Tag: social networking
Soft Surveillance: Track Your Friends With A Real Time Compass
By now everyone knows about Foursquare and Gowalla. They are location based networking sites which tell your followers exactly what you are up to and where. Millions of people use them daily, and they have become another huge success built upon already existing social networking services like Twit ...
The First Ever Song Made From Your Tweets!
Twitter is a great community. I have been very active on the social networking site since December 2008, and I can attest to the power of a tweet. There are so many things shared on Twitter including information, inspiration, testimonials, laughter and even virtual hugs. Another big thing that pe ...
Get the Ultimate Power to Hike and Tweet!
As most of you know, our beloved @paul_steele is famous on Twitter for his hiking and tweeting. He tweets the most incredible pictures from the tops of mountains and across huge grassy landscapes where he journeys during the week.
After spending 16 years in the army, Paul now enjoys his two love ...
Call Your FaceBook Friends For Free!
FaceBook is so popular that everyone has an account, or if you aren't on FaceBook yet, I am sure some of your family or friends have probably encouraged you to get an account. I don't blame them, it is a wonderful site to connect with your friends and family who are living far away from you. You c ...
Tweet Cred: How To Gain Respect On Twitter
Respect is one of those things that everyone wants, but few people get, especially in social media. On Twitter, it can be overwhelming at times to try and stand out in the crowd of never ending tweets.
I opened my Twitter account in March of 2009. I have sent over 35,000 tweets since then, and ...
The iPhone App That Takes You Back To The 20th Century
Technology really has changed the way we communicate. I remember back when cell phones were so large that you practically needed a suitcase to lug them around. I remember the time when my sister was asked to leave her mobile phone with security when we were watching a basketball game because the s ...
Lady Gaga Celebrates Becoming The Queen Of Twitter
Ya know how sometimes you get in the mood to write about those things in life that really don't matter to anyone? Yeah... that's the kind of mood I'm in so here goes.
We all know by now that two days ago Lada Gaga overtook Britney Spears and became the person on Twitter with the most followers ( ...
The 2010 Social Networking Map
Social networking sites are changing so fast. In as little as a matter of weeks, dramatic changes can take place. Even if you have the best intentions, sometimes it's hard to keep up with the pace.
Avid Internet users are known for having short attention spans, so each one of these sites has to ...
Flickr Gets a Makeover and Becomes More Social!
I love Flickr. I'm on that site every single day. Can you believe it's been around for six years? I'm a huge photography fan, and some of the billions of photos captured on that site are absolutely mind-boggling. I can truly appreciate the work of those very talented photographers.
If you are ...
How To: Be Alone and Be Happy
This is my 660th article on Bit Rebels. I've had a blast writing every single one of them. Many of those articles feature unique artists that I find inspiring. Many times those artists that view the world just a tiny bit differently than the rest of us are the ones that can inspire us to become b ...
Gross Out Your Friends With Your Profile Photos!
Our avatars usually get people's first attention when they check out our profiles on social networking sites. Do you notice that the photo section gets more views when you upload new pictures? People are into taking photos and then sharing them. What if you want to add a little something unique t ...
Be a DJ at the Hottest Club on FaceBook!
FaceBook is still growing in the number of users despite the controversy over their privacy policy. There are a lot of fun things you can do on the site. You can upload pictures, update your status, play with applications and of course, there is social gaming.
The majority of the people I know ...
3 Possible Reasons Why People Are Ignoring Your Tweets
There are so many people getting on Twitter these days, and more and more are either learning the beauty of Twitter or getting frustrated with it. The majority of the people I know jump on the bandwagon without any idea about what to expect or any idea of what to do on the social networking platfor ...
10 Reasons To Love FaceBook!
There have been so many arguments lately for why people should close their FaceBook account. The biggest reason is the privacy issue. I have been on FaceBook since 2007, and I am still enjoying every minute of it and still recommend the site to my friends. I know the privacy issue is a big deal, ...
The Future of Social Networking and Social Norms
Thanks @leahbesajimenez for allowing me attend a social networking conference last week. The conference was attended by those who wanted to learn more about social networking and how it can help them with both their personal and professional endeavors. The topics were about social platforms that h ...