“On Saturday, October 20, FanChatter will be on the big screen at the University of Minnesota-NDSU football game. So if you’re there (or following along at home), send your photos to gophers@fanchatter.com (or ndsu@fanchatter.com). We’ll pick the best photos from fans to put up on the big screen!”

I took a look a FanChatter.com a while back and was intrigued with what I saw. It feels like a niche, affinity-focused, social network platform (versus a general one like FaceBook, etc) for building even nicher communities. Sure, it supports NFL, NHL, NBA, etc, but I think the smacktalk sent back and forth about rollergirls, kickball, or bocci ball is far more interesting.

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The team at Slantwise Design is testing out ShoutAt.com, their second build-in-a-week Ruby on Rails project.

From the sole developer, Dan Weinand:

“It’s still a little rough around the edges, and we’re already looking at features to add. We’re looking for help in testing it out, especially since every phone, and every carrier has their own way of doing things.”

I recorded my first experience with ShoutAt.com in the 11 minute video above.

In the second MNteractive Podcast Profile, I talk with Jonathan Dahl, Todd Emmel, Luke Francl over at Slantwise Design’s Hopkins headquarters.

It’s a fast-paced 15 minutes, covering; the history of Slantwise, the difference between a web site and a web app, Ruby on Rails’ bias towards developing web applications faster, what that means for people hiring Slantwise, the kind of project’s Slantwise prefers, and Rail Spikes.

Listen to MNteractive Profile: Slantwise Design