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WebSnaps.co - Website Screenshot Capture | URL Thumbnail Generator

WebSnaps.co - Website Screenshot Capture | URL Thumbnail Generator | Technology & Training | Scoop.it

WebSnaps.co is a thumbnail generator that allows you to capture, store, and display screenshots of any URL. URLs are easily turned into useable images for your own online application, or to simply store as records in your online account. Display your URL screenshots online with simple HTML that can be inserted into any website, or maintain a library of captured images. Other terms for websnaps include: thumbnails, thumbnail generator, web thumbs, website snapshots, screen grabs, URL snapshots.


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Seems extremely useful sd well as cool for web developers, designers, and graphic artist. Can't wait to try it out.

Louise Robinson-Lay's curator insight, May 6, 5:20 AM

Great for screenshots of sites you want to share or present on.

John Purificati's comment, May 6, 6:17 AM
This is a great time-saver that will make presentations easier to produce.
John Purificati's comment, May 6, 6:17 AM
This is a great time-saver that will make presentations easier to produce.
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Multimedia Curation: Create Embeddable Video Compilations with CratePlayer

Multimedia Curation: Create Embeddable Video Compilations with CratePlayer | Technology & Training | Scoop.it
Discover, collect, play, and share your favorite online media with CratePlayer.

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wanderingsalsero's curator insight, May 8, 10:32 PM

This is a great idea although I don't see where, from just reading the description of what it does, where it's any different than Reel Surfer or Keeeb or probably even a few others. 

 

There's no doubt, however, that curating and aggregating video content can be a beneficial service to lots of niches.....etc. specific styles of cooking, auto repair, golf tutorials, dancing (e.g. videos on 'cross body lead').

 

I'll definately subscribe to the site and try it out.  I'll sell you what I wish I cold find:  I wish I could find a tool that made it really easy to insert notes that would display at specific points in vidoes.  A lot of times I see videos where most of it it not interesting but a certain portion of it is.

Alexander King's comment, May 9, 8:16 PM
@wanderingsalsero: Simple. Reel Surfer and Keeeb do not allow you to have a persistant, global playlist. Also Keeeb isn't just focused on playable media.. it's a lot of different things. The "liner notes" that you are referring to are a feature that is coming soon to CratePlayer!
GIANFRANCO MARINI's curator insight, May 10, 5:04 PM

CratePlayer è una web app o un webware, come preferite, che consente la creazione di compilation audio e video dai numerosi social network e social media del web (youtube, vimeo, dailymotion, ecc.) e dai vari siti web. E' possibile farlo anche attraverso un apposito bookmarklet che consente di catturare il video desiderato in modo molto semplice.

 

E' inoltre possibile, per ogni raccolta creata, inserire una caportina, predisporre una descrizione, aggiugnere dei tag, configurarla come privata o pubblica, condividerla (Goggle+, Facebook, Twitter, ecc.), incorporarla.

 

Molto utile per la didattica in quanto consente di creare raccolte di video e/o audio da fonti diverse e su un deterimnato tema / argomento da fornire agli studenti per approfondimenti e per lo studio, senza dover fornire loro lunghe liste di  link. Utile anche come esercizio da far svolgere agli studenti fornendo loro un tema sul quale ricercare fonti audio e video da oprganizzare e integrare in una raccolta

 

per ulteriori informazioni: https://www.crateplayer.com

 

FAQ: https://www.crateplayer.com/about/faq

 

Esempi: https://www.crateplayer.com/crates

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Create Interactive Videos And Publish Them To Facebook With ClickBerry | PowerPoint Presentation

Create Interactive Videos And Publish Them To Facebook With ClickBerry | PowerPoint Presentation | Technology & Training | Scoop.it
Clickberry provides users with a number of interesting video editing options such as overlaying hyperlinks, tagging friends or linking to any online video

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Looks very interesting. I could see this being used in online marketing. 

Mike Assouline's comment, May 13, 7:47 AM
http://www.webdesign-x.fr "creation site paris"
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Great information!
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Great information!
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Why Email Is Still Alive [Infographic] - SocialTimes

Why Email Is Still Alive [Infographic] - SocialTimes | Technology & Training | Scoop.it

This infographic shows how email marketing campaigns have benefitted from new technology and have also found a niche among media outlets and small business owners.


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Susan Daniels's curator insight, May 9, 4:14 AM

I've often said and posted pics on Facebook about my theory that email marketing is on the way out. My reasons are simply...social media messaging. 

 

This infographic shows how email marketing is taking a step up to a new level, comparable to the social media firehose. Content curation through tools like "Scoop.it" is how it is done. That makes sense. I just set up an RSS ezine on MailChimp. Is this Synchronicity or Cosmic Conscienceness? :)

 

My own blog http://crazydreamersdo.com took a nose-dive a few months ago when I was creeping around in my Cpanel and WHM and somehow over-wrote my entire site with another template. The last time I did a full back up was in February. EWWWUUU!  I won't mention the vendor but they rightfully stated they had to charge me to go reinstall the back up. At the time, I didn't have the money.

 

But, the story doesn't end there. I used Scoop.it since last fall (2012) and share it to multiple sites, including my Tumbler site. After about 1.5 months of stewing around about "what to do?", I decided to take the easy way out and import my Tumbler blog.

 

Now, in a few short weeks, my site is back online and it took on a whole new look, direction and I think it happened for a reason.

 

1. Starting with the words in my tag line "social media strategies, tools, tips and news" and then topics of my Scoop.it newsletters, I created my categories. Benefit: this gave a more defined direction that I had ever had before. It gave me a firm foundation from which to work.

 

2. A fantastic WordPress PlugIn let me make multiple changes to tag words and categories so that saved a great deal of time. Here is the info:

 

   a. Mass Edit Terms for Categories, Tags on Posts, Pages or Media; and Simple Tags for new or old posts Version 2.2 | By Amaury BALMER | Visit WordPress.org and search for the plugin.  

 

3. With installation of a more user friendly "simpler" theme. The theme I had been using was too much for me (three menu options, etc.) Perhaps if I had staff, it would be fine, but I don't.

 

4. I started using List.ly which has a plugin for WordPress as well. If you haven't used List.ly, try it - it's a great way to curate and easily post lists as blog posts, pages or on the sidebar. http://list.ly 

 

5. Currently, another plug-in has found it's way into my blog and I'm just trying it out. It is a multple RSS feed instrument that uses short codes. Here is the info:

 

   a. RSS Multi Importer, an all-in-one solution for importing & merging multiple feeds. Make blog posts or display on a page, excerpts w/ images, 8 templates, categorize and more. Version 2.64 | By Allen Weiss | Visit WordPress.org and search for the plugin.

 

With my experience in using Scoop.it, I not only revived my blog quickly and easily...the Scoop.its go directly through to my Dream Catcher Ezine as an RSS email! What could be better?

 

Whew! Long story short - using a curation tool like Scoop.it saved my proverbial skin. Thanks Scoop.it.

 

Warmly,

Susan Daniels

 

http://crazydreamersdo.com

 

 

 

Paul K Saunders's curator insight, May 9, 10:42 AM

Even the humble email is still working

Susan Daniels's comment, May 9, 3:19 PM
Yes, Kathy and Paul, I have finally relented and am growing an "email" list with MailChimp. Doing everything through Social Media alone was just not working for me. Thanks for your comments. Here is a link to my website: http://crazydreamersdo.com if you care to visit. That would be nice :) Thank you for your comments
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What Will Google Glass Do to Our Brains?

What Will Google Glass Do to Our Brains? | Technology & Training | Scoop.it
Humanity is about to undertake a bold experiment. If all goes as Google hopes, many of us will be strapping on Google Glasses later this year. The post-PC era in effect since th...

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Interesting Read...

Nik Peachey's curator insight, April 23, 10:41 AM

An interesting read. I guess these will be banned from schools just like mobiles.

Gryka A's curator insight, April 30, 9:10 AM

Les lunettes Google est une suite de l'ère post PC,  le nomadisme se transforme ...

Dans cet article, plusieurs points de réflexion sont mis en exergue ; dont  les incidences sur notre santé?

 

 Les comportements de la communication et d’interactivité ont changé (la génération Y est un exemple) et nous ne connaissons pas encore tous les impacts sur les générations suivantes et celles qui vivront avec les lunettes.

 

Cette émergence dans le monde virtuel, un monde propre aux  besoins de utilisateurs de ces lunettes (que Google met à leur service, par ces nombreuses applications et qui seront personnalisables à travers de celles-ci...).

Quels vont être les impacts sur la santé physique (problèmes cardiovasculaires…) et l'interaction humaine (effet Roseto ; l’entraide sociale, les liens d’amitié…).

Si nous prenons en exemple les Smartphones ; pour certains les téléphones cellulaires a été un amplificateur des conversations réels et pour d’autres, ils sont  un obstacle pour ces interactions humaines. Une enquête démontre que 30% d’utilisateurs de 18-29 ans utilisent leur téléphone pour éviter d’interagir avec les gens autour d’eux… avez-vous observé ce type de comportements ?

Plusieurs points restent en suspens de cette nouvelle technologie de Google et de ses impacts sur les l’humain.

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10 Best Social Media Management Tools

10 Best Social Media Management Tools | Technology & Training | Scoop.it

Social media is one of the most effective ways for you and your business to get more traffic and generate new leads. Having a presence on all the major networks like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn is a necessity these days for any business. But what tools are the social media gurus actually using to manage these multiple accounts?


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Great List!!!

academiPad's comment, April 20, 10:50 AM
I see... I am using the Mac version of Tweetdeck. Will have to check out these other hootsuite features again and digg deeper
Martin Gysler's comment, April 20, 10:52 AM
Thank you for your very useful information Wendy. I think you said what many people need to know to find their way in the social media world where the plethora of tools makes things, sometimes, complicated.
Anthony Burke's comment, April 21, 1:22 AM
All these tools keep "leap-frogging" each other in terms of functionality so I just keep an eye on several of them which is where this community comes in useful to see what others think and are using :)
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4 Improvements To Google Analytics Real-Time Reports - Analytics Blog

4 Improvements To Google Analytics Real-Time Reports - Analytics Blog | Technology & Training | Scoop.it
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Send FREE video messages with Six3

Send FREE video messages with Six3 | Technology & Training | Scoop.it
Send free video messages with Six3 for iPhone, PC & Mac. Video messages are the best way to stay in touch with friends & family.

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Nik Peachey's curator insight, March 13, 8:12 AM

This is a great free tool for doing speaking activities. You can record spoken video messages of up to 63 seconds. Great for short homework tasks. The messages can be posted through Facebook, Twitter or email.

becool's curator insight, March 14, 4:27 AM

Kan interessant zijn, maar is 63 seconden voldoende?

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Apowersoft Free Online Audio Recorder – Record any audio online with one click

Apowersoft Free Online Audio Recorder – Record any audio online with one click | Technology & Training | Scoop.it
Apowersoft Online Audio Recorder is the best free audio recording software. It can record any sound from various audio input. One of its biggest advantages is that it is 100% free without no time limitations!

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LOOKS PROMISING.....

Ruth Bass's curator insight, March 29, 4:38 PM

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LJPSaveSaveSave's curator insight, May 20, 8:05 PM

A useful tool for those who made the leap from Windows XP to Windows 7 (or 8) and desperately need the "What U Hear" feature back in their lives...

LJPSaveSaveSave's comment, May 22, 9:42 PM
This is the most awesome thing in the universe for people who own Windows 7. I tried it out and it actually works the same as "What U Hear"
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Stormboard - Online Brainstorming and Planning

Stormboard - Online Brainstorming and Planning | Technology & Training | Scoop.it

Add ideas, photos and videos to a shared online whiteboard. Organize, prioritize, vote and comment on ideas in real time and instantly export reports.

What's new?

Our new interface is sleek, more intuitive and easier to use as a result of hundreds of subtle usability upgrades. We've increased the performance of Stormboard to make your collaboration even faster and easier. Stacks is an amazing feature that allows you to place multiple ideas in one stack of stickies that becomes its own storm. Stacks provides a way to group similar ideas or establish a hierarchy for a group of ideas. Stacks also enables you to have a series of linked storms. Locking Stickies and Title stickies are just two of the many new features that have been added.


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Can't to test out, I was just looking for a new way to coloborate with my team.

Begoña Iturgaitz's curator insight, March 28, 7:17 PM

Easy to make. Has most usual templates for brainstorming and big group thinking. Useful at elementary levels, perfect for lower secondary

Katherine Page Burdick's curator insight, April 2, 11:10 AM

This is a great tool and I love that it is free

Christine Bushong's curator insight, April 9, 8:06 AM
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Stormboard is former Edistorm.

Real time brainstorming and collaboration tool using sticky notes. Works on all browsers.
Free account for creating unlimited 'storms', up to 5 users per one brainstorming session.

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SlideIdea - A Re-Invented Presentation Tool for Smartphones

SlideIdea - A Re-Invented Presentation Tool for Smartphones | Technology & Training | Scoop.it

SlideIdea is a new pad based presentation app for Windows 8 using cloud based technology to enabling speakers and audience to communicate with each other flawlessly through mobile devices (smartphones, pad’s or laptops).


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A Curated Video Site Focusing Only on Educating Entrepreneurs: CoFounder TV

A Curated Video Site Focusing Only on Educating Entrepreneurs: CoFounder TV | Technology & Training | Scoop.it

Robin Good: Here is a good example of video curation at work. CoFounder.tv is a video web site curating only the best and most inspiring entrepreneurship video clips. From startuppers, to investors and VCs, the growing collection strives to bring together a variety of viewpoints from those who have been there.

 

The curated video site is maintained by Rony El-Nashar, a VC at Dubai based SeedStartup, a startup accelerator and seed venture fund that invests in early-stage startups from all around the world.

He writes: "My goal with Cofounder TV is to build a resource that educates and inspires entrepreneurs globally."

 

Right on track. A pioneering example of what you are going to see in place of blogs soon. 9/10

 

Check it out: http://cofounder.tv/

 

 


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Narrated Slideshow – Screencast Tool Comparison

Narrated Slideshow – Screencast Tool Comparison | Technology & Training | Scoop.it

A screencast is a digital recording of a computer screen with audio narration. Screencasts can include telestrator (‘John Madden pen’) annotations. Narrated slideshows include audio recordings synchronized to images without hand-drawn annotations.

Screencasts and narrated slideshows can be created with two kinds of tools:

1. Browser-based: Create an account on the website and use a modern web browser like Google Chrome or FireFox to record, save and share it.

2. Client-based: Download and install software on a computing device to record and save.


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Great List!!!

Alfredo Corell's curator insight, May 11, 10:12 AM

screencast tool comparisons. The table is extremely simple and useful for begginers in screencasting.

Jenn Alevy's comment, May 12, 10:35 PM
Thank you for sharing!
Carmenne K. Thapliyal's curator insight, May 14, 3:06 AM

Great comparison !!

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Pubble - Q&A Platform for Websites, Wordpress, Blogs & Facebook

Pubble - Q&A Platform for Websites, Wordpress, Blogs & Facebook | Technology & Training | Scoop.it
Team Pendley's curator insight, May 7, 10:37 AM

This could be a real time saver also

Vince Hill's curator insight, May 7, 12:16 PM

Interesting

Dolly Bhasin 's curator insight, May 8, 12:07 AM

Looks good, for having an engagement in the community!

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Screenbird

Screenbird | Technology & Training | Scoop.it
Screenbird. Free Simple, Sharable Screen Recording. No Downloading Executables. Works through Java in your browser.

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Pascual Pérez-Paredes's comment, April 25, 2:00 AM
I guess jave is off
Stewart Whitney's comment, April 25, 7:56 AM
There's a message saying 'Missing Plug-in'. I clicked on all the things to get it and run the program, but it won't work. : ( Oh well. I have Snagit anyway.
Suzanne's curator insight, April 25, 2:40 PM

Interesting and free if you upload your recorded videos to YouTube. Tutorials anyone?

http://screenbird.com/GYRM8L0C/

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10 Lessons About Enterprise SEO

10 Lessons About Enterprise SEO | Technology & Training | Scoop.it
From giving SEO recommendations proper prioritization, to integrating social with SEO, and to developing a strong training and communication structure, these lessons will give you tangible ideas on how to improve your own enterprise SEO campaign.

 

 

Lesson #1 - Don't Ignore SEO Recommendations

Lesson #2 - Solve CMS Issues

Lesson #3 - Do Your Keyword Research (and Better Understand Your Users)

 

Lesson #4 - Have a Strong Content Strategy

Lesson #5 - Integrate Social Media With SEO

Lesson #6 - Develop a Consistent Link Acquisition Strategy

 

Lesson #7 - Create a Solid Analytics Platform that Allows Understanding of User Behavior

 

Lesson #8 - Always be Testing

Lesson #9 - Integrate Paid & Organic Search

Lesson #10 - Develop a Strong Training and Communication Structure

 

Read More At: http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2220104/10-Lessons-About-Enterprise-SEO


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Peer Learning Handbook

Peer Learning Handbook | Technology & Training | Scoop.it

This book presents a range of techniques that self-motivated learners can use to connect with each other and develop stronger communities and collaborations. The book is addressed to everyone who is interested in how learning works, whether you’re an educator, a hobbyist, an artist, a home-school student, an employee, a parent, an activist, an archivist, a mathematician, or a tennis player.  The book was written by a bunch of people who think learning is cool.


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David Álvarez's curator insight, April 24, 12:01 PM

Libro sobre técnicas de automotivación para el aprendizaje

LLAS Centre's curator insight, April 26, 5:02 AM

Interesting tool for all keen educators.

Eco Kids Preschool's curator insight, April 28, 7:07 PM

This could be an important part of 21st century learning.

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Facebook to Show off Its "New Home on Android" on April 4

Facebook to Show off Its "New Home on Android" on April 4 | Technology & Training | Scoop.it
Facebook has sent out media invites to an event on April 4 at its place in Menlo Park, California.
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50 Education Technology Tools Every Teacher Should Know About

50 Education Technology Tools Every Teacher Should Know About | Technology & Training | Scoop.it
  via Edudemic Technology and education are pretty intertwined these days and nearly every teacher has a few favorite tech tools that make doing his or her job and connecting with students a l...
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wideo - Anyone can make cool videos.

wideo - Anyone can make cool videos. | Technology & Training | Scoop.it
A new tool to make cool videos. You just choose a template, insert objects, animate and share! Go meet Mr. Wideo :)

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If you like online videos, take a look at this!

Ephansen's curator insight, March 28, 10:49 AM

Looks very cool!  Haven't tried it - would love to hear from someone who has!

John Shank's curator insight, March 28, 3:19 PM

This is a neat tool.

Catalina Elena Oyarzún Albarracín's comment, April 29, 3:23 PM
Just great!!!!!!!!!!
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2 Ways To Turn Text Into Beautiful Images

2 Ways To Turn Text Into Beautiful Images | Technology & Training | Scoop.it
Although I don’t actually own an active Instagram account, I love taking and sharing photos. When I finally get a phone that can run Instagram and other such apps, be sure I’ll be enjoying what this platform has to offer.

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Baiba Svenca's curator insight, March 20, 12:48 PM

Tweegram and Textgram (for iOS and Android) will help you transform your text into an image. Both apps are free to download.

A great way to vary image design for your presentations.

3D Writing Services's curator insight, March 22, 11:25 AM

Options (these for our smartphones) can make the world go 'round - just a bit prettier.

Katherine Page Burdick's curator insight, April 2, 11:15 AM

This is a great app to help students visualize vocabulary words or idioms!

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Deck - create presentations on any device

Deck - create presentations on any device | Technology & Training | Scoop.it

Deck is a powerful, yet easy-to-use, presentation app built from the ground up for your tablet.

Deck makes creating a world-class presentation complete with animated charts and transitions as simple as touching and tapping. Deck brings your content to life, enabling you to focus on crafting your story and letting us do the rest.


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Halina Ostańkowicz-Bazan's curator insight, March 6, 2:34 AM

Next powerful, yet easy-to-use, presentation app ....

Aren't we going too fast?

Carmenne K. Thapliyal's curator insight, March 6, 4:09 AM

An easy and superb presentation app... and it's Free !! 

Lee Hall's curator insight, March 6, 10:59 AM

So many apps have Deck in the name I found it easier to put in Deck slideshow presentations to find this one. 

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Stipple - put your images and information together

Stipple - put your images and information together | Technology & Training | Scoop.it

Stipple lets you put information inside your images. It links your images back to you wherever they go.


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Linda Alexander's comment, July 27, 2012 9:10 AM
I rescooped this article and then read the contract and decided that their conditions were iffy for most photographers and artists and took down the post. Read their contract, especially this section:

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