07/04/2008 (By Larissa Walkiw)

Webthing of the Week: Mobaganda.com

Planning a party or a night out this summer and need a way to get the word out fast? Try Mobaganda.com

Online invitations are definitely not a new concept, but never before has there been an E-vite website this simple and to-the-point. Mobaganda is the perfect online invitation service when:

- Your friends are scattered over various social networks/some aren't on any social networks at all.
- You're looking for a service that's convenient and easy to use
- You can't stand the tacky graphics and annoying junk mail that go hand in hand with other Evite services

With Mobaganda, there's no registration or login required. You just enter your event name, date, time, and location. When you click Create, Mobaganda then provides you with the following:

A free URL: The URL is what you send to your friends. E-mail it to them, paste it into your Twitter feed, or send it out to your friends on Facebook. When they visit the page, they can RSVP. By checking the page in the days leading up to your event, you'll be able to see who can and can't make it. After 60 days, the URL gets wiped out (so that your old party info doesn't stay floating in cyberspace).

A free RSS feed: If you use an RSS reader (like Google Reader), Mobaganda provides you with an RSS feed that will update you whenever someone RSVPs to your event. It's an alternative to checking the URL regularly. Just like the URL, it also gets deleted after 60 days.

A free e-mail address: That's right, Mobaganda even provides you with a temporary email address! When you send a message to the email address, it forwards it on to everyone who's RSVP-ed. Your guests' individual email addresses stay private and protected, and you're able to get in touch with everybody without the hassle of searching through your address books and social network profiles to find all your friends' current emails. After 60 days, your event's Mobaganda email address is deactivated (keeping you and your guests safe from spam and junkmail!)

So next time you're organizing a get-together, give Mobaganda a try! It's quick, it's simple, it's easy to monitor (and it's more green than paper invites)!

And that just about wraps up Summer Tips week. Hope you enjoyed it!

Larissa