‘Interaction’ Archives
Journalism schools using and teaching social media
Back when I went to j-school, the Internet wasn't considered a form of "mass media" yet. It was still pretty well limited to email and clunky browsers with limited information. Well, obviously that's all changed. Journalism schools are teaching about how social media (things like blogs, twitter, facebook, etc.) are changing the way [...]
drop.io: Simple, fast, free file sharing
drop.io has to be one of the simplest sites I’ve ever seen. It’s gotten more bells and whistles over time, but still, it’s dead simple to set up a place on the Internet to share your files. And it’s FREE! Here’s how it works: Visit their site Either accept the random drop site name they
Sync Files Between Computers, Even PC/Mac: Dropbox
If you are like most people, you have a work and home computer. They may even be on different platforms -- like a Mac at home and PC at work. There are several solutions out there, but the one I want to discuss is Dropbox. Dropbox allows you to easily set up a "cloud" storage space that can sync between your computers. That's 2GB of FREE [...]
Small businesses to use more social networking tools
An article today from eMarketer finds that small business plan to spend more online using social networking tools. These tools might include things like Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, even YouTube: More small businesses said they would increase their spending on social networking than on any other format. via Small Businesses' Online Plans [...]
MacHeist: new “loot” for those that can solve puzzles
If you own a Mac and love solving puzzles, then you should check out MacHeist. Through solving a series of intricately designed puzzles, riddles, visual clues, and cryptograms, you can get several free programs, including Process. Sign up for an account, and off you go solving clues found in the Briefings. I tried my first one this week, [...]
Upcoming Unconferenz: February 7th
An upcoming event that sounds very interesting: Unconferenz. Using Pecha Kucha which is basically a open discussion with limitations on each speaker of 20 slides and 20 seconds each slide. Date: February 7, 2009, Saturday Time: 8:00am to 4:00pm Place: JAIMS (in Hawaii Kai) 6660 Hawaii Kai Dr Honolulu, Hawaii 96825 Attendance: 50 – [...]
New web classes from Pacific New Media
University of Hawaii, Manoa campus, has several non-credit web classes coming up for Spring 2009. These are usually great for beginners (and even those who think they know everything!). The schedule is online at: UHM Outreach PNM. Just a couple of standouts include: Boost Your Traffic and Success Online with Social Media Optimization [...]
Flash cookies and privacy
If you are concerned about your online privacy, then you should already know about "cookies" -- small files that are stored on your computer that websites write information to. These cookies are largely used to help with the functionality of the website, maintaining your "session" as you move around the site. They can also store your login [...]
Web Weavers Workshop with Lorelle VanFossen
Today was Web Weavers Workshop with Lorelle VanFossen, part of Hawaii's Geek Week. Lorelle had a ton of great tips to go along with the basics of setting up a successful Wordpress blog site. A large part of the information is in Lorelle's book, but it was her discussions to student questions that often proved most helpful. Some sample [...]
“How Has WordPress Changed Your Life”…
During the opening event of Mactoberfest for Hawaii's Geek Week, Lorelle VanFossen asked the audience, "How has Wordpress changed your life?" She showed some great videos of how lives have been changed by using Wordpress as a blogging software application for helping people express their lives. For me, Wordpress has changed my life in two [...]
