28/02/2009
With Gazup you can upload your file to multiple file sharing sites such as RapidShare, MegaUpload and MediaFile. If you are constantly having to re-upload deleted files, this site is for you!
This isn’t the first site to offer this kind of service, but it is nicely designed and free of obtrusive and anooying advertising.
Plus you will earn reward points everytime someone downloads your file. The top earner has already made $294 just this month – pretty impressive.
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27/02/2009
Fliggo allows you to build your own video sharing website a la Youtube.
Fliggo is extremely easy to use, comes with a host of features and most importantly is free. You can use Fliggo to create video blogs, private video networks or a niche video site – the choice is yours.
The service is beautifully designed and Fliggo allows you to customize the look and feel of your video site so it can be ceautiful too!
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20/02/2009
TinyChat is like TinyURL but for chatrooms. The idea is you click a button and you are presented with a link to your new chatroom. You can then easily Tweet this out to your Twitter followers.
This is a great way for extending a conversation beyond Twitter using real-time chat. This puts a nice web 2.0 twist on chat. The service is currently not feature rich, but its slick, clean and well designed.
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10/02/2009
Facebook and Twitter can really kill your productivty. So reclaim some of your time with the free KeepMeOut web app.
This tool will warn you if you have visited a site more than once in a period of time you specify. Then, to access the site you are addicted to, you do so through a bookmark rather than typing the URL.
This isn’t a perfect solution but we do like the concept and it might be your cure!
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10/02/2009
Ok, so personally I don’t value my Tweets enough to have them backed up – but others might. TweetBackup will backup all your Tweets on a daily basis.
However there are a few flaws with this concept. Firstly the idea of doing a backup is so that you can restore the data if something goes wrong. But, unfortunately Twitter offers no import function and I can’t imagine they ever would (could you imagine the spam).
Secondly I doubt Twitter will start losing your Tweets anytime soon. Maybe this is just an app for all you hoarders out there.
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1/02/2009
Do you ever find yourself struggling to fit what you’re trying to say into 140 characters? 140it will shrink down your Tweets by reducing words and removing spaces.
They will also convert url’s into a bit.ly shortened version and substitute company names for stock symbols.
This is a great idea that can be utilized right from Twitter using a bookmarklet!
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30/01/2009
Thanks to this months sponsor of iDezy – Sitelok from Vibralogix!
WIth Sitelok you to protect php and html pages within your site. You can now create a members area or multiple member only areas on your website without any programming knowledge.
The tool comes with plenty of features including PayPal integration, membership expiration and a built in mailing tool.
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30/01/2009
BannerSnack is a flash based tool that will help you build decent looking banners with a point and click interface.
Although the banners won’t look as good as something done by a graphic designer – they look a lot better than every other banner generator we have seen and used.
The app is free but they will put a watermark on the banner. You can get the premium version with no annoying alterations.
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27/01/2009
Its no fun talking to yourself on Twitter! Expand your reach and increase your number of followers with these simple tips. You don’t need to be a celebrity to have a huge following any more!
- Follow Influential Peeps – Follow peeps who already have a large following. There is a good chance that many of the top twitter power users will follow you back (often automatically) which results in a stream of other followers. Visit Twitterholic to find the top users
- Update Twitter Daily – No one is going to bother following you if you don’t keep your stream updated on a regular basis.
- Retweet – If you like someone else’s tweet, share it with a retweet (the format is: RT @username and the tweet text)
- Cross Post Your Tweets on Facebook – You can setup your facebook to automatically update your status with your latest Tweets. Simply install the Twitter app
- Add Value to your Stream – Posting about what you ate for breakfast will only get you a certain number of followers (unless you’re Kevin Rose). Add value to your stream by posting interesting links and content.
- Use #hash Tags – Although not officially supported by Twitter (yet), putting a #hash tag describing the content of a tweet will help others find it when searching. e.g #election08
- Put your Twitter on Business Cards – I use Moo.com’s awesome mini cards with my blogs URL (feint.me) and my Twitter (www.twitter.com/feint). Its interesting, sometimes starts a conversation and works.
- Add Your Name to a Twitter Directory – Like this one which groups users on interests. There are lots out there just do a google search
- @reply And be Part of the Community – Join in the conversation by replying to others tweets. If someone asks you a question – respond! sounds obvious but isoften overlooked.
- Use Pictures – Tweeps love pictures. Use my favorite Twitter picture service TwitPic.com
- Cover the News – Twitter is often where I hear breaking news first. Become an authority on your niche by covering news.
- Stop Spamming – You would think that the tweeps who follow you would be interested in what your doing. You are wrong. The occasional link to your projects is great. I recommend linking back to your site no more than twice a week. I do unfollow people who keep overplugging stuff and im not alone.
- Ask Questions – And watch the responses flow in as tweeps love to help others. (remember with every RT and @reply your reach expands)
- Start a Contest – That isn’t lame. I have given away GoDaddy gift cards (and sponsors goodies) to random followers. Make it something worthwhile and make sure your contest is fun! (and winnable).
- Add TwitterCounter to Your Blog – TwitterCounter will display how many followers you have in a nice badge format. Plus there is a wordpress plugin.
- Paint the Town Red With Your Profile – Put your Twitter link on your blog, facebook, myspace, digg, friendfeed etc. Let people find you easily but don’t force it down their throats.
- Include Your Twitter in Your Email Signature – Seems to work.
- Don’t Be Afraid to Follow – We are the generation that was born to absorb noise. Don’t be afraid a couple of hundred people, which will make you more followable.
- Use FriendFeed – Which seems to do an awesome job of exposing your content to targeted individuals
- Beg – Follow me
That is my 20. What are your tips?
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24/01/2009
Six Revisions has put together a guide on how to auto-caption your images using the wonderful moo tools framework.
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