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Online Video Tips and Tools
by Monique Sherrett | Jul 23, 2009 | Tools & Technology for Non-Techies, Web Content
Crissy, the Boxcar Marketing intern, has been working on a number of video projects this summer, and we wanted to share our tips and tools with you. Video on the web is used for much more than entertainment. For businesses, it can be a great way to get your marketing...
SXSW: Change Your World in 50 Minutes: Making Breakthroughs Happen
by Monique Sherrett | Mar 16, 2009 | Events, Tools & Technology for Non-Techies
Change Your World in 50 Minutes: Making Breakthroughs Happen Monday, March 16th at 03:30 PM PRESENTERS * Kathy Sierra - CreatingPassionateUsers DESCRIPTION Gain real-world ideas for markedly improved productivity from an industry expert and passionate speaker who...
Twitter Tools & Tips for Business
by Monique Sherrett | Jan 4, 2009 | Social Media Marketing, Tools & Technology for Non-Techies
Miss604 posted a perfect summary of some really cool twitter tools. Here are my favourites from her list: Generate a tweet cloud http://tweetclouds.com/ Create polls http://strawpollnow.com/ See what’s happening right now based on a search term...
Del.icio.us Becomes Delicious.com
by Monique Sherrett | Jul 31, 2008 | Monique's Pick, Tools & Technology for Non-Techies
The social bookmarking site Del.icio.us has refreshed it’s look and domain name. Check out http://delicious.com/ Or watch this short Flickr Video on Delicious 2.0: http://www.flickr.com/photos/deliciousblog/2718285703/ Delicious, if you’re listening. I...
Track Your Videos with TubeMogul
by Monique Sherrett | Jun 17, 2008 | Tools & Technology for Non-Techies
YouTube Insight provides basic information on which of your videos is most viewed, demographic and geographic information. You can view Insight from your Account Settings. What it doesn’t provide is data on how many people are embedding your video and where they...
Jumpchart: A Great Tool for Creating Wireframes for Websites
by Monique Sherrett | Mar 20, 2008 | Tools & Technology for Non-Techies
Jumpchart is an online wireframe development tool I have recently started using to plan website information architecture on a current project. The big selling point is the interactivity of the site, where both myself and the client can make changes as the site begins...
Photojojo Creates a Time Capsule of Your Flickr Account
by James Sherrett | Mar 20, 2008 | Monique's Pick, Tools & Technology for Non-Techies
If you are a user of Flickr (the world’s best photo sharing site), and have regularly uploaded photos for the multiple years you’ve been on the site, then you may have a huge archive of thousands of photos at this point. How often to you get the chance to...
Introducing the QuickLearn Business Training Series
by Monique Sherrett | Feb 13, 2008 | Events, Tools & Technology for Non-Techies
Do you want to get up to speed on some aspect of online marketing? Alexandre Brabant of eMarketing 101 and I are starting a training series for business professionals. About QuickLearn QuickLearn is for business professionals looking to hone their skills, or get up to...
5 Time Saving Tips for 2008
by Monique Sherrett | Jan 8, 2008 | Tools & Technology for Non-Techies, Underwire Newsletter
Swamped already? We are only days into 2008! Check out these 5 time saving workflow tips. For Firefox and Safari users: Tip 1: See an interesting phrase on a web page you are visiting, rather than re-typing that phrase into a search bar, simply highlight the phrase...
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