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"Creating screencasts has been one of my favorite things to do when working with technology. I have used this to help teachers and students with troubleshooting or professional development. It's a great tool to demonstrate how to solve a problem or clarify a multi-step procedure. "

"The premise of their site is to take YouTube videos and strip away all the other 'nonsense' that you don't need when watching a tube video in class. There are no coments, no embedding or sharing options, no related videos - just the video you want."

"If you've ever visited a website that handles even the smallest bit of your personal information, there's a good chance (hopefully) that it's asked you to read through a privacy policy or two. Rather than pour over the details, many of us simply click on 'I AGREE!' and proceed with using the application. Even the companies and websites involved understand this and make it as easy as possible to satisfy lawyers as well as users. What's the harm in essentially ignoring that privacy policy? While the majority of the time it's harmless, there are some ne'er-do-wells that may gather your personal information and sell it to marketers, advertisers, or spammers. While terrible, it's not unheard of."

"There are quite a few QR Code generators online. Some of them like Barcode Maker simply cosmeticize the Google Chart API while others like ZXing have full MECARD encoding. Here are the best examples:"

"Social media has become an integral part of modern society. There are general social networks with user bases larger than the population of most countries. There are niche sites for virtually every special interest out there. There are sites to share photos, videos, status updates, sites for meeting new people and sites to connect with old friends. It seems there are social solutions to just about every need. In this article, we'll review the history and evolution of social media from its humble beginnings to the present day."

"2010 will be forever commemorated as the year Twitter matured from a cool but undecided teenager into a more confident and assertive young adult. While there's still much room to mature and develop, Twitter's new direction is crystallizing. With a new look, Dick Costolo as the new CEO, and an oversold new advertising platform, Twitter is growing into something not yet fully identifiable, but formidable nonetheless."

Twitter's importance as an ecosystem can't be underestimated. Sociologist Brian Solis and data visualization specialists JESS3 have got together to create an infographic that shows just how big it's become. This version is interactive with each application link active.