What Does Google Know About You?

Check out your Google Dashboard. You might be surprised! Like Hansel & Gretel, you may have left bread crumbs all along the way!
http://mashable.com/2009/11/05/google-privacy-dashboard/a>

Credits: Thanks to Stan Schroeder, from Mashable, for this informative article!

100 Incredible YouTube Channels for History Buffs!

So you think you know your history!?Have you seen this Online College Blog?
After spending some time here, you’ll realize how little you do know.
So much to learn, so little time! This amazing list comes from OnlineCollege.org found here:
http://www.onlinecollege.org/2009/10/22/100-incredible-youtube-channels-for-history-buffs/
Be prepared!

History & Evolution Of Social Media

Many thanks to Cameron Chapman, for this extensive and well-written article, about the history of social media,
at DesignerDepot.

http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/10/the-history-and-evolution-of-social-media/
See if you recognize some of the precursors of modern day social media. This is a great article for experienced bloggers and newbies alike! Cameron writes for DesignerDepot, & Mashable..

11 Things To Avoid On Twitter

 

 With Twitter growing exponentially, these timely tips come to us from hilzfuld, writing for SocialNetDaily.

Log on to his helpful blog article here:    http://ow.ly/vqoB.

Then, check out his Archives, too.

 http://twitter.com/Coolwired 

for more social media tips.

Twitter: Best Practices and Tips [PDF Guide]

This  pdf manual, as described by Simon Slangen, comes to us from Mark O’Neill, who edits  his own  blog. (It must only be distributed in its original form.)

 I think you will find it helpful. 

 Log on to his blog here: markoneill.org

@Coolwired for more social media info.

 

 

 

20 Social Network Growth Stats-Wow!

 

   Take a good look at this!

 Delicious, Digg, Facebook,Friendfeed, LinkedIn,Mixx, Twitter,Yelp, YouTube…

    Some are exploding over 1 year, from May 2008-May 2009 !

• Facebook: up ?? %
• MySpace:  down ?%
• Twitter:     up  ?? %
• LinkedIn:  up ??%    Check them out now!

    We have Brian Solis to thank for these important statistics. Check out his very informative article , for stats on user’s age, gender, education, & children here:

http://www.briansolis.com/2009/10/revealing-the-people-defining-social-networks/

   This information will be very useful for business, education, and more.

    Follow me on Twitter @Coolwired for more info on social media sites!

Google Warns Canadians of Street View Filming

 From CBC News:

Google alerts Canadians about  Street View Filming.

Cities where Google will be filming:

• Calgary.
• Edmonton.
• Halifax.
• Montreal.
• Ottawa.
• Quebec City.
• Saint John.
• Saskatoon.
• Toronto.
• Vancouver.
• Winnipeg.

What about privacy concerns?

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/03/26/tech-090326-google-street-view.html

 Is Big Brother watching? Is it already too late? See for yourself!

You can follow me  on Twitter @Coolwired  for more social media updates.

9 Reasons to Twitter in Schools

Yes! Twitter in schools!
This interesting article, from Tech & Learning, was written by Laura Walker. Do you agree with what she says?
http://www.techlearning.com/article/17340/a>
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 Follow me on Twitter  @ Coolwired

Coming to Twitter:Soon-to-launch Sharable Lists

       Sharable Lists!  That’s right.

I know, I know – American spelling!

 Create sharable lists of users around specific topics of interest:eg;tech, education, sports, …whatever!

This comes to us from Marshall Kirkpatrick,  from Read Write Web,

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/twitter_groups_and_lists.php

    He says  ”that could mean that clients like Tweetdeck, Tweetie and Seesmic will no longer have any excuse to keep your group lists locked-in”. Woo hoo!

What a concept! 

For more  Social Media updates,

    @ Coolwired

Social Networking is NOT Chat

 No. It is all about real connections, relationships and collaboration. It is about helping others too.

 

Check out this neat social media overview  from Growmap:

http://www.stumbleupon.com/s/#3JSQ1K/www.growmap.com/social-networking-overview//

 Isn’t it interesting how the virtual world is linking real people in the real world?  How is social media affecting you?

Please leave a comment to discuss this topic.

 

 @Coolwired if you want to learn more.