January 9th, 2010
Thanks to a suggestion from one of our Tribe members, we’ve nailed down a topic for our 5th Salem Tribe gathering. So bring a laptop or a notepad (you know, one of those things that contains paper to take notes on) and join us on February 1st, 6:30pm at the Ike Box.
All Roads Lead to Google
A Snap-shot of Google Applications You Can’t Live Without
Description: You know about Google Search, Gmail, and Google Maps. You might also know about Google Talk, Google Docs, and Google Earth. But what about Google Chrome, GOOG-411, Google Finance, Google Books, Google Blog Search, or Google Checkout. Or Blogger, Picasa, Reader, Knol, Translate, Orkut, Calendar, SketchUp, or a small site called YouTube? This presentation will explore a variety of Google Applications, most of which you can’t live your online life without.
Bo Lane was born in Portland, Oregon and has lived in Salem, Oregon for all (but 5 years) of his life. He and his wife publish Rethink Monthly – a local magazine in Oregon’s mid-Willamette valley. In addition to producing a quality publication and spending time with his beautiful wife and children, he enjoys playing basketball, reading, eating, and spending way too much time online.
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December 22nd, 2009
We have a topic nailed down for Salem Tribe #4. It is going to be an awesome night! We have Chris Hahn giving a presentation on using video on the web
We hope to see you January 4th, 6:30pm at the Ike Box.
Video On The Web – It’s On Like Donkey Kong
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a single second of video is worth 30,000. You’ve seen it all over, on the web, in the news, even the news reporting on videos found on the web. Technologies like Flash based video recorders and services like YouTube have made it easier than ever to quickly capture ideas and events on video, and share them with others.
But how does this tech come together? What do you need to start making your own video content? How do I leverage video for personal branding, and business application? How do you put out a quality video without changing careers and breaking the bank? These are some of the questions that will be touched upon in this session.
We’re covering the gamut, but just scratching the surface of the potential for this powerful communication medium.
About Chris Hahn
Chris Hahn is a Mayan dude with a passion for technology, communications, art, and all things geekery. When he’s not cooking up his latest culinary concoction for his wife and 5 year old daughter, he can be found sponging new information daily, and spitting out all the best bits on Facebook and Twitter. He loves hacking old analog audio equipment, beat mashing, 80′s arcade games, internet memes, and occasionally talking in the 3rd person.
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Go to his website: http://www.newmodernscience.com/
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December 12th, 2009
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December 8th, 2009
I had a great time at the third Salem Tribe meeting. I hope you did too! If you didn’t make it to the meeting, fear not. Here are some of the tools we discussed along with brief descriptions of each tool. We hope to see you January 4th at the Ike Box for Salem Tribe #4.
- Selective Twitter
- This Facebook Application allows you to pull in any tweet as your Facebook status simply by using the #fb hashtag.
- Selective LinkedIn
- Posterous, Tumblr, PingFM
- These apps allow you to post to many social profiles via their service. Learn more about them at their websites.
- TwitterFeed
- You can connect any RSS feed to your Twitter account. It will auto-post to your twitter account when a new item is posted to the RSS feed. This is great for auto-tweeting about new blog posts, Flickr pics, videos, articles, etc.
- Wordbook
- This plugin allows you to cross-post your blog posts to your Facebook Wall. Your Facebook “Boxes” tab will show your most recent blog posts.
- Tweetdeck (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Myspace)
- App used to manage multiple social media profiles. Built with Adobe AIR. Cross platform.
- Seesmic (Twitter, Facebook)
- The desktop app is built with Adobe AIR (cross platform) and can handle your Twitter and Facebook Accounts.
- There is also a web app, native Windows app, Blackberry app, and Android app.
- Sobees (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Myspace)
- Similar to Tweetdeck, but online.
- Socialite (Twitter, Facebook, Digg, Flickr, Google Reader, RSS)
- A great app if you’re on a mac. Very versatile and seems to be on top of newer Twitter technologies (lists, retweet, etc).
- Sociable (social buttons)
- This is a WordPress plugin used to easily add “sharing” buttons to your blog.
- Intense Debate, Disqus
- Great tools to manage your blog comments. Tons of options including threaded comments, Facebook Connect, Twitter Connect, and more.
- Start Pages
- Bit.ly Sidebar
- The Bit.ly sidebar allows you post quickly to Twitter from any page on the internet. It will shorten the link to your current page.
- You can add #fb or #in from the tweet box to also post to Facebook and/or LinkedIn.
I hope you find some of these tools useful. We covered a lot of ground in a very short amount of time tonight. If you have any questions, please post them in the comments section and I will do my best to answer.
See you next month!
Tags: facebook, linkedin, myspace, Notes, social media, twitter
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November 9th, 2009
With another great gathering behind us, we’re already looking forward to the future. Thanks Jason Harris for teaching us the basics of RSS and how it can make our web-lives easier to manage. If you’re looking for more tips and tricks on RSS or other tech-type questions, contact Jason on by visiting his website.
Social Media Mixology
Making Social Media Work Harder for You
Description: Learn how to integrate the different Social Media networks that you use with each other. Some of the topics covered will be: how to auto-post your blog to Twitter/Facebook; the best aggregation services and software; how to allow users to log-in to your site using Facebook, Twitter, OpenID, and others. Bring your laptops and get ready to make your online life a little bit easier.
Vin is a 28 year old dude with a hot wife and two beautiful young daughters. He’s a self-taught web designer and entrepreneur. At any given time he has a handful of fun and interesting projects going. Right now he spends most of his time designing websites for small businesses and ministry organizations. Vin loves to learn about gadgets, technology, design, and social media.
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