Another Tuesday is here, which means it is another review of a "web 2.0" product for Web Tech Tuesday. This week it is ClutterMe. It might have a weird and somewhat unappealing name, but it might be an interesting concept that is worthy of checking out.

I woke up today and received an invitation to the ClutterMe site. It was unexpected, but I decided to sign up anyways. It took me only about 2 minutes to complete the process, and I was up and running.

I had no idea what this service was, and when I ended up on a bare screen with a few text boxes on it, I was slightly hesitant to explore further. I did go on though and started experimenting, and I was able to come up with an explanation of what ClutterMe is: ClutterMe is like a simplified wiki page that you, your friends, or anyone else that visits your page can edit (with privacy controls).

The concept is simple, but very interesting. Many newer services that are popping up seem to be going the route of Wikipedia, i.e. allowing others edit and add to your own content. Some don't fancy this idea, and some do; I am of the latter opinion. I believe that if you have people you actually trust as friends on a social network, that allowing them the ability to edit your own content can make for a great experience. I try to think of it as a friendly collaboration with the focus of socializing. This might very well be a quality of "web 3.0."

Granted, ClutterMe is not the first service to attempt something like this, and the social network by Yahoo, Mash, might have much more to offer if you were looking for something more complex.

You can add text, photos, videos, and more on your ClutterMe page. The company demonstrated some samples of the use of the service: to-do lists, bookmark link collections, blogs, and a pages to simply collaborate and share ideas were obvious. There are many more potential uses, including a photo gallery, project management, or even a simple webpage that you could share with your friends quickly. You can edit the text size, resize the content, move it anywhere, and links will automatically be clickable. It is very user friendly.

The product is only in beta, and I did have to refresh the page a few times to make things function correctly, but it is likely that these issues will be ironed out as time goes on. I would love to see the option to import content from other sites. I think ClutterMe could benefit if they attempted to incorporate widgets in their service, and maybe even let third-party developers get in on the action. Regardless, the service is quite impressive for the target audience.

The service didn't appear that appealing at first to me, but it exceeded my expectations; with improvements, ClutterMe could become something special in the future. You can check out my ClutterMe page here. Looking at it might be some fun, but interacting is even more exciting. I have six invites to give away. If you would like to try out ClutterMe, let me know in the comments section.