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3 Tips To Regain Focus: Stop Wasting All Your Time Online
If you're like me, time just slips away from you when you are online. You think you are just going to spend a few minutes replying to some people and posting a few short status updates and then you will be on your way to other tasks. However, before you know it, it's been a whole hour or maybe even ...
Actors Inside Your Favorite Costumes: Chewbacca, Alien & More
I remember about a week ago, my co-writer and friend, Lindsay Fultz, wrote an article here on Bit Rebels called Twitter Mentions Are The New You've Got Mail & Celebrity Autograph. I laughed so hard when I read it because she hit the nail on the head with that one. Even though sometimes we want t ...
DIY Mod: Retro Television Transformed Into A Badass Bar
This retro TV is such a beauty in its original form, but when it's transformed into this super sweet bar, well, it's goes from retro brilliance to retro badass. I've never seen one of these televisions since they were before my time, but I have pictures of my grandmother watching one in her living r ...
Why It’s Important To Complete Your Twitter Profile
What's the first thing that pops into your head when you think about following someone on Twitter? Their profile, right? You want to see what the person is about, and if they posted a personal avatar of themselves as well. When you take the time to fill out your bio on Twitter and write little bits ...
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Cyberbullying: Jerks On The Internet [Infographic]
This infographic asks the question, "Are jerks the future of the Internet?" Most of the sites where I've seen this posted elaborate with a story about jerk behavior that they've experienced in social media. I feel like I'm living in the twilight zone a little bit right now because I've had a complet ...
Why Twitter Keeps You Up At Night
I'm guilty. No, I haven't done anything criminal, but I do admit to falling for one of the cardinal social media sins affecting users today: Waking up in the middle of the night to check a timeline. Here's how it happens: when restless at 1, 2 or even as late as 3 a.m., it's not unusual that I wake ...
Kissenger: Kiss Transmission Robot That Delivers Online Kisses
Now that so many people are meeting their sweethearts online with the help of social media, it makes sense that we'd start seeing more and more gadgets that are designed to make the romantic online dynamic feel the same as if it was romantic IRL, sort of. As much as we (me included) will argue that ...
Facebook Fan Pages Are More Than Trophy Walls
Is Your Community Fan Page Guilty Of Being A Trophy Wall?
You know the ones, they only post "community service events?" Guess why you don't have many "likes," comments and participation?
You are STALE & BORING!
With the plethora of opportunities, your Facebook presence has gotten stale. Why ...
Automated Storytelling: Cavemen Are Rolling In Their Graves
Everyone loves a good story, right? I can't count how many times I've "zoned out" during a presentation of some flavor, and my ears perked up right after the speaker uttered the magical words: "I have a story for you....".
What can I say? I'm a sucker.
The act of storytelling goes wayyyyy back ...
Sweet Tweet: A Bubblegum Reward For Adding Twitter Followers
You always hear everyone say that on Twitter, it's not about how many followers you have, it's about how you engage and connect with the followers you do have. I agree with that perspective because a handful of meaningful social media friendships is much more valuable than tweeting to a bunch of str ...
Geek Fantasy Fandoms On Pinterest
Sometimes it's easy to assume that sites like Pinterest are targeted for fashion obsessed teenage girls. Sometimes I must admit, this is true. That's not to mention the other areas of content that crowd this site -- weddings, art, food, scenic landscapes, and so forth. Here's the good news though, t ...
Creative Library Ads: A Twist On Facebook, Twitter & YouTube
Maybe I sound like a nerd, but libraries used to be such a fun place to hang out back in the mid '90s. I remember the library at my University was an architectural masterpiece with floor to ceiling glass windows and spiral staircases to die for. Those days are long gone though. I can't even remember ...
The Smartphone That Knows When You Are Angry & Annoyed
The people and brands who have been successful with social media in the past are the ones who are transparent. In other words, they are open and they engage with their network. Companies who address customer service concerns in the public timeline on Twitter, even if it's embarrassing for them, alwa ...
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Top Tech Trends Of 2011: Last Year At A Glance [Infographic]
In 2011, we saw a lot of new trends emerge that implied social media was taking yet another step towards ruling not only the Internet, but also our lives to some extent. Groupon saw a huge increase in users, but fell quite hard when they went public on the stock market. It was the hype of the moment ...
Why Foursquare Is Worth Watching In 2012
Whether we use it or not, we're all familiar with Foursquare.
Over the past year though, I think this site has emerged with the greatest "it" factor while vying for attention in the midst of an eventful 2011 for the whole of social media. The biggest players (Facebook, Twitter and YouTube) were b ...