Useful Things
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Google Maps
Want to add a fully interactive map to your website without spending anything? Go to Google Maps and search for the desired address. You can zoom in or out and move around on the map. Once you are satisfied with what you see, click the “Link” tab on the top-right of the map. To customize the size of the map, click “Customize and preview embedded map.” Copy the code from “Paste HTML to embed in website” and paste it where you would like the map to appear on your site.
TweetStats
TweetStats is a handy tool for individuals and businesses who want to see their Twitter statistics organized in a useful, yet visual way. TweetStats gives you useful data like which month, day and time you tweet most frequently. It also shows you who you interact with most often, your most frequent hashtags and what words most often appear in your tweets.
Amazon S3
Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) is a file storage service that offers a fast, reliable, inexpensive way to store large files online. The service is great for storing video files, database backups or any other media type that requires a large amount of bandwidth and storage space.
HelpAttack
HelpAttack is a fun, easy way for you to turn social actions into social good. Starting with Twitter (but soon Facebook and more) you can pledge an amount of money for each action you take in a social network, and then give it to your favorite nonprofits. All the while you are unlocking coins, discovering new nonprofits and causes you might like to support, and helping do everything from planting trees to feeding the homeless. Simple, fun and easy. It’s an effortless way for you to give to your favorite nonprofits.
Google Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide
You may hear a lot of conflicting advice when trying to implement a search engine optimization campaign, but now you can learn directly from the source: Google! The king of search engines now has a beginner guide that discusses the basics of search engine optimization and how you can increase your search engine results organically. Pick up the Google Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide on their Webmaster Central Blog.
Fillerati
Is Lorem Ipsum just not doing it for you anymore? Fillerati lets you choose or randomize passages from classic literature so your mockups will amuse instead of confuse.
NutshellMail
Let’s face it, we all wish there were more hours in the day to get more things done. And, now with social media, most of us spend too much time going back and forth to all of our social media sites constantly checking for updates. NutshellMail is a new service that brings Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace updates to your inbox in a single email on your schedule. Basically, it is the DVR of social networking. You can comment, reply, post on walls, and update your status as well as Tweet, Reply, Retweet, and DM without leaving your inbox.
Walk Score
Looking for things to do within walking distance? Comparing new places to live? Check out Walk Score – it puts a number on your neighborhood’s walkability AND integrates Yelp reviews. Thanks to TradeMark Media client Marshall Durrett for the tip!
Icon Finder
Icon Finder is a icon-only search engine, which currently hosts over 185,000 icons to search. The interface is simple and users can change the background color and filter the results by size and licensing.
True Time Tracker
Do you ever wonder where all your time went? True Time Tracker is a Windows program that gathers information on what applications you use, what Web sites you visit, what activities you perform – and it sums it up in a detailed report. The generated report could be printed or saved as a PDF. You can even keep prying eyes out of your usage data by protecting it with a password.
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