Birdpost and Closet Couture

I recently read about two new social networking sites on TechCrunch: Birdpost and Closet Couture.  Both of these sites take new approaches to virtual social networking and have innovative concepts behind their designs.

Birdpost is a site designed for bird watchers.  I know this sounds silly, but it actually could be a very helpful tool for those people interested in birdwatching or people taking an environmental science class.  Birdpost not only gives information about birds, most commonly bird location, but shows viewers where birds have been spotted.  By using Google Maps in conjunction with the information Birdpost users provide, viewers can click on areas where the birds have been spotted.  When the area is clicked on, a picture of the bird appears on the page.  The founders of Birdpost say that they will eventually have similar sites for various other animals, creating a complete animal search engine.

Closet Couture is also an innovative way of social networking.  Closet Couture allows site members to upload the clothing in their closet their account and create outfits using modeling tool.  Members can plan outfits for a day or for a vacation in a few clicks of the mouse.  As well as being a social networking site, Closet Couture is also a marketplace for both goods and services.  Users can pay stylists to design outfits from current clothing or pick out clothing from retailers that sell items on Closet Couture.

Overall I think these two sites are really paving the way for what is to come with the Web.  Although I personally am not interested in using either Web site at this point in my life, I find the concepts of them very innovative and can’t wait to see what comes next!