Posted by fredjoiners on May 31, 2008
These videos have enriched my Blogging and Internet experience.
CommonCraft continues its tradition of taking complex ideas and reducing them to their essence in short videos. Their most recent release is Social Media in Plain English (just under 4 minutes). The video presents the value of social media creators (the amateurs) using new tools and approaches to personalize and augment the activities of traditional “big companies”.
Others in the series
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Posted by fredjoiners on February 19, 2008
Signs technological gadgets are ruining your relationships
If you are like many people, you made a New Year’s resolution to increase efficiency in your life using the hottest technological gadgets in your repertoire. But is your gizmo obsession taking over your life and hurting your relationships?
“We have become so accustomed to the luxuries of technology that we may be forgetting how to play, have personal connections and use coping skills in face-to-face interactions,” says John O’Neill, director of addictions services for The Menninger Clinic. “We can become overloaded by technology and suffer consequences in our relationships.”
Can we become addicted to technology? That’s debatable. But O’Neill says he sees parallels with the overuse of technology to dependency on substances such alcohol or drugs.
The following warning signs may indicate that you need to re-evaluate your use of technological devices (The full article expands on these headlines).
- You’d rather text than talk face-to-face.
- You can’t leave home without it.
- Your family or friends ask you to stop, but you can’t.
- You miss important life moments.
- Even after experiencing consequences you continue your behavior.
“Observing people on a daily basis, it is easy to recognize how lost we have become in our own worlds,” O’Neill says. “We can learn to healthily use increasing technological advances if we set limits, develop rules and attend to our relationships. Ultimately, being present in relationships with family and friends should include both body and mind.”
Full story at Menninger Clinic
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Posted by fredjoiners on November 10, 2007
How many people does it take to develop a great blog?
Do you run your own blog? Then you are amazing, absolutely A M A Z I N G !
Why’s that I hear you cry? Well, just think about all the different activities that go into developing and maintaining a successful business blog. Larger companies will probably have a small team working on their blog or blogs but you have to run it all on your own. And you manage to do it … usually without even realising all the things you are doing automatically and the different hats that you’re wearing.
But if we break it down, it’s really quite impressive!
The roles of an independent blogger as listed by Better Business Blogger are;
- Researcher
- Writer
- Storyteller
- Editor
- Expert
- Project Manager
- Designer
- Techie
- SEO expert
- Social Networker
- Market Researcher
- Marketer
- Diplomat
- Businessman
- Strategist / Planner
- Housekeeper
- Accountant
- Analyst
- Therapist
How many hats do you wear?
Full story at Better Business Blogging
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Posted by fredjoiners on November 4, 2007
Be More Than a Blip in the Blogosphere
The Washington Post has come up with a list of Blogger tips that I can use to increase traffic and appeal of my blogs.
These tips are;
- Tell stories rather than sticking solely to links or photos.
- Create a voice for yourself.
- Make everything easy to read and access.
- Sift through blogrolls and create your own.
- Widget your page.
- Comment early and often.
- Pray for a link from the big boys.
- Nominate yourself for awards.
- Post with verve and consistency.
- Join the crowd.
Full story at the Washington Post.
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Posted by fredjoiners on October 16, 2007
Consumers who get their news from the internet are likely to trust a “blog” for reliability as much as a mainstream media site, the competition watchdog said on Tuesday.
Chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Graeme Samuel, said a recent report by search engine Technorati showed that the number of non-mainstream blogs in the 100 most popular information websites was rising.
Full story at; http://au.news.yahoo.com/071016/2/14ou3.html
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