Archive for the ‘Tech’ Category

Fostering Community With Social Media – Midwest Newspaper Summit 2010

Fostering Community With Social Media – Midwest Newspaper Summit 2010
View more presentations from Nathan Wright.
Nathan Wright is a “Social media strategist, public speaker, founder at Lava Row, Inc.” based in Des Moines, IA.

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Facebook’s new look (again!)

Facebook turns 6!  Happy Birthday.  And it is now 400 million users strong!
From Mashable.com:
In a private meeting with the press, Mr. Deng took the time to explain the new Facebook () redesign and all of its new features in-depth. I whipped out my Kodak ZI8 and filmed the entire conversation and demo. While he didn’t [...]

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Social Media Mullet

via Steve Badowski

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Internet Speeds and Costs Around the World

A graphical representation of how the US compares in online access and costs – why are we paying so much for so little? The US falls right in the middle of the chart (#15), at about $3.33 per month for 1mbps – compare that to Poland at $13.00 and Japan at $0.27! Japan’s [...]

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Facebook Comment Spoofing via Email

A new vulnerability for Facebook users:
From F-Secure.com:
Facebook recently published a nice new feature: Reply to this email to comment on this status.
This seems like a very handy feature to have if you’re trying to converse with friends on the go.
But is it secure?
As it turns out, based on our testing, anyone can use the Reply [...]

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Have you met Jennifer Navarrete?

No? You’re missing out!
A video from Stephanie King on one of our favorite local social media mavens!

Jennifer lists on her resume that she is a “Entrepreneur, Podcaster, Blogger, Instructor, and Social Media Event Organizer” – I’m sure she’s just being conservative! Her and her husband John can be found throughout the South Texas social media [...]

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100 Day Blogging Challenge

Our friend Luis Sandoval Jr. has laid out a challenge:  The 100 Day Blogging Challenge! If you struggle with posting ideas, content, or just motivation; then I think this challenge will push you to blow past your barricades and generate new content – and new content means SEO, readers, and practice! Hone your [...]

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The Evolution of Storage

Must be graphic representation day! I kid, I kid…
Another thought provoking graphic on our tech evolution – found this one at GeekStir:
(click pictured for enlarged view)

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How big is the internet?

AMAZING.  Here is a graphic created to illustrate the immense value that internet and data usage has brought us.  The numbers are astounding! Here’s a number picked out of the graphic: 43.3 petabytes.  PETAbytes.  That’s 43,339,547 GIGAbytes.  And that number is just the cell phone usage.

Created by Online Education
How much of this data is yours?  [...]

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December is busy!

Lots of great events happening in December! Here are a few:
The BMPR!
One of the fastest growing meetings in San Antonio. Dec 10th is the next meeting:

Social Media Breakfast
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Wednesday, December 16 from 7:30am – 9:00am (CST)
Madhatters Tea
320 Beauregard Street
San Antonio TX
Green Christmas
The Eco-Couture Fashion Show Event:
Date & Time: Thursday, December 17, 2009 @ 7:00pm
Venue: Pearl [...]

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