illumino.com

Now there are so much information out there from your favorite sources like Facebook, Myspace, RSS and your favorite blogs. How do you keep up? I would like to see say that Illumino.com is a great service and that it serves the purpose but I am sorry to say that it doesnt.

What they are trying to accomplish is great, a better way to interact with sites that you normally visit and spend time on. If you are like me, you always want to be update with the sites that you visit and would like a good way to get that information. However, having another application on your computer is not the solution. A web applet or web 2.0 start page might be a better option. Here are the reasons why I dont think this app is worth it.

1. Having another app that takes up CPU power and wants to run in startup is just plain annoying. There is so many things that slow your computer down already and this would be just another thing
2. You can join groups that you have similar interest in, at first this was a cool idea. However, who really has the time to spend on this app to get to know more people with your interests. You probably have groups that you are probably part of that you dont spend a lot of time with already.
   
3. RSS feeds, you can load your favorite feeds but doesnt every web 2.0 site offer this already. Why do I need an app for this.
   

All in all I just dont think it is worth it to have another program that doesnt do much compared to Google desktop.