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The Coolest Apps of 2011?
The proliferation of smartphones has given rise to a massive market of applications for those phones. Whether you are surfing the Android Market or the Apple App Store, there are literally hundreds of apps that are supposed to make your life easier, more informed, faster and more streamlined. But which ones are worth your money? Our friends at Intero Real Estate have narrowed their favorites of 2011 down to the 10 best.
Sign-N-Send: It's a program for use with iPhones and iPads that enables you to open documents and sign them right from your phone's touch screen (or iPad's touch screen), then send them out to wherever they need to go.
Pagemodo: A marketing tool that enables small business owners to design their own custom Facebook pages using the company's Pagebuilder product, free of charge. Read More
AwayFind: An app that offers a solution for pretty much everyone with inbox ailments. It's an email alerts service that helps you deal with the information overload that has become daily life. Read More
MyAssist: A mobile app that gives you access to a team of virtual assistants who can help you with things like travel arrangements, dinner reservations, directions and finding the best deal on a new suit.
PhotoGrid: An Android app that's currently free that allows you to take multiple pictures with your phone, edit and arrange them in a nifty-looking collage. And it's fun.
GooglePlus: The short answer for why Google Plus is worth your time is this: It's easy to use, takes seconds to set up and gives you the flexibility you've been longing for to segment your professional and personal social networking in a meaningful way. Read More
FollowUp.cc: Once it's all hooked up (really, there's no wizardry beyond providing your email address, password and agreeing to a few things), the plug-in allows you to add a specific email address to an email's CC field to determine how long to wait to send a follow-up email to anyone who is copied on the email.
GroupMe: An app that enables you to group text, conference call, share online pictures, share locations, and more. You can create groups of up to 25 people - taken from your contacts list or Facebook or Twitter accounts.
RepliGo Reader: Enables you to view and annotate Adobe PDF files from your Android or Blackberry device. The app integrates with Gmail, Dropbox, Evernote and other apps. View and annotate PDF files from your email, memory car, Dropbox, Evernote or the Web.
BrowserTexting: This feature is a "cool to have in case you lose or simply forget your phone at home someday" app: It enables Android users to send and receive text messages right through their Web browsers.
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So, what do you think? Are these the 10 best Apps of 2011? What Apps were left off the list? Talk about it on our Facebook page. There's an App for that, too. | 
