quickly locate free wifi cafes and hotspots near a location
• Check out reviews, ratings and recently added hotspots
• Free for use, community driven website

Tag Galaxy is an interesting way to visually search for images on Flickr.

Tag Galaxy will present you with image search in a ‘space galaxy experience’. Clicking on a thumbnail will display a larger version of the image. And, users can browse through the images by rotating a globe.

Key features

• A unique way to visually browse through flickr images
• History of your choices is saved and is accessible in the sidebar
• Browse images based on tags

liteFlick allows you to browse through the most interesting photos of the day from Flickr.

Users can search for images by Flickr username or text. Advanced search options include filter photos by date range and creative commons licensed content. Clicking on an image will lead the user to more information like photo tags, other sets of photos from the same user etc.,

Key features

• Browse through interesting photos from Flickr using a lightbox effect
• Advanced search options to filter images by creative commons license
• Free for use, no registration required

Liveplasma is a web based music and movie discovery engine. Just enter the name of an artist, band, movie, actor or director and liveplasma will return data grouped according to interests, style, and epoch.

The closer a film or band is to your favorite, the greater the chances are that you will like it. Clicking on a band, director or movie will give you access to a map that best relates to it.

Key features

• Online music and movie recommendation engine
• Discover new artists and movies similar to your interests
• Free for use, no sign up required

Pdfcv is a web based service which allows you to easily create a curriculum vitae or a resume.

Create your CV in three simple steps – just submit your information, choose a template and download your CV as a great looking PDF file.

Key features

• Free and easy to use web based CV or resume builder
• Option to import details from LinkedIn or Facebook
• Download the CV or resume as a PDF file

Mentionmap is a web based tool which allows you to quickly find relevant people to follow on Twitter. It enables you to see Twitter conversations as a network, with an option to click any user to explore further.

Mentionmap web app allows you to discover which people a specific Twitter user interacts the most with, and what they’re talking about.

The map indicates mentions and each user is connected to the people and hashtags they commented the most in recent tweets. It’s an intriguing way to visualize your Twitter network.

Key features