No radio. Soap!

wantzit — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:05:18 +0000

Hey, it’s Wednesday! But you already knew that.

What you may not have known is that every Wednesday – and not just during the holiday season – Wantzit gives a gift to a user from her/his wishlist.

And what you definitely didn’t know (unless you happen to be Greg in British Columbia, Canada) is that this week’s winner is… Greg, in British Columbia, Canada.

Upholding Canada’s reputation for cleanliness (if not necessarily Godliness) Greg asked for – and shall receive – soap.

It’s really cool soap, though.

Soap’s in the mail, Greg.

Ok – who’s next?

Tune in next week…

How to install or upgrade the bookmarklet

wantzit — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:00:05 +0000

The fastest and easiest way to add items to your Wantzit list is via bookmarklet. A bookmarklet is a little button on your browser’s bookmarks bar that allows you to add any web page to your wishlist with a single click – it takes just seconds to install and then, whenever you’re browsing on the web and see something you like, you can just click on the button and – presto – a link to that web page will appear on your Wantzit list.

We’ve just improved our bookmarklet so that it works better with all the different browsers out there. Those of you who use Internet Explorer will notice a big difference.

Since there’s no way to upgrade the old bookmarklet once it’s been installed, you’ll need to delete the old one and replace it with the new – it’ll only take a few seconds.

Here’s how to install the Wantzit bookmarklet:

Go to your dashboard (when you visit Wantz.it you’ll be automatically directed to this page, but if you’re visiting another part of the site you can always get to your dashboard by clicking “MY WANTZ.IT” at the top right of any page).

Under “How to add stuff easily” (top left corner, under the wantzit logo) click on “Using a web browser”

A little window will open, revealing the magic word “wantzit!” – just drag this to your browser’s bookmarks bar and you’ll be set.

Another pos-men – and a new tagline – for Wantzit

wantzit — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:16:56 +0000

A thousand thanks to Jason Fitzpatrick of Lifehacker, who had some nice things to say about Wantzit a couple of days ago.

(click on the photo to link to the article)

Not only were we happy to see another positive mention of Wantzit in the online media, but we were impressed with the headline: “Wantz.it Turns the Entire Web into Your Wishlist.” That’s true, of course – we couldn’t have put it better ourselves.

So we asked Jason if we could use his headline as a tagline for Wantzit and he graciously agreed. Thanks, Jason!

And thanks to all of you for using Wantzit – the social app that turns the entire web into your wishlist.

Weekly Gift Giveaway: at Wantzit, ’tis ALWAYS the season

wantzit — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:25:57 +0000

Did you know that every week we give one of our users a gift from his/her wanzit list? Nothing major (we’re still running this start-up on a shoestring budget) but just a little token of our appreciation.

So, for now, those of you with only Xboxes and Mazeratis on your lists will have to remain exempt. But for those of you who are adding things in the t-shirt or dvd range : keep an eye on your email – you just may get a pleasant surprise one of these weeks. Just like Ashley in Massachusetts did last week – her gift is already in the mail.

The next selection is this Wednesday. And then the next Wednesday. And then the next… and the next… and the next…

You get the idea. You could also get a gift someday.

Well, this is cool

wantzit — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:29:44 +0000

(click on image to link to the article)

Hey, thanks, Pocket-Lint.com!

Many thanks to Download Squad for a nice review!

wantzit — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:58:12 +0000

(click on image to link to the article)

How to Add a Wishlist Tab to Your Facebook Profile

wantzit — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:47:14 +0000

Go to your profile page and click on the “+” along the row of tabs:

A drop down menu will open revealing a list of available tabs – click on the “W” icon next to the word ‘Wishlist’.

You, my friend, are now the proud possessor of a bone fide wishlist tab in your Facebook profile.

Piece of cake, no?

Here’s how it’ll look:

Ok, you’re done. Everyone normal can stop reading now.

But if you happen to be in the mood for a greater challenge, there’s a more complicated (though still pretty easy) way to do it.

Ready?

Open the settings menu and click on “application settings” – this takes you to a list of all the applications you’re using with Facebook.

click on application settings!

Scroll down to Wantzit and click on “edit settings” – this will open an “Edit Wantzit Settings” window

Click on “Profile” – this will tell you that the tab is available

click on "add"!

Click on “Add” – and now you’re done!

It’s as easy as 1-2-3-4-5-6

(here’s a map: settings > applications settings > Wantzit > edit settings > profile > add tab)

This year, why not get that special cobra in your life something she really needs?

wantzit — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:44:35 +0000

There’s often a very fine line between what you want and what you need. And sometimes, there is no line. No line at all.

wantzit — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:15:12 +0000

It’s getting to be that time of year…

wantzit — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:48:24 +0000

Christmas is only a month away – time to start getting your wish list in order.

In accordance with our policy of giving away cool free stuff to our users whenever possible, we’ve created a very cool online Advent Calendar, so you can count down the days ’til Christmas with a new surprise each day. It’ll be up and running on December 1st.

In the meantime, watch this space!