tools | Kris Smith has read these articles about "tools" | www.croncast.comThis is the keyword feed for "tools" from my read items in Google Reader. If you would like to search or subscribe to category/keyword rss feeds for items that I have shared with Google Reader visit http://www.croncast.com/c4_reading.phpPhoto Categorization Different Needs for Different Users- April 30, 2008 Over the last few days i have come across two separate conversation about taxonomies on Flickr that i thought were interesting. Flickr is a photo (and now video) site that has become increasingly popular yet i still run into people frequently who don't know about flickr (yes, shocks me as well). When i ask what they use to share pictures they mention sites like Snapfish or Kodak Easyshare were the model is still more share and buy then organize. Flickr allows users, especially Pro users who pay.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Media20Workgroup/~3/281004103/photo-categorization-differen... Apple TV offers limited internet radio support- April 30, 2008 Filed under: Internet Tools, Apple TVApple TV Source notes that the latest 2.0.2 update makes internet radio work a little better with the Apple TV. Basically you can play internet radio streams on the Apple TV if you have it synced to an iTunes computer with a playlist containing the streams. Before the update the source computer had to be on for this to work. Now, however, the Apple TV will retain the playlist even without the iTunes computer until it is restarted (it will retain the...http://feeds.tuaw.com/~r/weblogsinc/tuaw/~3/280789799/ The First VC: Inventing the Capital Today's Entrepreneurs Both Love and Hate- April 18, 2008 Spencer Ante, another member of the national tech press corps, is getting quite a bit of attention for his new book, Creative Capital: Georges Doriot and the Birth of Venture Capital. Well-known blogging VC Fred Wilson appreciated learning about his profession's beginnings. The Boston Globe and Financial Times both gave it nice reviews. Doriot worked out of Boston, but of course the VC game is now centered in Silicon Valley, where venture capitalists act as the financial engine behind...http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/the-tech-observer/2008/04/18/the-first-vc-inventing-t... My Essential Twitter Tools- April 5, 2008 Many conversations are shifting to Twitter, this post proves it (network with others, by adding those in the comments). Twitter is extensible, and many third-party developers are creating tools around the simple data being exported for a variety of unique applications. If you're using Twitter for personal, corporate use, or to manage the brand of a client, you'll need the right tools to find and engage the discussions. Here are the tools that I'm using to improve my Twitter experience, note...http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Media20Workgroup/~3/264667519/ |