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- Older Adults Nearly Double Social Media Presence [STATS]
- Foursquare Takes Over Times Square [PIC]
- Cheezburger CEO’s Tweet Gets a Response From Reddit’s Co-Founder
- HOW TO: Make Free iPhone Ringtones
- Top 10 Fantasy Football Sites to Help You Win
- Top 10 Twitter Trends This Week [CHART]
- Train-Hopping Cat Reunited With Owner Via Twitter
| Older Adults Nearly Double Social Media Presence [STATS] Posted: 28 Aug 2010 07:33 PM PDT      A new study from Pew Internet found that between April 2009 and May 2010, social networking site usage grew 88% among Internet users aged 55-64, and the 65 and older group’s social networking presence grew 100% in the same time frame. Young people still dominate social networks like Facebook, but their usage only grew 13% during the year covered by Pew’s report. Older adults are catching up at an incredibly quick pace, though it remains to be seen whether they will pass the youth or hit a ceiling at or below the usage levels reported by young adults and teens. Older adults who use services like Twitter or Facebook are still in the minority amidst their peers. Pew reported about 10 months ago that 19% of all Internet users use status updates, but only one in ten Internet users aged 50 and older used status updates or read ones written by others. That’s a lot more than there used to be, but it’s still a small group — especially when you consider the fact that Pew’s numbers only cover people who are on the Internet at all. Many people in that age group aren’t going online to begin with. According to report author Mary Madden, e-mail still dominates interpersonal communication for the 50 and older set. Image courtesy of iStockphoto, monkeybusinessimages Reviews: Facebook, Internet, Twitter, iStockphoto More About: adults, demographics, Pew, Pew Internet, research, senior citizens, social media, stats For more Social Media coverage:
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| Foursquare Takes Over Times Square [PIC] Posted: 28 Aug 2010 06:19 PM PDT   A massive array of shimmering advertisements for Foursquare has been erected in New York City’s Times Square. This picture just appeared on Flickr; it’s pretty impressive. The ad towers over American Eagle’s Times Square retail store. Foursquare reportedly did not pay for the ad space. Instead, it has some other kind of deal with American Eagle. That means American Eagle is open to multiple location brands even though it’s one of the retailers using Shopkick, a location-based rewards service. It seems like just a short time ago that these location services were only used by a few hardcore web tech geeks. Now they’re so mainstream that they’re taking up a chunk of the New York skyline. Did you see that coming? If so, you’ve been ahead of the curve.  Reviews: Foursquare More About: advertising, american eagle, foursquare, location, manhattan, Mobile 2.0, new york, photo, pic, times square, trending For more Mobile coverage:
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| Cheezburger CEO’s Tweet Gets a Response From Reddit’s Co-Founder Posted: 28 Aug 2010 05:17 PM PDT   Around this time yesterday, Cheezburger Network CEO Ben Huh publicly offered on Twitter to buy Reddit from publishing company Condé Nast. Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian responded in a blog post this morning suggesting that all the relevant parties get together and talk… over cheeseburgers. Ohanian, who is no longer directly involved in managing Reddit on a daily basis, actually teased in his blog post’s title that he would respond using only LOLcats (for which Huh’s Cheezburger Network is famous), but he didn’t make good on that promise. Instead, he explained how Reddit’s ads are restricted to preserve a clean user experience, and how that poses “a difficult monetization problem that hasn’t yet been solved.” You might remember that Reddit called on its users to contribute money in exchange for “gold” memberships when the site struggled to meet the revenue goals set by Condé Nast. Huh offered to give Reddit “more resources and less corporate interference” than Condé Nast. As open as Ohanian seemed to Huh’s wooing, he wasn’t optimistic about the possibility of Reddit switching hands. “Team reddit needs help, but I wouldn’t expect anyone to call you, Ben,” he blogged. “In fact, I’d be very surprised if reddit were sold.” Despite his concerns, Ohanian suggested a dialogue between Huh and Reddit’s caretakers: “Considering all that you’ve done with the Cheezburger empire, Ben, I think it’s at least worth dropping a note to Chris Slowe & the team to chat over some… uh… cheeseburgers?” Chances are nothing would come of such a meeting — apparently Huh has already made offers privately with no luck — but Ohanian seems to agree that Reddit isn’t quite at home with Condé Nast. [via The Next Web] Reviews: reddit.com More About: acquisition, alexis ohanian, Ben Huh, cheezburger network, conde nast, reddit, twitter For more Social Media coverage:
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| HOW TO: Make Free iPhone Ringtones Posted: 28 Aug 2010 03:27 PM PDT   Ringtones — They are the darlings of the music industry and the bane of anyone subject to hearing a bad one. If you’re sick of your plain old telephone ringer but don’t want to download a canned tone, you don’t need to spend extra money to turn your favorite song into a ringtone for your iPhone. There’s a way to create ringtones in iTunes from your existing music. Once you’ve done it, you’ll be making ringtones faster than you can download them. It is not, however, the most obvious process. Here’s a how-to guide to help you out for both Mac and Windows users. Simply follow the steps outlined here to create your own tones right from your computer. Let us know how you got on — and what songs you ringtoned — in the comments below. Choose Your Song and Edit ItThe first part of the process is more or less the same for both Mac and Windows users. In iTunes, select the song you want to use, right-click on the track and hit “Get Info.”  Select “Options” from the menu along the top, then change the “Stop Time” of the song to 15 seconds (or how long you want it to be — reports vary, but apparently ringtones can’t be longer than 30 seconds).  Now, in the “Advanced” iTunes menu, select “Create AAC version.”  You will now see a second version of the song. Be sure to go back into the original song’s “Get Info” options and delete your “Stop Time” setting, or else the song won’t play past this point in the future.  Converting the File for Mac UsersMac users should right-click on the new, 15-second version and hit “Show in Finder” in order to change the file extension from .m4a to .m4r. This can be done just by clicking on it and overtyping. You also want to make the file name as short as possible too, so rename this in the same way.  Now, still in Finder, drag the .m4r file to your desktop and delete the version that is in iTunes. When this is done, you want to import the file back into iTunes. To do this, open the iTunes “File” menu and select “Add to Library,” find the song on your desktop and add it back in.  Converting the File for PC Users PC users will do this last part a little differently. Once you’ve got the AAC version of the song, you need to find it on your computer. Unless your default settings have been changed, it’s likely you can find it by clicking through the following folders: My Documents, My Music, iTunes, iTunes Media, Music and then the relevant artist’s folder. You need to change the file extension from .m4a to .m4r by clicking on it and overtyping. If you can’t see the file extension type (just the name) then you need to enable that functionality first. Go to your control panel and click “Folder Options.” Then, untick the option that says “Hide extensions for known file types.” Going back into the iTunes folder and you will now be able to see the extension to change it. Once it’s changed, you need to import the renamed file back into iTunes through the “Add to Library” option in the “File” menu. Getting the File onto Your iPhoneNow, both Mac and PC users will see the file under the “Ringtones” category on the left of your iTunes display.  To get the ringtone where it needs to be — on your phone — sync your iPhone to iTunes. If this is the first time you’ve added a ringtone in this way, make sure that the “Ringtones” tab is set to sync.  To change the ringtone on your iPhone to your chosen song, go to “Settings,” then “Sounds,” then “Ringtone” and you should now have a “Custom” list above the pre-loaded “Standard” list. Just touch the song you want and you can be free of that pre-loaded “Marimba” forever!  More iPhone Resources from Mashable:
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| Top 10 Fantasy Football Sites to Help You Win Posted: 28 Aug 2010 01:43 PM PDT   Miranda Lin recently completed an M.S. degree from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism and now works as a freelance writer and full-time sports fan. While the opening kickoff to the 2010 NFL season is still over 2 weeks away, die-hard fantasy fans are already hard at work crunching stats and scouting players to build their own dream team. With an estimated 27.7 million fantasy football players around the world and thousands of sites dedicated to the game, the competition this year is fierce as ever. Here are 10 websites that might give you the winning edge over your competition: 1. Football Guys Having up-to-the-minute breaking news is the life-blood of any fantasy footballer, and Football Guys' network of writers and inside sources is one of the best in the business, producing an "avalanche of news" that will keep you ahead of the game. Though their news, forums, podcasts, depth charts and basic draft guide are free, access to their statistical and forecasting tools costs $28.95. But for those who are serious about winning, it may be worth the investment. The premium version of their Draft Dominator app alone might justify the price tag as it uses the Value Based Drafting system they invented to customize and compare projections for every player, across all positions, for any league setting. Also included with your subscription are custom cheatsheets, ADP lists, weighted expert projections and daily email newsletters. In fact, Football Guys are so confident in their product that they offer a money-back guarantee up until the end of Week 3 action. 2. Rotoworld Owned by NBC Universal, Rotoworld is one of the biggest players on the fantasy field. The speed and quality of their newswire is second only to Football Guys and their "On Demand Draft Guide" ($14.99) produces an easily printable document filled with player profiles and stat projections, ADP reports, rookie rankings, depth charts and injury reports that are updated in real-time and tailored to your league settings. For an additional $4.99 you can also download Rotoworld's iPhone or iPad apps so that even when you're on the go, you'll always have access to Rotoworld's compendium of fantasy news and analysis. 3. The Huddle For $29.95, The Huddle has it all: Cheatsheets, player profiles and rankings, mock drafts, game predictions, free agent reports, start/bench advice and stat trackers. Their award-winning draft kit also includes player consistency rankings, ease of schedule updates and the especially helpful Better Than Average (BTA) ranking, which measures how well a player performs compared to everyone else in his position. But what really sets The Huddle apart are its forums. Few other sites have such a large community of knowledgeable and enthusiastic fantasy players actively posting on its message boards. 4. Fantasy Football Sharks This is the only site on this list that is 100% free – and it doesn't give up anything in quality. Its Player Projections page presents a variety of graphs, interactive statistics and feedback from other Fantasy Shark members to predict how every player will perform during the season. The Fantasy Sharks Lineup Coach, an integrated myfantasyleague.com add-on, is another handy tool that will give you direct advice about who to start and who to sit for every matchup. 5. Fantasy Football Champs Team and player statistics are one of the most crucial – and frustrating – parts of fantasy football. Fantasy Football Champs takes out some of the headache with its array of proprietary statistical tools. The site's crown jewel is the FFC Performance Index, an in-season ranking and projection system that calculates which of your players will have the best outing. It is updated daily, right up to kickoff, and has been shown to predict the exact tier of each player with 70-80% accuracy. The Champs Customizable Cheatsheet (C3) also uses proprietary algorithms to help users find sleepers and avoid busts on draft day. The draft kit is $16.95 while the full-access premium package is $29.95. 6. Football Docs Under the slogan: "Where geeks meet the gridiron," Football Docs is owned and operated by a group of fantasy addicts with PhDs. Apparently the Football Docs' advanced degrees in engineering have also given them an inside track on fantasy football trends, draft tactics, lineup decision-making, and player rankings and projections. Most of their expertise is offered for free, including their weekly, Ask the Docs write-in advice column. The only exception is the Draft Advisor software ($10.95), which creates custom rankings, tracks draft selection for up to 20 different teams and is completely updated every week. 7. CBS Sports Although it's not as organized or as user-friendly as some of the other sites, it's hard to argue with the quality of CBS Sports' product. Its Power Projector feature offers three expert projections on every player in the league. It has downloadable draft kits, analyst mock drafts and draft video preps – for free. And according to the New York Times' NFL blog, CBS had the most accurate rankings across all positions in 2009. 8. Pro Football Reference Think of this as the fantasy football almanac. Mathematician/Sports fan Doug Drinen has put together a super-organized, easy-to-navigate collection of football statistics that allows users to search any aspect of a team or player's performance throughout history and updated throughout the season. 9. Draft Sharks With a sleek-looking interface that provides custom tailored cheatsheets (called MVP Boards), weekly player rankings, newsy and gossipy articles, personalized trade advice and in-season strength of season updates, Draft Sharks believes it can “out-analyze other websites.” Unfortunately, it also out-prices other sites with its hefty $43 premium subscription fee. At least they have a 30-day money back guarantee. 10. ESPN Last but certainly not least, the venerable grand-daddy of sports websites celebrates its 15th year on the fantasy gridiron by offering its most complete collection of fantasy tools yet. In addition to the usual news and analysis from its stable of experts, including five-time Fantasy Sports Writers Association (FSWA) award-winner Matt Berry (aka "The Talented Mr. Roto"), ESPN has begun to offer a variety of services across different media platforms. This includes mock drafts, forums and live-chats on ESPN.com, fantasy-focused podcasts, mobile alerts and TV segments, and a free mobile draft kit app that provides news and commentary for iPhone and iPod devices. And for those who will spare no expense to win their league, try ESPN INSIDER, the $39.95/year subscription service that provides extra online tools to help draft, manage and analyze your fantasy team, including Insider Recommends and Draft Analyzer. More sports resources from Mashable:
Image courtesy of iStockphoto, spxChrome Reviews: iPhone, iStockphoto, sports More About: cbs, draft sharks, ESPN, fantasy football, fantasy football champs, fantasy football sharks, football, football docs, football guys, pro football reference, rotoworld, the huddle For more Entertainment coverage:
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| Top 10 Twitter Trends This Week [CHART] Posted: 28 Aug 2010 12:37 PM PDT   After a number of weeks bouncing around the middle of the Twitter trends chart, football has dribbled its way back to the number one spot for the first time since the end of the World Cup. The rest of this week’s top trends are a mixed bag of politics and entertainment. Major elections in Brazil and Australia had the twitterverse heated up over the last few days, while the films Inception and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World are still taking a home a big slice of the pie. Take a look at the complete chart below, compiled by our friends over at What The Trend. Because this is a topical list, hashtag memes and games have been omitted from the chart. You can check past Twitter trends in our Top Twitter Topics section as well as read more about this past week's trends on What The Trend. Top Twitter Trends This Week: 8/21 – 8/27
Image courtesy of iStockphoto, ricardoinfante Reviews: Australia, Twitter, iStockphoto, movie More About: entertainment, football, inception, List, Lists, Movies, scott pilgrim vs the world, social media, sports, Top Twitter Topics, trends, twitter, twitter trends For more Social Media coverage:
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| Train-Hopping Cat Reunited With Owner Via Twitter Posted: 28 Aug 2010 11:18 AM PDT   A suburban house cat in Ireland boarded a train and ended up lost in the bustling city of Dublin, but she was returned to her owner thanks to Twitter. After train station staff discovered the cat named Lilou (not to be confused with the almost-iconic Sci-Fi character) in Dublin’s Pearse Street railway station, they took care of her while they searched for her owner. That’s where Twitter came in. The staff tweeted about the cat on the IrishRail account, hoping her owner would reply and claim her, and that’s just what happened. It probably seemed like a shot in the dark at first; the area served by Dublin’s rail system is huge. But the staff looked at security camera footage from the stations and found a shot of Lilou sneaking into a station. Thanks to the video, they were able to be specific about the her origins in their tweet, which also included a photo. Once the cat was returned to her owner, she was awarded a rail pass, photo ID and all. Because you can’t just walk right onto the train without paying a fare!  [via Boing Boing] Reviews: Twitter More About: cat, cats, dublin, ireland, lilou, social media, train, trending, twitter For more Social Media coverage:
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