Apple News Central

Looking to stay on top of the latest from Apple? I came upon “9 to 5 Mac” the other week and it’s providing great recaps and insider news on the tech innovator. Whether its the latest keynote address or gadget rumor, this is the place to feast your eyes.

http://9to5mac.com/

Google URL Shortener

Did you know that Google has a URL shortener? If you have a log post to a social networking website, map link or something of that nature, why not try Google? It works well just like Bit.ly and the other services. Here are some other URL shorteners Leading Hands has blogged about in the past.

http://goo.gl/

PicorTwo: Social Network Photo Sharing

I found this interesting social media concept by Seal and Heidi Klum called Pic or Two. It’s a celebrity twit pic site. They only have a few celebs signed up but it’s a good concept. The idea reminds me of Celebrity Apprentice but with pictures.

http://www.picortwo.com/

VYou: Social Video Style

VYou lets you have a conversation through video. I saw this the other day and I thought it made complete sense. However, the first time I saw the technology it reminded me of a dating site.

Most of us have a smart phone with video capability, so why not setup a virtual you? Virtually answer questions and hold conversations while you are out. Then if you have the time, you can setup live video chats. VYou is conversation in video clips. Is this the next social wave?

http://vyou.com/

How You Doing on Twitter?

What’s your new years resolution? Are you trying to improve on social media? perhaps Twitter? Just like weight loss, you have to start somewhere to get on the wagon. I would suggest first looking at your current Twitter account and see if there are areas of improvement. A social media tool that I use to analyze performance is Twtrland.

Twtrland says “it takes a bag of tweets, analyzes them, and creates a profile page which show-casts the person behind them. Currently we focus on behavior patterns, Famous words, Top Followers, Links, Replies, Songs, Pictures and Check-ins.” Here’s how Leading Hands is doing.

http://twtrland.com