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Social Media Resource of the Day: PhotoSharingComparison

Deltina Hay — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:08:37 +0000

PhotoSharingComparison: See at a glance which photo sites get you the best results.

From their site:

Comparison of Image Sharing Sites for Potential SEO Benefit. Chris “Silver” Smith is a noted Search Engine Optimization Expert (a.k.a. “SEO”) and internet technologist who has been widely cited for his work in industry trade and national news, such as USAToday.

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These resources are taken from Deltina Hay’s critically acclaimed book, The Social Media Survival Guide, already in its second edition. Social Media Power readers can get a discounted copy of the book from the publisher. Learn more about Deltina and her availability for speaking engagements at Deltina.com. You may also enjoy listening to her video tutorial series on YouTube.

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Social Media Resource of the Day: LibraryThing

Deltina Hay — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 14:08:06 +0000

LibraryThing: Catalog your books and join the biggest online library.

From their site:

LibraryThing is an online service to help people catalog their books easily. You can access your catalog from anywhere—even on your mobile phone. Because everyone catalogs together, LibraryThing also connects people with the same books, comes up with suggestions for what to read next, and so forth.

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Social Media Resource of the Day: Social Media Today

Deltina Hay — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:08:49 +0000

Social Media Today: an online community where every day there is lively debate about different online subjects.

From their site:

Social Media Today is an independent, online community for professionals in PR, marketing, advertising, or any other discipline where a thorough understanding of social media is mission-critical. Every day, we provide insight and host lively debate about the tools, platforms, companies and personalities that are revolutionizing the way we consume information. All of our content is contributed by our members and curated by our editorial staff.

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Social Media Resource of the Day: FireFTP

Deltina Hay — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:08:54 +0000

FireFTP: A free cross platform service for Mozilla Firefox users.

From their site:

It’s free!

Cross-platform: Works on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux

Secure: SSL/TLS/SFTP support, same encryption used with online banking and shopping

Synchronization: Keep directories in sync while navigating

Directory Comparison: Compare directory content (compares subdirectories too!)

International: Available in over 20 languages

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Social Media Resource of the Day: Diaspora

Deltina Hay — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:08:33 +0000

Diaspora: Although in its Alpha this platform lets you share whatever you want with whomever you want and you can even host your own server!

From their site:

Diaspora makes sharing clean and easy – and this goes for privacy too. Inherently private, Diaspora doesn’t make you wade through pages of settings and options just to keep your profile secure.

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Video: Custom YouTube Player Workaround

Deltina Hay — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:15:20 +0000

Unfortunately, the YouTube custom player is no longer available to new users.

There are still ways to create a YouTube video gallery for your website or blog, however.

The latest entry in the Internet Empowerment Series of video tutorials, this video walks you through how to create a YouTube gallery using playlists:

Social Media Resource of the Day: surchur

Deltina Hay — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:08:29 +0000

Surchur: a dashboard for real time searches on what´s hot now!

From their site:

You want to know what topics are hot right now? Our Real Time Board is your answer. We monitor Google Trends, Twitter Trends, Yahoo Buzz, Bing xRank, CNN, Technorati and more to bring you the most complete view of the real time web. Plus we score all of the topics to show you just how hot they are.

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Social Media Resource of the Day: Netvibes Ecosystem

Deltina Hay — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:08:39 +0000

Netvibes Ecosystem: A directory of widgets for probably every occasion!

From their site:

Ecosystem is the largest widget directory.
Find widgets for the best services and news, create yours, share them with your friends and add them to your personal start page to manage your digital life.

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Social Media Resource of the Day: Podcast Pickle

Deltina Hay — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:08:36 +0000

Podcast Pickle: This tool lets you listen to your favorite topics on audio or watch them on video whenever it suits you.

From their site:

Think of a podcast as a radio/TV show, except you can enjoy podcasts whenever and wherever you want. Podcasts are about comedy, music, sports, books, politics, walking tours, whatever. You name the topic and you will find a podcast. You can enjoy these shows one at a time.

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Social Media Resource of the Day: My Opera

Deltina Hay — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:08:51 +0000

My Opera: A multi faceted tool for customizing your blogging and even synchronizes your bookmarks.

From their site:

Blogs – Personal and customizable

Photos – Share your photos

Friends – Facebook & Twitter

Opera Link – Synchronize your bookmarks

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