Google Wave: Our First Hands-On Impressions
When Google Wave made its public debut last week, it created quite a stir, but without being able to get a hands-on look at the product, it was quite hard to really grasp the implications of what Google was trying to do. Today, we got access to Wave, and after testing it for a while, we can confidently say that Google is indeed on to something. The developer sandbox version we have access to is still a bit rough around the edges, and quite a few functions are still unavailable. Just a Preview - Lots More to Come During our test this afternoon, we also got to chat with Jens and Lars Rasmussen, who gave the first official demo last week.
4 Tips for Writing SEO-Friendly Blog Posts
This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. In addition to writing for their human readers, web writers and bloggers have to consider the digital web crawlers employed by search engines like Google. Your business can't skip the task.
The Hidden Guide to Using Twitter Effectively
When it comes to social media, there is not that much hidden about how it all works. The issue is that sometimes the information is hard to find in one place. So in this post, we are going to unearth some commonly unanswered questions in standard Twitter how to posts when it comes to getting the most out of your Twitter experience. What is the New Twitter Activity Stream? You may not have noticed it yet because you spend a lot of time in a Twitter management tool instead of on Twitter itself. But one of the new additions to Twitter is the Activity feed.
How to configure SharePoint to let you search OneNote 2007 conte
This article describes how to configure Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 2.0, Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003, or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 to let you search Microsoft Office OneNote 2007 content on SharePoint sites. SharePoint sites can be used to store OneNote 2007 shared notebooks for team collaboration. The OneNote New Notebook Wizard suggests that you use SharePoint sites to store shared notebooks. If many teams in your organization store their notebooks on SharePoint sites, you can configure SharePoint to let you search OneNote 2007 content by using the SharePoint search feature.
Social Music: 5 Essential Tools for Marketing Your Band
The Social Music series is supported by BLive Share, a platform for online music sharing and host of the Groove Armada mini album. Up until this point in our Social Music series we've focused on the fans, providing you with the top recommendation services, best free iPhone apps, the best places to build a playlist and find concerts, and a showdown between Last.fm and Slacker. Now we want to share the music love with musicians, artists, and bands looking to explore social media as a way to promote their work and connect with their fanbase. Besides the obvious sites like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, musicians should leverage the opportunities available to them via the sites listed here. We've found five amazing sites offering better self-promotion opportunities, meaningful ways to connect with fans, more ways to avoid starving for your art, and resources to help book more gigs. 1.
26 Charities and Non-Profits on Twitter
Lon S. Cohen is a writer and Director of Communications at @ALSofGNY. He is @obilon on Twitter. What is it about social media people that make them just so darn generous? Every day I read my Twitter stream and come across one or two people who are creating awareness or trying to raise money to help one cause or another.
7 Sneaky Ways to Use Twitter to Spy on Your Competition
These days, spying on your competition is easier than ever. Twitter is one of the most popular social networks for businesses, and it gives you an advantage that you may never have had before. Because so much Twitter data is public, you can easily use that data to learn so much about your competitor’s followers and strategies. In this post, we will look at seven ways you can use this data to look behind the scenes of what your competitors are doing.
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How to Make a Reusable Sandwich Wrap
August 21st, 2014 5769Email 255 users recommend Dress up your sandwich in style with this supercute reusable sandwich wrap by Betz White, author of Sewing Green. Win a copy of Sewing Green by leaving a comment here. Using the templates provided, cut one main wrap and two flaps from PUL. Beginning with the main wrap, with the wrong (coated) side facing up, fold 1/4 inch on one of the short, angled edges to the wrong side, and topstitch the fold 3/16 inch from the edge.
