tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244217833482032142023-11-15T09:43:02.916-08:00CES Tech BlogSocial Media, Web and Technology for Endurance Athletes.Schaffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235496534817898630noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724421783348203214.post-51250224845535602542010-04-23T06:41:00.000-07:002010-04-23T06:41:56.175-07:00Fitness Help on Your PhoneFound this article on Fitness applications for mobile phones. You'll find it here<br />
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<a href="http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/the-fit-list/2010/04/get-fit-with-the-help-of-your-phone.html#slideshow">Get Fit And Stay Fit With The Help Of Your Phone</a>Schaffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235496534817898630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724421783348203214.post-11179065123050334952010-03-15T07:26:00.000-07:002010-03-15T07:26:26.746-07:00Active.com releases a free iPhone AppActive.com the fantastic web site for articles and information now makes it easy for you to consume that information on your mobile phone with their new, free, iPhone application. You can find it <a href=" http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/active-com-reader/id353808587?mt=8">here</a>Schaffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235496534817898630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724421783348203214.post-33015789561933741222009-12-29T13:58:00.000-08:002010-01-02T05:08:28.002-08:00Twitter ToolsYour Twitter homepage is a great place to manage your Twitter account, however it isn't very convenient for reading and posting with any regularity. Thankfully there is a solution.<br />
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Twitter tools, Twitter apps, Twitter clients; what ever you want to call them, are light-weight, unobtrusive applications that stay open on your desktop conveniently allowing you follow incoming Tweets as well as post them. These applications can simplify Replying and ReTweeting, as well as aid in organizing and tracking messages.<br />
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Many of these Twitter applications are free and available for a variety of platforms including Windows, Macintosh, as well as Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, Android, Palm and iPhone. I have listed some of the more popular ones below. Since many are free you can play around and see which works best for you.<br />
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<b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://seesmic.com/seesmic_desktop/">Seesmic</a></span></b><br />
<a href="http://www.tweetdeck.com/">Tweetdeck</a><br />
<a href="http://twhirl.org/">Twirl</a><br />
<a href="http://twitterrific.com/">Twitterific</a><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_1262120937835"></span>Tweetie<span id="goog_1262120937836"></span></a><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://tweetsride.com/">Tweetride</a><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://twit2go.com/">Twit2go</a><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.orangatame.com/products/openbeak/">Open Beak (Twitterberry)</a><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://dossy.org/twitter/blackbird/">Blackbird</a><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://m.twibble.de/">Twibble</a><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.kosertech.com/blog/?page_id=5">ceTweet</a><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://code.google.com/p/pocketwit/">PocketTwit</a><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.anthonyburns.co.uk/quakk/">Quakk</a><br />
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</div>Schaffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235496534817898630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724421783348203214.post-996208983924258552009-12-29T07:35:00.000-08:002009-12-29T07:35:20.435-08:00Nine Health and Fitness Apps for Your iPhone<a href="http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Health-Care-IT/Nine-Health-and-Fitness-Apps-for-Your-iPhone-634167/">Nine Health and Fitness Apps for Your iPhone - Health Care IT from eWeek</a><br />
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Posted using <a href="http://sharethis.com/">ShareThis</a>Schaffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235496534817898630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724421783348203214.post-37911076741231481372009-12-27T17:47:00.000-08:002009-12-27T17:47:43.046-08:00Tweet Like The Elite - #Hashtags<b>Hash Tag</b>s<br />
With millions of new Tweets everyday so it can be difficult to search for Tweets related to a topic you want to follow. For example if you were to search <i>Winter Warriors</i> any Tweet that contained instances of those two words would be pulled up, not matter theer context.<br />
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</div><div><i>Hashtags</i> are an organizational tool that can be included in Tweets to help assist in indexing them so they are easier to searched and found.<br />
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</div><div>A Hashtag begins the pound sign (#) followed by a word/s with no spaces.<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">#winterwarrior</span></span></b><br />
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</div><div>If people used this Hashtag, #winterwarrior, whenever they Tweeted about the Winter Warriors you could easily search for Tweets referencing the CES training program by entering Hashtag into the Twitter search.<br />
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</div><div>Note: Your Hashtag is part of your 140 characters of your Tweet, so it is best to come up with those that are concise and clear.<br />
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</div>Schaffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235496534817898630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724421783348203214.post-66323573402076558112009-12-26T20:32:00.000-08:002009-12-27T16:09:35.074-08:00Tweet Like the Elite - Direct Message<b>Direct Message </b><br />
When you send<i> Direct Message</i> on Twitter, it is sent only to the user specified, it will <b>not</b> appear on your timeline or be sent to any of your other followers. The user ddressed will also receive an email containing the Twitter target to them.<br />
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</div><div>To send a Direct Message to a user put a <i>d and a space</i> before the target username.<br />
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</div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b><span style="color: red;">d cescoachmike Thanks for the advice hopefully it will get me that PR</span></b></span><br />
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</div><div> Direct Messages:<br />
Can only be sent to someone following you & who follow use.<br />
Are not completely private, so use caution on what informattion is sent.<br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">An @reply is used to address a Tweet to a specific user. Although all of our followers will see the Tweet the @reply flags the Tweet to the specified user.<br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">To send a Tweet with an @reply include the @username in your Tweet post<br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">For instance:<br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b><span style="color: red;">@cesweather Thanks for the information I see you at @fleetfeetchicago</span> </b></span><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">@replies will be flagged on the targeted users homepage.<br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">@replies will appear in the targeted users timeline whether they are following you or not.<br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Note:<br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">There is no space between @username<br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">You can @reply more than one user in a Tweet.<br />
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If you receive a Tweet that you want to share with your followers you can<i> ReTwee</i>t it. ReTweeting can be compare to forwarding an email in that when you ReTweet message the username of the originator of the Tweet is included with the post.<br />
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ReTweets:<br />
Lets you share some ones tweet with your followers<br />
Acknowledges the person who sent the original tweet<br />
Helps you and your followers discover new people to follow.<br />
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To ReTweet a message put RT username before the message you want to send.<br />
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</div><div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b><span style="color: red;">RT cesweather Training is still tonight on despite the rain</span></b></span><br />
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</div><div> If you are on your Twitter home page you can also us the ReTweet button that will appear to the right of any Tweet you have received when you roll over it.<br />
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</div><div>Not unlike a resume, your profile allows you to make a first impression to other network members, giving them a bit of insight to who you are. Make sure you post a photo, and include a brief descriptions about yourself that reflects who you are and some clues into why you have joined the network.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Although you my be prompted to provide some personal information in your profile settings, use discretion in how personal you wish to get. For example it is probably not a good idea to include your address, however providing information, like your city and state can still be valuable. Bottom-line is never post anything that makes you feel uncomfortable.</div></div>Schaffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235496534817898630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724421783348203214.post-74874792644063507082009-10-31T11:07:00.000-07:002009-11-02T15:22:29.875-08:00WelcomeThanks for visitingSchaffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235496534817898630noreply@blogger.com0