ThinkaThought » 2. Useful Tools http://carlamaree.com A Mess Called My Mind - CarlaMaree.com Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:37:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 What is Twitter? http://carlamaree.com/2009/07/27/what-is-twitter/ http://carlamaree.com/2009/07/27/what-is-twitter/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:59:13 +0000 Carla http://carlamaree.com/?p=403 I know a lot of my readers are curious however a little sceptical about certain tools and applications on the web.

Something that i have been using for quite some time now is Twitter. I use it to get word about about my new blog posts mostly as I know that people arent really interested in my ever single move. That said it is a great way to learn about new things and share them which is what Web 2.0 is essentially about.

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So here is a simple video about what is twitter for all those people who dont know about it yet (Yes mum its for you – Now that you have got facebook down – its time for something new!)

Funnily enough this video is about a user whose name is Carla!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddO9idmax0o

You can sign up to twitter by going to twitter.com

Once you have an account and are signed in click here: twitter.com/carlamaree and Iwill follow you!

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Alas I have  just came across this awesome plug in for firefox which helps you easily assign your signature to your emails for both personal or business in the same application. Wisestamp is a handy tool that sits neatly in the bottom corner of your browser window. All you have to do is:

  1. Go to http://wisestamp.com
  2. Download Wisestamp
  3. Restart your browser
  4. Click on the ‘stamp’ icon at the bottom of your page
  5. Choose ‘Edit Signature’
  6. Get creative with the editing tools or Search for a template here: http://wisestamp.com/goodies/category/signature-examples/
  7. Copy and paste the Signature style that you like
  8. Toggle between Business and Personal to ammend details and add links to social networks
  9. Apply and OK
  10. The tool is automatically set to embed your signature into your email – however you can change this in your settings.
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