David Pogue is a technology columnist at the New York Times. He’s also an Emmy-winning tech correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning and a columnist for Scientific American. I think it’s safe to say that he’s pretty well-know in tech circles in the USA.
Let’s face it guys and girls. We live in the digital age and like in many ages in the past, time equals money. I’m pretty sure that many of you reading this would love to find out about ways that you could save time when it comes to technology before you start throwing your Blackberry’s, keyboards, laptops or tablets against the wall.
Well, you’re luck today, so put down whatever you were about the throw. A few weeks ago TED (one of my favorite websites on the internet) posted a talk featuring David Pogue giving the top 10 time-saving tech tips. I’m pretty sure that some of you know about some of these already, but I’m pretty sure that you’ll learn something new today.
Did you learn something new from David Pogue? Leave a comment and let me know. Feedback is appreciated and welcome here. If you find these tips useful, feel free to share this article with your friends on Facebook and Twitter. Remember: Sharing is Caring.
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Great News! myScoop (South Africa’s biggest blog network) recently underwent a revamp and now has awesome opportunities for both bloggers and brands.
In case you did not know, myScoop was created in 2009 and initially started as a blog aggregation tool which helped promote South African blogger’s content through the use of their sites and myScoop social networking channels. They also provided live and detailed statistics for each blog when using their tracking code. myScoop was the first of South African blog aggregators to introduce real time aggregation. I’ve been a member since their early days and I have to admit that I’m a huge fan of them.
myScoop was recently transformed into what it is today. Now it’s a mechanism to bridge the gap between brands and bloggers by allowing brands to publish sponsored posts to the South African blogs in their network. myScoop is the first and only company doing this in South Africa and they strive to keep bringing innovation to both bloggers and brands.
It’s quite easy and simple to understand and to use. When there is a new campaign from a brand / advertiser that has relevance to the category a member’s blog is in, an opportunity will become available. Bloggers then have the option to either accept or ignore the opportunity (once they have reviewed the details). If they accept the opportunity, the advertiser will receive a notification and it will be up to them to choose if the blogger will be included in the campaign. Once they have decided, the blogger will receive an email notification. Bloggers get compensated for allowing brands to use their blogs to get out their messages / campaigns to the right audience, so it’s a win win situation in the end for both parties. Pretty neat if you ask me.
What are you waiting for? If you have a blog or if you’re representing a brand, join myScoop today! It’s the logical and right thing to do!
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I found this Online Revolution Infographic on The Meta Picture Earlier tonight. It’s amazing how the internet has changed the world over the last 12 years – this Infographic points it out. It was originally posted on the Best Communications Degrees website.
I’m on Facebook at least 8 hours a weekday (mostly for work), I send out at least 20 tweets a day on my personal account on Twitter alone, I check in Foursquare at least 4 times a week (depending on how much I move around), I watch at least 10 YouTube videos daily and I upload at least 3 YouTube videos monthly, I write at least 40 blog posts a month (on multiple blogs), I pin at least 20 things a week on Pinterest and I post at least 10 photos a week on Instagram. Some might say that I’m a Social Media junkie, but if this is not embracing the digital age, then I dunno what the term really means. The fact remains: my life would pretty much suck without the Internet.
More and more people are using the internet globally. To be exact, the amount of global internet users increased by 566% from 2000 to 2012. There are currently over 1 billion people on Facebook, over 400 million people on Twitter and close to 100 million people using Instagram. About 72 hours of video is also being uploaded on YouTube every minute. And this is not all, I could keep on putting out facts all night, I’m just scratching the surface. Fact is: The Internet has changed the world. None of this technology was around before 1995. If you still don’t believe me check out the Online Revolution Infographic below.
There you have it. This Online Revolution Infographic is proof that the Internet has Changed The World. I told you that I only scratched the surface. If you’ve found this information fascinating, feel free to share this post with your friends. Sharing is caring after all.
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David Pogue is a technology columnist at the New York Times. He’s also an Emmy-winning tech correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning and a columnist for Scientific American. I think it’s safe to say that he’s pretty well-know in tech circles in the USA.
