26. QR Code Roundup
world’s use of #SocialNetworks
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How To Breathe New Life Into Old Blog Posts
categories: blog
How To Breathe New Life Into Old Blog Posts
Blog post bankruptcy is similar to email bankruptcy in that you do a serious purge of your content and mass delete your old posts in favor of starting fresh or at least culling the old.
few reasons bloggers might consider blog post bankruptcy.
1. Embarrassed by content.
2. Overwhelmed by content.
3. Poor content.
4. Change of team.
5. Outdated content.
What To Do To Save Your Old Blog Posts:
1. Rework the actual content.
2. Update links, images, and SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
3. Consider adding a date to posts.
4. Create a few compilation posts for future publication.
5. Decide whether to redirect deleted posts.
6. Re-promote old posts.
time-saving social media tools
categories: social media
time-saving social media tools
http://blog.bufferapp.com/time-saving-social-media-tools
When it comes to productivity with your social media marketing, I’ve found that there are a handful of areas that are worth investigating, improving, and experimenting.
- Automate
- Schedule
- Communicate
- Engage
With Twibble, you can set up any RSS feed you want to publish automatically to your Twitter feed
Gumroad can sell a digital product, a subscription, or even a preorder, and your Gumroad sales page can be easily shared to Twitter and Facebook or embedded on your website (an SSL certificate is required for embedding).
IFTTT and Zapier—can help you coordinate and automate your marketing efforts
Gifmaker for creating a quick and easy GIF from existing photos on your computer.
Social Rank answers these questions with its follower reports, identifying which of your followers have the most influence and which are most engaged with you
The Distracted Generation
categories: Uncategorized
The Distracted Generation
http://elearninginfographics.com/distracted-generation-infographic/
More on Generation Z in this IMS blog entry
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/2014/06/26/generation-z-the-time-of-emojis-approaching/
Digital Literacy
Digital Literacy, Information Literacy and Connectivism
One concern that I have is that because information literacy is so identified with librarians, that digital literacy may be seen as outside the purview of librarians when in fact it is a natural pairing.
Digital Literacy Tutorials
http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/ld/c-d/digital-info-lit/Tutorials
Examining Digital Literacy Practices on Social Network Sites
http://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Resources/Journals/RTE/0471-aug2012/RTE0471Examining.pdf
30+ QR Code Resources
30+ QR Code Resources
http://www.themobilenative.org/2014/05/30-qr-code-resources.html
30 Little-Known Features of the Social Media Sites
30 Little-Known Features of the Social Media Sites You Use Every Day
http://blog.bufferapp.com/little-known-features-facebook-twitter-instagram
5 Little-Known Facebook Features
1. Save links to read for later
2. Follow rather than friend
3. Manage Your “Posts to Page”
4. Reorder your page sections
5. Fast advanced stats for any page post
Assorted useful features
Receive email from your Facebook email address.
Download everything you’ve ever done on Facebook.
Check your “other” messages.
Pin a post to the top of your page.
Feature your page owners and liked pages.
Secret emoji. Here are fun tips for Facebook secret emoji.
- (y) = thumbs-up ‘like’ symbol
- (^^^) = a great white shark
- :|] = a robot
- :poop: = well, you know
- <(“) = a penguin
- :Putnam: = the head of former Facebook engineer, Chris Putnam who left the company in 2010
5 Little-Known Twitter Features
1. Create a collection of tweets
2. Tag people in your photos
3. Create a Twitter photo collage
4. Manage Twitter via SMS
- D [username] + message – sends that person a Direct Message that goes to their device, and saves in their web archive.
- SET LOCATION [place name] – updates the location field in your profile. Example: set location San Francisco
- GET [username] – retrieves the latest Twitter update posted by that person. You can also use g [username] to get a user’s latest Tweet. Examples: get goldman or g goldman.
- FOLLOW [username]: allows you to start following a specific user, as well as receive SMS notifications. Example:FOLLOW jerry
5. Mute Feature
5 Little-Known Google+ Features
1. Run a poll in G+
2. Save posts to empty circles for future reference
3. Share your circles with others
4. Create a photo slideshow that links to your avatar
When someone clicks on your profile picture from your profile page, they’ll see an entire photo album of pictures. You can control what appears in this photo album.
In the Photos menu, scroll or search for the Profile Photos collection. Then add, edit, and arrange the photos in this set.
5. Use a GIF as your profile pic or cover photo
This one’s super simple: Just upload it!
5 Little-Known LinkedIn Features
1. Download a list of your connections
2. Display media files on your profile
3. Message someone you’re not connected with
4. Save a job search
5. Create a tickler file with LinkedIn Relationship notes
5 Little-Known Pinterest Features
1. Set up a secret board
2. Rearrange the order of your boards
3. View all the latest pins from your website (or others)
4. Customize your cover images
5. Pin with a friend
5 Little-Known Instagram Features
1. Where to view Instagram photos online
2. Save an image
3. Add a border to your image
4. How to make a collage
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pic-jointer-picture-collage/id509987785?mt=8
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/split-pic-photo-editor-clone/id570748340?mt=8
http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/instagram-photo-and-video-apps/
5. How to repost an Instagram photo
Conclusion
Which of these little-known features did you know already?
Which of your favorite hidden gems would you like to share?
Twitter job-search
SCSU students are given the narrow choice of MN e-Folio.
Since it is a MnSCU supported service, few students are exposed to additional information about the possibility of using LinkedIn as an electronic portfolio, and, respectively, tool for finding employment. An increasing number of SCSU students circumvent even the LinkedIn possibility and search for jobs using Twitter. Here is an article, which reflects a tendency, I have been observing for the past 2 years.
Be Twitter-savvy in your job search
http://microsoftjobsblog.com/be-twitter-savvy-in-your-job-search/
To increase your chances of getting the attention of a recruiter on Twitter, follow these three tips:
- Be strategic about your bio.
- Be relevant (and use discretion)
- Engage with the recruiter you followed.
mobile eLearning
eLearning for the Mobile Generation
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/58054282672001378/
Geek Culture
categories: information technology
Geek Culture is Smart and Creative
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2014/09/18/when-geeks-rule/geek-culture-is-smart-and-creative
many geeks are motivated by the deep joy of building things