Blogs and Social Networks

Hootsuite Updated To Interface With LinkedIn And Facebook Last night, I noticed that the 3rd party professional Twitter application Hootsuite went offline for maintenance. I really didn’t think much of it initially. Services like this go offline occasionally for routine maintenance and upgrades. But after 6 hours of not being able to connect to it, I knew something big was in the works. Over the past few weeks, Twitter has made some major additions, one of them being the addition of lists. Professional Twitter desktop applications like Tweetdeck, and Seesmic recently made modifications to accommodate these updates, everything from the new way Twitter handles ... Read Full Story

Rearrange Your MySpace Music List With all of the new and exciting changes and “tweaks” going on over at MySpace, I wanted to touch on the reordering or rearranging of your coolie, the music playlist Since the widget at Project Playlist has been basically “shut down” and not allowed at MySpace, the use of the actual MySpace music player has emerged as the front runner for music expression even among listeners. Musicians had been using the MySpace music widget predominately but a large percentage of listeners were using the Project Playlist widget instead. (A brilliant music site by the way But, let’s discover how to ... Read Full Story

Updates on MySpace and MyYearbook Blogs and Social Networks Updates everywhere where Blogs and Social Networks are concerned :) Let's cover what's new with MySpace first :) The MySpace music arena is a bit different in that the Project Playlist music selections widget is no longer allowed on our profiles at MySpace but never to worry :) MySpace has this totally covered complete with tutorial. Just click on the music tab and get set up :) Your MySpace status and mood have been adjusted and now you can choose which icon goes with which mood, set it yourself :) Commenting when someone comments you ... Read Full Story

Blogs and Social Networks Online Radio Listening to your favorite music while surfing the net can be a real treat. Online Radio! For music lovers it way enhances the time spent at your computer. We recently did a show on this very topic at Blogs and Social Networks online radio called Online Radio Listen in for even more online radio ideas. Live365 and Jango - Find stations that play your favorites, not so much a “design your own” radio station, but a location search first. Live365 has an upgrade option for VIP membership but check it as a free member to see what you think ... Read Full Story

Genealogy Social Networks Part 3 FamilyTreeDNA.com charges a fee, but I found it worth mentioning here. The Jefferson-Hemmings case built on DNA testing and published in 1998 was one of the catalysts of what later became the field of Genetic genealogy. So, does your DNA match the Jefferson line? A lot of people are taking the DNA Genealogy highway these days. CastleGarden.org is Cool!!! Americas first immigration center, Castle Garden offers free access to an extraordinary database of information on 10 million immigrants from 1830 through 1892 (the year Ellis Island opened). Over 73 million Americans can trace their ancestry to Ellis Island, now go ... Read Full Story