Another nifty bookmark site has surfaced: TopRoundups.com! This one is focused on quality articles in the web and graphic design world. The project creator is Webmasterish, who also created SimpleFunctions.com. I had blogged about that site with Back To The Simple Things: SingleFunction.com not too long ago. Some of the popular articles are in the
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Hashtags: Hashed and Re-hashed
No one listens when people say to keep hash tags simple. Sometimes making hashtags into acronyms can be confusing. I would be scratching my head if I saw #tna come across for possible a political or religious trending topic, but not mean TNA (short for…excuse my language – “Tits ‘n Ass.”) In fact, I probably
[Continue Reading...]An Afterthought: Twitter Verified Accounts
With threats to sue last in June 2009 from people like the St. Louis Cardinal’s manager, Tony La Russa, Twitter has come up with verified accounts. Mashable was among the many that reported on this change after Twitter introduce the verified account feature and their reaction to the increasing impersonation attempts. Right now, verified accounts
[Continue Reading...]The Price of Internet Sites Going Mainstream
Well, it has been 13 years that I have had access to the internet. I remember the days with Yahoo! Chat and how people went from friendly talking to spam and porn flooding the major chatrooms. Then in Yahoo! Clubs and eventually Yahoo! Groups it went from people being friendly to people flaming each other
[Continue Reading...]Is There Such A Thing As Too Many Social Network Sites?
Social Networking sites have become popular over the past few years. Each place competes and adds new features to keep their visitors interested. These sites provide a way to: Connect with other people in similar niche Find old friends and possibly connect with extended family members Provide entertaining applications Sell products or provide an online
[Continue Reading...]Be A Pitchman For Your Blog
Yes, I did say ‘pitchman’, but really- you are a salesman of your blog even if you are not selling anything for cash. You are trying to connect and influencing people whether outside or inside your expertise. Like Billy Mays was, he was confident in his products and with his loud voice and knack for
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