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25 Great Facebook Tips and Tricks

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:52:38 -0500

EasyTweaks has an excellent list of 25 Great Facebook Tips and Tricks you’ll want to check out. List items include useful instructions such as how to:

Search Facebook Like A Pro
Display Your…

Five Best Screencasting Tools

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:50:35 -0500

Five Best Screencasting Tools:

If you’re interested in learning how to create instructional screencast recordings, you may want to check out Lifehacker’s recent post rounding up the Five Best Screencasting Tools. Each…

The Top 10 Mobile Applications of 2012

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:06:48 -0500

The Top 10 Mobile Applications of 2012:

Sarah Perez at ReadWriteWeb discusses the recent Gartner list which identifies the top 10 consumer mobile applications for 2012. The list covers many mobile technologies which are already…

The World’s 50 Best Open Courseware Collections

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:36:39 -0500

The World’s 50 Best Open Courseware Collections:

Linda at Sir Learnalot’s Knowledge Blog has posted a list of the World’s 50 Best Open Courseware Collections. The list is divided into the following categories:

American University and College…

America’s Star Libraries

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:29:16 -0500

America’s Star Libraries:

The November 15th issue of Library Journal gives a roundup of America’s Star Libraries - a national rating of public libraries. America’s Star Libraries rates 7,268 public libraries,…

6 Killer Google Chrome Extensions for Social Media Addicts

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:29:15 -0500

6 Killer Google Chrome Extensions for Social Media Addicts:

If you’re using Chrome, the open source Web browser by Google, you may want to check out the latest article from Josh Catone at Mashable. 6 Killer Google Chrome Extensions for Social…

Next year’s Twitter? It’s Foursquare

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:29:15 -0500

Next year’s Twitter? It’s Foursquare:

Mashable’s Pete Cashmore writes for CNN.com about the next big mainstream tech hit in Next year’s Twitter? It’s Foursquare.

“Birthed by the team that brought us the mobile social network…

20 Websites That Will Make You A Better Blogger

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:32:29 -0500

20 Websites That Will Make You A Better Blogger:

Michael at Income Diary has put together a list of 20 Websites That Will Make You A Better Blogger. This annotated guide discusses twenty blogs and websites to “learn, improve and get inspired”….

Cloud Computing in Plain English

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:26:05 -0500

Cloud Computing in Plain English:

The folks at Common Craft have created another of their “in Plain English” videos, explaining complex technologies in easy to understand terminology. This time they’ve tackled cloud…

Twitter Retweets Beta

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:30:25 -0500

Twitter Retweets Beta:

The folks at Twitter are beta testing a new retweet feature which will enable you to retweet a post with one click. There will also be a new retweet icon to quickly identify retweets.

6 Tips For Using Google Wave On Your First Project

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:53:24 -0500

6 Tips For Using Google Wave On Your First Project:

Will Kelly at Web Worker Daily suggests 6 Tips For Using Google Wave On Your First Project. If you’ve been lucky enough to snag an invite you may want to check out these quick tips:

Set suitable…

Google Wave: Better than Twitter for Conference Chatter?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:47:20 -0500

Google Wave: Better than Twitter for Conference Chatter?:

Pete Cashmore at Mashable suggests Google Wave: Better than Twitter for Conference Chatter? This interesting post illustrates the effective use of Google’s new enhanced email app through…

As Facebook Ages, Gen Y Turns to Twitter

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:04:49 -0500

As Facebook Ages, Gen Y Turns to Twitter:

Sarah Perez at ReadWriteWeb discusses several reports which show that Twitter is attracting a younger demographic in As Facebook Ages, Gen Y Turns to Twitter. There are several interesting…

10 Ways You Can Use Twitter Lists

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:04:48 -0500

10 Ways You Can Use Twitter Lists:

Sarah Evans at Mashable writes about 10 Ways You Can Use Twitter Lists. If you’re looking for inspiration for how to make the most of this new Twitter feature, you may want to check out this post….

13 Tools for Building Your Own iPhone App

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:17:15 -0500

13 Tools for Building Your Own iPhone App:

Sarah Perez at ReadWriteWeb has put together a stellar list of 13 Tools for Building Your Own iPhone App. These are applications with the non-developer in mind so if you’ve been thinking…

How To: Build Your Personal Brand on YouTube

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:24:02 -0500

How To: Build Your Personal Brand on YouTube:

Dan Schawbel, author of Me 2.0, writes for Mashable about How To: Build Your Personal Brand on YouTube. This helpful post details steps you can take in order to leverage the full power of YouTube…

101 Ways to Promote a New Blog

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:14:21 -0500

101 Ways to Promote a New Blog:

David Turnbull at DailyBlogTips lists out 101 Ways to Promote a New Blog. If you’ve recently started a blog and you’re brainstorming about ways to get the word out, you may want to check out this…

6 Steps to Publishing a Scholarly Online Journal (for free!)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:14:21 -0500

6 Steps to Publishing a Scholarly Online Journal (for free!):

This week I have assigned students in my Open Movements course the task of self-archiving their final papers in either E-LIS or DList, both disciplinary repositories for the LIS field. So in the…

Complete Guide to Google Wave E-Book

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:13:35 -0500

Complete Guide to Google Wave E-Book:

Lifehacker authors Gina Trapani with Adam Pash have published The Complete Guide to Google Wave. This helpful e-book is a comprehensive user manual for all things Wave and is available…

How to Use and Embed Twitter Lists

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:41:18 -0500

How to Use and Embed Twitter Lists:

Twitter Lists are a new feature which allows you to group people into sets - even people you aren’t following. This is a great way to organize your Twitterers into lists such as:…