Info, links, comments and wishlists from a webdiva.
I can’t go to this, but recommend it to anyone who can. The list of presenters looks very interesting.
Got Social Media?
A Conference About CommunicationWhere?
Houston Technology Center
410 Pierce Street
Houston, TX 77002When?
January 24th, 2008
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Resources:
From WebWorkerDaily, a list of the top 10 books for Web workers for 2007.
Found via Foghound.
From the History Channel:
The History Channel wants to capture what it’s really like to be a soldier. We’re launching a new website showcasing first person experiences in Iraq, Afghanistan and all other American wars. If you have video and want to share what it’s like to serve in the US Armed Forces please contact us.Please contact bandofbloggers@aetn.com.
A list of helpful lists from Mashable:
This and more, updated daily.
Just picked this up from Mashable:
Mozilla has announced that it will be releasing a mobile version of its popular Firefox browser. Much like the Web version, Firefox’s mobile browser will be open source and allow developers to create extensions. Additionally, Mobile Firefox would potentially allow you to sync your bookmarks, history, extensions between your Web and mobile browsers.[snip]
The Houston Chronicle reports that Amazon has started to sell non DRM MP3s. “Although DRM helps stem illegal copying, it can frustrate consumers by limiting the type of device or number of computers on which they can listen to music. Copy-protected songs sold through iTunes generally won’t play on devices other than the iPod, and iPods won’t play DRM-enabled songs bought at rival music stores,” they report. Several friends have already checked this out. It has potential, definite potential.
Steve Rubel has two great posts on how to Turn Gmail Into Your Personal Nerve Center and how to Turn Gmail (or any E-mail Account) Into a Social Network Hub. I’m not a big fan of Gmail, but can see how using it as central point makes sense, especially with these tips.
Web Worker Daily gives bloggers a way to incorporate David Allen’s principles of Getting Things Done in GTD for Bloggers: The Art of Stress-free Blogging. “It tailors the system to fit the needs of bloggers — and incidentally, can be used in the same way by almost any web worker.” I failed miserably at GTD, because I kept failing to follow through.
I know absolutely nothing about OpenID, but the nice people at Lifehacker do: “Decentralized online identification system OpenID can log you into thousands of social networking sites (and counting) using a single username and password. OpenID
asserts who you are by proving you own a URL—not an email address, not
a password, not your mother’s maiden name, just a URL that must be
confirmed by both the accepting site and OpenID host.” Um…. okay. Still don’t know anything.
Rohit Bhargava is a fan of Twitter, and its uses for communications. His post 8 Unique Reasons People Like Twitter (And Why Microblogging Matters) makes a lot of sense (especially to a fellow Twitter fan).
Want to make friends and influence people? O’Reilly Radar gives us a primer on Social Networking Invitation Etiquette to help decipher how to “friend” people online.
Are you a Geek Marketer? I aspire to the title. Do you?
Resources
My two favorite daily podcasts:
I play these on my computer throughout the day. They’ve been very helpful and incredibly informative.
OMG! Jason Calacanis declared Facebook bankruptcy. What does it say that I’ve just gotten on Facebook and some people are having to declare bankruptcy? (found via A VC)
Resources:
I found this great post on the Aviva Directory, entitled “12 Important U.S. Laws Every Blogger Needs to Know.” Which 12?
Found via the Santa Fe Public Library Blog:
Got any you want to share?