DearREADERS,
Ol' Myrt here recently mentioned that she is turning to Facebook and Twitter for a great deal of postings that may be of interest to my DearREADERS. This is a decidedly different approach, say, unlike the awesome work of Dick Eastman. When he spotlights the work of others, with individual posts to his blog feed. But this means he has to go through extra work to get those posts - opening up his blogging software, copying and pasting the a paragraph to quote, and providing a link to read the full article for more information.
Ol' Myrt here recently mentioned that she is turning to Facebook and Twitter for a great deal of postings that may be of interest to my DearREADERS. This is a decidedly different approach, say, unlike the awesome work of Dick Eastman. When he spotlights the work of others, with individual posts to his blog feed. But this means he has to go through extra work to get those posts - opening up his blogging software, copying and pasting the a paragraph to quote, and providing a link to read the full article for more information.
Technology helps me streamline that process. I currently use two methods for sharing worthwhile content with my Facebook friends and Twitter peeps - Facebook Like and Zite.
When I "like" a post made elsewhere on the net, using the FACEBOOK LIKE button typically found on the side or the bottom of each page, up pops a window where I can also post comments before adding the reference to that content to my Facebook wall. In the screen shot below, I clicked the "Like" button (circled in red), then typed my comment (in the field marked by the numeral 2). Note that a short few lines from the posting behind the popup window has been reproduced below my comment field (circled in green). All I need to do to post this to my wall is click the "Post to Facebook" button (at point 3). Literally hundreds of thousands of people are sharing content this way with their Facebook friends.
ZITE IS AN APP from the New York Times for mobile devices installed on my iPad. Zite aggregates news articles in a variety of categories and also provides the option to share via Facebook and or Twitter.
Here links to some of the worthwhile posts I've discovered in my travels throughout the Internet. During the last two weeks, I "sent them" to my Facebook friends and Twitter peeps using these two methods. Maybe seeing a list of what didn't "make it" to my blog will inform your decision to friend Ol' Myrt on Facebook or follow Myrt on Twitter? Or maybe you can convince me I should do a periodic "catch up" post like this, to send the info to my blog readers?

geneamusings.com via Zite iPad App. Genealogy
research tips and techniques, genealogy news items and commentary,
genealogy humor, San Diego genealogy society news, family history
research and some family history stories from the keyboard of Randy
Seaver (of Chula Vista CA), who thinks that Genealogy Research Is really
FUN!
Archaeology: Date with history nature.com via Zite iPad App By revamping radiocarbon dating, Tom Higham is painting a new picture of humans' arrival in Europe.
Swedish cousins found thus researcher because of her genealogy blog! YES!



climbingmyfamilytree.com via Zite iPad App
Besides
sharing my research with known family members and fellow genealogists,
this blog also serves as cousin bait.When someone out there starts the
journey to searching for their roots, they usually begin by googling the
names of their ancestors. And I'm so happy when we have a common…
Great post, Jennifer!
History Colorado Center now open in Denver www.examiner.com. The
talk of the town this weekend has been the grand opening of the History
Colorado Center in Denver. Once the Colorado Historical Society, which
began its cam

christchurchphila.org via Zite iPad App Known
as "The Nation's Church" because of the famous Revolutionary-era
leaders who worshiped here, Christ Church was founded in 1695. It was
the first parish of the Church of England (Anglican) in Pennsylvania. It
is also the birthplace of the American Episcopal Church. Talks on the
church's rich history...
blog.mysciencework.com via Zite iPad App Whether
you’re a student, researcher or engineer, you’ve probably mastered to
perfection certain IT tools: PowerPoint, word processing software,
electronic messaging. Other, less well known tools exist, each with a
specific use. In research, as in many fields, it is important to
organize one’s time…
Best Tools for an iPad Presentation inc.com via Zite iPad AppNeed to nail a presentation? Here are a few tools you should know about.

gizmodo.com via Zite iPad App

Apple
is reportedly rejecting apps for inclusion in its App Store because
they use Dropbox's software development kit. PandoDaily reports that
developers are complaining about the fact that third-party apps which
use Dropbox's software development kit to integrate document storage are
being...

french-genealogy.typepad.com via Zite iPad App. Pondichéry
is upon us again! In truth, this happy find of a book covers nearly all
of French India. The Last Post : Inscriptions on French Graves in India
is a labour of love by K.J.S. Chatrath...
Boomerang Calendar turns your Google Calendar into what is should have been thenextweb.com via Zite iPad App. A
few weeks ago when I was at SXSW, I met up with Baydin Software CEO
Alex Moore. We talked about upcoming features to the company's amazing
Boomerang software, but then Alex showed ...
gigaom.com via Zite iPad App. Skype
may be blocked for use by a wireless provider in the very country one
of Skype's founders, Niklas Zennström, is from. Sweden's Telia is
reportedly considering a block on Skype's mobile video and VoIP services
later this year unless customers pay an additional usage charge.

Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt :)
DearMYRTLE,
Your friend in genealogy.
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Twitter: @DearMYRTLE
Second Life: Clarise Beaumont
Myrt :)
DearMYRTLE,
Your friend in genealogy.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/DearMYRTLE
Twitter: @DearMYRTLE
Second Life: Clarise Beaumont
I have "liked" a few links on Facebook, and it has become a huge dog's breakfast - too much unorganized information. There has to be a better way?
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