Over the past few months, especially since President Obama became the Democrat candidate for the race for President, there have been many ways that I have stayed up to date on what was going on with the election.
Twitter
Smaller Indiana
Facebook
Blogs
News stations
News stations websites
Email newsletters from David Plouffe
Tonight, I searched for the best, most up to date source for the campaign coverage. Switching back and forth from ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox, as well as getting updates from my network on Twitter, of the best resources for coverage, and watching CNN.com, the Indy Star, and Yahoo.
After Obama was announced President, I found a final resource. Google does everything! (I couldn't get it adjusted to fit properly... but if you click the link at the top of the calendar, you can see the full sized image)
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Technology and the New President of the United States
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Callabio?.... Sounds Like Google's Image Labeler?
Just reading about Callabio on Tech Crunch.; a Facebook application that Microsoft just realeased. This seems awfully similar to Google's highly addictive Image Labeler game.
If you've got some time to kill, and want to sharpen your SEO skills, check them out! Of course, since I'm a Google fan, try the Image Labeler first.. :)
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Analytics Fun!
For those that aren't aware of the amount of data that one can receive from Google Analytics (I'm beginning to sound like a Google sales person.. :)); I was checking out my account this morning for my blog, and here's an example of what can be seen:
I have a visitor from the network within Methodist Hospital that has looked at my site twice on February 4, once each on February 8, 12, and 13. The average time that they spent on the site was 1 minute and 10 seconds, and they visited an average of 2.33 pages per visit!
I think that due to some editing that I have done to my site, I lost my Analytics code , and have replaced it this morning, but there seems to be a pattern of this person checking out my blog. It's pretty cool to be able to see who is "stalking" me(or just reading my blog..)! How flattering! Now if it could only be narrowed down to the exact user!
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Google Applications
My license for the Microsoft suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint expired a couple months ago. Being an entrepreneur, I don't have the largest budget in the world. Instead of spending the $300-$600 for a new license, I decided to find other options for my business needs.
I kept hearing a lot about Google this and Google that... so I figured there was something to the hullabaloo. I started slow. It all started with Google Analytics.
Next was Gtalk. Then I progressed, with quite a bit of resistance to Gmail, taking the place of Outlook. Then to Google Docs, which have replaced my need for Power Point, Excel, and Word. Very importantly Google Calendar. This calendar allows you to view, with permission, other peoples calendars... for instance, if you have the need to coordinate meetings with others on your team, you can have them grant you access to their calendar, and it puts their schedule on your calendar along with your appointments!
I blog using Googles Blogger. I have added the live chat/help to my blog so you can see when I am available to chat... Since I have recently purchased my Moto Q, I have learned that Google offers mobile device applications.
If you are looking for ways to streamline your business, or even personal processes, give these applications a shot. They are free, and very easy to use. I hope this information helps! If so, let me know!
