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Bitly TV
I was surprised to find that Bit.ly, one of the URL shorteners, has a lab very much like Google. One of there products in development is Bitly.tv which gauges the most popular videos across sites like YouTube and Hulu. With this new product you can see what people are watching today, yesterday or even last week. Then you can watch the videos right from the Bitly.tv website and easily post them to Twitter or Facebook. Bitly.tv is a video site mashup.
URL Shortener Bake-off
What’s the best URL (web link) Shortener? Here at Leading Hands we put the top URL Shortener’s to test with a little bake-off. We asked the question, “Are you ready for a throw-down?”, just like Bobby Flay.
If you are wondering, “Why should I use a URL Shortener? What are the advantages and disadvantages?” The advantage of shortening a long URL, like from Google Maps, is that it’s easier to send to a friend. Another advantage is that most shorteners let you track clicks. The biggest disadvantage is that many short URLS are tagged as SPAM, so be careful how you use them.
Bit.ly - This site was picked by Twitter as the URL shortener of choice a few months back. It’s solid and enables tracking on clicks. You do need to register for an account. There is a pro version available which I have never tried.
http://bit.ly/
BudURL - This free site is latest in shortening technology. I like this shortener because it tracks clicks. Sign-up required for full functionality. There is a pro version available which I have never tried.
http://budurl.com/
Facebook URL Shortener - Facebook created their own service. You have to be logged into Facebook to use it. It works well, but I didn’t see any tracking.
http://fb.me/
Google URL Shortener - Need a Google Account to use it. Stable and Secure are good qualities of this service. Tracking on clicks is available.
http://goo.gl/
TinyURL - This site is the original URL Shortener. It’s free to use and shortens URLS without sign-up.
http://tinyurl.com/
Youtu.be - This service is brought to you by YouTube. It works, but you have to be logged into an account to make it work.
Youtu.be
Do you have any URL (web link) Shorteners to add?
Spolier TV
If you a TV junkie and you’re constantly looking for inside information on favorite shows, look no further than Spoiler TV. Whatever network you crave, this website breaks down what’s happening on your favorite show and gives you insight you can’t get anywhere else.
What is your biggest Internet pet-peeve?
If you had to say what is the number one thing that continually bugs you online, what would it be? Is your Internet pet-peeve: pop-ups, long email chains, bad search results, mobile detection not working, Adobe Flash, pages that don’t load, websites where you can’t find anything, banner ads, video that immediately launches sound, boring blog posts, scrolling right to left, clicking too many times, PDFs loading and pages that don’t print correctly. What is your pet-peeve online? Do you have one to add?
How To Videos
I discovered another website that offers a huge variety of “How To” videos and articles called Wonder How To. The site topics include the following: arts and crafts, autos, beauty, business, computers, dance, dating, diet, education, family, flim, fitness, food, gambling, games, hobby, home and garden, hosting, language, magic, music, outdoor, pets, software, spirituality, sports, travel and video games. Note that the site does contain some adult supervised content.
USB Cables Dangerous For Toddlers
Are you leaving cables laying around your home computer? Be aware that your USB cables plugged into your machines can give off an electrical charge that could harm a toddler. Read the story below for more information.
http://gizmodo.com/5443231/toddler-sucks-on-a-usb-cable-ends-up-in-the-hospital
Thanks to Mike Kimmel for the lead.
Google Weddings
Is your wedding coming up this year? Are you looking for a simple way to keep track of your big day? Consider using Google Docs to plan your wedding day. Peter Harbison, Product Marketing Manager of Google Docs recently posted a great article about using his product to plan your wedding. Here is an excerpt.
“For many couples, your wedding is most complicated party you’ll ever host. It’s no surprise that the process can become overwhelming and expensive. My fiancee and I decided to use Google Docs to manage every aspect of our wedding, starting with shared budget, guest list, to-do list and venue-tracking spreadsheets and keeping all our docs in our “Wedding” shared folder. Google Docs saved time and avoided headaches.”
There are now over 20 wedding templates available in the Google Docs template gallery. You never have to worry about versions and email attachments, because everything is always up to date.
TwelpForce
Best Buy’s TwelpForce is a great example of using Twitter for profit. Just like Best Buy created the Geek Squad to respond to your hardware and software issues on your home PC’s; they’ve created the equivalent online with TwelpForce .
if you are experiencing an issue with your personal computer, you can Tweet your question to Twelpforce for a quick reply. Your question will be answered and for the most part Best Buy provides simple answers. However I have noticed that you may get the common response, “An issue like this may not be easily solved over Twitter. We offer in-home and in-store services, if you would like. via (fill-in associates name).” Thus, Best Buy is answering “soft” questions online and pushing “hard” questions to their in-store technicians, the Geek Squad.
See for yourself the power of Twelpforce…
http://twitter.com/twelpforce
Get Handle On Your Gmail
Gmail users get a handle on your inbox with Gtriage. I recently got an invite to try this free email managment service and so far, so good.
Gtriage is a free service, now in beta, that works by monitoring your emails and classifying the most important ones. It continually learns from how to interact with your emails and labels them “Important”. You can request an invitation to join the experiment by visiting the link below.
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