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SimplyFile Your Outlook Email Inbox

Email management is something I have written about several times. Most recently, I highlighted Xobni which has helped organize and expose some of the hidden social aspects of email. However, Xobni does not file or read your mail for you. SimplyFile, an Outlook utility by TechHit, helps to organize and file your email in one click.

Video Valve Recommends Music Videos

Video Value, a music recommendation site, offers up music video suggestions that you might like. Video Valve gets smarter as you play and rate additional videos. Though Video Valve's low profile layout and branding resembles that of a startup when in reality it is a Viacom product.

BAAGZ Startpage Built On Social Search

BAAGZ launched this past week at the DEMOfall 2007 conference to offer a social take on the personalized home page or startpage built on search. Built on the idea that a "baag" is a collection of sites, feeds, notes, videos and photos, Baagz enables users to organize and share their favorite stuff.

BeFunky To Cartoonize Yourself

BeFunky, a startup which was founded as a spin off of the more manually artist driven IamCartoon project, offers a few fun little applications to allow users to easily create and customize photos as cartoons and create personal avatars. BeFunky recently showed its stuff at TechCrunch40.