Technology & Social Media

Last week I tweeted about how good it felt to finally get my Facebook friends into lists, and to be be able to view my news feed by these lists.
For instance, if I just want to see what my business, gym or Sydney friends are up to, I can do that.
A bunch of people asked me how to do this, so here you go…
How [...]

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Remember when it used to be fun to receive new email? These days the inbox is more a pain than a pleasure for most people.
If you’d like to reclaim a sense of control over your cyber-intray, just follow the 4 email-management steps in this mission.
Remember: you only need 30 minutes for the basic mission. Extended Options are below.
If you’re new, you might like to start here -> 52 [...]

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There’s a report this week about a depressed woman losing her health benefits because of some happy snaps on Facebook. There are many similar stories, including an MI6 chief’s blown cover and a sickie faker busted by Facebook.
How do you avoid this kind of conflict?
There are two main ways.
1. Censor your online life
This is harder than you might think. You need to individually vet every status update, reply, [...]

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Your iPod, CD player or car stereo is a veritable vault of education, motivation, fun, and relaxation.

All it takes is a little organization to liberate the goodies. You’ll upgrade your knowledge, make better use of your time and improve your mood.

Here’s how…
Organize Your Music

They say that music is food for the soul. Well, how about a little lyrical nourishment?

Decide on the kind of music you want to listen to. Choices could include:

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Every day I post useful links from top sources for happiness, productivity and personal organization to my Facebook Page.
Here’s a round-up of recent links on Technology & Social Media:
Top 10 Tricks for Making Your Playlists Rock Source: www.lifehacker.com
“If music is part of your everyday work routine, workout, or commute, stuffing your player full of tunes and hitting shuffle just won’t cut it. Scan these 10 tips [...]

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Living an organized life is a lot easier when you have systems and tools that are themselves well ordered.
So in this Get Organized Mission we’re going to tackle that modern repository of information and entertainment – the computer. Our organizing process will make it easy to know where to save your files, give you confidence to find stuff when you need it, and create a lovely sense of order in [...]

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I’m going to make 12 fresh starts in 12 life areas over the next 12 days.
I don’t expect to succeed at everything, but I want to give a bunch of things a try. Join me!
Day 1: Personal Development
My Day 1 Fresh Start was to raise my weights in Body Pump class for biceps and shoulders.
Report:
✔ Raised weights on days I’ve had Pump class. My form has suffered and I’ve missed [...]

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Can’t for the life of you remember important dates?
Always in trouble for having no gift/card/ excuse on that special day?
If you’re an Outlook user, this Get Organized Quick Tip will give you peace of mind – as well as getting you out of the doghouse and into the good books.
Getting Organized Quick Tip #6: How To Never Forget a Birthday or Anniversary
In a previous Get Organized Quick Tip we [...]

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Do you keep a constant pace when you exercise? Or do you prefer to intersperse power bursts with recovery phases?
Whether you like to walk, run, jog, or row, you can introduce a simple version of interval training to your exercise routine.
You don’t need to bother with complicated timings and stopwatches for this basic version. Simply follow the steps to create a playlist that does the work for you, [...]

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Last week my computer’s motherboard died, leaving me unplugged and mostly offline.
If you have a business or your computer contains important documents or precious photos, then you know how stressful this situation could be.
But, although I missed my cyber-friends and felt bereft without Xander (my laptop), I made good use of the time, doing research for upcoming organizing products while the motherboard was being assembled and installed.
The reason I [...]

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Would you like to share information on Facebook with family and personal friends, but not, say, with work colleagues?
You have control over your privacy settings in Facebook. Organizing your profile settings to determine who can see what is a simple two-step process:
1. Segment your Facebook friends into lists: Select from Family, Work, College, High School and other lists – or create your own…

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What do you do when you find a good site or blog online?
The problem with bookmarking in your browser, or using social bookmarking sites, is that you have to keep returning to your bookmarked sites and looking for new information. A more time-effective strategy is to get updates and new information sent to you automatically. There are usually several ways you can receive updates from a website or blog automatically…

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Social networking can eat up a lot of time, so good tools that help you to be more organized and time effective are worth noting.
Here’s one I use every day to streamline my social media status updates.

Getting Organized Quick Tip #3:

Use Ping.fm to post your social network status updates. It’s uber-simple – here’s how:

Open your free account with Ping.fm
Set up the social networks you want to post to. Twitter, [...]

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Q:
How do I social bookmark a post?
A:
Social bookmarking is a way to save and/or share links to websites, blog posts, articles or resources you find helpful.
Social bookmarking sites, like Digg, Delicious, Technorati, Reddit, StumbleUpon and even Facebook, are great tools for organizing your favorite web resources, since you effectively ‘save’ the links you post.
They’re also a cool way to share with others the web places you find helpful, since you [...]

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This week I presented a webinar (sharing the cyber-stage with Facebook hotshot Mari Smith) on Social Networking for the Australian Businesswomen’s Network. Here’s an overview…
5 Simple Steps To Organizing Your Social Networking
1. Decide on your social networking objective – Why participate?
2. Choose your social networks – Twitter, Facebook, others?
3. Create a social networking strategy – Dos & Don’ts
4. Build your social network – Actively attract & seek friends [...]

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