Are you an starving artist looking for some affordable digital tools? We’ve posted before about open source software. However, I just have to jump in again and focus on Graphic Designing with Open Source. I work on a Mac, PC and even an Ubuntu Linux box. Professional Graphics Software isn’t cheap. So I let my Boss […]
Category: Web 2.0
Delete Your Old Tweets
Would you like to clean-up your Twitter feed? Do you have a bunch of old tweets that don’t mean a thing? Try out Tweet Delete to protect your privacy by automatically deleting posts older than a specified age from your Twitter feed. This allows you to delete all your tweets all at once (up to […]
Stat My Web
How good do you know your website? What about your competitor’s? When was the last time you ran a complete diagnostic/check-up on your domain? The other day I was recommended to check out Stat My Web and I was pleasantly surprised with the results. The website reminds me of compete.com. Stat My Web for example provides […]
Web 3.0 – Curated User Experience
I believe with the passing of Steve Jobs is the tipping point that will move us from Web 2.0 to Web 3.0. Who will replace Steve Jobs? The reality is that no one can replace Steve, but we are using his thought leadership and innovation as a spark of creativity. Web 1.0 was emphasized by […]
Mixergy, Learn From Gurus
Need a daily dose of inspiration? Jolt you brain with Mixergy! Learn from the mouths of successful entrepreneurs and today's thought leaders. The website proclaims, “The Mixergy Mission is to introduce you to doers and thinkers whose ideas and stories are so powerful that just hearing them will change you. The best way to grow […]
Scrivener Is Creative Writing
Mac users are looking for a creative ingredient to spark your writing? If so, then you need to discover the program called Scrivener. The writing program is ergonomically centered around the way the modern multitasker thinks. Scrivener lets you jot down thoughts on documents that resemble post-it notes. You can view them individually or all […]
Blippy Makes Credit Social
How far can social networking go, how about into your wallet? Blippy makes credit card transactions social. I was reading a recent article about Blippy and I was floored by this next level of social networking. The website asks, “What are your friends buying?” Register for an account, enter your credit card info (which is […]
Geography Now
The stereotype is most U.S. residents are terrible at geography. Now there are new tools and opportunities to educate yourself about geo-science. Globe.gov group of students conducting research on soil, atmosphere earth.goggle.com free software to explore terrain maps and satellite images of globe ohioview.org and ameriaview.org – partnership of college to promote use of satellite […]
Big Events Shut Down The Net
The net is still in diapers. Every time a big event happens, the Internet seems to experience lag and major websites just simply shut down. When Michael Jackson’s funeral was held during a weekday in the middle of the afternoon, the world watched the event mostly at work online. This event alone seemed to cause […]
R.I.P. Geocities
Geocities was closed today by Yahoo. I used Geocities to create my first webpage to get my first Internet job back in 1996. Yes, the page was rudimentary and featured a flaming guitar, but it was a building block for later success. I actually think my website address had so many tildes “~” that it […]