If you don’t know what to do New Year’s Eve, take a look at the parties on Going, a year-old event listing site. Mos Def’s ‘Sneakers Required’ party may not be that exciting for you if you’re not in the …

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Scribd, the fast-growing site that lets you post documents online, has launched two free programs, one to let high-volume publishers organize and market their content, and another to allow educational institutions to store and share information securely online.

The …

People per Hour is a London-based site that helps connect freelancers in various sectors with job opportunities. It’s much like Elance and Guru, though unlike those sites, it focuses less on tech, and more on administrative and other jobs.

Moreover, …

Investing social network The UpDown has a slightly different take on investment communities than the likes of Marketocracy, Covestor, and others (see coverage of others here, here, and here). Users invest a simulated portfolio starting with $1 million and are …

If you’ve ever wanted to send a personalized e-video card to someone, Rattlebox is for you.

The site lets you browse a variety of videos based on categories such as Birthdays, Holidays, Thanks, Sorry, Feel Better, and Most Popular. When …

If you want to share your travels with friends and family check out Driftr. The service is in alpha testing, but you can request an invitation.

Driftr lets you detail your past trips or those in progress, ranking places to …

SendShield, a new software plug-in from Unedged Software, is a fast and easy way to strip your email attachments (Word, Excel, Powerpoint files) of all the meta data or other hidden comments inserted during the creation process.

This can save …

Flashphone is offering a quirky free VoIP service that lets you make three calls of three minutes in length per day to most countries.

The list of countries this Russian-based company serves is here. Three minutes is pretty short, which …