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Google Plus Review – A Week In

Bob Buskirk — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:13:01 +0000

It seems the buzz all around the internet for the past couple of weeks has been about Google’s new social platform Google Plus or Google+. We have seen Google social things before like Buzz, which really did not catch on, but it seems many people are embracing Google+. Google+ is a social network, but what makes it different from Facebook? Well first off Google+ does not have games or 3rd party apps at this time. This means you are not getting stupid requests for apps and for people asking you to help them in Mafia Wars or something like that.

The core elements of Google+ are your friends, profile, photos, and hangouts. Lets start with friends, you can add friends by their e-mail and group them in to circles. Each circle is like a grouping, when you post something on Google+ you can either make it public so everyone can see it or you can select which circles you are going to post it to. Circles can also be used to filter your stream, you can select to only see what your friends are doing etc.

Your profile is pretty simple, it shows your posts, has an about tab, photos tab, videos tab, +1′s tab and a Buzz Tab. Unlike Facebook your friends or people who follow you cannot write on your profile. This is interesting, as the only way people can communicate with you is commenting on things you post. This may drive people to share more.

The photos section is pretty cool. The photo uploader is much better than the Facebook one and I like how the comments show up on the right side of the photo page. You are able to tag people in photos. When people tag you, you will get a tag request, which is a nice touch.

Hangouts are social video chat. You can chat with up to 10 people at once and it works great.

So where do where we go from here with Google+? Right now Google+’s user-base is mostly tech people, which is great if you are into that sort of thing. It makes it a really cool hangout, but if you are not into tech or the internet then you might have to wait for Google+ to have enough relevant content for you to enjoy. I think the big thing with Google+ is going to be engagement, just in the week that I’ve been on Google+ I’ve seen extremely long threads of replies and +1′s on posts. I think the fact that you cannot write on people’s profiles has a big part in this. I really like Google+ and if you are on it check out my profile here. Also if you need an invite send me your e-mail account and I’ll send you an invite!

Seesmic Desktop

Bob Buskirk — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:19:53 +0000

Since signing up for Twitter I had used Twhirl as my client. I really prefer using a desktop client over Twitter’s website or other sites. It is nice since I’m running dual displays so I can have Twitter and other related clients on 1 screen and my work on the main screen. When using Twhirl I was only limited to 1 column, which was not bad but since growing my Twitter group it was really hard to follow my friends since I’m following everyone that follows me. It’s just too hard so I wanted a client that I could make a group with, well after asking a few people they all suggested TweetDeck. After 5 minutes of using it I was not impressed at all. So I did a little more searching and stumbled upon Seesmic Desktop.

Seesmic actually started as a video sharing service, sort of like a “Twitter for video”. Early in 2008 they actually acquired Twhirl then a little under a year later they launched Seesmic desktop, which actually integrates both Twitter and Facebook. Just like Twhirl it is based on Adobe Air so it will look nice whether it is on Windows or Mac. Moving from Twhirl to any other Twitter client would take some time to get used to, but after using Seesmic Desktop for just an hour or so I was pretty easy to use.

First let’s talk about the layout. If you like the 1 column layout of Twhirl you will definitely like Seesmic desktop as you can also use it as a 1 column or as many columns as you want. On the left hand side you have your “Home”, “Replies”, “Sent”, and “Favorites”. Then it lists your accounts, userlists, and searches. Moving over you have your main twitter timeline with updates. If you have more than 1 twitter account you are able to view updates from both accounts here. Now if you are a basic Twitter user this should suffice for you.

If you are following a lot of people like I am you know it is extremely hard to follow your friends updates, the timeline goes so fast you miss a lot of things. This is where userlists come in, they allow you to group your friend so you just have a timeline of their updates. In Seesmic desktop you can easily create a userlist then go in and add your friends, or even add friends from the main twitter feed. This was one of the main reasons I switched to Seesmic desktop because it offered userlists. You can have your friends list in a sperate column or have it overlay the main feed when you want to see it. I use it in a seperate column so I can always see my friends updates.

Another powerful thing about Twitter is a search functionality. Seesmic has the search built right in, you can just search at the top right and the search will overlay your main stream or just like the friends list you can make it have it’s own column. All of your searches are saved in the left side unless you close them completely.

All in all I think the Seesmic is one of the most powerful Twitter clients out there. I really haven’t gone over all of its features just the things that I use it for. So if you are looking for a new Twitter client check out Seesmic, you will not be disappointed.

Make Money Online with Super-Resell

Bob Buskirk — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:07:28 +0000

The following is a paid review:

I’m asked all the time by many people how can I make money online? I mean it really isn’t the easiest question to answer, especially if I really don’t know the person asking the question. Well recently I was shown a website that not only can make you money online, but really makes it easy. I really never thought of making money this way, I thought the only way you could do something like this was through affiliate marketing, but I was wrong.

Super-Resell:
Super-Resell is a directory of over 1000 resell right products that you can download and resell for pure profit. So what is a resell right product? They can be anything from eBooks, software, scripts, to audio books. Looking through the website there is quite a few products that I wouldn’t mind reading myself. You may be thinking that the products are all about the internet or something like that, but they have all types of products like eBooks on fly fishing and audio books on marking. There really is a wide variety of products available for download.

All Ready to Go
So you want to resell these products, but you don’t know how to create a website, don’t worry Super-Resell has you covered! On the website they have a list of products with ready-made websites that come with them. So not only are you getting a product that you have the resell right’s to you are getting a ready-made website that you can sell the product from, it does not get much easier than that!

Also they have Turnkey websites that you can download, which are free websites that a pre-made and ready to make you money right off the bat. I have used turnkey websites in the past and they are a great source of passive income.

Is it worth it?
You would think with the access to all of these eBooks, software, etc that the price of membership at Super-Resell would be well over $100, but you get access to everything for only $37! Some of the products that you have access to sell for more than that! So if you make one sale you are making the money back that you already spent on the membership. Also as a member you get unlimited download of all current and future products listed on the website. Not a bad deal right there!

Would I Recommend It?
So if you asked me how to make money online would I recommend Super-Resell to you? Most definitely! First the membership is only $37, which is a very low price to get started and you will make that back very quickly selling just a few products. Also the variety and large number of products available means you always have something you can sell. I think the thing that really sold me on this service was the packages that come with ready-made websites. That means if someone does not have that much experience with the internet they don’t have to worry about making a website to resell the right product. If you are looking for a new income stream go ahead and try Super-Resell.

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