MeetUp (http://www.meetup.com/) is a real social networking site. By that I mean you use MeetUp to get in contact with people near you with shared interests and you actually meet up with them. Not that I was getting lonely in Dublin or anything– but I joined a MeetUp called – New and Not So New … Continue reading
Category Archives: Web 2.0
Anagrams & Wikipedia Ban
Today you get two Bytes in one. Both are really just nibbles. Wikipedia bans people and IP blocks I wanted to post an addition to a Wikipedia article (http://www.wikipedia.org the big collective online encyclopedia) but I’m blocked. Actually I am not personally blocked but another eircom customer in my area has ruined it for us … Continue reading
Second Skype Update
I thought I would send a quick follow up on last week’s Byte based on some good questions and suggestions I received. Once you have a Skype number you can easily forward it to a landline or cell phone: http://skype.com/intl/en/allfeatures/callforwarding/ This is very convenient for the times that you aren’t going to be online. Bill … Continue reading
Invitation to Free Webinars
OK today’s Byte is different. It’s an invitation to free webinars sponsored by the Blandin Foundation. In the spirit of full disclosure, I work with them but I thought that the webinars might be of interest to some readers. I am hoping to attend all 3. Blandin Broadband Pre-Conference Webinars http://www.blandinfoundation.org/BBConf07/webinars.html Join us for one … Continue reading
Social Networking site for Grown Ups
A couple of months ago I gave a presentation on Web 2.0 with my friend David Erickson. Someone in the audience asked us about whether there was a MySpace or FaceBook for grown ups. Well, I found one. Boomj.com (http://www.boomj.com). They call themselves the Lifestyle and Social Network for Baby Boomers and Generation Jones (who … Continue reading
Adding pictures from Flickr to another web site
Flickr is a great place to save and store pictures. One of the things I really like is that you can post pictures from your Flickr account to another web site easily. Then when you update your pictures in Flickr the update is fed to your web site. You can post all of your pictures … Continue reading
Fun Web Sites
Today’s Byte is a little disjointed but I have come across some fun sites lately that I wanted to share: TechPresident http://www.techpresident.com/ Tracks how the Presidential candidates are doing online including how often they’re mentioned on blogs, the popularity of their YouTube videos and more. I wrote more about then in the Blandin on Broadband … Continue reading
SlideShare Presentation Tool
This morning I gave a presentation to the Minneapolis Breakfast Club http://www.minneapolisbreakfastclub.com. I am a member there, each week one member gives a presentation on their industry, and this week it was my turn. The presentation, 8 ways to drive traffic on the Internet, is available here: http://www.slideshare.net/atreacy/8-ways-to-drive-traffic-through-the-internet/ I wanted to share the presentation … Continue reading
Real Estate Podcast
I’m trying to pepper the Byte blog with tidbits throughout the week – mostly focusing on real life use of Web 2.0 applications, last minute conference type announcements, or super fun successes. These won’t appear in the email newsletter – just online. I just did a podcast with a client of mine who is a … Continue reading
StumbleUpon
I stumbled upon StumbleUpon (http://www.stumbleupon.com/) last summer and promptly forgot all about it. I just heard a rumor about Google looking into buying it, which makes me think we’ll hear more about it in the future. What is StumbleUpon? It’s a toolbar for your web browser that helps you find interesting web sites based on … Continue reading
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