You know those links that help you share your web site with someone easily through Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites? AddThis (http://www.addthis.com) is a tool that mak es it very easy to post that link on your site or hosted blog. (By hosted blog, I mean one that is not hosted at WordPress.com). … Continue reading
Category Archives: Web 2.0
SeeClickFix
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
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
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
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
Twitalyzer
So you’ve got your Twitter account set up. Maybe you’ve tweeted a couple of times. Maybe you have a few followers but you’re wondering how you stack up against your Twittering friends. Twitalyzer http://twitalyzer.com/twitalyzer/ is a free Twitter stats tool. Type in your Twitter ID and it will tell you how you’re doing. There’s a … Continue reading
Ping.fm
I gave a presentation this week on how to use Twitter and Blogging to help with a job search. The quick answer is that both give you an opportunity to show off your expertise, build and/or show up your tech skills and through each you can subtly reach out to potential employers. (Post a nice … Continue reading
Blogs & Twitter for job seekers
Today I am giving the following presentation to a group of job seekers: Here are some of the digested Bytes I plan to mention. I want to add links here to make it easier for folks to find them tomorrow. Setting up a Google Alert: http://byteoftheweek.com/2005/06/15/another-look-at-google/ Setting up a Blog http://byteoftheweek.com/2007/12/12/starting-a-new-blog/ – some things may … Continue reading
Social media good for business
Yesterday I got to speak with a group of business owners in Owatonna about social media. They are part of a CEO Peer Council sponsored by Enterprise Minnesota. They were a fun group of folks. Some had signed up for Twitter but never used it; most had kids on Facebook; some used YouTube, email lists … Continue reading
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