FOUR LETTERS

Think you’re wordsmith? You might want to try out Four Letters. Start a game, and you are provided with four letters in a circle. You have to tap these in the correct order to form a word while eacing against time. If you tap the wrong letter, tap it again to remove it, and then continue. 

After every dictionary word you from- the game has a database of 2,473 words- you are presented with the next set of alphabets. The game starts off looking deceptively easy, but it keeps getting tougher as you advance; all the more because you’re constantly conscious of the clock, Fail and Four Letter displays a word you could have made, along with its dictionary meaning.

 You can complete with friends after signing up with Facebook, and check the report card of how you’ve fared in past game by viewing statistics and Achievements. Four Letters is fun, educational and addictive.

Android, iOS

NIGHT SKY LITE

Night Sky Lite is a app for uses the phone’s GPS to abtain your position and map the sky above you. To know what constellation you are looking at , simply tap the “ sky tracking” button and point your handset at the sky. 

The app senses the direction and orientation and planets that come within its field of vision. You can also view the night sky from another location: Tap the “ 3D Earth mode “ disable the GPS function, and select the continent of choice. Head back to the “ sky mode” and NSL will show you what starazers in that location can see. The app include a link to an online user guide, but since it doesn’t come with detailed information of the celestial object in the sky, you might need to keep reference material by your side

Android, iOS

PIXLR EXPRESS

If you click a lot of photos from your smartphone’s camera, then you need to install pixlr express right now. Start the app, choose to shoot a phto or pick one from your gallery, and in a matter of minutes, you’re ready to edit your image. Each option in Pixlr Express is intuitive and easy to use. 

The free version gives you access to the adjustment tab which houses most effects you’d need: touch up, blur, sharpening, autoflix, contrast, crop, rotate, red eye removal, etc. You can choose to buy Pixlr Express plus to unlock Effects (vintage, subtle, creative, etc.), Overlay (smoke, paper, chem burn) and borders (ink, film, rounded corner). Once you’re done editing, you can save the file and share it without going away from the app. Superb!

Android, IOS

LAST MESSAGE

Almost everyone has faced situations where their device ran out of battery right in the middle of a call. And them, there might have been times when your phone ran out of juice, with no charging point in sight while there were people frantically trying to get in touch with you.

 Last Message is an app that makes sure that your friends and family are informed- via a message, email, Facebook and Twitter- when your cell phone runs out of battery. While the app may not have a very appealing user interface, it is simple to use and gets the job done. 

Once you have it installed, you can specify the battery level that you consider low and add the number, email addresses, IDs of Facebook and Twitter friends to whom you would like to send a ‘low batter’ message. When the battery charge dips below your specified level, the app sends a message informing them all that you won’t be available to take calls.

Android

WORDFEUD

WordFeud is fun two-player board game, like scrabble, where players have to from words with seven random letter placed on their dashboard. Each letters tillers placed on their dashboard. 

Each letters tile has points assigned to it. Play begins from the center square on the board and move outword as you and your opponets battle it out to from words over high-scoring squares: double word (DW), triple word (TW), double letter (DL), After each turn, new letters take the place of the ones you used. 

When the tiles are exhausted, the player with the higher score is the winner. In Wordfeul, you can play up to 30 games simultaneously; sign in with Facebook to play against friends, random Wordfued players or those you invite via e-mail. The game also allows you to chat with opponent while the game is in progress.

Android, IOS

FILE COMMANDER

On Android, there is a popular game called racing Moto. In it game navigate their bike- accelerating by touching the screen- on a road full of motorists. Death moto is reaching moto on steroids. 

Gameplay is the same: there is a bike and you have to control it. But there are additional bits that make this game much more challenging. Here players can upgrade their bikes if they collect enough points by eliminating fellow bikers. To achieve better result, a player has to also collect tool and nitro from along the route. Tools allow the player to knock off other racers, while nitro is crucial if you want to go faster. Death moto has better graphics than the original game. On the flip side, It might not run well on low- to mid- level Android phone

Android, IOS

TEMPLE RUN 2

Like in the first part, you start TR2 by playing as guy Dangerous- an Indiana jones- type archaeologist. You aim (again) is to escape from an ancient temple with a gold idol. Only this time, instead of being chased by six malevolent ape-like creatures, you are chase by one huge brute brute.

 Gameplay involes swiping at screen to avoid obstacle, and tilting your device to collect gold credits as you sprint to stay an arm’s length away from the beast chasing you. Indeed, TR2 is a huge improvement on TR with better graphics, vertgo- inducing locales and scenery change. Besides running, jumping and sliding, you also get to glide down zip lines and ridw through mines in a rail cart. 

And yes, upgades let you change your change your character- Scarlett fox, Barry Bones or kaerma lee- each with their own special power, TR2 is TR on steroids, and all the ups and downs in this game make it much tougher to master, but still lots of fun.

IOS

MEGA

File sharing site Megaupload hit the headlines last year when the US department of justice shut it down and arrested its founder kim dotcom for allegedly promoting piracy. One year later, Dotcom is back with a new site to take on cloud storage service like Dropbox and Google drive.

 The new Mega offers 50GB of online storage- the most among all service – and also boasts of advance security  features, including locally encrypting files before upload, thus not letting even the service know what your file contains. Without the decryption key, no one can access that data, but the user. The interface resembles that of any file explorer, and although we initially faced a few problem uploading files, it now seems to work well.

UMANO

Umano is a news aggregator with a difference. Fire up the app, and you are presented with a variety  of stories and features from diverse source including daily good, Forbes, Wired, Buzzfeed and life Hacker. You can browse its content by popularity, or you could sift through it based on your interests: Inspiration, Must know, Scientific, Entrepreneurial, Entertaining or Geeky.

 And here’s where umano- “human” in ltalian- becomes really different.  Instead of having to read the stories yourself, the news piece are narrated to you by professional artists; not an electronically-generated voice, but by an actual person. The company’s editorial them searches the web for article to be read aloud- and understandable, their focus is more on quality rather than quantity. You can add stories to you playlist to have them read out to later, and you can also invite you Facebook friends so you can share stories with them, and they with you.

Android. IOS

VOXER

Do you want turn your phone into a walkie talkie? Well , try out Voxer, an app that lets you push a button to sent a voice message to a group or individual who is also using voxer and has an active internet connection. 

The recipient can listen to your voice message in real time or save it for later. In our use, the app worked well and we found the message to be loud and clear. Users can also attach text messages or photos, thus turning voxer into a ‘WhatsApp with voice’. This is a unique app and we are not sure that everyone will prefer to communication in walkie talkie style, but the idea of a group chat where you can leave voice messages is intriguing. And voxer is polished enough to be worth a try.

Android, iOS

YOU’RE GETTING OLD

It’s probably not a good idea to visit this site if you’re constantly fretting over your age. But if you’re one of this one of those that want to have some fun with how old you are, well, ckeck it out. 

After you enter your date of birth, YGO throws up all sorts of trivia including your present age in days; the number of time your heart has pumped, and how breaths you’re taken; historical events that took place in your infancy, in your first 10 years, when you were a teenagers, and every decade since. It compares your age with celebrities and even  feedees you with stats in the form of pie charts. A great site to help create fun birthday cards that are packed with such information.

MICROSOFT HYPERLAPSE

Microsoft Hyperlapse lets you create time laps and funny fast- forward video with very little effort. All you have to do is record clips with the app or import ones you want to speed up. When you stop capturing footage, the app creates a preview version that runs at four action sequences at the slapstick speed of Charlie chaplin, Laurel and Hardy and the Keystone Cops. 

Hyperlapse also giver you the option to slow down or further speed up the video- from 2x to 32x. Once you fix the pace at which you want the video to play, save it to share with friends online. You can always repeat this process on the same video again. Hyperlapse lets you control the real camera. A simple app that makes recording a fun activity, often to comedic effect.

Android

ONE TOUCH DRAWING

If you’re looking for a brainteaser, you might want to try one Touch Drawing. At  every stage of this game, you are provided with a join- the- dot puzzle where you have to trace the complex shape on your screen without lifting your finger or drawing twice over the same line. The game can be played in two modes: ‘Normal’ and the more, you get five different Worlds, with 100 puzzles in each. 

You have to start with the first one, and as you play, you unlock further tougher puzzles and worlds. For each puzzle that you solve, you earn a part of a five- points star. These stars  can be used in later stages for hints to solve tougher puzzles, so it makes sense to earn as many stars in the beginning so you can use these hints in later levels. These graphics are simple, and the sound track is non-obtrusive, making sure nothing distracts you from the game at hand.

HEMINGWAY APP

If you have to regularly writer official letters, e-mails, project Reports, or even if you are in the business of writing, then you need to ensure that your copy is simple to read and easy to understand. Well, Hemingway App to the rescue. 

This web resource is named after Ernest Hemingway who is known for his minimalist writing style that got straight to The point. Type in the space provided on the website or pastes the text you have written. The service marks adverbs, passive Voice, wordy sentence, and dull, complicated words. Follow the suggestion onscreen and see it do wonder for the read-Ability of your copy.

DASHER MESSENGER

Dasher lets you sent messages and share multimedia with friends and family. Its user interface is intuitive: Tap the pencil icon to start a conversation, or enter the name of the friends you want to message. You can add more people to an ongoing conversation, undo typos by editing or deleting your message, share photos, and even sent GIFs by typing a word preceded by a hashtag symbol.

Dasher automatically places a relevant animation into the conversation. If you don’t like the GIF it chooses you can shuffle through more options. The app even lets you share your “live location” with friends; the tracking stays active for an hour and everyone involved is plotted on a single map with their whereabouts showing up in realties . Dasher also lets you play links share from you tube, Soundcloud, Vine and Vimeo within the conversation itself.

Android, IOs

ADVANCED MOBILE CARE

This app by is a performance optimization tool for your android phone. Mobile Anti-Virus’ provides real-time protection from viruses and malware attacks. System Tuneup cleans up junk files to boost your handset’s orating speed.

 Game speeder maker games run without lag. Battery saver’ provides three battery saving modes as well as informs users about which apps consume the most power App manager sorts apps by name size or use frequency to identify large or unnecessary app for installation Task killer quickly shuts off memory hogging and battery intensive apps Privacy locker helps you hide and protect your data. And all this is nicely packaged in blue, Futuristic graphics.

Android

1000 AWESOME THINGS

Had a bad day? Looking for a pick me-up? Check out 1000 Awesome Things, The blog uodated every weekday by Neil pasricha, lists one feel good thing in each post, usually targeting small  observations that give you that warm fuzzy feeling. 

Sample these: # 160 going really fast over speed bumps in the back of a school bus; # 920 Getting the eyelash out of your eye; #877 Getting in a line just before it gets really long. Each write up is quite humourous, a bit like observational comedy from a stand up act. 1000 Awesome things will  make  your laugh, smile and leave you with a quiet appreciation for those little things in life that make it worth getting out of bed every day.

PIX ME AWAY

PixMeAway is a picture-based search and recommendation engine for planning a holiday in your steps.

Step 1 Is pictures. Where you’re shown photos, out of which you have to pick and rank three to seven of them.

Step.2 Is travel Type that displays a few user profiles based on your selected pictures. For example, there’s Archie the open –minded sportive traveller or Olivia the educational tourist. Each profile has links, dislikes and a short description of preferred activities. Remove the ones you don’t identify with to move to step 3,

Step.3 Travel Preferences. Choose the destination continent and preferences among four categories: “Interested in” (nightlife, shopping, tourism, etc), Location (seaside, city, countryside), traveling (single, family, friends) and Climate (warm, cold, spring). Then the final step shows you recommendations ranked according to your choices.

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ASANA

When you are part of a large them, it can be difficult to remember who is working on which project, or what individual targets are. Enter Asana, a simple web-based team management tool will help you delegate and stay organized. Once you sign up, you can invite up to 30 people in the free account. To add more people, paid options are available. The first step is to name your team, and then create projects and add tasks in it. Then you can assign either the whole project or individual tasks to people in your group; set deadlines for them and even remind them when the date gets closer. The site lets you manage the whole them by allowing you to use filters based on people, tags or projects As well as providing a quick glance at your own tasks.

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Asana is simple enough for your entire team. And, when work gets complicated, Asana has the features you need to move the project forward.

LEGACY LOCKER

Just like you nominate your next of kin to receive your real- world possessions in case of your death; it makes sense to have some system by which they will get control of your virtual life too. After all, you don’t want your Gmail account rotting away or someone unwanted gaining access to your Facebook, Legacy Locker is a great service for this. Sign up and you are asked to nominate two or more friends, who will act as verifiers for your death, among whom one will be a ‘beneficiary’ that gets the details of your accounts.

Make sure you choose wisely here. The free account lets you add up to three of your web accounts and one legacy letter, while paid options let you add unlimited accounts, letters and beneficiaries.

TOP 10 TURN OFFS THAT KEEP VISITORS FROM YOUR WEBSITE

If you are an online marketer, then you appreciate the importance of attracting visitors to your website. The website is virtually non-existent if there are no people coming to assess your services or products. Worse still, if it doesn’t rank highly for your targeted keywords, things get even worse.

If your website is not doing well, it is highly likely that you are turning away potential visitors. Your site’s usability is the most important factor when it comes to attracting visitors to your website.

If you have noticed increasing bouncing rates and low visitor-to-lead conversion ratios, it is highly likely that your website is failing in either attracting or retaining the potential audience. While design matters when it comes to promoting your website, it is important to appreciate the place of functionality in enhancing visibility and also attracting more users.

Here are some turnoffs that are keeping people away from your website:

1) POOR LOADING SPEED

With more websites to choose from and a lot of information to go through, the attention span of an internet user is getting shorter. Worse still, their tempers are shorter than ever. If your website experiences slow speeds, you will definitely be looking at angry and impatient visitors. They will immediately turn back and look for another alternative.

You should appreciate that there are thousands of competitors offering similar services and products. If people are turning away from your website, it is highly likely it is taking forever to load. It is time to talk to a search engine optimisation (SEO) expert on how to optimise speeds.

2) EXCESS POPUP ADS

Before you start luring visitors with popup ads, you better realise how irritating they are to the ordinary user. They might eventually get you a few email subscribers but in the process, you will have turned away thousands of leads.

Popups interfere with the reading experience and when there is a guilt trip in betwixt the ad, it makes things worse. These ads should be used in moderation and tracked keenly to assess their effectiveness.

3) AUTO PLAY CONTENT

Assume someone wants to get something from your website while in the classroom or an office environment. If you have auto play ads, you can bet they will immediately close your website and vow never to return. It is important to give the user the right to choose how they want to experience your content. Never force your visitors to listen to your ads because they will never return.

4) POOR NAVIGATION

How would you love to navigate through a new country without a map or any guide book? This is the same problem your site visitors experience if it is poorly navigable. A poorly designed website leads to problems right from the moment a visitor lands on your site. They don’t know where to go and there is no call to action anywhere. When this happens, users get angry and immediately go back to SERPs i.e. search engine result pages and look for a more maneuverable website in your niche.

5) LACK OF MOBILE OPTIMIZATION

Most Internet users today are accessing websites through mobile devices. From smartphones, tablets to wearables, everyone wants to enjoy access while on the go. If your website has not leveraged a responsive design, you are in big trouble.

Internet users have no time to log into a laptop or a PC while they need the information instantly and on the go. What’s more, Google has already updated its mobile algorithms meaning websites that are not mobile-friendly will be penalised; talk of double tragedy.

6) STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY

This is a complete no-no if you are serious about marketing your website. The modern consumer is very conscious and if you try fooling them using stock photography culled from the Internet, they will instantly know it.

Avoid using images that are not representative of your business. Get real images, however simple they look, because authenticity is what the modern shopper is after. Don’t go for those Hollywood smiles because they are not real and users want to interact with real people just like themselves.

7) NO BLOG

If you don’t have a blog, then your visitors will quickly be turned off. This platform is important as it offers a chance to interact with your readers and give them more information about your services and products.

A blog is a creative way to supplement what you already have on other pages. It has more personalised information and you can engage with visitors. Blogs also allow you to analyse users’ views regarding what you are offering.

8) NO CONTENT SHARING BUTTONS

The role of social media in marketing cannot be gainsaid. If you are not leveraging the power of social media in sharing your content, you are not only irritating visitors but also losing out greatly on better ranking and increased conversion rates.

If users can’t find that Facebook or Twitter sharing button, the first thing that will come to mind is doubts about your credibility. Who is not sharing their web content today, they will wonder. With such doubts in mind, the potential lead will move on to the competition leaving you high and dry.

9) TITLE AND CONTENT MISMATCH

A title is supposed to give a hint of what you have written on the page. If it is misleading, you are in big trouble with the readers. They will not only berate you for it on social media but they will also feel cheated, meaning you have probably lost them forever. Your title and the content it represents must be congruous lest you turn away potential leads.

10)POOR INTERNAL LINKING

You might not know it but internal links greatly improve users’ experience on your site. They can move from one page to the other augmenting what they are reading at the moment. However, internal linking is only effective if done professionally.

Broken links or links to irrelevant pages are risky as they imply you are trying to fool the reader. Always make sure you check the links regularly or have a web design expert test them to guarantee they are effective.

There are other important factors to consider. Which local SEO ranking factor is more important? Do you focus on content or site architecture in SEO? Is offline SEO more important than online SEO? Luckily, you can now find a local SEO expert to work with you in order to attract and retain the target audience while also improving your ranking.

HERE IS WHY YOUR STARTUP NEEDS A BLOG ?

Given the many difficulties that startups face these days, being found by users and making a statement tops the priority list of marketers. This is where blogging about your startup enters the picture. Tarun founder of Mcube Web Technology, an online shop for traditional sweets and pickles, says,

“Blogging is helpful for the simple reason that it will bring in a lot of unique visitors. Sharing blog posts on social media platforms help as well. When you write about topics like food, visual images work better with readers. A healthy engagement on our blog translated into purchases as well for us. I have a team of freelancers who help me out with the articles, keeping keyword density in mind.”

But that’s just one story. There are individual bloggers who make tons of money from their websites, and there are entrepreneurs who’ve built businesses through their blogs.

So how exactly does blogging help? And what should you keep in mind when you blog foryour business? We’ll address these queries below.

It improves your search engine ranking

Writing content relevant to your business on your blog on a regular basis not only drives traffic to your startup’s website, but it also increases your search engine rankings, thanks to the inbound and outbound links in the post and in the comments. Learning about how search engines rank sites might take up some of your time, but understanding this is well worth the effort.

It allows you to promote your culture

Gone are the days when employees had to bribe their way into jobs. These days, employees are choosy about where they work. They are only interested in working jobs that suit their personalities and accept their personal exigencies. Blogging about the colourful culture in your office might be your much-needed ingredient to pull in some good employees. Every time something fun happens at your startup, share it to the world. It’s a simple process but one that’s highly effective.

It helps you promote your products

Your company may continuously introduce product updates or launch marketing campaigns; and what better place to chronicle all this information than on your blog? Look at it this way: You put out content for the world to read, and in the process, you build your following – all for free! So make full use of this. Not only does it do wonders for a startup, entrepreneurs can promote themselves, too, and create a personal brand in their own fields.

It helps you find potential partners

Blogging is a great way to find people who are interested in what you do. It is easy to build a relationship over social media before you talk hard business. The kind of reach a blog has is completely different from that of other traditional channels.

It enables you to position your company as a thought leader

Your startup might be solving pressing problems in your vertical, but nary a soul, other than your employees and the client, would be aware of this. Letting others know about your achievements via case studies and white papers can make you an authority in your field with influencers and amateurs flocking to your blog to know what’s new at your end.

It can attract sources of funding

It doesn’t take a genius to see that investors are aggressively searching for good ideas and entrepreneurs to fund. Yes, cold-calling a bunch of investors might be the oft-used way to get in touch with VCs. It would be nice to be approached by potential investors who got to know about your startup through your blog, wouldn’t it?

It is not easy to sustain a person’s interest. It definitely takes compelling and up-to-date content to do this. Provide value to your audience, and they will be more than happy to type in your URL to read your posts. Stand out today by wielding your keyboards and penning your thoughts onto your blog.

FACEBOOK MESSENGER BOTS GET QUICK REPLIES AND OTHER NEW FEATURES

Facebook on Friday announced new features for its messenger bots that would enable users to rate their favourite (or least favourite) bots, similar to apps on various app stores. Facebook will now also allow users to respond to messages via a new feature called “quick replies”.

For example, a bot might ask you to pick a destination for travel and simply offer “Mumbai” or “Bengaluru” as the two quick reply options. Now, Bots will also feature persistent navigation options in the window itself, in case the user forgets a text command.

Engadget also reports that businesses will now also be presented with the option to link their customers’ accounts with their Messenger accounts. As a result, the user can directly access a personalised service right through the messenger.

Facebook has claimed that the account linking protocol is safe but in order to not force anything onto the users (or businesses) the option is available as an opt-in.

CREATE A RESUME USING POWERPOINT

In order to use PowerPoint to create your resume, you will need to select “page setup”, in order to change from landscape to portrait. Insert a text box in the center of the page and type your name in it. Next, click on the “format” tab.

 Next, select your alignment from the alignment center. Next, type your name, address, phone number, and email address in one line underneath your name. Place lines above and below. Use the shift key to make the lines and make sure that they are centered. Select your dots from the Symbols. Align your subheading with “align left”. You will want to add the parts of your resume in chunks, because it will make formatting easier. Align the dates on the right.

HERE IS THE PERFECT MODEL TO BRAND YOUR COMPANY

To succeed in a challenging environment, it is important that startups  manage their brands effectively. Out of 1000s of multi-million-dollar brands around the world, only 100-odd companies can be considered as brands that are dearly loved by people. This shows that building a brand name is a challenge. Let us see what a brand should do to stay on top of the customers’ minds.

Stay on top of conversations around your product:
Like branding, social media is all about creating conversations. These days, it is not enough to have a Facebook page and a Twitter account. You must participate in your brand conversations by putting up regular posts and replying to messages from your customers. Social media has changed the way customers expect a response when they have a complaint to register or an issue to share. They expect instant access to their brands. Monitoring social media has become a must. It is advised that companies respond to social media posts before anything could go out of hand.

Offer a great product:
The greatest branding exercise for your business is when you create your core product. It will sell your brand more than any other metric. Do not try to attract the average Joe with a substandard product at low pricing. Instead, go for premium pricing with a sturdy product that would satisfy most users. It is better to have fewer customers who are high paying  than having to manage hundreds of low-paying customers who will add to your support and maintenance woes as well. When exceptionally successful companies start to play the market based on pricing, their brand value automatically drops.

Be open and inviting:
You do not have to go out of your way to say that you are a cool company. Welcome customers of all ages, races, creeds and orientation with open arms. There should be an ideal customer profile but it should be based on their buying capacity and not on any other factors. Help fulfill human needs like a sense of belonging and self-esteem by being open to all people.

Target your niche market well:
Online is a crowded world to be in. But most of us have nowhere else to sell other than online. Constantly shifting marketplace means that one must be creative in their approach towards differentiation. The better youunderstand your customers, the faster is the chance of the brand growing rapidly. Startups often struggle to define their target market and focus broadly, which is a mistake.

Showcase your work:
A good brand is all about respect, trust, and relationships. Your customers would be eager to see your previous customers and what they have to say about the brand.  Request your previous customers to  post testimonials on your company’s work. Research says that a video testimonial carries more weightage than a few sentences put together in haste. This will add credibility to your brand. You could also add your clients’ logos on your website. Also, mention any awards or recognition that you have received to make your business look appealing.

TIME TO SAIL EXTRA INCOME FROM BLOGGING

There is a up and coming website which seems to be creating quite a stir in the internet world, more specifically in the bloggers world. While WonderHowTo is a good website to get paid to blog on How To articles, there are other great websites that offer the same service. I routinely mention them here on WonderHowTo and some can be found in the links section, but this website is different.

Most Blog-and-Pay websites use the Google Adsense program, such as WHT, but some people will actually pay you to blog, directly!

Blogvertise is a new blog website that will pay you directly to blog. Veteran bloggers can sign up on their website and try to become noticed by producing high quality blogs. When Blogvertise likes your posts and decides that you are a quality blogger, they will pick you up and pay you cash for each blog post.

They hook you up with companies and advertisers that are desperate to get their product or service noticed by more people. When Blogvertise gives you the job, they will ask you to mention and blog about a certain product or service. Once your blog is approved it will be posted, obviously.

You will then get paid quite a good amount of cash directly from the advertiser or company seeking your blogging skills. All payments are made through Paypal. This website is really something to keep your eye on, they will definitely be coming up in the blogging world and be more widely noticed. Get ahead of the game and head over to http://www.blogsvertise.com to sign up and get jobs!

Good luck!

SIMPLE TIPS ON SOCIAL MEDIA TRACKING INCREASE BRAND VALUE YOUR BUSINESS

In this present century it is a Social media tracking gives you the room to track these discussions as they happen, giving you the chance to work on your product.

well-known fact that being active on social networks can proffer a wonderful edge in building your brand and improving your customer relationships; it’s an opportunity to interact with others.

Virtually everyone these days is on Facebook, Twitter, some people even own blogs. You put a lot of effort in keeping them up to date with appropriate, exciting content. Aside from the few feedbacks you get every now and then, how do you know the estimated amount of people that are really getting what you are saying?

You have to be clinical with your social media technique, publishing exciting links based on your objective, driving towards increasing your reach and task yourself into building an excellent and reputable online brand for your company.
Monitoring your social media activities indicates hearing to exactly who are saying to you, about you, and in your specialized niche. Measuring them indicates keeping track of, determining and quantifying them into useful analytics that will inform your activities.
These are individual and unique methods that depend on each other to succeed; you can achieve comparative success in social media tracking by following these steps

GATHERING DATA

The process of collecting information varies for each route. In Facebook or Twitter, you concentrate on three main areas: likes, replies, posts and shares. If someone “likes” your page, you know they can you. When your audience replies you, you’ve made the discussion two-way by catching their attention. And when they talk about you with their Facebook or Twitter friends, you’ve extended your reach.

TWITTER IS ALSO SIMILAR—

engagement is a more precise way of measuring your impact than the number of followers. Do your followers re-tweet what you post, or discuss the details of how important company and/or organization are?

Creating a blog is a wonderful way to discuss skills and knowledge while getting your organization’s name out into the world. Who is reading yours? What is the keyword that attracted them to the blog? What sites did they come from? The answers to these questions can help you figure out exactly what the visitors crave for.

NON-SPECIFIC TOOLS

In fact, you might already be using resources that will continue to work completely well for restricted tracking— 100 % free. The best search engine—Google, Bing, Ask, Yahoo! or others—can provide you with information of where your name is coming up in internet searches and help you find discussions to be a part of. This is basic monitoring in its simplest form.

Monitoring Dashboards

Monitoring dashboards let you see the main points of your social media record by showing a number of different analytics or similar ones in a single place.

You can also make a personalized monitoring panel by tactically using RSS feeds from your social media platform in addition to feeds Google and other search engines. Whether you use a dashboard or an application send e-mails updates to your mailbox is a matter of choice, but it’s worth trying both methods to see which the best fit is for you.

In conclusion, enough emphasis cannot be placed on the importance of Social Media Tracking because sooner or later you need keep tabs on the returns on efforts.

CREATE YOUR OWN DVD MENUS

Use Ulead Video Workshop to add dynamic DVD menus to your video Many DVD authoring tools are available in the market. For example, Adobe has its Adobe Encore DVD, Ulead has Ulead DVD Workshop. Good free DVD authoring tools are hard to find. Trial versions of commercial tools are available for download. We chose Ulead DVD Workshop 2.0 for creating DVD menus. This tool can be used to add dynamic DVD motion menus to still/ moving images. It can also be used to capture and encode any video to MPEG, create playlists and add multiple subtitle and audio tracks.

Applies to: DVD authors, multimedia developers

USP: Create menus for your favourite compilations using an easy GUI tool

Links: www.ulead.com/dws/

Step 1

In case you are not capturing a video, then go to Edit tab and click on the add clip button at the bottom to choose the video clips whose menus you want to create.

Step 2

Choose either a single clip, which can be then divided into multiple chapters or pick multiple clips, which can be displayed in the DVD menu

Step 3

Now divide the clip into multiple chapters (not if you already have multiple clips). Play the clip, pause it where you want next chapter to start from. Now click on the ‘Insert current frame as chapter’

Step 4

Select the clip for which you have to make the menus and then click on the Menus tab on the top of the interface. The chapters will also appear under the Menu tab

Step 5

Now click on the select menu button at the bottom of the screen. A number of options to

Choose the style of the menu will pop-up in a new window

Step 6

Select the kind of menu, type in the text and link the chapter or a video with the menu text by dragging and dropping the chapter from the right column to the text.

Step 7

Once through with creating menus and linking them, click on the Finish tab on the top and you will be able to view the final result. Check it and then click on the Burn DVD button