Free tools for people, companies and groups to create and share their 30-second elevator pitch.

Soundtransit describes themselves as a “collaborative, online community dedicated to field recording and phonography.” Soundtransit’s strength is the breadth of sounds from around the world.

Flashcards are web based version of the regular 3 x 5 index cards. This web site application can be used to create tailor made flashcards on any topic. The flashcards can also be printed and downloaded.

“SepiaTown lets you use your computer or mobile device to see what the very spot you’re standing on looked like decades or centuries ago. Registered SepiaTown users can upload, map, and share historical images . . . from any given location and time period with other users around the world.”

A search engine that talks to you like a helpful friend – or maybe your favorite teacher. “Qwiki is working to deliver information in a format that’s quintessentially human ??? via storytelling instead of search.” Search on any one of millions of topics in categories including animals, historical figures, natural wonders, and monuments, for a visua …

“blekko is a better way to search the web by using slashtags. [S]lashtags search only the sites you want and cut out the spam sites.” You can make your own slashtags that include only the sites you want to search, use a friend’s slashtag, or use one of the hundreds of pre-made topic slashtags. Just add the slashtag to your search.

Zotero is research tool that allows users to gather, organize, and analyze sources (citations, full texts, web pages, images, and other objects). Users can also share the results of their research in a variety of ways. Per the About Us page: “Zotero includes the best parts of older reference manager software (like EndNote) and the best parts of m …

Send a fax electronically to any number in the United States and other countries for free, by uploading the document you want to send and any text you want to attach to the fax.

???synchtube allows you to instantly create public and private rooms where you can watch YouTube and Vimeo videos synchronzied with up to 50 people. Everyone views the same video at the exact same time!??? Chat while you watch together. YouTube and Vimeo playlists can also be imported for synchronized watching.

“Pixorial was created to liberate the world’s video ??? to empower people of all ages to share, create and connect with friends and family through video.” Upload videos from almost any device to a secure server and organize them. Decide who has access to your videos and post them to your social networking accounts or email them. Edit your videos …

“Ask yourself what would happen if anyone could edit video, anywhere, with any mobile device, using any media on the web and finally publish the result to any device or website.” JayCut is a free online video editor that’s perfect for beginners and professionals alike. Upload videos, photos, music, or record using your webcam to edit and make new v …

“paper.li organizes links shared on Twitter into an easy to read newspaper-style format.” Allows you to create your own subject themed aggregation of tweets based on your personal interests or on the people you follow in Twitter. You can also search for Twitter papers created by professionals you follow on Twitter, to see what they are reading on T …

Human editors “handpick the top items from over four hundred sources” to create an aggregation of content that seeks to highlight “accurate and fair” information that motivates personal inquiry into the major news and issues of the day.

“Feedsubmitter submits your RSS feed to several search engines and aggregators at once.” Includes the list of sites to which feeds get submitted as well as links to learn more about RSS specifications. Feed Submitter is free to try for 14 days, after which it costs $47 to buy.

Metasearch engine searches using multiple search engines at once. Also includes tutorials on web search techniques, articles on search engine trends, and more.

This “microblog aggregator and news portal” consolidates news, sports and entertainment headlines from Twitter and other popular sites.

With a free registration, this news aggregator “delivers the latest news and information for your interests???from thousands of newspapers, blogs, magazines, and websites.” Can also deliver content to your email and your mobile device.

“Web research management tool” allows users to save web pages with notes and highlights. Allows users to share web pages and collaborate with other users.

Toon Way makes it “possible for everyone to create their own animations.” Build a cartoon using tools on the website. Enter contests and share your cartoons with others.

Do you need to post multiple URLs to your blog or website, or send them to friends? This web application can easily combine numerous links into a single short link. You can add password protection and branding to your links as well as receive statistics on how many times your links are clicked.