Sharing

Back in the days when we all knew our neighbors, borrowing from them was a common occurrence. Lawn mowers, hand tools, and that insane “cup of sugar” that appeared on nearly every TV show in the 50′s and 60′s. Jump forward to the 90′s and borrowing wasn’t so hot anymore. Much of this was due to the change in the way we live and socialize. People who knew their neighbors well enough to ask a favor became the minority. We also became more possessive. If we wanted it, we

Back in 2009 I created two clubs, one called “Retweet Club” and the other one called “Facebook Club”, where members would share each other’s content, with the goal of increasing social media traffic to their blogs and websites. The clubs worked as mailing lists (using Google Groups), but eventually the activity died down. The main reason was the following: sharing wasn’t fair. A member could be selfish and only send requests to the club, without ever sharing the content

What is the best way to market your online business with little to no budget? How do you best spend your advertising dollars if your main aim is to get quality traffic for your client/company? If you own a website and have little or no advertising budget, or if you are a marketing expert looking to get better results for your clients, how do you go about it? The answer I have might surprise you, but you will be amazed at how effective it can be. Various experts emphasize the importance of social media

Do you like taking pictures? Do you like sharing content with friends and family online? If you answered yes, then you will simply love PicYou! PicYou is a photo sharing site that works with Twitter and Facebook and makes it extremely easy for you to snap photos from your cell phone, then quickly upload them online. No, it’s not some traditional uploading site that we are all used to. PicYou has a nice collection of filters (viewable in the screenshot on the right) which allow you to customize and

Spool is an easy and stylish way of saving, reading, sharing, and syncing your favorite Web content such as images, videos, web pages, and articles. It’s a tool much like Read it Later, Instapaper, and Readability with the addition of direct sharing with friends and the ability to save videos (a feature some similar services do not offer). Spool is much like Read it Later and Instapaper because it lets you save items to view later or even offline via your mobile device. It is also like the

How do you request and receive files from friends, family, team members, or classmates? Do you send an email and then wait for an email back with the attachment? After receiving the attachment, there is usually one additional step which involves downloading it to your computer. While this method is suffice for many, others may prefer a slightly quicker method involving AirDropper. AirDropper is a really simple yet efficient service that lets you request and receive files right into your Dropbox account.

Chances are you’re a pro at using Facebook. You have your Page optimized, ads targeted, and your privacy settings impenatrable. So why is it that I see so many glaring issues that could cause the average person to have their account life hacked? I come across these 5 issues below every day. Any one of them could result in a someone nefariously hacking your account, stealing your identity, or even ransacking your home. If you have these covered, congrats, but please share them with your Facebook

Handpick is a simple tool with a huge benefit: it lets you personally handpick links from the Web and deliver them to your friends via a daily digest. If you’re someone who is often sharing links with specific friends individually, you’ll love the convenience of using Handpick. It stops you from bombarding your friends with numerous emails of recommended links service, plus it lets you email all of your friends at once. Let’s see just how Handpick works.

Minus is a very simple and minimalistic online service with a focus on file sharing. A couple months ago, I briefly mentioned Minus in 7 Online Tools for Sharing Files Very Quickly as a tool that lets you quickly share files within 2 clicks. Since then, it appears that Minus has now evolved into a Dropbox-like tool with a desktop app for dragging and dropping files into the service – for storing and sharing. Best of all, when you sign up you get 10 GB of free space for storing pictures, documents,