Heads Up!!

That’s right! Be careful, with this one.

Thanks to Gabe O’Neill for this important alert, about which Twitter Lists you are 0n!

http://www.justgabe.com/2009/11/11/be-careful-with-twitter-lists/

How Safe Are Your Passwords?

Here is a very useful website with easy, practical tips, for creating strong passwords. You might want to verify your own , asap! Thanks to Microsoft, for this!

http://www.microsoft.com/protect/fraud/passwords/create.aspx

Top 35 News Sources To Follow on Twitter

This extensive list offers quick access to many influential news sources, from around the world, to follow on Twitter. How cool is that?

http://www.dailyseoblog.com/2009/08/top-35-news-sources-on-twitter-you-should-follow-keep-updated-with-the-latest-news/
Credit:
Thanks to Author,Mani Karthik – a professional blogger and SEO Consultant from India.

For more social media updates

 

@Coolwired

15 Free PDFs To Really Useful Stuff

This superb list contains so many wonderful tips & hints for computer users. You really have to see for yourself! Here you will find guides to: movies; music;Twitter; iPhones; iTunes; Photoshop; buying a laptop;and much, much more. Did I mention these downloads are free??
Check out this great article now!

Credits:
Thanks to Simon at Makeuseof.com

Follow me on Twitter @Coolwired for more useful information.

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!