In-class assignment

Bodies Exhibit:

Yahoo & Google- news articles, actual exhibit websites (a lot more search results)

Blogpulse and Bloglines- those who had visited the exhibits, controversy over exhibits, newspaper articles

Buddhism:

Yahoo & Google- Relgious websites, information about what it is – definitions, history of

Blogpulse and Bloglines- information about what it is, discussions about it, postings from those who practice Buddhism

Kristen Schneider, Audree Riddle, Kari Lillibridge

LinkedIn releases new toolbar

An article regarding LinkedIn discussed how they have updated their optional toolbar to make it more user friendly for those in the job market.  This new toolbar is designed specifically for firefox and they have added new features to make it more appealing.

One interesting feature includes an alert when any of the contacts you or your network may have inside the company you are researching.  There is also a quick search where you can look up people instantly from any website and a one-click access to LinkedIn.

Widget Box

This website Widgetbox claims to be the world’s largest widget directory.  There are over 36,000 to choose from or you can create your own.  It has a lot of information regarding what widgets are and how they can be useful.  They are organized by newest added, top rated, most popular, categories and you can also search for something specific.

This seems to be your one-stop widget website!

Social Networking with Cell Phones

This article was about how cell phones can now allow you to be a part of more social networking. 

GyPSii, a social network made specifically for mobile phones will offer a location-based search for people, places, and events.  This “real time location-based element” adds a new twist to the term social networking.  Your cell phone will be able to record where you are and what you are doing and make it available for those in your network.  You will be able to receive maps and directions and find friends who are nearby and popular places to go.You can download this software for free at their website.

Top 50 Social Sites for businesses

I found the article on the 50 Social Sites that every business should be involved with was helpful. It talks about how the internet provides powerful tools and networking capabilities that can be useful to companies. They allow your company to make a presence online and to reach more potential customers, business partners and employees.

The sites are divided into a few different categories: Job sites, General Social Media sites, Niche Social Media sites, Professional Networking sites and Social Media/Social Bookmarking sites.

A few of the tops sites include: Reddit, Digg, Del.icio.us, LinkIn, Ecademy and Careerbuilder.com.