Recently, I’ve noticed more and more people are using Flavors.me. But is it really the simplest way to build a homepage?

I’ve noticed Flavors.me URLs starting to creep into more and more email signatures. But as its userbase grows, what is the point of Flavors.me? Is it really the simplest way to build a homepage?

Flavors.me claims to be a way of making a homepage in minutes. The best way to describe is probably as an online business card – it brings all your social media feeds onto one page.

So what is the point of that?

It is super easy to set up a homepage. The menu is easy to navigate and it’s easy to pull in Twitter, Flickr and LinkedIn streams. The simplicity and limitations of Flavors.me are exactly it’s differentiating selling point.

For a start, Flavors.me needs a UK branch so I don’t look like I can’t spell if I make use of it.

The other problem I have with Flavors.me is its overall use. I use different social networking platforms for different groups of people, such as work colleagues on Twitter, school and uni friends on Facebook and professional contacts on LinkedIn. Having all those streams brought together on one homepage isn’t something I’m necessary after.

I found it difficult finding the right size image to upload to fit the page. A little of guidance for uploading images wouldn’t go amiss. A tip if you’re adding a RSS feed link from Safari browser – replace “feed” at the start of the URL with “http”.

[Another annoyance -  you can add Instagram feeds. Instagram needs to develop apps for platforms other than Apple.]

However, I have created my own Flavors.me page. And it is a great replacement at the bottom of my email signature for all the profile links. I get it. Flavors.me is pretty cool.

I’d be interested to hear what you think about it. How are you using Flavors.me?

Here are some examples: