Leading Hands Through Technology » Marc Majers http://leadinghands.org/blog Keeping families in sync with technology Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:26:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Choose My Plate http://leadinghands.org/blog/choose-my-plate/ http://leadinghands.org/blog/choose-my-plate/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:23:22 +0000 Marc Majers http://leadinghands.org/blog/?p=3475 Are you looking for an interactive way to eat healthier? Have you been wondering where do I start down the path of a balanced diet? If so, you need to discover Choose My Plate. The new site was rolled out to inspire a healthy conscious by the United States Department of Agriculture and promoted with first lady Michelle Obama .

For example, here a tip of the day. The website says, “One way to make half your grains whole is to read the ingredient labels on food packages and choose foods with “whole” in the grain or flour name of the first 3 ingredients.” Whether you are a teacher or a parent, this website has some great tips! Start eating better today.

Choose My Plate features:

  • Fruits & Veggies Video Contest
  • Healthy Eating on a Budget
  • Game: Blast Off My Planet
  • SuperTracker
  • 10 Tips Nutrition Education Series
  • Sample Menus and Recipes
  • Dietary Guidelines
  • Partnering Program

http://www.choosemyplate.gov/

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The site says, “Dynamic Email Apps to bring that extra professional look-and-feel to your email signatures and make them work for you! Show your latest blog post, the items you sell on Etsy or eBay and many more from the variety of Business Email Apps!” I tried WiseStamp and I liked how it seamlessly added a toolbar to my ESP. Thanks to CIA Mike for the lead.

http://www.wisestamp.com/

]]> http://leadinghands.org/blog/best-email-signatures/feed/ 2 Wish Wall – More Social Discounts http://leadinghands.org/blog/wish-wall-more-social-discounts/ http://leadinghands.org/blog/wish-wall-more-social-discounts/#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:12:01 +0000 Marc Majers http://leadinghands.org/blog/?p=3469 How do you buy new clothes? Are you a window shopper? Why not use the Internet to influence what and how you buy? Wish Wall suggests products you might like. You create wish lists of these products and share them with your friends. All your wish lists then tally up for rewards. Connect your Facebook account and get digital coupons based on what you are sharing.

Wish Wall is a combination of Pinterest and digital coupons.
http://www.wishwall.me/

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http://www.appstorehq.com/

]]> http://leadinghands.org/blog/killer-apps-for-iphone-android-and-windows-phones/feed/ 0 Who Say – Celebrity Social Agrregate http://leadinghands.org/blog/who-say-celebrity-social-agrregate/ http://leadinghands.org/blog/who-say-celebrity-social-agrregate/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:51:17 +0000 Marc Majers http://leadinghands.org/blog/?p=3409 Twitter is like one big interactive digital trading card because when a celebrity tweets back at you it’s priceless. If you are looking for another source of photos and videos directly from celebrities, then you need to check out Who Say.

Who Say follows music, sports, films, authors, comedy and virtually anyone in the entertainment industry. This site takes the official Twitter, YouTube and Facebook pages and brings them all under one umbrella so you don’t have to search all over these social networks to find them.

Who Say aggregates celebrities social sites under one umbrella.
http://www.whosay.com/

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I found it interesting that, “once you create an account in the companion app and load up some info, the Geode can display the barcode of any saved loyalty card on the small e-ink display on its rear end. Furthermore the display has a rewritable card mounted just above it. Once your credit card information has been registered with the Geode, the included Geocard’s mag strip can be rewritten on the fly, effectively turning it into whichever credit card you want it to be.”

Thanks to cia_mike for the story…
http://techcrunch.com/2012/03/13/icache-geode/

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Steps with Amex Sync
1. Connect to social media
2. Sync you American Express
3. Offers load on your card – no coupons needed

https://sync.americanexpress.com/

]]> http://leadinghands.org/blog/sync-credit-to-social-media/feed/ 0 AOL Kills Instant Messenger http://leadinghands.org/blog/aol-kills-instant-messenger/ http://leadinghands.org/blog/aol-kills-instant-messenger/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:58:47 +0000 Marc Majers http://leadinghands.org/blog/?p=3415 Leading Hands began because of an incident with AOL instant messenger. Last month AOL stopped supporting Instant Messenger. This act is truly the end of an era just like when Netscape died.

Instant messenger represents a standard function of the Internet that is now taken for granted. Facebook just has instant messaging built in. Most websites you visit offer instant message or chatting with customer service as a necessity.

Texting is the most popular way to communicate among teens so no wonder instant messaging seems obsolete because it’s not an app that is built right into your phone. Instant Messenger (or other apps equivalent) need to be loaded separately.

AOL Instant Messenger is gone, but is forever in our digital DNA.

http://www.slashgear.com/aol-kills-instant-messenger-14218403/
Thanks to Mike for the lead.

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http://www.soslang.com

]]> http://leadinghands.org/blog/so-slang/feed/ 0 Fund Future Innovations http://leadinghands.org/blog/fund-future-innovations/ http://leadinghands.org/blog/fund-future-innovations/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:54:39 +0000 Marc Majers http://leadinghands.org/blog/?p=3317 How do you discover the next great technology product? Are you looking to be the first to get your hands on some piece of history? Perhaps you are an entrepreneur looking to get funding for your project?

Quirky, Profounder and Kickstarter give you the opportunity to fund future innovations. Each site offers the ability for entrepreneurs to post their project, request funding and give consumers a chance to pitch-in. Each project has a required amount of funding that has to be met before the desired end date. The project starts when funding is met and usually a project donor gets to purchase the product at cost.

Top Three Future Fund Sites:
http://www.quirky.com/
https://www.profounder.com/
http://www.kickstarter.com/

Are you in early on future innovations?

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