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http://tech-bites.com/mega-bite-feature-facebook/ What is Facebook? It's kind like MySpace... if MySpace would grow up. In short, Facebook is THE best place to contact friends and keep tabs on them. Interested? Watch today's Tech-Bites FREE Mega-Bite to help you get started on Facebook (1 full hour of instruction!).
Join the eBiz revolution at www.ThirtyDayChallenge.com and learn to make $10 this August with no spending involved (no credit card required). Work together with other towards the same goal using social platforms online, among other technologies, to start your own business online.
Learn some basic Google Search techniques to improve your ability to find what you are looking for. PLUS, learn how you can use Google is several other ways that you probably did not know about... like using it as a calculator, currency coverter, dictionary, and more!Stay tuned for changed down at Tech-Bites!
StumbleUpon is a service that lets you, in their own words, "Channel surf the internet with the StumbleUpon toolbar to find great websites, videos, photos and more based on your interests. StumbleUpon learns what you like and makes better recommendations."It is also community-driven and has over 2.5 million members! Well what do you know!? 2.5 million pages, 2.5 million members. Maybe we can figure this Internet-thing out! Meet StumbleUpon in today's video.
If any acronym can boast full penetration from geekdom to the rest of the world... it's "RSS". Everyone has a "feed" on their site or blog these days and they expect you to know what to do with it! Feeds -be they RSS, Atom, or XML- allow us to "pull" information from the web without having to visit the sites ourselves. It also prevents us from having to go "check" a site for updates because their feed would alert us of any updates. Learn how to add and remove feeds from Google reader and get t...
You've probably heard of "Del.icio.us" and wondered what it was and whether it could be useful for you. It allows you to store, share, and search your bookmarks from any computer, right from your favorite web browser. This method of bookmark-management is quickly becoming the defacto/preferred method for millions of people! Get started today!
Thanks to Flickr, it can be MUCH easier to share your photos than you think. With the ability to upload on a whim without worries about file-size, avoid flooding people's inbox, the ability to run slideshows, and link directly to your photos, Flickr has truly made this seemingly daunting task of uploading your photos to the web a joy and not a chore. Find out how to easily store and share your photos today!
Everyone is trying to get organized these days to "Get Things Done". While the Pencil and Paper approach may still be workable for some folks, many of us want something more. Learn how to take advantage of the Net's most popular To-Do list app from the makers of Basecamp.
Get tired of mail-quotas and not being able to access ALL your past emails while away from your main computer? Switch to Gmail! This week we look at some of the basic concepts behind Gmail like conversations, tags, and mail search.
Most websites are built to accommodate the "masses". It's time to take things back into our own hands and customize the web for ourselves! Learn to use Greasemonkey, the amazing plugin for Firefox, to accomplish this. Examples like eBay, Gmail, Google, and more inside.