TwitBox
Having recently become addicted to my Twitter feed, Greg gave me a heads up on TwitBox. So far I really like it. Once downloaded this lovely box sits on your screen and auto-uploads every minute or so. To reply to fellow twits, just double click on their avatar and voila! I don’t know how I’m going to get any work done with this, but I really do like it.
Go here to download the TwitBox
Pownce Is Now Open to Everyone
If you haven’t heard of Pownce, basically it’s a site that allows you to send things to your friends or fans. Things can be images, music, links, messages, etc.
Pownce has been around for awhile, but has been invite only up until yesterday when they opened the doors to anyone and everyone.
If you have a profile on a social media site, it wouldn’t hurt to join Pownce using the same profile. You’re bound to see many users from other social sites.
It’s really just one more place to network and meet friends. The Pownce profile page also lets you add some of your other social sites profiles very easily.
StumbleUpon Ditches Yes/No
One of the features that had been rumored to give users more Stumble power was the yes/no link on the reviews pages. It had been said that the more people that clicked yes on your reviews, the more it benefited your SU muscles.
I just noticed that it’s now gone and replaced with this:
Personally, I don’t like this. It gives too many options and opens users up to potentially being labeled just because another user doesn’t like em. There are many SU users that hate the influx of SEO/SMM that have joined StumbleUpon so this would be a perfect opportunity for them to take out some aggression.
Here’s an example of a Stumbler whose quick to use his thumbs down on things he sees.
Imagine what this guy would do if you reviewed him? Yikes!
So if you are one of the SU people that leave random reviews just to grow your SU network or just because your friends ask you to, um…be careful. Your kind words and effort could label you in a way that may not be friendly. Make sure you leave a specific comment directly connected to the site you are reviewing.
Here’s a few tips at how to leave a review for a user that will hopefully get you labeled as helpful or friendly.:)
- Remember that when you write a review for another SU user it will appear on your Stumble blog so write something that your fans will be compelled to read and click through to the user you are reviewing.
- Take 10 seconds and actually go a page or so deep unto their blog and find something they have stumbled that attracts your attention. Stumble it and explain why you like it.
- If there is a clear theme to the types of things that the user stumbles, indicate that so that others with the same interest will check them out.
- Tell them you’ll definitely be stopping back again to see their future stumbles and then do it! When you review a Stumbler, why not add them as a friend? Tell em you added them and they may be more inclined to add you if you used some of the above in your review process.
- If the Stumbler has an interesting avatar of has taken time to add special things to their blog, let them know you noticed that.
Twitter Tools
I’ve been logging into my Twitter account everyday now for about a week. So far, I like it. I had to take off the alerts to my Blackberry because it was too much and I couldn’t tell if my kids were texting me or if Natala was at another fancy spa. (Love you Natala!) 
At any rate, I came across two pretty cool Twitter tools that I wanted to share.
This comes in handy (even though the date is off for me by a day). Basically you enter your Twitter account name and you’ll get a display of 100 updates from people you are following. You can also choose how often you want it to refresh between 3, 10 and 30 minutes.
Now this is a Facebook application, so I think you have to have it installed and it picks up your tweets through Facebook. I haven’t actually tried it because I’ve stopped adding apps to my Facebook account for a while, but it’s interesting to watch for a minute or so. You basically get to see Twitter updates from all over the world.
The Digg Reel
Well if you haven’t had enough of Digg for the week, you can now enjoy the prior week’s top Digg/Dugg videos via The Digg Reel.
This is a recap with a mtv/vh1 feel that covers the videos, the creators and the digg submitters. If that’s not enough they also highlight some of the comments.
No need to hit play for each video, this is one streaming video that is all inclusive, so you just hit play once and watch the show.
Depending on what your thoughts are about Digg, this will be either very cool or extremely lame.