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Top 20 Sites To Improve Your Twitter Experience
“140-character status updates to a network of followers.” That makes Twitter sound simple. But in fact, the social information platform has grown to be much more complex than its 140 character-limit suggests. The site not only connects people, but has also become an intricate information resource for everything from news to shopping deals.
The TED conference has been helping to blow people’s minds for many years now, and that’s in large part because they put videos of many of the TED talks online for anyone to watch, share, and spread for free. But there are a number of other conferences held each year around the world that also bring together visionaries, intellectuals, and luminaries from a wide variety of disciplines to discuss innovative ideas. With that in mind, below is a list of the top 7 places to watch great minds in action. What makes these conferences special is both the people they’re able to assemble together in one place and that they put videos of the experiences online for everyone to enjoy.
list : Great places to see Great Minds in action
Forget Skype: TinyChat Launches Dead-Simple Video Chat
When you want to do a one-on-one video chat with someone else, what do you use? The first thing that probably comes to mind is Skype . While Skype is a great service, it isn’t practical for when you just want to get a video chat going (both sides must have the software). Plus, they’ve got some legal troubles brewing . Web conferencing system and even Google chat via video require plugins or some getting used to. Perhaps that’s why we like TinyChat ‘s new Peer-to-Peer chat service that allows you to set up a one-on-one conversation with a friend in literally seconds.
In the ever-evolving world of social media, public relations professionals (PR) and journalists have more opportunities than ever to build strong relationships. Help a Reporter Out (HARO) – As a PR professional, this is by far my favorite tool. The brainchild of Peter Shankman , this is the only free resource I am aware of where reporters submit queries directly to PR professionals – no strings attached. Subscribers to the list serve receive up to three daily emails, each with anywhere from 15-30 queries per email. PitchEngine – The emergence of the social media release (SMR) will soon dominate in interactions between journalists and PR people. Those who do not take the initiative to learn about the “new press release” will get left behind.