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rahsheen - who has written 180 posts on Black Web 2.0.
Rahsheen has been a certified geek since before it was cool. He has been a programmer since the 4th grade and is familiar with most languages. Now, Rahsheen mostly blogs about social media and web 2.0 as they relate to increasing quality of life and getting things done. He has released a few GreaseMonkey/AHK scripts and he is active in the video micro-blogging community. He is also a musician, singer+rapper, writer and producer. Find Rahsheen on Twitter as @rahsheen or visit his site SheenOnline
12seconds Adds Rooms, Video Messaging, Advanced Twitter Support, and Bill Cosby
12seconds has made many major changes since we last covered it. They have continued to partner with major brands to create a platform for promotion through their user base and give their users a chance to win cool stuff. Their new rooms feature helps you create focused video interaction. They continue to be the absolute [...]
Continue reading...TinyChat is the New Hangout Spot
Monday, October 19, 2009
We covered TinyChat back in February, where I explained how it could be the glue to your social networking activity. Tinychat has definitely come a long way since then and gained a lot of popularity. The secret is in it's simplicity. No account sign-up. Creating a live chat room with video is almost as simple as typing your name.
Continue reading...Tech Week in Review 10-16-09
Friday, October 16, 2009
Twitter Doing Video Tweets? Uh…No. For some odd reason, Britain’s Telegraph suggested that Twitter would be adding the ability to upload and host video on the site. Never mind the fact that there are several services that integrate closely with Twitter to provide just such a service. Duplicating those features would only hurt Twitter. The rumor [...]
Continue reading...doubleTwist Brings You Choice Powered by Amazon
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Not only is doubleTwist trying their hardest to go against the grain and defy multimedia giant Apple, but they’re also looking to provide a service that many people will find useful. iTunes pretty much owns the market for buying music and other media online, but doubleTwist will soon be providing a competing application with most [...]
Continue reading...Aviary’s Myna Makes Audio Editing Simple and Social
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Myna is a web-based audio editor from Aviary. Very rarely do I come across a web-based application that surprises me, but Myna has done just that. I had no idea such a powerful audio tool could be stuffed inside of the browser. If you’ve used Pro Tools, Audacity, Ardour, Garage Band, or any other advanced [...]
Continue reading...Getting Started with Xpenser
Monday, October 12, 2009
Xpenser is an expense tracker that focuses on immediately recording expenses so that you can promptly forget about them. Keeping track of where your money is coming from and where it goes is the first step in making sure you start to keep more of it. It’s a simple concept and can be applied in [...]
Continue reading...Tech Week in Review 10-10-09
Friday, October 9, 2009
Leveraging Adobe's Real Time Media Flow Protocol, TinyChat now allows rooms with only 2 participants to connect directly with each other for video chat. This allows them to take a little load off their services in those specific cases. Chats with more than 2 people will still have to go through their servers, but they should come out ahead overall. One advantage of using this new Adobe protocol is that most users won't even need to install any new plugins. (via RWW)
Continue reading...Jinni Figures Out What You Want to Watch
Thursday, October 8, 2009
If you've ever used a service like Last.fm or Pandora, you can probably appreciate how nice it is to have a piece of software figure out what you what music you'd like to hear based on what you already listen to. These are called content discovery engines because they use what they know about you to figure out what you might like. Now, Jinni provides us the same type of experiences, but for movies and TV shows. They just launched their public beta, so it's worth a look if you can't decide what to watch.
Continue reading...Blackbird Opens Walled Garden and Releases Mac Version
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Blackbird, the web browser catering to African Americans, released a Mac Version. If you've been wondering what black-oriented content you've been missing because you have a Mac and couldn't previously run Blackbird, your prayers have been answered. We talked about Blackbird when it originally launched, then again 5 months later.
Continue reading...Is Microsoft Project 2010 The Best Tool For The Job?
Monday, October 5, 2009
Microsoft project has come a long way since 1987. From primarily desktop-oriented scheduling software, to a more diverse set of PC and web-based tools for groups, teams, and companies. Microsoft Project 2010 is being touted as the biggest release of Project in a decade. There are 4 basic areas that have been enhanced to provide a better user experience and to make Microsoft Project 2010 a more useful solution.
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