RightSignature heralds the annihaltion of the lowly pen as you no longer need to physically sign contracts and other legal documents thanks to this clever solution.

Many businesses needs to sign contracts on a very regular basis. Ever more, contracts are delivered by email in order to bypass the inefficient and slow postal system. With that logic in mind, what better possible solution could there be to complete digital distribution of contracts than to be able to sign and send documents completely digitally?

This is a solution that we’ve all been waiting for - ever since the first contract was PDF’d and sent by email. A simple process and a useful interface sets the grounds for a killer solution.

The biggest problem that I see with RightSignature is that for it to really work, you need to get both parties on board - great if you’re an early adopter, but what if y the other party is a stalwart for the fountain pen?

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Meetsee is a virtual office that allows you to do office stuff with your remote workmates. You might even do some work while you are there.

Home based workers, downsizing companies and distributed workforces may be interested in this cutesy but useful solution.

There is no doubt that offices are out and home-based workers are in - will Meetsee breach the gap?

While developers, small teams and individuals may flock to Meetsee, will this solution just be too much too soon for the corporate world?

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Good.ly is an intriguing and unusual URL shorterner with a charitable difference.

Social network junkies that have a Mother-Tereasa-like bent may be very interested in this service.

Good.ly has several things going for it, namely a sustainable business model, a diverse affiliate network and, importantly, the warm fuzzy feeling that you get from giving.

URL shorteners are the soup-du-jour at the moment, and good.ly’s kryptonite will undoubtedly be competition and user choice. We also need to ask: is good.ly doing a good enough job of establishing an easily understood identity and message for itself?

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byTagg.com is the latest RSS-reader-come-Twitter-tracker-come-web-crawler to hit the market. Keep track of your trackables in one central place.

Blogs, tweets and news, Oh My! With so much content that we follow daily, it makes sense to manage it all from one simple platform. Also, blog owners will be interested in byTagg’s alluring affiliate program on offer.

Although byTagg has definite room for improvement, it ticks all the right boxes with an simple RSS reader, (some) Twitter following capability and - overall - a fairly user friendly interface.

In the world of cloud computing, it’s an interesting choice for byTagg’s services to be provided by a downloaded application. With a non-browser based interface and ad-supported delivery, will byTagg offer enough to the user to keep coming back?

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Pipejump.com offers a web based service that manages the lifecycle of a sales opportunity from drunken pitch you delivered at the pub into a closed deal.

Pipejump’s service will appeal to any small business or sales person that is managing several sales opportunities at any one time — Particularly the ones that suffer from chronic disorganisation. Also, sales managers that want to keep tabs on their team will be pricking up their ears.

Sales managers will undoubtedly be interested in the sophisticated reporting interface that Pipejump offers. Coupled with an attractive ROI proposition, it’s not a far stretch to imagine Pipejump.com as a regular addition to any sales office.

Like anything, the quality of the reports that Pipejump.com spits out is only as good as the data entered in. Will sales people busy wining and dining be able to stay on top of the administrative components of the service? Or will this be a case of gargbage in -> garbage out?

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Task.fm is a notification service that - impressively - talks the same language as you and converts common phrases into reminders.

Considering the site design and branding, as well as the service itself this is an app designed for industrious young executives busy with Blackberries andd cafe lattes.

The engine that translates your phrasing into a reminder is impressive - recognising even the most vague “A-week-from-yesterday-at-the-morrow” type phrases.

I have a deep bond with my phone’s calendar application. It’s a safe relationship. Can this flashy tart break my monogamy?

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