Tag: Twitter

Fortunately it's not in my nature to procrastinate things so much, and I say that in the very most humble way. The thing is, if I was to procrastinate things, my entire life's philosophy would be kind of out the door. Every morning I read the words to myself that are my screen which say, "Life won't ...

Geek

The Secret Origin Of Global Brand Logos

The origin of most things is quite clear once you start to do some research. What's more difficult to understand sometimes is how they were thought up in the first place. Designers have a way of finding the most interesting connections that they incorporate into their creations. Logos have always be ...

µWave: The Microwave YouTube Hack

Home entertainment has constantly changed through the years, and the only thing that determines its nature is really technology itself. In the '70s, the main form of entertainment was the television, no doubt. During the '80s, it was probably the video player that stood as the main entertainment sin ...

Lifestyle

Creative Cartoonist Draws & Live Tweets During NYC Marathon

When I ran the Peachtree Road Race (one of the largest 10K races in the world) in 2009, I saw all kinds of crazy stuff along the way. It was the most fun I've ever had while exercising. I saw a couple getting married while running (their bridesmaids and groomsmen were also running), I saw a priest t ...

Old School Rotary Phone Becomes Today’s Twitter Client

I think many of us are using different Twitter clients than the ones Twitter makes available on their site or through their apps. For those who don't know what "client" is, it is the software that you use in order to send and read tweets, etc. It's the program that you log into and use with Twitter ...

How Social Media Compromises Home Security [Infographic]

I remember when social media first started becoming really popular back around 2009, people who were much older than me would many times make comments about how unsafe they thought it was for us to announce our whereabouts to the world. Although that concern seemed legit on a logical level, most of ...

A Focus On StumbleUpon: The Rise Of A Social Media Giant

Since my technology company in Atlanta is part of the Apple Consultants Network, I am invited to attend the webinar trainings that Apple puts together. They are always outstanding, and there is a lot to learn each time. Yesterday I attended a social media webinar in which there was a Q&A at the ...

Firebox Twitter Art: Let Your Tweets Make A Portrait

If you have been on Twitter for a little while, I am sure you have built up quite an archive of tweets. They may vary from random thoughts to pictures from interesting adventures you have been on. Whatever it is that is mesmerizing your followers, I am sure you have no idea what to do with your twee ...

Tweets & Status Updates For All Occasions – Guidance Book

I think we have all had days when we've found ourselves facing the status update field not knowing what to type. It's a little bit annoying beginning your day like that since you know it's going to be one of those days when creativity just isn't on your side. It's especially hard when it comes to Tw ...

How To: Twitter & Ride Your Bike At The Same Time

I ride my bike a lot; it's my primary source of exercise. If I had the time, I'd ride my bike all day everyday, I love it that much. As I've written many times before, the only thing that could make my bike riding experience better would be if I could tweet and ride at the same time. Right now, if I ...

5 Effective Social Media Strategies [Infographic]

In order to be successful in social media, there are a slew of things that you can do and think about when you first start out. The list can be long, but to tell everyone to do exactly the same would be a disaster. We network because we want to share, learn and connect with people who have skills an ...

Design

Illustration: IRL Angry Birds Right In Your Own Backyard

A few years ago, there was a clear distinction between our virtual lives and our IRL lives. People often spoke of them as two separate entities; however, that has changed. For the most part, since we are all so immersed in our social media and technology, our online and our offline lives have merged ...

Tweet Speaker: Create A Live Podcast Of Your Tweets

If there is one limitation when using Twitter that I can think of, it's the fact that we can only engage with our friends and know what's going on by reading our tweets. I'm sure someone out there has probably developed a system for the vision-impaired to tweet, but there is nothing that is mainstre ...

The Most Innovative & Disruptive Tech Companies [Infographic]