SeeClickFix: http://seeclickfix.com/citizens I love this site. Login and you can report issues and problems in your community. See a broken street lamp? Report it. Street need plowing? Report it. Emergency? Call 911 – this isn’t for emergencies. The good news is that local governments and community organizations are watching SeeClickFix. OK that doesn’t mean they’re … Continue reading
Author Archives: Ann Treacy
BHB Advisors
I’m pleased to unveil a new client web site: It’s for BHB Advisors in St Paul, Minnesota. While BHB Advisors is a new business, the accounts there are not new. I have been using one of them (Matt Bruun) for many years and I have always been super happy with his work. He knows that I’m … Continue reading
Facebook Pages vs. Groups
A Facebook Page is a public profile for a business or product. It’s easy to create a page, it’s very similar to setting up a personal account. You’ll want to have a name in mind, description and maybe some photos. A good Page is updated regularly, giving fans a reason to come back and tell … Continue reading
Magic Jack
First I know many of you will appreciate the humor in the fact that schools in Dublin have been closed today and tomorrow due to snow. Less than 2 inches of snow! Second since in Dublin I’ve been trying a new online phone service called Magic Jack: http://www.magicjack.com Magic Jack is a piece of equipment … Continue reading
Secondporch
Happy New Year! I wanted to start the year off with a Byte with the hope that it would keep me on tracking for weekly (not sporadic) updates for 2010. This site is a month too late for me (now that we’re in Dublin and our house is occupied in MN) but I thought it … Continue reading
Cool Tools for 2010
Happy Holidays!! I’m totally cheating this week with the Byte. I wrote a fun article for the Blandin Foundation this month so I thought I’d share it. I’ll give you the first 4 cool tools here – but you’ll have to go to the Blandin site to see the rest: http://tinyurl.com/c9ded5 1. Twitter (http://www.twitter.com) – … Continue reading
Google web sites
Google now hosts template-based sites: https://sites.google.com/site/sites/ I set one up: https://sites.google.com/site/pelicancruises/ The good news: • the site looks very OK • it only took about an hour for me to setup • I feel like it could look good with another hour or so work • I could point a domain name to it • … Continue reading
Good Search
I know I’ve talked about Good Search before – but this is such a good time of year for a reminder of Good Search. Here’s the quick take: Use Good Search as your search engine http://www.goodsearch.com and your favorite charity will get a penny. You have to specify your charity; you can get a list … Continue reading
Online Chat Tools
Jay in Minneapolis asked me about affordable and/or free online chat options, such as Private Chat from the Online Institute (http://www.onlineinstitute.com/chat/). Private Chat allows you to chat with one or more people (text chat) as well as post documents, including video in a shared space. The cost is a $10 setup fee and $10 per … Continue reading
Why use video?
Last weekend I went to the Twin Cities Media Alliance conference (Networking Across the New Media http://tcmediaforum.wik.is/). I learned about video from Matt Peiken and Jason Barnett. I learned a lot. I learned tow good reasons to do video. First, I learned that the advantage of video over other social media is that it’s easy … Continue reading
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