July 2011
392 posts
“Life has improved immeasurably since I have been forced to stop taking it...”
– Hunter S. Thompson
“I think books are like people, in the sense that they’ll turn up in your life...”
– Emma Thompson (via booksandnerds)
“How much easier would life be if people didn’t say maybe when they really mean...”
– Ashton Kutcher (via mariaisabelsm)
“What would you attempt to do if you knew you couldn’t fail?”
– Unknown (via mariegc)
Managing Social Media Fatigue →
TechCrunch | Square Now Processing $4 Million In...
anisesmith:
Via Scoop.it - NFC Flush with $100 million in new funding, Square is continuing to grow like a weed in the mobile payments space. Show original
You Can Lead a Virtual Horse to Water, But You...
anisesmith:
Via Scoop.it - Semantic Web and the Future of Technology You Can Lead a Virtual Horse to Water, But You Might Get Sued Along the WayWall Street JournalIn addition to “Second Life,” people buy virtual goods in games such as FarmVille, made by Zynga Inc., in which Facebook users purchase virtual animals. Show original
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for...”
– Albert Einstein
21 Habits of Happy People
savemymemory:
Posted by Eric Allen Bell on October 11, 2009 at 2:25pm
“Happiness is a habit – cultivate it.” ~ Elbert Hubbard Happiness is one aspiration all people share. No one wants to be sad and depressed. We’ve all seen people who are always happy – even amidst agonizing life trials. I’m not saying happy people don’t feel grief, sorrow or sadness; they just don’t let it overtake their...
Google Launches Hotel Search Tool With Room Price... →
Google has launched Hotel Finder, an experimental search tool, which enables users to define key lodging preferences in hopes of finding the perfect hotel for their travel needs. Users input their preferred location, dates, price and rating details, and Hotel Finder delivers its top recommenda…
Google+ Gets a Feature Update Center →
In response to user feedback, Google has launched a new section of the Google+ center dedicated to Google+ feature updates. The “What’s new in Google+” section is essentially a list of release notes for the Google+ Project. The updates are smaller than Google’s traditional blog posts, but long…
10 Tips for Better Startup Marketing →
Scott Gerber is a serial entrepreneur, internationally syndicated columnist and TV host, and the founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council. He is also an active angel investor and author of the book Never Get a “Real” Job. Many aspiring entrepreneurs foolishly believe that all they need to do …
Hearsay Social Adds Integrated Social Campaigns,... →
Hearsay Social is expanding the functionality of its corporate social media management platform and has raised $18 million in funding to do it. The service, which launched in February, is unique because it provides franchises and businesses with local chapters the ability to monitor and manage…
Gmail Wants You to Stage an Email Intervention... →
Have friends that still use ancient aol.com email addresses? Google has launched a clever new campaign to help you get them to switch to Gmail. The search giant’s new campaign centers around the classic friend intervention, since clearly only peer pressure will get those behind-the-tim…
New Study: Cellphones Don't Cause Cancer →
In the battle of the cellphone cancer studies, now we can chalk one up for the scientists who say there is no relationship between cellphones and cancer in children. A 1,000-participant study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute researched the effects of cellphones on chi…
HOW TO: Utilize Social Data More Effectively →
Nate Elliott is Vice President and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research, where he helps interactive marketers around the world develop the strategies and tactics that make them successful, and then helps them measure the results. You can follow him on Twitter at @nate_elliott. Last year, Am…
“A woman can say more in a sigh than a man can say in a sermon. ~Arnold Haultain”
– (via nakeva)
“Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.”
– Dr. Seuss
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer...”
“The secret of creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.”
– Albert Einstein (via moester)
“Even if you can’t sing well, sing. Sing to yourself. Sing in the privacy of your...”
“I would not exchange the sorrows of my heart for the joys of the multitude.”
– Khalil Gibran. (via hernandezurbina)
“Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.”
– Alfred A. Montapert (via asyoulikeitnow)
“Chaos is the dark before the dawn of clarity.”
– Jackson Kiddard (via farfromhope)
“Long friendships are like jewels, polished over time to become beautiful and...”
– Celia Brayfield (via lexicreations)
Facebook iPad App Preview Leaks Out [PICS] →
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Update: It looks like Facebook has blocked access to the app at this time. Still, you can check out our screenshots to see how the app looks. Facebook users were able to get a sneak peek of the social networking site’s long-rumored iPad app on Monday by using a jailbroken device and tweaking a…
“Being crazy isn’t enough.”
– Dr. Seuss
Get Over Yourself & Build Your Personal Brand |... →
Amazon's Solid Quarter, Apple Product Rumors &... →
Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. We’re keeping our eyes on five particular stories of interest today. Amazon Revenues Jump 51% Amazon‘s revenues jumped 51% in the second quarte…
7 Ways Google+ Users Are Getting More Out of Their... →
Already using Google+? Follow Mashable’s Pete Cashmore for the latest about the platform’s new features, tips and tricks as well as social media and technology updates. Organizing your circles in Google+ can be the most confusing part of the new social network. Yet people are learning to embra…
Local SEO: 10 Tips for Ranking in Your Area
martingysler:
Via Scoop.it - Business tools and skills Any business of any size can benefit from search engine optimization (SEO). Geo-specific optimization in particular can make a small investment go a long way, as well as ensuring more relevant people click through to your pages. For example, “plumber in London” or “offices in Oxford” will be less competitive than simply “plumber” or...
How Web 3.0 Is Changing The Internet | Get Traffic...
anisesmith:
Via Scoop.it - Semantic Web and the Future of Technology Social media is all the rage. It seems to permeate almost every conversation people are having today - but it wasn’t always that way. I guess the the concept of Web 2.0 has taken on a life of its own. Show original
“He who fears failure, limits their opportunities. Failure - it’s just a chance...”
– Henry Ford. (via aozphoto)
“Knowledge is knowing tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit...”
– Peter Kay (via epgpr)
“ No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did he would cease...”
– Oscar Wilde (via exuberantfool)
Social Networking: 18 Social Networks for... →
martingysler:
Via Scoop.it - Business tools and skills Entrepreneurs are no strangers to going it alone. But that doesn’t mean they have to be alone. Social networks provide a way to collaborate and share ideas with peers, search for partners, locate service providers, get the necessary information to…
