Screen capture (noun or verb) To create an image of what's on your computer screen. Synonyms: screengrab, screenshot.
Scroll down and you'll see this post contains several screenshots. You can see the value of capturing an image from a computer screen. It's easy to do with available software or keyboard shortcuts; ...
Before you use Twitter to store your ATM PIN numbers, remember, it can't be trusted. The micro-blogging platform, which is dominated by a culture of open, public communication, also provides some privacy: direct messages and protected profiles.
But as the L.A. Times pointed out last night, the latter is prone to ...
The companies of the Fortune 500 generate the greatest revenues worldwide, and undoubtedly require a lot of manpower to sustain their day-to-day operations. Due to their size and complexity, these big companies are often slow to enter social media spaces like Twitter. Who should be the voice of the company? ...
Last year I compiled a large list of popular social networks in the U.S. and around the world. Using recent data from Alexa, I've updated the list for June 2009.
What's Changed Since Last Year
Facebook, which had already beat MySpace globally, surpassed its rival in the U.S., and stole a lot of ...
It's been a week since the Iranian government announced President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's landslide election victory over popular reformist candidate Mirhossein Mousavi, which sparked lasting, national demonstrations. Protesters believe the election results are fraudulent, and see this moment as an opportunity for change, or perhaps revolution.
Certainly, if a revolution is possible, ...
Once again, Mark Zuckerberg is rolling out another Facebook redesign.... and shockingly enough, it seems to mimmick Twitter even further!
Announced today through the Facebook Blog, the new changes are quite extensive and are definitely the largest we've seen since the creation of the news feed. The first update is the creation ...
Any constant Twitter user knows the value of a URL shortener, because some of the most fascinating links don't conform to the 140-character restriction of many micro-blogging services. But some of the best URL shorteners are overshadowed by the titan, TinyURL.
Below I've compiled a list of the nine most popular ...
Jake and Amir, my favorite online comedy duo, produced a video called "Twitter," giving me the perfect excuse to share their unique brand of humor on this blog.
Read Amir's Twitter page here: "jakeandamir"
In case you're unfamiliar with Twitter, it's not "an online place that you keep your secrets." In fact, ...
A couple cool items from the Twitter blog:
1) Twitter has launched an Election 2008 page, your one-stop shop to see what people are saying about the hottest trends in the election world. If you've used Twitter Search, you could find these online conversations for yourself, but Twitter's new page serves ...
The Flickr blog happily reports that one of its members used the photo-sharing site to get a lost camera back into the hands of its owner.
Irenicdonna posted the following in the Flickr Help Forum and the "Scotland" discussion group:
I found a camera, 2 months ago, which I handed in to ...
