Aaargh what happened to the brilliant Web 2.0 Suicide Machine service? The world desperately needs a single place from which to delete all that time sucking, useless social networking sludge and breathe free again. And now it looks as though it’s gone. Wiped by ruthless gang-lord social network VPs, banished to the land of crushing commercial interests. We’re all a lot poorer because of this loss. Gah!! Tags: web+2.0+suicide+machine, social+networking

Ripple is an ingenious Peer to Peer payment system which relies on a network of trust and relationships – community if you will – whereby people grant each other a certain level of credit worthiness in order to facilitate transactions. It’s all very high level theory at the moment, but what makes it interesting is the fact that it goes beyond mere virtual currencies and barter to offer a real possibility of moving value from place to place irrespective of nationalities or…

CouchSurfing is a super cool social network which takes social interaction off the computer monitor and returns it firmly back into the realm of real life. The non-profit works by helping travellers hook up with locals to share accommodation – or sometimes just a friendly chat and drink – on their journey, but it seems to go much further than just finding a cheap place to crash. According to the site they’ve helped facilitate 1.25 million stays, 1.5 million new friends have…