There has been a lot published lately about Twitter, a popular, interactive, micro-blogging service that continues to gain thousands of users every day. Still there is some confusion we’re often asked “What all can you do with Twitter?” and “How is that different than Facebook status?” Well, the great thing about Twitter is, the way you use it [...]
This new list from Mashable mentions some websites that we have discussed here before and a few we haven’t yet seen. They suggest taking a look at:
Cramster
InternshipRatings.com
Zimride
Box.net
Twitter
Remember the Milk
Gradefund
Evernote
Zumeo
CampusBooks
Read the rest of the article on Mashable to see what they say about each one of these sites.
The Daily Athenaeum covered Twitter today talking to several people on campus about it. It’s great to see it’s starting to catch on here. One thing they did not mention was that in addition to individual users here on campus, you can follow WVU itself, the Davis College of Forestry, Agriculture and Consumer Sciences, and [...]
Sometimes I just come across several posts that I think everyone should take a look at here are a few that I thought were worthy of your attention.
via ReadWriteWeb
ReadWriteWeb asks Is Your PC Part of a Botnet? Botnets are a collection of computers that have been compromised by malicious software installed via a trojan or [...]
Tamar Weinberg from Pistachio Consulting posted this interesting piece about presenting in the age of Twitter. His advice will help anyone who finds themselves sharing ideas in front of an unattentive audience. You may have thoroughly prepared for the presentation and expected a more engaged audience. You tell yourself that they are obviously more engaged [...]
Here’s a new round of online apps we thought you might find interesting.
Mint.com gets a mention this month, simply because it is a really helpful website and application for personal finance. It can import your online banking information and help you keep track of your spending. Clear Mountain Bank account owners will be disappointed though [...]
We got a brief mention in a post yesterday by Steve Kolowich on the The Chronicle of Higher Education’s “The Wired Campus” blog.
Should Colleges Warn Users About Twitter Scam?
Last week, a “phishing” scam struck Twitter, a micro-blogging service. It was a new problem for the latest species of social-networking site. And like most new problems [...]
WVU “Twitterers” need to be aware of a new phishing scam. Chris Pirillo posted on Jan. 3 about the problem.
Phishing Scam Spreading on Twitter
A few minutes ago, I received a direct message from one of my twitter followers:
hey! check out this funny blog about you… jannawalitax . blogspot . com
And there’s another one:
Hey, i found [...]
The end of the semester is upon us and soon the end of the year as well. This year (it seems to me anyway) has seen an explosion of new online tools and services. I’m regularly impressed with new things I can do online. I thought it might be fun to hear from you.
My List:
Facebook
Twitter
Google [...]
Twitter is often referred to as “microblogging.” Basically Twitter and services like it (Jaiku, Pownce, Plurk and others) allow you to broadcast what you are doing, thinking about, reading, watching, listening to, etc. to the world (or to just those you allow to follow your updates).
Wondering why you might want to Twitter? Here is yet [...]
