<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Fused News &#187; Startups</title> <atom:link href="http://fusednews.com/tech/startups/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://fusednews.com</link> <description>What&#039;s Popular on the Web</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 03:17:51 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1</generator> <item><title>Skilto: Find and Promote Skills in a Social Manner</title><link>http://fusednews.com/2010/02/01/skilto-find-and-promote-skills-in-a-social-manner/</link> <comments>http://fusednews.com/2010/02/01/skilto-find-and-promote-skills-in-a-social-manner/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:39:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Startups]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[eCommerce]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Websites]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://fusednews.com/?p=151</guid> <description><![CDATA[Skilto is a US-centered classifieds service that makes it easy to browse through services being offered as well as making it easy to find people who may be in need of services. No matter who you are or where you may be located, there are people who are in need of skills, ranging from repair [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-154" title="Skilto Logo" src="http://fusednews.com/images/2010/02/Skilto-Logo.jpg" alt="Skilto Logo" width="168" height="95" /><a href="http://www.skilto.com/">Skilto</a> is a US-centered classifieds service that makes it easy to browse through services being offered as well as making it easy to find people who may be in need of services. No matter who you are or where you may be located, there are people who are in need of skills, ranging from <em>repair and maintenance</em> to <em>web designers</em>. While there are many other categories available on the site, the main focus of the site is quite simple: help you discover people who have the skills and it&#8217;ll help you reach an intended market with your skills in hand.</p><p>Now, the site may appear quite similar to popular sites like Craigslist, although this site makes the whole process extremely social. You won&#8217;t need to create a new account using all-new credentials: simply use any other social networking site like Google, MySpace, or Facebook to login to the service and begin creating your own profile.</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.skilto.com/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-155" title="Skilto Screenshot" src="http://fusednews.com/images/2010/02/Skilto-Screenshot.jpg" alt="Skilto" width="600" height="491" /></a><br /> </strong></p><p>The site has been around for at least three months, but it hasn&#8217;t quite reached a level of popularity to give it an advantage over <em>competing</em> services, which offer the ability to list much more than just your skills (products and other goods). What really makes the site unique is how you can browse through the listings and communicate with others through the site.</p><p>While the service appears to be based in the U.S., there is the ability to switch between a number of other countries using the drop-down link in the header bar.</p><p>In these times, sites like these would be great solutions for people who are in need of services, but don&#8217;t want to go to the professionals, helping them save money. The site solves this problem, offering the ability to search between individual and professional members, as well as premium members (although no details are listed about this membership).</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://fusednews.com/2010/02/01/skilto-find-and-promote-skills-in-a-social-manner/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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