I have been pondering this thought for a week or so. What is the point of blogging, and what am I looking to contribute and get out of posting on a regular basis? I think I am ultimately going to take the approach of allowing this blog to become a living creature and let it go wherever it may.
That said, I look forward to posting seemingly random articles, pictures, etc. until a guiding focus takes shape.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Digsby, TwitterFox & Zemanta
Image via Wikipedia
Digsby
Digsby integrates IM, Email and Social Networking sites into one platform. Unfortunately, this app isn't in the cloud (I would venture a guess that it's going that way), but I used Google chat, Facebook chat, Gmail, Facebook and Linkedin with great ease.
Unfortunately, I'm using my roommate's computer these days, but if I had my own, I would certainly have this application downloaded and would use it very often. The ability to quickly log in to all of these sites from one centralized platform is so quick and easy, and I would highly recommend you give Digsby a try.
TwitterFox
This is a simple Firefox add-on that allows users to control their Twitter account from a simple icon at the bottom right of the Firefox window. The nice thing about TwitterFox is that it notifies the user when a new Tweet comes across so that it isn't necessary to log in to Twitter time and again to check for Tweet, messages and replies.
Zemanta
Zemanta is a Firefox add-on that enables bloggers and Gmailers to enrich blogs and emails by suggesting tags, links, photos and related articles. In fact, I have used it in this blog post to find the Digsby logo, it has suggested links and tags, and it found related articles below.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Xoopit in Action
Here is an example of what Xoopit can do. It took this picture from an email my fiancee sent me (btw, this is what our child will look like) and gave me the option to send it to my blog. One problem, however, as I am posting this, I was temporarily logged out of Gmail.
Advanced Corporate Finance 2/18/09
As I sit here listening to Dr. Tomas Jandik lecture about terminal value and growth rate assumptions in Discounted Cash Flow valuation, I am realizing two things: 1) I love this stuff; and 2) I am incredibly demotivated. Finance and corporate valuation may sound boring to most people, but I just have a passion for learning how companies work and what drives them financially. On the other hand, I am so tired of school that I can't even enjoy or work hard at things that I am passionate about.
In light of these things, I'm going to post some articles and such below that I find interesting while wasting time in class.
Alacra Pulse
Alacra Pulse is a technology platform that extracts key business and financial events from traditional news and alternative media/blog sources.
On top of this platform sit a series of applications. The first application on the Alacra Pulse platform is Alacra Street Pulse. Street Pulse aims to answer the question "what do key opinion leaders have to say about CompanyX today?" Alacra Street Pulse extracts analyst comments from the news and combines them with commentary from influential bloggers, credit and industry analysts. It's the only website where you will find the latest insights from Wall Street and the blogosphere. (Blogosphere - one of my favorite words)
In light of these things, I'm going to post some articles and such below that I find interesting while wasting time in class.
Alacra Pulse
Alacra Pulse is a technology platform that extracts key business and financial events from traditional news and alternative media/blog sources.
On top of this platform sit a series of applications. The first application on the Alacra Pulse platform is Alacra Street Pulse. Street Pulse aims to answer the question "what do key opinion leaders have to say about CompanyX today?" Alacra Street Pulse extracts analyst comments from the news and combines them with commentary from influential bloggers, credit and industry analysts. It's the only website where you will find the latest insights from Wall Street and the blogosphere. (Blogosphere - one of my favorite words)
For all of you Gmailers out there: Xoopit
Xoopit allows you to earch your stuff, not your messages. Xoopit upgrades Gmail search to show you the photos, videos and files that match what you are looking for. Browse photos and videos from YouTube, Flickr, Shutterfly, Kodak and Picasa. Links sent to you are automatically collected, saving you the hassle of going to these sites. Get out of Attachment Hell...easily find and access your files in Gmail. Never misplace an attachment again. All of these files and photos can be easily shared with friends, posted to your blog or shared on Facebook.
That's about it for now. About to review for the test.
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