by Diana Urban on January 25, 2009
I’ve just uploaded the first set of free twitter backgrounds, available on the (yep, you guessed it) Twitter Backgrounds page. Feel free to use, share, and distribute these backgrounds. Some of the designs are customizable, so you can add your own photo and bio/contact information. If you don’t already have Photoshop, you can open the files in Gimp, a free photo editing software.
If you don’t want to customize your background, no problem– all designs have a JPG version available for download, so you can simply upload them to Twitter as is.
Want updates when new backgrounds are available? Follow me @dianafreedman. Click to continue…
by Diana Urban on January 23, 2009
Getting back to reality after a vacation in Disney World is no easy feat. I returned from the “happiest place on Earth” last week to a dreary and snowy Boston. I can’t even count the times I’ve been to Disney World/Land on my fingers anymore, but even as an adult it’s as magical as ever.
It’s not just an amusement park with overpriced food and even more overpriced merchandise (though it has both). If anything, I don’t mind laying down $40 for a t-shirt I’ll never wear outside the parks. The environment they’ve created makes me forget about my worries from the real world. It’s not just about Space Mountain. Young or old, the Disney brand makes you start to believe that fairy tales could be real, and dreams can come true. Click to continue…
by Diana Urban on January 6, 2009
If you’re not on Twitter yet, I recommend that you stop reading this article and sign up for a Twitter account. Twitter is a microblogging platform, where you’re limited to updates of 140 characters. You broadcast these short messages to your “followers” (the equivalent of a friend or connection), who can be friends, coworkers, peers in your industry, or even celebrities, politicians, and other public figures.
If you need to be convinced, here are the top 12 reasons to be on Twitter: Click to continue…
by Diana Urban on January 3, 2009
Want to easily track what people are saying about you, your company, a product, or any topic across the web’s social media sphere in real-time? Now it’s possible, and there are several tools out there that make it much more interesting than a basic Google search.
It’s undoubtedly valuable to immerse yourself in the chatter. Not only can you see what people are saying about you, your company, or your blog, but also you can see what topics are hot in people’s minds all over the world. This can clue you in on what to be aware of, and even what to write your own articles about.
Here are my top four picks for stand out keyword trackers: Click to continue…
