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Tools I Can’t Live Without
I’m a hyper-connected freak.
Its my job to know what’s happening, where, when and how much we’re billing for it. I have no choice but to have it all at my fingertips, and to get from A to Z in as few steps as possible.
Want to know my secrets? Here’s a list of some applications [...]
hCard Embedded in New Email Signature
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I updated my work email signature and felt a little saucy and embedded my hCard information right into the HTML. (Yes, the Unix users out there who only read plain-text emails won’t see it).
hCard is a microformat, a way to encode certain pieces of human-readable information with machine-readable meta-data to allow computers and [...]
LinkedIN: ‘I’m Gonna Have to Block You’
Asking people to join your network may be hazardous to your (network’s) health.
Recently, LinkedIn, the granddaddy of all business social networkins sites, added some good features, trying to help people get and keep connected. I am strongly in favor of LinkedIn, and I am glad they made some changes to keep up with the pack… [...]
Network With Meaning
Dave Slusher of Evil Genius Chronicles has had enough with the newest, shiniest social networks clamoring for his attention:
People invite me to services all the time. They want to connect to me on LinkedIn, Twitter, FaceBook. I appreciate that anyone cares and I get a little warmth from the sentiment. I’m not joining anything that [...]
How to get hired… in Second Life
Cory Edo of Electric Sheep company tells us how an artist should go about getting hired (if they wish) full-time in Second Life, the raging virtual world becoming quickly part of our own world.
“You’re ready to make the jump. You want to work in SL full time doing what you love - building, texturing, scripting, [...]
LinkedIn Listening?
Look, I am not saying I started this, but according to what Mashable’s saying, the marketplace is moving fast enough away from LinkedIn and closed-wall applications in-general, that it appears they may be actually implementing some of the stuff I complained about 18 months ago.
(Via Mashable): LinkedIn is feeling the heat from Facebook’s platform strategy: [...]
Google Desktop for Mac
Thanks to Nitesh Gautam, I know that Mac users can now have access to my number-one most important add-on to any computer I will ever own/use: Google Desktop.
Google has released its desktop app - Google Desktop for Mac today.
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Twitter Me This - Why Hyper Connected People *Need* Twitter
Last week, I had a rather enjoyable lunch with Jeff Barr, Chief Evangelist for Amazon Web Services (aws blog). He mentioned twitter as his way of “broadcasting” updates to his colleagues and acquaintances about what he’s up to.
It’s a one-to-many way to broadcast what’s up in your life, and keep people informed about you [...]
