To be honest, I'm not really sure what to do with it. Site's a popping up like crazy to manage your online identities, and soon sites will be popping up to manage the sites that manage your identities. At any rate, I try to get in on stuff like this early so that I can at least reserve my usernames.
Don Mak
· 8 months ago
I had the same reaction to Chi.mp, it is so powerful the learning curve is a bit steep trying to uncover everything one can do with it. Hopefully that will get easier over time and they do some more user testing.
Raj Anand
· 8 months ago
To me Chi.mp sounds like a version of http://naymz.com where you get similar features. And a free .name domain name for 30 days, you can then pay monthly and extend your subscription.
Given that I'm managing all my identities on other websites anyway, do I need another aggregator ?
Chris Dessi
· 8 months ago
As someone who is recently unemployed that blogs, Tweets (obsessively), just launched a consulting LLC, and is in the process of launching my own Web Vlog for Dad's (all while still interviewing), I see a HUGE need for any aggregator/filter. As more and more "normal people" start to build their online brand and launch their own bootstrapped businesses I see this vertical growing exponentially. Great post, thanks!
Michael Myers
· 8 months ago
I was thinking that your browser would house your online persona (http://www.michaelmyers.biz/CRUCES/your-browser...) and then wondered if social networks would be the repository. Either way; this is an excellent step in the right direction.
SocialSoundSystem
· 8 months ago
I switched over when Swurl went down. Love that you can easily setup analytics and Google webmaster tools. Very clean interface. Been starting to use the blogging platform as well. Looking forward to all the new features.
Jennifer Van Grove
· 8 months ago
You touched on something that I wasn't able to fit into the post. Since chi.mp doubles as a domain host you can leverage analytics and webmaster tools, which could be powerful for power users.
WalterYu
· 8 months ago
Awesome! I'm signing up now!
Shelley-Ann West
· 8 months ago
This sounds like it's worth looking into to manage your online identity. If it allows you to separate contacts into categories that is an awesome feature. How many times have you looked at your address book and forgotten how you met someone. As with any new website it will have a learning curve to figure out the features but from the looks of it that might be well worth the time investment.
Jason Colon
· 8 months ago
That looks so cool, I'm going to check it out. Thanks
tyfn
· 8 months ago
What I like about chi.mp is that it allows me to finally have a cool Open ID.
Michael Bauser
· 8 months ago
Wow, ANOTHER site for rebroadcasting tweets? Sign me up!
At the rate we're going, the Internet will soon be nothing but rebroadcast twitter streams.
MMHHHHhhh... IS THIS AN APRIL FOOL ??Have been caught out so many times today ...??/
Justyn
· 8 months ago
Anyone figured out how to get rid of the "Big Chimpin" quote from the front page?
Michael Bauser
· 8 months ago
It's a status message (like Twitter). Look on your account dashboard for the update box.
Timo Reitnauer
· 8 months ago
Chi.mp is a great service and brings the concept of owning an online identity and profile management under your own domain name to the masses. One thing we especially like is the possibility to add a custom domain name in case you want to use an existing .com domain or another extension.
DailyPush also mentioned the new .tel domain extension which is a second example for an online identity management service but for contact data. The .tel already has more than 100.000 registered names since their start last week which should be worth a mention on Mashable as well.
Both services definitely bring a fresh feel to the domain name industry and we are happy to support them with http://iwantmyname.com.
shay
· 8 months ago
Chi.mp is definitely worth giving a go. Its an interesting concept and although there were and are similar services, the fact that they offer a free domain name in the .mp extension could be what makes this a winner - at least it will bring everyday users in... young n old alike.
Mention free domain name + free hosting + blogging + social networking + network hub = potentially very powerful.
I've signed up as namepi.mp - will be giving a good spin.
Nice article btw.
ripanti
· 8 months ago
I like chi.mp because it helps us to bring identity pages to the people. We try something simmilar with www.yiid.com
jangeronimo
· 8 months ago
Bummer. This site is still down two days in a row. What's up with that.
CW
· 8 months ago
The chi.mp website is up here. What part of the world are you in? Maybe it is a DNS issue..
DailyPush
· 8 months ago
I looked a chimp for a bit. But it is not as universal as the new dot tel tld extension. This domain extension is purpose is to do something similar to what chimp does. But you get the ability to interface it with iphone and many other future mobile devices and networks.
Look for the .Tel extension coming to MySpace.
"...Telnic Limited (http://www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new communications-focused .tel top level domain (TLD: undefined, undefined, undefined%), is pleased to announce today that MySpace, the world's premiere social portal, will now be offering .tel domains to its members...." http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/telnic-limited...
Linkedin? Not really. If chi.mp is copying anybody, it's copying Plaxo.
Larry Hawes
· 4 months ago
Plaxo was the first existing alternative I thought of also. Has some of these features, but much simpler overall. Not sure I need my own domain. I'd prefer to create and maintain a global profile with my OpenID provider.
Larry Hawes
· 4 months ago
Errr, meant to say my existing OpenID provider. chi.mp is an OID provider, but I don't need a second one.
Seattle Website Design
· 8 months ago
Great idea and a great name. It will be interesting to see how the net evolves in relation to the issues of social identity and content ownership.
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Given that I'm managing all my identities on other websites anyway, do I need another aggregator ?
As with any new website it will have a learning curve to figure out the features but from the looks of it that might be well worth the time investment.
At the rate we're going, the Internet will soon be nothing but rebroadcast twitter streams.
DailyPush also mentioned the new .tel domain extension which is a second example for an online identity management service but for contact data. The .tel already has more than 100.000 registered names since their start last week which should be worth a mention on Mashable as well.
Both services definitely bring a fresh feel to the domain name industry and we are happy to support them with http://iwantmyname.com.
Mention free domain name + free hosting + blogging + social networking + network hub = potentially very powerful.
I've signed up as namepi.mp - will be giving a good spin.
Nice article btw.
We try something simmilar with www.yiid.com
This domain extension is purpose is to do something similar to what chimp does. But you get the ability to interface it with iphone and many other future mobile devices and networks.
Look for the .Tel extension coming to MySpace.
"...Telnic Limited (http://www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new communications-focused .tel top level domain (TLD: undefined, undefined, undefined%), is pleased to announce today that MySpace, the world's premiere social portal, will now be offering .tel domains to its members...."
http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/telnic-limited...
Dont be a chi.mp! be a telster!
Check out the vid from telnic.org
The new way to communicate http://tinyurl.com/6n3kvx