We’ve all googled ourselves, our friends, teachers, future employers, or anyone, just to see what would appear. Knowing people will be googling our names to get an idea of what kind of person we are, we should want to put our best foot out there.
Vizify is a revolutionary website that helps people to better market themselves on Google. When users sign up for Vizify, they connect their social media accounts such as Twitter, Facebook, and LinedIn to their account. Vizify then creates interactive infographics about their social media information. Graphics are created about where the user went to school, what they mention the most on Twitter and who they interact with the most. Pictures appear from Facebook, and past jobs from LinkedIn. Vizify also creates a video about the user’s activity on Twitter. By showing words they commonly use, the top three people they interact with, and what hours they are most likely to be tweeting. Visitors to the site can then scroll the multiple pages filled with these infographics about the user’s life.
The bio is always up to date and only showcases the best of the person’s social media activity. They bio can be added to their Facebook, LinkedIn account, Twitter, or even to their email signature.
This bio is a great way for people to stand out in a positive light with whoever might be googling them, whether it is a future employer or possible roommate. It’s also another reason to keep social media accounts sparkling clean.
Stormboard is a brainstorming and collaboration website where colleagues can work together in real time on a virtual board of sticky notes. With this board, they can add, organize, discuss, vote, and act on their proposed ideas. Each contributor can also comment on other people’s posts and sticky notes.One the group has decided which ideas they want to use and finished what they have been working on, they can export their results to a PDF, spread sheet, or a detailed report.
Stormboard is capable of running on laptops, smartphones, and tablet. This allows every contributor to work off of their own device wherever they may be.
The name for Stormboard came from a combination of the words brainstorm and whiteboard, which is fitting for a collaboration program.
YourVersion is not just a regular search engine. It is a discovery search engine, this means that search results are based on the users interests and what they seem to search for on a regular basis. YourVersion tracks the search terms that users frequently look up, and then the next time they log in, YourVersion will have the most up to date information ready and waiting.
YourVersion categorizes bookmarks by topics so that locating information is easy and hassell free. If users want to share a piece of information with family, friends, or coworkers, they can easily share via Facebook, Twitter, or email with a simple click. Whether they are sitting at their computers or using a smartphone or tablet device, users can have access to YourVersion and the unlimited information it can provide.
Storyful like many websites of its kind attempts to cut back on the white noise of the internet. What makes Storyful stand out is that it takes real videos that people are taking during breaking news events such as wars and natural disasters to incorporate into their own news.
Storyful helps clients to discover news content that relates to their website or company and properly distribute it on social media sites. They work with companies such as Google, YouTube, The New York TImes, and abcNews. Depending on what type of company is asking for the assistance of Storyful, the company can help separate news from social media or monitor what people are talking about and what is trending in the population.
Storyful helps businesses to know what matters to people in the now. Such as what they are talking about on Facebook and what is trending on Twitter.
Businesses that have to manage multiple Facebook and Twitter accounts probably wish there was a website where they could log in and take care of everything at once. Well, now there is, Shareist, allows users to create content and share there ideas by publishing to blogs and social media all in one place.
Once users sign up they can create content pages and publish to their blog or website such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If users want to create the content that they want published, but don’t want to publish it until a few days letter, they can set up a schedule on their calendar where the posts will automatically be published. The account creator also invite team-members, editors, and guest bloggers to work on their website to help create and publish content. Every team-members involvement in the project can be limited as to what tasks they can complete and which accounts they can have access to.
The content that users publish to Shareist can be made into a customizable websites, or they can be published in newsletters and eBooks.
To aid users in how to use Shareist to its full potential, their website has several tutorial websites that walk people step-by-step about the features.
my6sense is a technology tool that was designed specifically for publishers to drawer readers in by allowing them to scroll through articles on a streaming “Brand Bar,” that could be downloaded onto the smartphone and tablet devices.
The content discovery bar scrolls through articles that publishers think they users would like to read. By publishing articles that are appealing to a specific audience will keep them interested for longer and keep them coming back more frequently. This tool is compatible with iOS, Android and Mobile WEB on smartphones and tablets so that users can take it with them just about anywhere.
The Brand Bar streams articles that users can scroll through and read on their smartphones and tablets.
Google, Yahoo!, and bing are some of the biggest search engines on the Internet today. Some people would say these sites are great for the huge quantity of information they provide. This same reason is why some people would argue that is why these sites are so inconvenient to use.
To help solve what some people might consider the problem of not knowing where to start with the results of a major search engine, came KBucket. KBucket is a cluster search engine that starts off your research with research that other people have already done.
KBucket is a clustered search engine that cuts back on the white noise of other major search engines.
The cloud of words on the homepage are categories that people can use to start searching and getting ideas. The words are usually related to each other to help people think of their topic in a new way that they might not have before. The site is set up to resemble filing cabinets and drawers to help keep the user organized in their research process.
The words in the cluster are related to one another so that when the users clicks on a word they are shown links to websites about that topic.
KBucket was designed with the goal of being a search engine that takes out all of the white noise and excess that the internet can throw at people by kicking off a new research project with research that has already been completed.
The moment has happened to many people, they want to show friends and families pictures from a trip or wedding, but they only have their phone and the pictures are on the computer; students working on a group project want to be able to edit it, but the project is scattered amongst different computers and tablets; or the worst of them all, during a late night finishing up a final paper, a student spills coffee all over their laptop and it crashes. Moments like these are when the tool Dropbox comes in handy.
Dropbox allows users to access photos, documents, videos, and files on computes, smartphones, and tablets.
Users simply have to sign-up for Dropbox, and follow the easy tutorial on how to download it on to their devices whether they have a Mac or Windows. They can then upload documents, videos, pictures, and files that they can share with family, friends, and colleagues. The users files are always safe on Dropbox. If they accidentally delete something or one of their device crashes, Dropbox can recover and access the content.
Users can invite family, friends, and colleagues to view their files and content.
Dropbox is changing the way that people can share and work on content. Two people could be across the country from each other and still be editing a document together.
Dropbox changes the rules when it comes to working together on a project
A few years ago, if someone wanted to try something new, such as a hobby, club, sport, or skill, they could walk over to the bulletin board at their school, office, or community center and see what was being offered. In today’s world, people can power up their computers and go to websites that resemble online bulletin boards, just with thousands of options for them seek out.
feedly is a self-refreshing news feed that allows users the ability stay caught up on the news and content of their favorite sites.
mlkshk allows users to post videos and images on a streaming newsfeed.
Once users create an account, they can like and share other users posts.
Users can use Learnist to collect and share articles and graphics on topics of interest.
Each Learnist board can hold numerous amounts of articles and images that can be shared with followers.
By copy and pasting links, users can add “pearls” to their trees
The “pearl” in a pearltree is the piece of content that the user adds on to their topic.
Pinterest constantly refreshes the feed to give users content that is filtered to match their interests.
If a user sees a pin that they want to add to one of their boards, they simply click on it, select which board to add it to, and click “Pin It.”
On their profiles, users can have an unlimited amount of public boards and up to three private boards that only they can see. Each board can have an unlimited number of pins.
Websites such asmlkshk, feedly, Learnist, pearltrees, and the ever popular Pinterestare constant streams of information in the forms of videos, pictures, and articles. Divided under categories such as education, animals, home decorating, cooking, and fashion, users have the ability to create boards about any topic and then place them in one of the general categories. Users can also explore other websites and still add to their boards by installing the bookmark buttons and bars that each of these websites has created. By simply pressing a button or pasting a link, users don’t have to switch between sites to add content. To keep up with users who are constantly on the go, all of the sites can be accessed not only on computers, but tablets and smartphones as well.
Besides being used for collecting recipes, interior decorating, or fashion, these boards can be used for educational purposes as well.
The websites mlkshk and feedlyare streams of newsfeed that are constantly refreshing themselves and include information from the users favorites sites or other people they follow. mlkshk evens allows their users to post their own links to videos and images.
feedly is a self-refreshing news feed that allows users the ability stay caught up on the news and content of their favorite sites.
mlkshk allows users to post videos and images on a streaming newsfeed.
Once users create an account, they can like and share other users posts.
Users can use Learnist to collect and share articles and graphics on topics of interest.
Each Learnist board can hold numerous amounts of articles and images that can be shared with followers.
By copy and pasting links, users can add “pearls” to their trees
The “pearl” in a pearltree is the piece of content that the user adds on to their topic.
Pinterest constantly refreshes the feed to give users content that is filtered to match their interests.
If a user sees a pin that they want to add to one of their boards, they simply click on it, select which board to add it to, and click “Pin It.”
On their profiles, users can have an unlimited amount of public boards and up to three private boards that only they can see. Each board can have an unlimited number of pins.
feedly is a self-refreshing news feed that allows users the ability stay caught up on the news and content of their favorite sites.
Websites like these can keep students and teachers up to date on current events. They can also encourage students to follow news stories and topics that interest them specifically.
Learnist, pearltrees, and the ever popular Pinterestallow users to create personal topic boards that can be placed under a broader category. Users can choose to share their boards and content with their friends and other users on the site, and they can follow these people back.
There are educational benefits to these sites as well for students and teachers. Students can follow each other and invite one another to collaborate on boards. Having the ability to create boards together and comment on posts gives student the ability for immediate feedback when they are outside the classroom. Having the ability to create numerous boards allows students to create one for each class or project they are working on. Teachers can create boards for their class curriculum and presentations. They can share what ideas they have and also follow other teachers to see what ideas they use in their classrooms
feedly is a self-refreshing news feed that allows users the ability stay caught up on the news and content of their favorite sites.
mlkshk allows users to post videos and images on a streaming newsfeed.
Once users create an account, they can like and share other users posts.
Users can use Learnist to collect and share articles and graphics on topics of interest.
Each Learnist board can hold numerous amounts of articles and images that can be shared with followers.
By copy and pasting links, users can add “pearls” to their trees
The “pearl” in a pearltree is the piece of content that the user adds on to their topic.
Pinterest constantly refreshes the feed to give users content that is filtered to match their interests.
If a user sees a pin that they want to add to one of their boards, they simply click on it, select which board to add it to, and click “Pin It.”
On their profiles, users can have an unlimited amount of public boards and up to three private boards that only they can see. Each board can have an unlimited number of pins.
feedly is a self-refreshing news feed that allows users the ability stay caught up on the news and content of their favorite sites.
mlkshk allows users to post videos and images on a streaming newsfeed.
Once users create an account, they can like and share other users posts.
Users can use Learnist to collect and share articles and graphics on topics of interest.
Each Learnist board can hold numerous amounts of articles and images that can be shared with followers.
By copy and pasting links, users can add “pearls” to their trees
The “pearl” in a pearltree is the piece of content that the user adds on to their topic.
Pinterest constantly refreshes the feed to give users content that is filtered to match their interests.
If a user sees a pin that they want to add to one of their boards, they simply click on it, select which board to add it to, and click “Pin It.”
On their profiles, users can have an unlimited amount of public boards and up to three private boards that only they can see. Each board can have an unlimited number of pins.
pearltrees users can take one idea or topic and virtually branch off of that with links and pictures to create their tree. They can collaborate with other users to make their tree content richer.
feedly is a self-refreshing news feed that allows users the ability stay caught up on the news and content of their favorite sites.
mlkshk allows users to post videos and images on a streaming newsfeed.
Once users create an account, they can like and share other users posts.
Users can use Learnist to collect and share articles and graphics on topics of interest.
Each Learnist board can hold numerous amounts of articles and images that can be shared with followers.
By copy and pasting links, users can add “pearls” to their trees
The “pearl” in a pearltree is the piece of content that the user adds on to their topic.
Pinterest constantly refreshes the feed to give users content that is filtered to match their interests.
If a user sees a pin that they want to add to one of their boards, they simply click on it, select which board to add it to, and click “Pin It.”
On their profiles, users can have an unlimited amount of public boards and up to three private boards that only they can see. Each board can have an unlimited number of pins.
Last, but certainly not least, is Pinterest, probably the most popular site out of all the ones listed. Pinterest started out in a garage and soon took off as one of the most popular “bulletin board” sites of its kind. Once users sign up, they are guided through the simple instructions of adding a board, creating and naming the board, and adding “pins” to it. With categories to guide their pinning process, users can scroll through pin after pin of images that they can then “repin” to their own boards.
feedly is a self-refreshing news feed that allows users the ability stay caught up on the news and content of their favorite sites.
mlkshk allows users to post videos and images on a streaming newsfeed.
Once users create an account, they can like and share other users posts.
Users can use Learnist to collect and share articles and graphics on topics of interest.
Each Learnist board can hold numerous amounts of articles and images that can be shared with followers.
By copy and pasting links, users can add “pearls” to their trees
The “pearl” in a pearltree is the piece of content that the user adds on to their topic.
Pinterest constantly refreshes the feed to give users content that is filtered to match their interests.
If a user sees a pin that they want to add to one of their boards, they simply click on it, select which board to add it to, and click “Pin It.”
On their profiles, users can have an unlimited amount of public boards and up to three private boards that only they can see. Each board can have an unlimited number of pins.
With these just being some of the “bulletin board” websites available to people on the internet, the possibilities of sharing and following content is virtually limitless.
The Internet allows access to an endless supply of information on just about any topic, and there are usually thousands of results for each search.
Luckily for those who want access to information that relates to their interests and businesses who are hoping to reach a target audience, there are websites and software packages that cut back on the irrelevant search results and news articles.
Websites such as iFlow, Eqentia, and mySyndicaat track what their users are searching for, liking, sharing, and reading. They then use this information to provide their users with relevant and fresh news data.
iFlow users sign in through Facebook, which iFlow users as another medium to track relevant information.
iFlowusers can create “flows,” that show previews of posts, articles, and videos that users can click on to see the full post, and by clicking on the title, will be redirected to the original site and posting.
Eqentia allows users to personalize and edit content before they republish and share it on the web.
Users who sign up for Eqentiacan bring content in, tag it, edit it, personalize it, and republish it. The site was designed to allow users to share information they have discovered and enjoyed with other social media platforms or email.
Users can share the information that mySyndicaat has collected with other followers.
mySyndicaat is based on the idea that it should be easy for users to search, filter, and share content found on the web. Using social media, tracking searching on Google and Yahoo!, and monitoring blog activity, mySyndicaat filters the information and delivers it the user, who can then turn around and share it with their followers.
For businesses and marketers that are aiming to reach a certain audience, there are websites such as Story Crawler, Curation Station, and Amazon’s LOUD3R.
Story Crawler works with companies such as Chick-fil-a, Walt Disney, and Warner Brothers, and assists them in the filtering of their news streams.
The software in Story Crawlergathers information from user generated content such as blogs, videos and images, articles, and social media to create a collection of information that relates to each individual company. It also has features that can monitor social media and blog use, archiving data, and publishing/curation.
Curation Station helps to sort through the overload of content that the internet provides.
Curation Stationis marketing software that imports, selects, and shares content from the internet. It starts by importing anything that the user does on the internet, any tweets, article, video, or blog post. The user then selects specific content that they want to share and distribute.
LOUD3R is a case study program developed by Amazon’s Web Services and was created by former Google, MTV, MySPace, and Yahoo! executives. It is another site that is working on being able to deliver filtered content to publishers and marketers.
Vizify
We’ve all googled ourselves, our friends, teachers, future employers, or anyone, just to see what would appear. Knowing people will be googling our names to get an idea of what kind of person we are, we should want to put our best foot out there.
Vizify is a revolutionary website that helps people to better market themselves on Google. When users sign up for Vizify, they connect their social media accounts such as Twitter, Facebook, and LinedIn to their account. Vizify then creates interactive infographics about their social media information. Graphics are created about where the user went to school, what they mention the most on Twitter and who they interact with the most. Pictures appear from Facebook, and past jobs from LinkedIn. Vizify also creates a video about the user’s activity on Twitter. By showing words they commonly use, the top three people they interact with, and what hours they are most likely to be tweeting. Visitors to the site can then scroll the multiple pages filled with these infographics about the user’s life.
The bio is always up to date and only showcases the best of the person’s social media activity. They bio can be added to their Facebook, LinkedIn account, Twitter, or even to their email signature.
This bio is a great way for people to stand out in a positive light with whoever might be googling them, whether it is a future employer or possible roommate. It’s also another reason to keep social media accounts sparkling clean.
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