Web 2.0 Tools I Use
In the past few months I have been involved with and learning about many different web 2.0 tools and ways to manage them. For those of you new to the social media world, check these sites out:
Facebook
Originally started for college students, but now anyone can join. A great place to keep in touch with both old and current friends. I visit this several times a day.
A newer site that allows you to connect with others in a more public way than Facebook. You can ‘follow’ companies, music artists, co-workers, friends, and more. This is a great information sharing site as well. I read many blog posts that are ‘tweeted’ about on Twitter daily.
This site originally started off for business professionals but now college students and businesses have joined. Great networking opportunities abound here and you can join groups to connect with others in the same industry or with your same interests.
A site that allows you to post, save, and share pictures and make albums.
I store all my RSS feed articles on Google Reader. This makes the process of sorting through articles and blogs I like much easier since they are all stored on one site.
A great blogging device that has many more capabilities than any other blogging sites out there. It is also able to be hosted on a personal domain name, as I have done.
An application that allows you to ‘check in’ at a place (i.e. restaurant, bar, hotel, movie theatre, etc.) and post where you are right from your phone. Foursquare has most places in major areas in its directory and recognizes nearby locations for you to select from.
Bookmarks, Site Integrations, Etc.
Awesome social bookmarking site. Most sites have an option for you to save the URL to delicious. Delicious can be added right into your toolbar for ease of use.
Links to your Twitter account, blogs, etc. all in one site. The results are searchable through Google.
An application that you download right to your desktop allows you to keep track of your Twitter activity in real time on your desktop.
iPhone Applications:
I love my iPhone because it allows me to put all of my online social media sites on my phone as well if I ever need to check up on statues or update my own. I currently have the following iPhone applications:
Facebook
TweetDeck
TwitPic
LinkedIn
WordPress
AIM
Broadcaster (lets you take and upload videos right from your phone to the internet with ease)
Bing
Foursquare
Web 2.0 Must-Read Articles:
In order to keep up with the newest trends in Web 2.0 technologies, I visit the following sites for all my up-to-date information:
American Marketing Association
Twitter
LinkedIn
Facebook
Youtube
RSS
SlideShare
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