Several traditional media organizations are using Twitter to distribute breaking news and alerts in a timely manner. Many media employees are also using Twitter to inform their followers of news as they happen, before they get back to the newsroom.
I’ve tried to condense a list of traditional media organizations using Twitter, with links to their [...]

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How to Send Keynote Presentations

by Carlos Granier-Phelps

Ever tried emailing a Keynote presentation? Uploading it? FTP? The progress counter just stays there, counting, but nothing ever gets uploaded.
The problem lies within Apple’s .key file format. Keynote files are actually folders (or Packages, as Apple likes to call them) containing all the different files used in the presentation.
Right-click on any Keynote file and [...]

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Kluster to go live on Monday

by Carlos Granier-Phelps

Kluster, a website where entrepreneurs will be able to promote their ideas, receive input from users, vote on the best improvements and then share the profits is set to go live on Monday.

A Google search for Kluster reveals nothing more than their website (and a bunch of links to a long forgotten music band), which [...]

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Counter-Strike and the Wii offer two very different social experiences that you should study when planning your social media strategy.
Exosocial Networking
Counter-Strike is an online cops-and-robbers game where you collaborate with and compete against players around the world to complete missions. Real time chat and voice communications keep the team on the same page, while your [...]

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I recently upgraded my browser to Firefox 3.0B2 and, while importing my previous bookmarks, inadvertently deleted the Places folder.
Firefox 3 offers new Smart Folders that automatically track stuff like your Most Visited Pages, Recently Starred Pages, Recently Used Tags, etc. These folders require a special syntax to create them, but I was unable to find [...]

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The MiamiTwits Twitter Group

by Carlos Granier-Phelps

Following Technosailor’s lead, and using his code, I’ve setup the MiamiTwits Twitter group for people in the Miami, FL area (and anyone else, really) who wish to subscribe.
All you need is:

a twitter account (of course)
follow @MiamiTwits
send a direct message to the group (e.g., d MiamiTwits Hello Miami!) and it will be automatically broadcast to the [...]

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Flickr now offers Photo Stats

by Carlos Granier-Phelps

Flickr is now offering statistics about the photos you keep on their website:

However, you have to tell them you want stats for your photos. So go to any of your images, click the “Photo stats” links (shown on the image above) and let Flickr know you want stats. They should begin to appear in a day. 

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An Interesting Look at US Sports

by Carlos Granier-Phelps

It’s interesting that searches for Football peak during the beginning of the season and are way down by the time the Super Bowl rolls around. The same happens for Baseball.

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Take the Google Trends Pepsi Challenge

by Carlos Granier-Phelps

It seems Coke has a slight edge since the beginning of 2007:

However, a more exhaustive comparison, shows just how far ahead Coke is:

I’ve separated Coca-Cola from Coke to get a better idea of which term gets used more, but feel free to add them up.

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In Google Trends, Rock beats Paper

by Carlos Granier-Phelps

Today’s Trend chart shows that in the Googleverse, Rock beats Paper beats Scissors. Try that as an excuse next time your 5-yr old nephew beats you at RPS.

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