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What is Social Media? Common Craft
I’m sure you’ve heard the buzz. Social Media may be the next big thing. What’s it all about? Let’s take a visit to Scoopville, a town that’s famous for ice cream. For over 20 years, Big Ice Cream Company has been making high quality ice cream with a big factory in town. The residents of the town were content. The Smiths decided to make pineapple ice cream. Of course, some ice cream was more popular than others and that was okay. It didn’t always come from a factory. When they arrived, however, there seemed to be a problem. Franklin had an idea for his ice cream. At a glance, visitors could tell what his ice cream was all about, and learn from people like them. Soon, a few things became clear. The combination of new technology and new ways to work with customers helped the residents feel like a unique community. Today, everyone has a chance to make their own flavors, thanks to free tools like blogs, podcasts, and video sharing.
Wikis in Plain English - Common Craft - Our Product is Explanati
These four friends are going on a camping trip. They need to bring the right supplies because they're backpacking. The group needs to plan and plan well, so coordination is key. They're all computer users, so they start planning with an email. The important information is scattered across everyone's inbox. There is a better way. Most wikis work the same. The buttons are really important. Here are our camping friends and here is a wiki website. Once you're finished editing, you click save and the document becomes a webpage once again, and is ready for the next person to edit it - easy! Edit - Write - and Save. Mary signs up for a wiki site and then sees the new site for the first time. Now it's John's turn. Henry visits the wiki, clicks edit and he can edit the page. Frank saves the page and realizes something awesome. But wait! John visits the wiki and clicks edit to edit the page. John clicks save and next, Frank visits the wiki and sees the lists and the link to the new page.
Cocoalicious
What is Cocoalicious? Cocoalicious is a del.icio.us client for Mac OS X. It acts as a desktop interface to your del.icio.us bookmarks Cocoalicious is open source, available under the terms of the BSD License. If happen to have an iPod (and who doesn't these days?) "Send to Cocoalicious" Bookmarklet By far the easiest way to get links from your web browser to Cocoalicious is to drag this button to your browser's bookmark bar and click on it when you want to post a link. What's New in 1.0b47 Fix Snow Leopard-related crashes. What's New in 1.0b43 Fix for the longstanding login problem with the new del.icio.us API URL. Fixed the commonly complained about percent escape crash. What's New in 1.0b42 Fixed problem that sometimes prevented the private checkbox from being checked on existing private bookmarks. What's New in 1.0b41 Added support for private bookmarks. What's New in 1.0b40 Added automatic software update mechanism using Andy Matuschak's awesome Sparkle. What's New in 1.0b39 Shouts Out: Search
Medical librarians' uses and perceptions of social tagging
How To Be Creative
<A HREF=" Widgets</A> Issue 6 | How To Be Creative By Hugh MacLeodPublished Oct. 19, 2004 6:00 p.m. MacLeod, an advertising executive and popular blogger with a flair for the creative, gives his 26 tried-and-true tips for being truly creative. Each point illustrated by a cartoon drawn by the author himself. If you've ever felt the draw to do something creative but just haven't been able to pull it together, you'll love this manifesto. Download About Hugh MacLeod | Hugh MacLeod is a brand consultant, copywriter and cartoonist. View 1 other manifesto by this author Request Processed
What are Blogs? Common Craft
You've seen the word, you've seen the web sites and you may even have one. But have you ever wondered: What's the big deal about blogs? To make sense of blogs, you have to think about the news and who makes it. We'll look at news in the 20th vs. the 21st century to make our point. In the 20th century, the news was produced professionally. The 21st century marked the point where news became both professional and personal. As blogs became popular, they created millions of news sources and gave everyone an audience for their own version of news. With a blog...A business owner can share news about his business A mother can share news about her family Or a sport star can share news with fans These people are all "bloggers". How did this happen? Blogs are websites that are organized by blog posts - these are individual news stories, like articles in the paper. Also, Each blog post can become a discussion through comments left by readers. Speaking of relationships, bloggers often work together.
Online Photo Sharing in Plain English - Common Craft - Our Produ
When asked what should be saved in a fire, along with family and pets, people often choose photos. If photos mean a lot to you, it's time to learn why keeping them on the web makes sense. As you know, cameras and photography have changed. What used to appear on paper, now appears on computers and phones. No matter the format, we still love our photos and now they they have new powers. First, let's be practical. Now, because photos can be uploaded to a web site, all sorts of cool things are possible. You visit the Grand Canyon and take beautiful photos. Now, let's look at the new way with a popular service I use called Flickr. You visit the Grand Canyon and take beautiful photos with a digital camera. But it doesn't stop there. Now, once your photos are online and findable, it's time to look at another fun part of online photo sharing - the actual sharing. So, try sharing your online photos with the public. So, photo sharing sites like Flickr do two things really well:
