Archive for the ‘Lists’ Category

Sarah Evans at Mashable writes about 10 Ways You Can Use Twitter Lists. If you’re looking for inspiration for how to make the most of this new Twitter feature, you may want to check out this post. Here are her top five:

1. Industry Peers and Professionals Lists
2. Experts Lists
3. Recognize and Reward Customers Lists
4. Niche Lists
5. Employee Directory Lists

Sarah Perez at ReadWriteWeb has put together a stellar list of 13 Tools for Building Your Own iPhone App. These are applications with the non-developer in mind so if you’ve been thinking about creating your own iPhone version of your website or blog but didn’t know how, you’ll want to check out this list.

David Turnbull at DailyBlogTips lists out 101 Ways to Promote a New Blog. If you’ve recently started a blog and you’re brainstorming about ways to get the word out, you may want to check out this guide which is divided into the following sections:

• Content
• Facebook
• Fundamentals
• Online Video
• Other Blogs
• Paid
• People
• Podcasting
• Search engine optimization
• Social networks
• StumbleUpon
• Su.pr
• Twitter
• Wordpress

OnlineCourses.org has compiled a mega-list of 100 Incredible Open Courses for the Ultimate Tech Geek. This comprehensive guide presents 100 free resources to develop your tech skill set. The courses are divided into the following categories:

• Computer Science and Engineering
• Computer Security
• Programming
• The Web
• Software
• Information Technology
• Communication Technology
• Technology in Education
• Tech Math
• Technology and Society

Robin Broitman at IIG has pulled together over 50 resources to identify and target social media influencers in How-To Influence Influencers- Bloggers, Tweeters & Others. If you want to learn strategies for word-of-mouth marketing, you’ll want to check out this list which is divided into the following categories:

• Identifying, Targeting and Courting Key Influencers
• Blogger Outreach and Relations
• Tools and Lists

Charles W. Bryant writes for HowStuffWorks about the Top 10 Things You Should Not Share on Social Networks. Even if you think you’ve got social networking figured out, you will want to read through the author’s discussion and warnings for each item on the list. Here are items 10 through 5:

• Personal Conversations
• Social Plans
• Linking Sites
• Company Information
• Photos of Your Kids
• Your Address and Phone Number

The Online Classes website has put together a mega-list of 100 Free Tools to Tutor Yourself in Anything. Find a wide range of free classes and tutorials in the following categories in this helpful post:

• General
• Language
• Music
• Life Skills
• Around the House
• Technology
• General Academic
• Business
• Health and Fitness
• Math and Science
• Liberal Arts
• Fine Arts

Social media guru Chris Brogan posts 14 tips for How to Blog Almost Every Day. Check out his useful recommendations to get yourself in the habit of writing for the Web. Here are his top five suggestions:

1. Read something new every day. Need a starting point? Try Alltop. (Hint: read something outside your particular circle to get new thoughts).
2. Talk with people every day. I get many of my topic ideas from questions people pose to me, or through conversations.
3. Write down titles and topic ideas in a notepad file. ( I’ve given you 100 blog topics and another 20 blog topics just to get started.)
4. Maintain a healthy bookmarking and revisiting habit. I use Delicious.com
5. Find 20-40 minutes in every day to sit still and type.

Kevin Muldoon from Blog Themes Club has created a mega-list of 101 Great Blogs You Should Be Subscribing To for BloggingTips. If you’re always on the lookout for new quality blogs to subscribe to, as am I, you’ll want to check out this giant list. The list is organized into the following categories:

• Design & Coding
• Writing & Freelancing
• Social Media
• Search Engine Optimisation
• Marketing
• Affiliate Marketing
• Entrepreneur
• Domain Names
• WordPress
• Copyright
• Blogging

Webdesigner Depot has published a mega-guide to making the most of the WordPress blogging platform. Whether you’re just starting out or a regular user you won’t want to miss this huge list of 300+ Resources to Help You Become a WordPress Expert in the following categories:

• Theme Roundups, Theme Templates, and Theme Frameworks
• Tutorials and Tips
• Plugins
• Tricks, Customizations, and Hacks
• Galleries and Inspiration
• Blogs, Articles and Other Resources

Josh Catone at Mashable rounds up 10 Must-Have Firefox Extensions for Students. Here are his top five recommendations for extensions students won’t want to be without, check out the full post for more:

1. Taboo
2. Firefox Environment Backup Extension
3. Reminderfox
4. LeechBlock
5. Trailfire

Jennifer Van Grove at Mashable analyzes 5 Red Hot Twitter Trends to Track. If you want to keep updated on what’s happening with the popular microblogging app, you’ll want to read about these emerging Twitter trends:

1. Location-Aware Tweets
2. Twitter Apps Folding
3. Twitter Content Analysis
4. Twitter Policies
5. A Twitter Star is Born

Josh Catone at Mashable creates a Back to School guide with 15 Essential Web Tools for Students. This handy list of the best apps for students is organized into the following categories:

• Stay Organized
• Study Better
• Work and Collaborate
• Cite Right

The folks at Accredited Online Colleges have put together a mega-list of the 100 Most Educational iPhone Apps. Each app has a brief description and a link to the iTunes store where it can be downloaded. Applications are divided into the following categories:

• Brain Exercises
• Quizzes and Flashcards
• Math
• Science
• Geography and History
• English
• Reference Materials
• Art
• Languages
• Productivity

Andy Burkhardt at Information Tyrannosaur provides Four Reasons Libraries Should be on Social Media. He argues that libraries should take advantage of these new technologies with the following purposes in mind:

1. Communication
2. Respond to Positive/Negative Feedback
3. Marketing/Advertising
4. Understanding Users Better