LifeTango attempts to help you reach your goals

If you are feeling a little short on affirmation, or you feel the need to share the fact that you can’t cook with the rest of the world, head on over to LifeTango. You’ll be able to create a list of all the things you have been meaning to do, and never have, and then find other slackers who are just like you. Maybe you can even get together and figure out how to finally accomplish your goals, or at the very least, have a good time living vicariously through other people’s successes.

Although LifeTango has tried to bring in some social networking aspects, I just can’t find what will make people want to come back. Yes, it’s nice to put down your goals and work towards them, but what’s wrong with a pen and some paper? Do people really feel the need to share personal goals with the rest of the planet? Apparently, at least for some people, the answer is yes.

The “invite friends and family to support you” aspect is an interesting one. As if having Aunt Sally email you a couple of times a week to ask why you never settled down isn’t annoying enough, you can send her to your LifeTango list where she can continue to bug you. You can even have complete strangers nudging you to get on the ball, if you are so inclined. LifeTango is sinking simply because I do not see any staying power here. People set goals and break them all the time, it is just part of life. Building a site around something that may last as long as this year’s New Year’s resolution is not, in my opinion, a way to make a great service.

Posted by Aneil Weber in Web 2.0, Sinking