New York City Through Our Travel Lens
One of the things that brought us together is our love to travel and explore. Another love that we share is photography. One is a student (Misty) and the other a professional photographer (Marty). We said we would make it a point to book trips either to attend conferences or just to get away and have an adventure. Traveling is something we recommend. It will allow you to not only relax, but also have the chance to learn other cultures, taste the food, see the sights and make memories. That to us is priceless.
We visited New York City recently and we had so much fun. Taking the subway made it easy for us to get around. The Empire State Building, the flagship Apple Store on 5th Avenue, the Plaza Hotel, Central Park, Times Square are among the places we were able to see. Sitting at Herald Square was great and eating ice cream while you walk through Times Square at 12 midnight with so many people still around was refreshing.
Read MoreWhat’s Your Take On The Facebook Timeline
Before we discuss the main topic, we would like to thank 2morrowknight, Amy Neumann and Yasamin Beitollahi for including PodJamTV’s very own Marty McPadden in the recent article: in the Huffington Post. We also had the pleasure to visit New York City a couple of weekends ago. We got the chance to enjoy good food, visit the Empire State Building, Central Park, Time Square and the Apple Store on 5th Avenue. Pictures and videos will be posted on a separate post here on PodJamTV so watch out for that. We both love to travel and now its even more fun being able to enjoy it together and we plan to share our travels with our readers and friends of PodJamTV.
We both participate and engage on three major social networking sites which include Twitter, Google + and Facebook and we are always on the look out for changes as technologies evolve. For our main topic, we would like to discuss the new update on Facebook which is called the Timeline. In the video below, we discuss the many new features included in Facebook Timeline and some of our personal favorites. We invite your feedback as well. What’s your take on the New Facebook changes?
Read MoreThe 25 Things We Learned To Get The Most Out of Life
Life is short and with the fast paced life that we lead, we often forget the little things that make life worth living. We get caught up with everyday problems and we forget to enjoy life and take for granted the things that we have.
Aside from our interest in everything geek, we also get along pretty well because of the beliefs and principles that we both live by. What makes our partnership special is the way we both are able to encourage and inspire each other. We hope that the 25 things we have listed here will allow you to remember the lessons that can help you get the most out of life.
Read MoreThe 7 Possible Reasons To Get Unfollowed on Twitter
Twitter is a wonderful microblogging platform that is so misunderstood in terms of how it is used. Even after 5 years, a lot of people are still trying to learn how to maximize their experience. Like Facebook, the Twitter experience keeps evolving and those who are new can get confused easily as to how things work.
One topic that is often discussed is the issue of following. Some people argue that the number of followers do not matter at all. We agree. We feel that engagement and relationships are far more important but, the issue here is about getting unfollowed. When we were both new on twitter, we were both bothered when someone unfollowed us. We asked why? Did I say something wrong? Did I tweet too much? Through the years, we have uncovered some of the possible reasons why one gets unfollowed. Here are some of the reasons. Do you agree with them?
Read More9 Twitter Styles: Which One Is Yours
Social media is huge. Eight years ago no one had an idea that it would grow this fast. People now communicate differently. If you watch brands on TV or see their ads on the newspapers or billboards you will notice that they now include the URLs of their social media pages so their customers can interact with them in real time. We even add our own URLs on our email signatures and business cards.
Twitter is our favorite tool to communicate and network with old and new friends. We get our news and express our opinions and our feelings 140 characters at a time. Would you believe that because of the popularity of Twitter, new words are now part of our vocabulary. Words like ReTweet, Twitinvite and twalk are commonplace. You can check more words here. People tweet differently and a great way to see the style of a particular person on Twitter is through . Klout analyzes not just the influence but also the style of one’s tweets. Here is our take on it.
Read MoreCheck Out The Sites We “Like” For Sharing Music Online
Music is a universal language. Sometimes even if people don’t agree much on views or opinions, it’s often music that brings people together. Aside from being Apple geeks, it’s our love for music that has brought us closer together. We express our feelings and comfort each other through music we share to each other on Facebook and Twitter. We’re thrilled when we see our friends chime in and join in the conversation by liking and commenting on the music we post on our walls or retweet with comments on Twitter.
What makes music sharing fun is that most apps allow one to share a particular song with a click of a button with friends and family. One objective we have established here at PodJam.tv is to test out apps and share them with our readers.
Read MoreTop 7 Twitter Myths That Can Hamper Your Tweeting Experience
If you are a geek and enjoy interacting with people online, it is good to be active on several platforms especially if you are a blogger like us. It really helps one to reach out to a larger audience. Among the social networking sites we are active on, Twitter is our favorite. We could have shared with you a list of reasons why we love to tweet but we can do that in another post, but the main reasons are: it’s fast, you have 140 characters to get a message out and it’s a good platform to start a conversation and get replies real time 24/7.
There are people we know that have started using Twitter but have dropped off after awhile because their experience was not as rich and fulfilling as those who have tapped into the power of the social networking site. There have been several articles written on the topic over the years. In 2009 it was estimated that 60% of those who joined twitter quit after one month. (source). For those of you who have joined just recently fear not, here are seven myths that we will debunk to show you that Twitter is fun and a great site to learn and interact with people from all walks of life.
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