AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, July 23, 2012
AUGD: InfoManager for Monday, July 23, 2012
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InfoManager for Monday, July 23, 2012
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by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with coeditor Fred Showker
What's Here:
01 UGNN Facebook Update: Obama support? Likes ???
02 SkyDrive workaround for Office
03 Get MacX iMKVmaker for Free
04 Office 2013
05 1997 Apple Propaganda
06 Social Business: Goals & Pitfalls to Avoid
07 Autoplay YouTube Videos in a Loop
08 Multi-Platform Coverage for 2012 Summer Olympics
09 Crowdsourcing news update for Summer Too
10 Premiere Pro : Public Beta of PluralEyes
11 Novus Scan, a Plagiarism Scanner For Mac OS X
12 Quotes: People
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01 UGNN Facebook Update: Obama support? Likes ???
UGNN InfoManager news all about social media and
Facebook Facebook updates follow smooth moves and pitfalls -
sometimes the ones users never see! This edition follows up
on last weekend's edition with some new insights into the
underpinnings of Facebook!
* Facebook anti bullying tools get President Obama's support
* Facebook reuses your 'likes' to promote new stuff
* Facebook's Latest: The 'Instapaper On Steroids'
* Facebook adds 'Seen by' feature to Group pages
* Is Facebook advertising worth the investment?
. . . and more
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/07/facebook_1207-17/
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02 SkyDrive workaround for Office
As stated earlier, Microsoft isn't supporting Office on
iOS. But this article on itbusiness.ca by Ian Paul talks
about how to use Google's Chrome on iOS to access Office 365
Web Apps.
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/07/skydrive-workaround-for-office/
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03 Get MacX iMKVmaker for Free
MacXDVD Software has unveiled its campaign for giving
away MacX iMKVmaker, a professional DVD ripping solution.
MacX iMKVmaker is a comprehensive, powerful and easy-to-use
Mac-based DVD to MKV (Matroska Video) ripping application,
which able to quickly and conveniently rip homemade,
protected DVDs to MKV and other popular portable devices
like iPhone, iPod and iPad without sacrificing the video
quality.
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/07/get-macx-imkvmaker-for-free/
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04 Office 2013
This past week, Microsoft announced the 2013 edition of Office.
However, there will NOT be a version for Macintosh.
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/07/office-2013/
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05 1997 Apple Propaganda
I bet that many people that are reading this had the
disk that Dan Frommer mentions in this article.
It was called 'The 1997 Apple MacAdvocate CD-ROM.'
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/07/1997-apple-propaganda/
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06 Social Business: Goals & Pitfalls to Avoid
We all know that social media has had a major impact on
the world over the last few years, and that businesses can
benefit from utilizing social media methods - but the exact
science behind becoming a social business can be a bit of a
mystery. In this week's Global Roundup email, IDG explains
how to avoid social business pitfalls, provide a framework
for utilizing social media, and share a guide to measuring
social media success.
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/07/social-business-goals-to-work-toward-pitfalls-to-avoid/
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07 Autoplay YouTube Videos in a Loop
LoopTube is designed to play YouTube videos one by one
in a loop. This is the application for everyday use to see
favorite video(s) in a loop without tapping play next and
fullscreen button. LoopTube makes it easy and simple.
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/07/looptube/
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08 Multi-Platform Coverage for 2012 Summer Olympics
The Wall Street Journal has announced its comprehensive
multi-platform coverage plans for the 2012 Summer Games in
London. Coverage will be integrated into all of the
Journal's digital platforms - web, mobile, social, and live
video - and span nearly all sections of the paper, including
up to three additional Sports pages six days a week during
the Games.
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/07/olympics_coverag/
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09 Crowdsourcing news update for Summer Too
Oooops - it wasn't over the other day when I posted the
latest crowdsourcing updates - here are more, just in!
* Trophy Slots Develops New Bonus Level Based on Community Feedback
* Duolingo is Translating the Web One Headache at a Time
* Will crowdsourcing disrupt the advertising business?
* Poptent Raises $5.5M For Crowdsourced Video
* SAS asks for customers' ideas
Let's see ' what's up in crowdsourcing this summer
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/07/crowdsourcing-3/
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10 Premiere Pro : Public Beta of PluralEyes
Singular Software, a developer of workflow automation
applications for video production, is pleased to announce
the public beta of PluralEyes 3.0 for Adobe Premiere Pro
editors for Mac OS X. This exciting upgrade features a new,
interactive workspace that displays the syncing process as
it happens, giving editors more control and confidence that
footage is syncing accurately.
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/07/pluraleyes/
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11 Novus Scan, a Plagiarism Scanner For Mac OS X
Terra Novus Labs announces the availability of their
plagiarism checking utility, Novus Scan. Users can import
documents into its database using drag-and-drop or a file
open dialog. Then, users import the text that they'd like to
scan.
http://www.ugnn.com/2012/07/plagiarism-scanner/
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12 Quotes: People
There are two kinds of people in the world:
the Givers and the Takers.
The difference between the two is that the
Takers eat well, and the Givers sleep well"
--Joy Mills
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12 ... and have a great week!
Remember, I invite all user groups to use this column in
full or in pieces in your newsletter. Or add a link to
their web site.
Pau
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** THE INFO MANAGER
A weekly column from the mice of Lynn Wegley and Fred
Showker.
Lynn is a UGN veteran (AOL User Groups Forum) and User Group
Network. He's been a supporter and volunteer on many, many
UGNet and User Group Academy projects. As a long time user
group member, he's been a volunteer from Honolulu to Boston
and beyond.
Currently working primarily the with the Cowtown MUG of Ft.
Worth but also works with the Apple Corp of Dallas and is a
lifetime member of TUMS the Tulsa Users of Macintosh
Society).
Fred has been user group guy since 1986, through the AOL UG
Forum days, then out onto the web.
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