Klout (beta)is aChrome Extensionthat was born in a recentHackathonbetweenbit.lyandKlout. It’s a Twitter rating system that once installed tells you what Klout scores Twitters users have in your Twitter stream. The higher their Klout score the greater their power influence in the Twitterverse. It ranks search results and lists, which is great because it allows you to weigh how much importance you give to certain Tweeps. Klout is a service that allows users to track the impact of their opinions, links and recommendations across their social graph....

Is your company one of the 650 startups which applied for Start-Up Chile? If so, you were probably anxious all week waiting for the results. Well, the wait is now over, as the program just announced the list of 154 projects which will participate in its next acceleration cycle. Selected companies will also receive a coveted US$40,000 grant. So who are the lucky winners? The big picture: a tough competition As you may know, Start-Up Chile is a government-supported initiative aimed at fostering the Chilean startup ecosystem by bringing international early-stage startupstogetherfor a 24-week acceleration program in Santiago, Chile (see ourpostfrom November 2010)....

After a huge keynote yesterday, Apple has shifted the focus to its third-party developers at the Apple Design Awards for 2011. Once again both iOS and Mac apps are eligible to enter, a reversal of 2010’s decision to exclude the Mac from the ADAs. This years winners will get a pretty sweet bundle: a MacBook Air, iPad 2, iPod touch and a trophy in the shape of the ADA cube....

Cookies are a controversial part of the Web. These tiny files sit on our computers tracking what sites we visit – mostly to build up a picture of our tastes in order to serve us relevant advertising. While they’re an essential part of ensuring publishers stay in business (targeted ads pay higher rates, dontcha know?), it’s understandable that you’d want to at least know who’s tracking you. Collusionis a great Firefox extension that maps out the cookies used by each website you visit....

If you are someone who finds self help sessions and motivational talks too cheesy, Forismatic might not be the app for you. That being said,Forismaticis a very helpful app for workaholics. Forismatic fromCoppertinois a Mac OS X app that helps people get inspired and motivated right on their desktop. Anytime you feel emotionally down, sit back, launch Forismatic and give yourself a minute. The app will immediately take over your desktop and will start showing you quote after quote from eminent personalities to lift your mood....