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Social Media

Save Time Post at Ping.fm

June 24, 2008

Ping.fm is the most effective way to update your status on multiple social networks. A single post to Ping.fm can update 16 popular social services at the same time so you don’t have to sign into each account individually. You can post a status update, a blog, or micro-blog through one platform and posting a [...]

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Firefighters Battle I-805 Brushfire

June 23, 2008

(Photo Credit: Misty Phillips) We had just got out of a late meeting when I returned to my desk and saw this outside our office window. A brush fire had broke out on I-805 and the smoke started to fill the sky. We gathered around the window in shock but were relieved when we saw [...]

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Capital One Wants to Get Personal

June 20, 2008

I stumbled across Kristen Nicole’s article on Mashable titled, “Use Flickr for Custom Capital One Cards” and thought it was a great campaign for several personal reasons. First, Capital One makes it simple to create a personalized credit card. I already have a Capital One card but now I can select a photo that’s already [...]

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Firefox 3 Download Day 2008

June 18, 2008

June 17, 2008 was dubbed Firefox 3 Download Day. The goal, to set a Guinness World Record for Most Software Downloaded in 24 Hours. When I heard of the event, I signed up for a reminder on FF’s download page so I wouldn’t forget. And just as I had predicted, June 17th was a very [...]

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HeyStephanie’s Social Map

June 14, 2008

I thought it would be ifun to create my very own Social Map. It’s a break out of websites, forums, online communities, and other social networking platforms that I’m a part of and have contributed to (i.e. LinkedIn, Myspace, Ning, etc.). Click here for a more interactive map where you can zoom in and out. [...]

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Work Smarter with Web 2.0 Tools

June 12, 2008

I was excited when I saw the question above on LinkedIn because I’m always interested to find out what other people are using to make their life easier at work. I’m glad I checked in on this otherwise I wouldn’t have found out about JingProject.com. Jing allows you to capture any image on your desktop [...]

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The Mysterious Mr. X Design Challenge Part Deux

June 11, 2008

I know shameless plug… but I’m seriously floored by the quality of entries in Mr. X’s Design Challenge. Who knew so many people were into vintage rock posters? This is the second design challenge sponsored by Mr. X and he has 7 more challenges lined up until January 2009. Check out his other campaigns here.

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Plurk in Action

June 9, 2008

I signed up for Plurk on Friday and am loving it! It’s so fun and super addicting – join me here. For an awesome breakdown on the features of Plurk, check out ReadWriteWeb’s “Plurk: Unique or Just Another Twitter Clone?” Don’t feel like reading? Check out Bwana’s video below: [blip.tv ?posts_id=969743&dest=-1] (Video Credit: Bwana)

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Widgets: Strategies and Effectiveness

May 28, 2008

Tonight my colleagues and I will be attending the iMarketers event, Widgets: Strategies and Effectiveness, at the University of San Diego. The event will bring together interactive marketers and companies in San Diego to uncover how widgets work and how companies can optimize their marketing efforts through web, mobile, and desktop widgets. Speakers: Alex Funk, [...]

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UPDATE: Polyvore Video Tutorials

May 27, 2008

I received a lot of questions from friends about Polyvore (see previous post here). They didn’t understand the concept or how to create a set with Polyvore. So instead of making you read, I’m going to share two videos that show you how to use Polyvore. I found these videos on Polyvore’s site here and [...]

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Polyvore – A Revolution in Online Shopping

May 25, 2008

Polyvore is an amazing website that’s revolutionizing the way we shop online. Their web-based application is user-friendly making it easy for you to import images from any online store and create a virtual ensemble in your browser. Each item used within a set will link back to the online store where it’s available for purchase. [...]

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Crash Course in Social Media

May 25, 2008

What exactly is social media and how does it affect you and your company? One place I’ve found to be helpful on the topic was SlideShare.net. They have over 30,000 results on social media. Here are three presentations that helped me understand what social media is and how to benefit from it. All presentations can [...]

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