Category Archives: web 2.0+

Q&A: Installing opensource software

robinna/ August 13, 2008/ meetups/conferences, my projects, question of the day, web 2.0+, life 2.0+/ 0 comments

Today’s question from my mailbox: Once you download an Opensource software how do you know it will work on your server? If you can FTP/ssh/webdav into your webspace you should be able to install any software that you download provided: Your server meets the System requirements needed for the software, e.g., right version of php loaded, mysql, imagemajick, adequate space,

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50 social networking sites (the basics)

robinna/ August 12, 2008/ web 2.0+, networking, life 2.0+/ 0 comments

From social networking to blogging to image sharing…. a nice list of all the basics organized by category. A few additions:Under social networking, I would add one of the oldest social networking sites for artists, deviantart; under misc, I would also throw in sites which are more tool based, too, like slideshare (for sharing powerpoint), and some of the rss/blog

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Developing your professional digital identity or personal branding

robinna/ August 8, 2008/ software, social media, meetups/conferences, question of the day, web 2.0+, life 2.0+/ 0 comments

Which domains do you need? Web Worker Daily answers this timely question. I just had a conversation with a colleague at lunch yesterday about digital identity and developing a digital presence. One step in developing a digital identity is to figure out what your website moniker should be, which then of course can be used for email, too. I’ve been

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Free webinar: Taming Technolust: Planning in a Hyperlinked World

robinna/ August 7, 2008/ Training, web 2.0+, training / tutorials/ 0 comments

Sounds interesting… ——————Taming Technolust: Planning in a Hyperlinked World Date : Aug 26, 2008Start Time : 11 a.m. EasternLength : 01:00:00 Michael Stephens offers ten steps for technology planning in our fast changing, ever-evolving information world. From “Letting Go of Control” to evaluation, this institute will offer ten practical tips for taming your organization’s techno-problems. Michael Stephens Ph.D. —Assistant Professor,

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Flickr pro account — is it worth it?

robinna/ July 5, 2008/ social media, Training, web 2.0+, networking/ 2 comments

Just in case you didn’t know, Flickr now allows video upload for “pro” accounts.At this point, running time is limited to 90 seconds. Hopefully, if they want to be a full media site, they will up the time limit, because 90 seconds, well, that is not very long. To be honest, I’m losing my love of flickr quickly anyhow. “Pro”

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Google site search webinar

robinna/ June 8, 2008/ Design, meetups/conferences, webdesign, web 2.0+, training / tutorials, life 2.0+/ 0 comments

New! Google Site Search Designed for Webmasters Register Today Attend the webinar and get: * Entry to win a free Google T-Shirt Attend this webinar and hear: * Overview of Google Site Search* Setup and technical details* Customer case studies* Live Q&A session answering all your questions “Google Site Search: Designed for Webmasters” Google has recently launched Google Site Search,

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Top 100 Web2.0 Apps

robinna/ April 26, 2008/ Training, web 2.0+/ 0 comments

http://www.webware.com/html/ww/100/2008/winners.html By popular vote and includes some of the big faves: flickr, youtube, lots of google apps, pandora, etc. To see little previews> http://www.webware100.com/To catch a peek at some of the new upcoming stuff, check out inviteshare.

Programming Languages: ranking the faves

robinna/ April 25, 2008/ web 2.0+/ 0 comments

Just like American Idol (maybe not!), Tiobe ranks the popularity of programming languages (this month PHP is up 1.69% as compared to last year….) An interview with Paul Jansen, director of Tiobe, explains more about overall trends reflected in the rankings at http://www.ddj.com/development-tools/207401593 Tiobe is located at tiobe.com.

Podcast about social networks and technical networks

robinna/ April 17, 2008/ web 2.0+, networking/ 0 comments

Author, Here Comes Everybody … The Power of Organizing Without Organizations Moira speaks with CLAY SHIRKY about the relationship between social networks and technical networks. Now with texting, and digital photos and cell phones, everything from politics to socializing will never be the samehttp://itc.conversationsnetwork.org/shows/detail3596.html