The Jume.in interface is distinctly Twitter-esque, eschewing the conventional checklist format that has become synonymous with to-do apps in favor of a quirky layout that puts the service's social elements in the foreground. It also lets you create shared tasks with other people in your friends list, which can be a good way to keep a small group on track.

On the downside, Jume's point-based system is far too easy to cheat on: You create the tasks, and you're the only judge of whether a task is completed. So if you want to breeze through a few badges, you could just create tasks that are easy to finish and watch your score skyrocket as badges accumulate effortlessly.

Worse yet, Jume's Facebook and Twitter connectivity can flood your real social networks with constant updates on your productivity exploits--which can be insanely annoying to your friends. In testing Jume for this story, I actually lost one Facebook friend who quickly tired of seeing all my newly created and completed tasks. (You could look at this as a way to test your friendships, but be warned all the same.)

The idea behind Jume is interesting, but the service is not quite ready for the brutal realities of a seriously overburdened work life. Creating new tasks takes too many clicks, and the most essential buttons of the interface are scattered willy-nilly around the page. Jume really needs an interface makeover to simplify task creation and make it easier to monitor what needs to be done next.