Pretty sure Osama Bin Laden doesn’t have an account on Facebook but if he did I am sure it would look exactly like the one shown below. Jihadists have had great success in using YouTube and other online networking tools to get their message out on the web. With the popularity of Facebook it seems like their next target is to invade Facebook and use it as a portal for their next propaganda. For more information please click on the link below after you check out the fake Osama Facebook profile.
This is one of the most useful twitter apps for people who want to stay active on twitter but don’t have the time to keep at it. TweetLater does exactly what it says – helps you schedule your tweets for a later time just in case you might not be around to tweet something important. This is especially helpful for corporate users and other Twitter users as well since it allows you to tweet announcements, links and other information that might be time sensitive.
TweetLater is a free service and you have to create an account to use this service. The signup process is pretty simple. Usual signup process and you are ready to go. No email to confirm or anything. Once you are logged in you will have 3 options to choose from – manage your tweets, manage tweet keywords or get take a step by step guide. If you have never used this service we would suggest you take a step by step guide which guides you through the entire process.
Once you get to the dashboard simply click on “Add Twitter Account” and add your twitter profile using your twitter username and password and you are ready to go . Now you can schedule your tweets and get your tweets seen in the middle of the night while you are dreaming away. Pretty neat! I think this service can be extremely useful for active twitter users as they can schedule tweets and have it seen by their followers even when they are not around. The only thing is to make sure you use it wisely and not as a “spam machine.”
The other cool feature that this service offers is that it allows you to track keywords that you are interested in. Once you select the keywords you want to track TweetLater sends you an email letting you know how many times and who tweeted what you are interested in. Although I use twitter quite frequently I admit I just came across this site. Now if you excuse me I need to schedule some tweets for later .
I will admit – I am not that good at typing fast. It takes me quite a while to finish a post with only 200 words. This is one of the reasons I dread writing cause it takes forever. Anyway for people like me who cannot type 5 words without a typo there are countless sites to help improve typing skills. The main problem with these sites – they are boring and do not motivate at all.
TypeRacer on the other hand is one of the most fun games to play. The best part is it helps you improve your typing skills as you get to race yourself with other users. I am pretty competitive and when I get to beat others it sure as hell is fun. This is one of the games that I would recommend anyone trying to increase their typing skills. By the way, I ranked first on one of the games. I crossed out the WPM simply because no one needs to know. The only thing that matters is I won. The fact that it took me several tries is a different thing. The main thing is it kept me motivated to keep practicing until I beat everyone else. And thats what most users need – motivation. TypeRacer will give you that motivation to improve your typing skills.
How many of you watched Wall-E? I took my boys to watch it and seriously that was one of the worst animated movie ever. I mean there is no real story behind it. The whole romantic part might have gotten some people’s sentiments but as for me nothing. All in all it was a waste of money. The only thing I liked about the movie was Wall-E itself. Not the movie but Wall-E. You get the idea. Anyway, we found some cool instruction for you to build your own autonomous Wall-E. You will have to buy the toy but after modification the deal gets much better. Watch the instructions below,
When it comes to money its always fun to pay less and get more. And with the economy going down the hill we certainly want to bargain to extreme. I tend to bargain a lot considering the fact that might my wife is a “shopoholic” and everytime Christmas rolls around my wallet takes quite a beating. Today we bring you 5 sites that might help you save money and hopefully get you better at bargain hunting if you aren’t already one.
Here we go,
Netmarket : Netmarket offers discounted rates on electronics, computers, home decor items, and health products. Members do need to pay an annual fee to enjoy these discounts but at the end it does seem to be a pretty good deal.
Bargainist : This site provides information on discount offers and coupon codes for items from major retailers and stores. Extremely helpful if you are always looking to save a little before heading out to shop at big brand retailers.
Pricegrabber : Pricegrabber is a comparison – shopping site that offers a full list of merchandise in almost every category. It allows users to compare prices from different vendors and choose the price that best fits their budget.
TheBudgetFashionista : A blog that provides excellent news and deals on how you can look your best. This site also offers a community forum, podcast and a men’s section as well. A must bookmark site if you are into fashion and following the latest trend while still keeping your budget under control.
FrugalLiving : This blog is managed and hosted by Families.com. Mary Ann Romans offers advice on ways to live well without over spending. If you have a family and want to keep your budget under control while still living within your means this is another must visit blog.
Hope these sites will help you manage your money well and become a pro at bargain hunting.
Built on a simple WordPress platform, MediaCaffeine is, in essence, just another blog. The concept behind it takes blogging to the next level. Part blog network, part original content, but in the end the only thing that matters is quality. Anyone can get in. They just have to be good.
The idea is pretty straight forward. Anyone who has a blog can join the network and start posting their stories to it. While there are some original stories as well, the bulk of it will be stories from other blogs. Instead of posting the entire post, bloggers simply write 2-3 paragraph descriptions of their post, quote an excerpt from the original, and then link to it from Media Caffeine.
Before I go any further I would like to share a short story with you. I live in Minnsota and as you can imagine the weather here is cold, bitter cold. I like ice fishing because there is barely anything else to do if you live where I live. There are days when I go for a drive just to soothe my mind but the bugs hitting my windshield from never ending corn fields is just ridiculous.
I once went fishing on a lake ( yeah we go fishing on a lake cause the lake freezes solid ) and the ice was solid. I parked my truck enjoyed my fishing and when it was time to go back home I realized I had locked the keys in my car. Not fun. Called my girlfriend to see if she would come out and bail me out from this misery, well, her answer : “You got yourself into it, You get yourself out of it.” Imagine that. On a lake thats frozen solid, right in the middle with a truck that might be as heavy as a small industrial truck. It was time to panic. I wish I had an extra key or I at least hoped there was a way I could take a picture of my keys that were dangling from the dashboard and email it to someone who could get me a duplicate just by looking at the image. No such technology was around then.
We do now! If you were to get into a situation like I did couple years ago, it doesn’t seem like you will have much to worry about. Check out this article on ReadWriteWeb which shows a new technology that can create duplicate keys from images. Although it might be something useful, if the technology gets into the wrong hands it can be a disaster.
If you read the article please let us know what you think of this technology. Ohh, and by the way I actually had to smash the window to get into my car cause no one was willing to help me out in the middle of a lake. Not even my girlfriend. I am still with her, imagine that .
I might be very wrong to use that title but this has to be on of the most lifelike and amazingly human looking robot ever. That’s my opinion though. Please watch the video below,
This site (SocialElves) seems to have created some buzz on the web. Personally, I think someone just wasted a good amount of time creating a site that won’t do them any good. A business model like this won’t succeed in the long run if it succeeds at all. The fact that someone is trying to game publicly and creating so much buzz on the web alone is a failure. We all know that there is certain amount of digg gaming. There is nothing wrong with social media marketing but needs to be done in a way where clients get the most benefit. How about giving content optimization help among other things? That certainly isn’t the case with this service.
Here are a few of my reasons as to why this service is a sure failure:
For a digg promotion they are asking $300. For most of you this might not be a lot of money but $300 dollar for a trial to see how it works out seems like a lot of money to me.
Although they provide a money back guarantee, you won’t get the full amount back. Here is an excerpt from the site itself :“Getting a story popular on Digg is never a sure thing, even with our extensive experience. That is why we provide a money back guarantee. We will give you money back ($1.50) for every Digg under 200 within 48 hours. So if we are only able to give you 180 Diggs within 48 hours, you will get refunded $30.”Trust me pulling 100-125 diggs isn’t that hard if your content is good. So even if the submission doesn’t make it to the frontpage you still lose most of your money if not all. And Digg barely brings any traffic unless you hit the frontpage. So 300 dollars to sit on upcoming page for 20 hours? I don’t think so.
What these guys are trying to do by making their service available publicly already goes on underground. This is nothing new but the fact that they will be doing what everyone else does ( asking for diggs via email, IM and such) just doesn’t seem worth $300.
They aren’t providing content optimization. If you are going to do social media promotion the first thing you need to provide your client is help with their content so they can create one that suits the digg community. Didn’t see that anywhere on this site. Its straight to the point : Give us $300 and we will give it a shot. If it doesn’t work out we will give 10% back kind of deal.
All in all whoever created this service will be exposed sooner or later. Words are floating around on the web and every active social being seems to be on the hunt for the creator of this service. As of now we have these information available so far,
It won’t be long before everything regarding this site is exposed. if the site had worked underground then it probably had a chance but creating all the buzz on the web is what is going to take this site down hill. Will keep you updated.
Looks like Santa (Digg) will be firing (banning) these naughty elves pretty soon!
Update : The information has been leaked and we know the mastermind behind this service but would hate to pour water down his dreams….so we will be nice and keep our mouth shut. But seriously what the heck was this person thinking by creating such a hype on the web about a service like this? Some businesses make money by creating hype and some do by staying underground.
These are no-brainers written by top-tier social media people like Maki, Tamar Weinberg, and Neil Patel. If you haven’t visited any of these, stop reading write now and check them out. When you’re done, come back and read about the less-known social media blogs, the “hidden gems” on the blogosphere.
Here they are, in no particular order. Read them and learn:
For those that read this blog, you’ll know that I’m passionate about the web, I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be furthering the Web Strategy mission by accepting a new role at an amazing company.
Scott Monty’s perspectives on implications of social media – the convergence of marketing, advertising and PR on the Web – for marketers, agencies, the enterprise and the individual.
People, in general, are social (or soshal, depending on how you spell it). We like to interact with others, especially those who have shared interests. Whether in person, on the internet, or both, human connections make us feel whole.
. Now you can schedule your tweets and get your tweets seen in the middle of the night while you are dreaming away. Pretty neat! I think this service can be extremely useful for active twitter users as they can schedule tweets and have it seen by their followers even when they are not around. The only thing is to make sure you use it wisely and not as a “spam machine.”
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