This week I fell in love with Gist all over again -- it gives me a dashboard that shows what my network is doing online with little or no effort on my part... Posted via email from e1evation, llc
Category: Technology
[Lifestyles of the] Lazy and ‘low-bandwidth’ed
Almost every advancement in simplifying my social media toolkit comes from the simple fact that I do most of my news consumption and production with a 1Mb/s connection from a hundred year old farmhome in rural Wisconsin over a cellular modem. I simply have to be effective in order to be productive! My 'low-bandwith' lifestyle … Continue reading [Lifestyles of the] Lazy and ‘low-bandwidth’ed
“Creating beats consuming”
Auren Hoffman has a great post on consuming vs. producing. He says..."We are meant to be both creators and consumers. Today, however, most people consume far more then they create. Part of the reason for this is because being both a consumer and a creator at the same time is very difficult, and because goods … Continue reading “Creating beats consuming”
How to Write Social Media Press Releases
http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=2264754&access_key=key-6l3feiqff5hz8bx1k4t&page=1&viewMode=list via scribd.com Good stuff from the brilliant Brian Solis... Posted via web from e1evation, llc
Where Small Businesses Get Online All Wrong
via feedproxy.google.com Can it be that small business owners just don't know what they want? What's your opinion? Posted via web from e1evation, llc
Facebook Now Commands 41% of Social Media Traffic [STATS]
via feedproxy.google.com Ummm. Tell me again why I'd want to have a Facebook page? 😉 Posted via web from e1evation, llc
Starbucks CEO on ‘luck’
“Life is a series of near misses. But a lot of what we ascribe to luck is not luck at all. It's seizing the day and accepting responsibility for your future.” Howard Schultz (1953 – ), American entrepreneur, chairman of Starbucks " Source: Newsletter
Google Docs; the next generation
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_hJ3R8jEZM&feature=player_embedded You can read about all the new improvements here. Just a reminder! If you're already using Google Apps for your organization, these improvements to your product have already been made free of charge...
Decluttering Google Reader
Image via CrunchBaseIf you read this blog on a regular basis, you know that I'm a huge fan of Google Reader. Here's a great post on what to do when you save too many feeds to Reader..."If your Google Reader inbox has grown out of control, and you're spending more time trying to keep up … Continue reading Decluttering Google Reader
Beyond Google Reader
Image via CrunchBaseWhen you've mastered Google Reader, what do you do next? Beyond the continual process of whittling down your trusted news sources to the ones that actually deliver for you, you can also apply Yahoo! Pipes. While I'm reluctant to recommend any tool by Yahoo! [this includes Flickr, etc.] due to their uncertain financial … Continue reading Beyond Google Reader