Catalog Everything with Squirl

If Librarything is a site specifically created to catalog the books that you read and, in the same time, connect you with people who read similar books, then Squirl covers a wider scope: it allows users to catalog and share just about anything they want to.

If you use Del.icio.us to bookmark your favourite websites or blog entries, there is a high chance that you have already heard of Squirl. Squirl was created specifically to cater to the collectors around the world. It works because of its viral effect and is dubbed as a social cataloging tool with a rapid growth rate. I contacted John McGrath for more information about Squirl’s userbase, but unfortunately he refused to go into specifics.

And perhaps he’s right, they started 3 months ago and their traffic is getting more stable. This surely will be among the coolest places you want to be seen in very soon. If you’re willing to get to know anyone who has a unique collection like you do, or perhaps you just want to show your collection off to people with similar interests, Squirl is the place to do that.

Squirl is the best way to catalog, organize and share your collection, it even provides you with over 30 templates for different categories of collectibles that you own. You can also upload several images at a time using the bulk uploading feature, plus it can even import books, movies, music, and video games from Amazon.

With Squirl, creating images- and information-rich collections takes only a few minutes. Squirl might not be the first one to come up with the idea of cataloging collections, but the sleek interface they have makes it easy for users to navigate and find the information they need. The main page is laid out neatly. Here users can have sneak preview of what others collectors have in their collections, see the recently added items and categories created by other users. For example, you can show off to your fellow friends the celebrities’ autograph you personally own. Recently they have also added a new category, where users can create groups.

I can say that judging by Squirl, people collect all kinds of craziest things on Earth - from turkey craft to Lewis Carrol postcards. And what would be the reason to collect it all for yourself? People always tended to gather around their collections of arts, coins, stamps, etc. Today we have a tool enabling us to reach people from around the world with our collections - online.