Twishitter – Twittering While on the Can

twishitterI’ve spent quite a bit of time calling out bathroom handwashing fakers.

There’s something about a lack of personal hygiene that gets me angry. And now there’s a new trend that is on the rise.

Texting while sitting on the toilet. Continue reading: Twishitter – Twittering While on the Can

Facebook Rolls Out Friend Lists in Chat

Here goes Facebook again rolling out a new feature that I’m afraid some of you may not like. Although according to the Facebook blog, many have asked for this feature to better organize connections and to control which of your Facebook friends see you online. We’re talking about Friend List in Facebook Chat. Continue reading: Facebook Rolls Out Friend Lists in Chat

Find “Green” Paper Products on Your iPhone

greenpeaceWith my wife off her feet recovering from surgery, I’ve been assigned the insufferable chore of taking care of the family food shopping…

and it’s been an eye-opening experience!

Gosh things have gotten expensive. The one item in particular that I flagged as a “do we really need that” purchase were paper towels. There’s always room to better greenify my life, but I’ll admit when it comes to two-ply Bounty, I take some excessive liberties. Continue reading: Find “Green” Paper Products on Your iPhone

Stream Career Advice With JobRadio.fm

jobradioIt is a tough market for job seekers right now. Job Radio dot FM can help. The Web site, owned and operated by job board vet Chris Russell, streams jobcasts daily, dishing career advice talk radio 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

(Full disclosure – My career advice podcast, the Working Podcast, is part of the elite roster.

Upon entering the website, the live streaming radio automatically comes up. However, if there is a particular topic you want to hear about, there are blog posts to read up on topics or audio clips to listen to such as: mistakes college graduates make during the interview process, twitter job hunt tips, or how to avoid resume blackholes. Continue reading: Stream Career Advice With JobRadio.fm

Use Content From Other Websites – Legally

snipsEver since we had to write our first papers in high school, proper attribution has always been a royal pain in the butt. Whether it was getting scolded for improper footnote format or screwing up a bibliography, giving other people credit for their work – and not claiming it as your own – is not as easy as it sounds. Or is it?

With bloggers often walking that fine gray line of attribution, we present for your approval, sni.ps, a bookmarklet that allows you to capture content, use it on your blog and give credit to the original source. Continue reading: Use Content From Other Websites – Legally

Facebook Brings Back Some Old Features

Responding to users’ comment and outcry regarding some old features that were not carried out in the home page design, Facebook  has activated two filtering options that would let you view status updates and profile changes made by your Facebook friends. Continue reading: Facebook Brings Back Some Old Features

Digg Connects to Facebook

Facebook and Digg users would certainly love this announcement from the Digg blog – Digg just launched Facebook Connect. This feature allows all Facebook users who are also active Digg users to login and do their Digging and commenting activities instantly, just by linking their Facebook and Digg accounts. The process is basically the same as when you are connecting other services and apps to Facebook.

Continue reading: Digg Connects to Facebook

Get 10 Twitter Followers in 20 Seconds

tpqSince most of us do not have the “popularity” of Ashton Kutcher or Oprah Winfrey,the masses struggle to amass an embarrassing number of Twitter followers.

A new free service, Twit Pro Quo, hopes to level the playing field. When you log in you will be issued 10 new people to follow. In return, you are added into a queue where a future person who signs up will be asked to follow you. Continue reading: Get 10 Twitter Followers in 20 Seconds

Create Charts and Graphs Online With Easy Web-Based Tool

chartleFor years I have noticed a serious void on the Web. Yes despite this gaping hole, I never made any effort to fill it.

That hole WAS the ability to make simple charts online. Thanks to Chartle.net the void is no more. In fact, this Web-based tool is so slick and so simple to use, it far exceeds the expectations I had for such a chart maker. Continue reading: Create Charts and Graphs Online With Easy Web-Based Tool

Six Twitter Applications That Let You Tweet on Your Desktop

If you’re an avid Twitter user, chances are you’re using one of these Twitter Desktop Applications that basically allow you to receive and post Tweets from your desktop. Meaning, you don’t have to visit your Twitter.com page from time to time to find out  what’s new about your Twitter friends. If you haven’t used a Twitter desktop application before, well this might be the right time to do so. We’ve picked several of the Twitter Desktop Applications available for you to use. Continue reading: Six Twitter Applications That Let You Tweet on Your Desktop

Vacation Options in a Bad Economy

istopoverThe concept gained popularity on Craigslist, came even further into the public eye with the movie “The Holiday” (Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jack Black and of course let’s not forget Jude Law), and now has websites dedicated to it: house swapping. “Hometel” is their term for it. Hotel + Home = Hometel. In other words, renting out your home for people vacationing or on business, or when you vacation or go on business, renting out someone else’s home. Continue reading: Vacation Options in a Bad Economy

Win $10,000 With iParents Photo Contest

iparentsiParents.com, an established social network, has teamed up with Facebook to gain exposure for photo sharing and prints. Currently they are running a contest for the best child photo (voted on by the social network) with over 3,000 prizes. The grand prize is $10,000 for the best photograph and the overall prize value totals $100,000; they certainly are making it easy to want to join their social network! Continue reading: Win $10,000 With iParents Photo Contest