Category Archives: SociaLists
[EssentiaList] Blogging Platforms Edition
Apart from being a Google product, there are many other reasons to use Blogger. Profy is still invite only, but I can’t wait for the amazing stuff that’ll come out once it’s out of beta, and here’s why. In the meantime, Vox is easy to use, and is almost as comprehensive as Profy. Proof that less is more: Tumblr. Typepad: Because not all blogging platforms are created equal. Apart from being a great blogging platform, WordPress can also serve as a solid CMS.
[EssentiaList] Learn Photoshop
1. Tutorial9′s School of Photoshop (highly recommended) 2. 23 Most Incredible Photoshop Tutorials 3. Photoshop Tutorials and Design Resources for Designers (from MickM.com) 4. Create a 60’s Psychedelic Style Concert Poster (from PSDTuts.com) 5. Colorful Typography Photoshop Tutorial (from Photoshop-Garden.com) 6. Photoshop Tutorials.ws 7. Only Photoshop Tutorials 8. 100 wonderful photo effects Photoshop tutorials (from The Photoshop Roadmap) Of course, you can also “stick it to the man” and use 10 free web-based alternatives to Photoshop
[EssentiaList] The Secular Sabbath Edition
1. I Need a Virtual Break. No, Really 2. 52-nights-unplugged 3. Thou Shalt Unplug: Implementing A Secular Sabbath 4. The Journal Times Online: Secular Sabbath 5. The list of things to do on your secular Sabbath are endless: read (nothing beats a cup of coffee and a good book on a Saturday), learn to play bass guitar, exercise, or volunteer for starters.
[EssentiaList] Typohilic Tendencies
1. 15 stunning motion typography videos One of my favorites: V for Vendetta in Kinetic Typography Note 1: Some of the videos contain French of the bawdy kind so some of the videos aren’t for the soft at heart Note 2: Pulp Fiction in Kinetic Typography is another great vid (although you should keep the previous note in mind) 2. From Typographica: Favorite Typefaces of 2007 (a.ka. the Oscars of Typography) 3. Does Olicana remind you of Benjamin Franklin. Or is it just me? 4. Another great example of typography …
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[SociaList] Social Networking News Blurbs (May 8, 2008)
[SociaList] Social Networking News Blurbs (May 8, 2008) Apparently, “everyone is talking about mobile social networking” with eMarketer forecasting that “mobile social networking will grow from 82 million users in 2007 to over 800 million worldwide by 2012.” Social networking isn’t only about mobile, though, and certainly isn’t just for fun. Enterprise social networking is all the rage and Rachel Happe, IDC’s research manager for digital business economy, explains that “the technology is popular because companies are discovering the use of applications spawned by the popularity of Facebook and Myspace …
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[SociaList] May 4th Edition
Geography finds its place online with geo-social networking sites “They’re called points of interest and can range from favourite outlet malls and good fishing spots to golf courses where Tiger Woods won a PGA tour championship. Others include Tim Hortons locations, Salvation Army Thrift Stores, historic cemeteries and hot-air balloon festivals. Geography is becoming a part of social networking on the Internet as websites focus on places that connect people, and as GPS technology becomes more common among consumers.” LinkedIn Prepares for Lucrative Push Into Europe “LinkedIn is building up …
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[SociaList] Social Media & Social Networking Still Going Strong
Report: Social Media Challenging Traditional Media “The report states that ‘video clips, blogs, podcasts, social networks and RSS are all essential components of the online media diet.’ Here are some of the key findings: 83% watch video clips, up from 62% in the last study in June 2007 78% read blogs, up from 66% 57% of internet users are now members of a social network RSS consumption is growing rapidly up from 15% to 39% Podcasts are now mainstream digital content, listened to by 48% Social networks have been ‘a …
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State of the Union
The social networking realm is still going strong, according to Computer Weekly and Forrester Research. “Business spending on Web 2.0 technologies will rise over the next five years, growing 43% each year to reach £2.3bn globally by 2013, according to Forrester Research. The five-year forecast projected that business spending on social networking technologies, RSS, blogs, wikis, mashups and podcasting will rise as firms try to gain a competitive advantage from social networking technologies by connecting closer with customers and improving employee collaboration. “Social computing and Web 2.0 marketing is still …
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[SociaList] Mobile Edition
JuiceCaster Nominated for Best Mobile Social Networking Solution in the 12th Annual Webby Awards “LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The 12th Annual Webby Awards has nominated Juice Wireless’ mobile social networking application, JuiceCaster, for the Best Mobile Social Networking solution of 2008. The Webby Awards will announce the winners on May 6, 2008 and honor them at a star-studded gala in New York City on June 10. Additionally, from now through May 1, fans around the world can cast their votes for JuiceCaster in The Webby People’s Voice Awards presented by Nokia by …
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