Bye Bye Email, Welcome Microblogging

If the growth of blogs has slowed down and the use of social networks Facebook and Bebo was triggered in 2007, the year 2008 will see growth in other media. It is microblogging. The use of short texts, and, sometimes, photos and videos, share their thoughts and actions. His popularity is its simplicity. It frees you to think hard and wordy texts.

If you are going to send text messages from his cell phone, you are ready to microblogging. However, instead of sending a text message to someone, you use microblogging to convey to their social network.

What are the available tools at his disposal for this exciting new medium? In recent years have seen the birth of a dozen sites for microblogging carter for their different needs.

Twitter is the leader of the bunch. As soon as you create an account, you are ready to publish your micro-content through its Web browser, cell phone, or e-mail client. You can also follow interesting people as artists, athletes, musical groups, politicians and see their views regularly.

Want to share your files, events and links using microblogging? Use Pownce to send your stuff to friends. Pownce also offers a desktop software for you to download and install on your computer so that you do not have to use the browser.

The site has a Tumblr refined and simple interface. Use it to post photos and videos from your cell phone. Even if you're not wordy, you will be able to share his love and hatred with others.

If you prefer to speak, instead of writing, use MySay. You call the service MySay and leave a message. People in your contact will be able to hear their thoughts using their phones, e-mails, or computers.

If you do not like text or audio, video Hictu to use micro-blogging. Use your video camera to their actions and publish it in Hictu with the click of a mouse.

IRateMyDay has an interesting angle for micro-blogging. Instead of publishing the mundane activities of everyday life that you rate your day on a scale of the worst for the Great. You can also give some explanation for its rating.

Parents warned over computer use

A third of children in the UK use blogs and social network websites but two thirds of parents do not even know what they are, a survey suggests.

The children's charity NCH said there was "an alarming gap" in technological knowledge between generations.

Even when parents had put controls on what youngsters could access, almost half the 1,003 children aged 11 to 16 surveyed said they could disable them.

The NCH said families had to learn more about technology to protect children.

'Worldly wisdom'

A tenth of the 11-year-olds who took part in the survey said their parents did not know about the people with whom they communicated online.

And 13% revealed they were never supervised while using computers at home.

John Carr, the NCH's new technology adviser, said: "Children are pretty clued up when it comes to technology but they often lack the worldly wisdom to steer them away from its potential hazards.

"That's where parents come in. But our research shows they need to increase their knowledge if they want to protect their children."

The survey also found that 69% of parents thought they knew less than their children about mobile phones.

The NCH and the supermarket chain Tesco are launching a parents' technology guide, called IT? Got IT! Good!, which is being distributed at stores.

The chief executive of Tesco Telecoms, Andy Dewhurst, said: "Young people are often in the driving seat when it comes to new technology, and mobile phones and internet use can be of huge benefit for families.

"For example, parents can use texting to stay in regular touch with their children.

"However, all new technologies bring some risks and we believe that if parents talk to their kids and stay in touch with technology then they can be much more aware of how young people are using their mobiles and computers and can understand and help prevent those potential risks."

Meanwhile, a Mori survey of 2,300 11 to 16-year-olds in England and Wales has found that three fifths liked the idea of using computer games in the classroom. Half of those aged 15 and 16 did not.

It was commissioned as part of Teaching with Games, a project led by the Bristol-based research body Futurelab.

What Can You Do With A Mac Mini?

If you have not seen the newest addition to the Macintosh line, it's worth having a look. It is a small computer that is only 6.5 x 6.5 x 2 inches. The Mac Mini is the size of one of the internal CD-ROM drives installed on a PC. By far one of the smallest computers can be bought. And its relatively expensive, basic model costs only $ 499. In addition, you do not need to buy a new monitor, keyboard or mouse. It is 100% compatible with PC monitors and PC USB keyboards and mice.

But what exactly can be done with this mini computer? Rather! The base model comes with more features than enough for most uses. This is a full-fledged Macintosh, nothing about this little machine, except its physical size.

In this article I will discuss three main uses for the Mac mini. Firstly, I will discuss what Macs are known for, its audio and video. Secondly, I will discuss generally use the Internet as browsing, email and chat. Finally I will talk about word processing. These three are among the most common tasks for most computer users.

Digital Video, Photos and Music

The music has become what Apple is better known. That has not seen one of its iPod music players? The Apple Macintosh comes with iTunes, which lets you play MP3 music and purchase legal copies of songs directly from the iTunes Music Store. Songs cost only ninety-nine cents, and the selection is enormous. If you can attach an iPod to the Macintosh and use directly with iTunes.

The Mac Mini also comes with iMove and iDVD. Both applications enable you to edit and burn their home movies on DVD. However, if you want to burn their own DVDs requires a Mac Mini with the optional DVD recorder, which adds $ 100 a price of the Mac Mini. If you have a digital camcorder can transfer their films directly into the Mac Mini.

From digital video has become very easy with the Macintosh. Just drag video clips together and make a complete movie. If you are like me, your home video includes many scenes where the camera is not indicated where it should be. The video editing software makes it very easy to eliminate such scenes from the movie.

If you have a video camera you can use iPhoto to download and organize their digital photos. The iPhoto application allows you to quickly move your images from your digital camera to your computer. Photos can be organized and printed catalogues.

Bye Bye Email, Welcome Microblogging – 2

Are you emotionally disturbed? Instead of using IRateMyDay, EMotionr use. If there is one of the happiest day of his life, the rate is the highest possible 10. Not the lowest rate 1. It can not be so bad.

Moodmill is where you should go after scoring the day or emotion. This site is for managing your mood. Use the mouse to slide the indicator of mind and share it with your friends and contacts.

If you're comfortable with French or German language, you can use Frazr. It has all the features and functionality of Twitter.

Now that you know about popular microblogging tools available on the Web, you're wondering, "how can I express my thoughts and actions using this new media Why do people like to read my mundane daily activities and what has value to offer my readers? "

To see the value of microblogging, take a look at the Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama 's team is doing. This is broadcasting all calendars of meetings, caucus and primary results, information and messages of inspiration for volunteers to take action.

If you are a blogger, you can tell your Twitter followers across some jokes about an upcoming blog item before you publish on your blog. This will create anticipation and desires.

If you are selling something on the Web, can be used to publish Twitter hot for sale Twitter followers. This gives you an idea that products are hot sellers so you can stock before announcing the sale to the entire world by using other means.

You can publish fresh tips and tricks that you have just read a blog on personal development, improve productivity, save money ideas, etc.

You can make a quick survey to ask a brief question.

You can follow leaders, industry luminaries, artists, athletes and other interesting people in Twitter for ideas on various topics.

2008 is the year of microblogging. As the mail is a medium radical a decade ago for most people and they finally did write a letter of the lost art, micoblogging exceed blogs in a few years.