So, my question of the day (QOD) is:I use Dreamweaver to design web pages. Do any of you use something that you would consider “easy” to use? I am trying to teach someone else how to manage a simple web site. A: Some questions to consider: How big is the site Is it hosted on their own webspace Can it
peerindex (a reputation management/metrics site) has launched a new search engine called peekyou (http://www.peekyou.com). It searches across facebook, linkedin, twitter, friendster, myspace, several people search engines (intellius, spokeo, etc.) and even wikipedia. Results include email addresses, phone numbers, documents, web sites, and public records (although some of those results are offered through paid services like through peoplesearch or spokeo). An
So Facebook is rolling out new changes to your news feed (you may have it already). On the plus side for privacy: You can control who sees stuff that is posted about you (like tagged photos) which finally closes one huge privacy leak (changes will not affect older photos but you can retrospectively change them – tomorrow’s blog topic!). You
This is actually easy to do and you could use any URL shortener such as bit.ly, is.gd, etc. but there is now a URL tool to make a nifty “custom” url for your Google+ profile, Gplus.to. Gplus.to uses your username or Google id number. Didn’t know you had an id number at Google? Well you do. 😉 Creating a custom
LinkedIn: Web 2.0 Social Media Panel (2008)UGA faculty Kaye Sweetser, Janet Frick, withDavid Noah from the Center for Teaching and Learning discuss Web 2.0 Social Media at the Student Learning Center. Facilitated by robin fay
Call for Proposals Due September 7: ELI 2012 Annual Meeting Submit a preconference seminar or session proposal by September 7 for the ELI 2012 Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas, and online, February 13–15. This year’s theme is “Taking the Pulse: Connecting, Assessing, and Innovating.” We will explore a rich matrix of themes that capture key opportunities and challenges facing the
For those who haven’t heard about it, Google+ allows you to group networks and contacts in visual circles (and share information similarly to Facebook). Google + is kind of just added functionality to your Google account and if you are already have a Google account, more than likely it will be rolled out to you eventually (following the pattern of
So, I’ve been playing a bit with Google+ the new social media site from you know who. (Clicking on images will show you the full size, btw…)Is it a Facebook Killer? At this point, I’d say no for a variety of reasons: There is no page functionality. Alot of us (including me) use pages to network and share without having
Today is social media day (follow it on mashable), like most days, I posted a few new pix http://on.fb.me/i2BShM , did some tweeting, checked in at linkedin, and blogged. So what are you doing? #SMDay
Whew, a huge topic to cover in 2 hours (kind of text heavy in a couple of spots but they get slides too): <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>last sess<br> last session of the web2.0/social media training program…