Archive for the ‘ web 2.0 tools ’ Category

TwitterIn, the new blurred lines of social networking

Posted on November 17th, 2009

I was wondering when this fusion of social networking tools might happen. You can now update your LinkedIn status with your tweets.
It’s actually pretty easy, just login into LinkedIn and they sync up your Twitter account to your LinkedIn account. They also ask if you want all of your tweets on LinkedIn or just [...]

Threadless Facebook Fans aren’t shirtless!

Posted on November 10th, 2009

I discovered Threadless after asking a few friends where they got their awesome one-of-a-kind t-shirts. I signed up for Threadless’ email newsletter and have been amazed at how entertaining and fun it is to shop at their site. They have a special formula – let me explain who Threadless is -
Threadless is a community-centered online [...]

why should I care about twitter lists?

Posted on November 5th, 2009

Twitter lists are all the rage right now. Twitter lists are simply allowing you to list your followers into groups. You can visit that list and view the stream, but not necessarily follow these people. Very nifty solution that I think a lot of us have been waiting for.
For example, if there are people who [...]

The magical way to keep your peeps organized

Posted on October 30th, 2009

There are some days when a rolodex makes sense, but since we have so many ways to keep track of business and friend’s email and phone number, is there a place we can organize all of them?
When I started looking for an online solution for this, Plaxo came up.  An actual online networking platform that [...]

Bob’s Red Mill knows how to make friends

Posted on October 26th, 2009

Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods is a leader in the grains industry, they provide over 400 products, focusing on gluten-free and organic.  Their slogan is “whole grain foods for every meal of the day”.
How does a business share their community  such as gluten-free baking contest and supporting a cyclo-cross team? Bob’s Red Mill uses tools [...]