Information, Technology, Media, Web and moreTumblr (3.0; @karagos)http://karagos.com/<iframe src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/7349417?rel=0" width="400" height="334" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><br/><br/><h2>YES, I’m HAPPY! <br/>My Presentation Made it to TOP 5 Most Popular Business Presentations in the World for 2011 :-)</h2> <p>[Go to slide #11]</p>http://karagos.com/post/16863327383http://karagos.com/post/16863327383Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:05:39 +0200Social mediadifferentiateKaragostopPresentationkeynoteslideshare<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxc4j8cEmQ1qz83w6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><h2>The Happiness Manifesto.</h2> <p><span>Do you have your own Happiness Manifesto? If not, why not?</span></p>http://karagos.com/post/15349777788http://karagos.com/post/15349777788Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:59:32 +0200happiness-manifestodifferantiation<p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>Setting up a Twitter account for your blog is crucial if you truly care about attracting new readers to your site. Furthermore, by not having a Twitter account for your blog, you could be missing out on generating more income if you have invested money into your site as well.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>If you are new to Twitter and you don’t know how to use it as a promotional tool for your blog, or even if you just set up a new blog and you want to attract more readers to your site, here are four tips on you can use Twitter to promote your blog:</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph"><span><span>1.<span>       </span></span></span><strong><span>Include the blog URL in your profile description</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Your Twitter profile description is the first thing other users will read when checking out your profile, so be sure to include the link to your site as well as a brief statement about what your blog is about as well. </span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph"><span><span>2.<span>       </span></span></span><strong><span>Use your blog logo as your Twitter avatar</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Not uploading a picture for your Twitter avatar is one of the biggest “no-no’s” when it comes to using Twitter to promote your blog. If you don’t already have a logo for your blog, then just upload a picture of yourself instead.</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph"><span><span>3.<span>       </span></span></span><strong><span>Use #hashtags</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Putting a number symbol in front of a word in your tweet is one of the best ways to attract Twitter users not only to your profile, but your blog as well. (For instance, if you your blog is about the latest and upcoming indie music bands, try use to hashtags like #music or #indiemusic after every single music-related tweet). </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>It may also be a good idea to get familiar with #Followfriday, a weekly hashtag where users recommend other Twitter profiles to their followers, as well as the top hashtag trends that are listed in the right hand column of your screen whenever you visit your Twitter home page. </span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph"><span><span>4.<span>       </span></span></span><strong><span>Retweet all of your posts</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>And last, but certainly not least, one of the easiest and most effective ways to promote your blog on Twitter is to retweet the articles you post on your blog. You can either set up your blog so there is a Twitter “retweet” button at the end of each article (which makes it easier for your readers to retweet your posts as well) or copy and paste the post URL into your tweet along with the title of the post as well. <span> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Bio: </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Chloe Trogden specializes in research involving all forms of college grants. She has compiled thousands of resources including <a href="http://www.collegegrant.net/grants-for-college/" target="_blank">college student grants</a> and <a href="http://www.tumblr.com/submit_form/ohio%20college%20grants" target="_blank">Ohio college grants</a> along with many others. She is currently attending UNC Chapel Hill and is entering her Junior year in the fall.</span></p></p>http://karagos.com/post/15190672484http://karagos.com/post/15190672484Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:06:46 +0200guest postssubmission<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lq52t3qoNL1qa2fwxo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://alexcunn.tumblr.com/post/9089792400" target="_blank">alexcunn</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>(via <a href="http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/08/gdp-recovery-recession?fsrc=scn/fb/wl/dc/deepfreeze" target="_blank">GDP recovery since the recession: Deep freeze | The Economist</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://karagos.com/post/9580736400http://karagos.com/post/9580736400Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:55:06 +0300gdpglobal financial crisis2011worldgdp per person<p>Via <a href="http://www.scoop.it/t/social-media-roi-and-kpis/p/254987309/mobile-trends-june-2011-trending-the-future" target="_blank">Scoop.it</a> - <a href="http://www.scoop.it/t/social-media-roi-and-kpis" target="_blank">Social Media ROI and KPIs</a><br/><img src="http://img.scoop.it/CJSULRSXCFXhLa312D1xNTl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBXEejxNn4ZJNZ2ss5Ku7Cxt"/><br/>Mobile is freeing humanity from the ball and chain of the PC and evolving faster than any other technology before.<br/><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/space150/mobile-trends-june-2011?from=ss_embed" target="_blank">Show original</a></p>http://karagos.com/post/7077934995http://karagos.com/post/7077934995Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:27:43 +0300<p>Via <a href="http://www.scoop.it/t/social-media-roi-and-kpis/p/254813223/measuring-facebook-fan-engagement-beyond-the-like" target="_blank">Scoop.it</a> - <a href="http://www.scoop.it/t/social-media-roi-and-kpis" target="_blank">Social Media ROI and KPIs</a><br/><img src="http://img.scoop.it/TOwKTycXQ0i0Cm5FJ-JjlDl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBXEejxNn4ZJNZ2ss5Ku7Cxt"/><br/>It’s time we adjust our aim – and retrain our stakeholders’ focus – beyond that initial click of the like button and toward real engagement. Here are two ways we measure Facebook promotion success in the post-like world.<br/><a href="http://www.convinceandconvert.com/facebook/measuring-facebook-fan-engagement-beyond-the-like/" target="_blank">Show original</a></p>http://karagos.com/post/7077128720http://karagos.com/post/7077128720Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:24:44 +0300<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8hd3mf08O1qaznhwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><h2><strong>The human body in HTML and PHP </strong></h2> <p>(via <a href="http://blog.franciscoandre.com/post/1091538626/via-marcelo-marfil-the-human-body-in-html-and" target="_blank">franciscoandre</a>: <a href="http://bits.mmarfil.com/post/1091492009/the-human-body-in-html-and-php" target="_blank">Marcelo Marfil</a>)</p>http://karagos.com/post/1142655693http://karagos.com/post/1142655693Sat, 18 Sep 2010 14:04:16 +0300creativityhtml<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8g0kwSQjz1qz83w6o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><h1>How do colors affect purchases?</h1> <p>Spot: 64% of online shoppers said that they did not purchase items because the website was too slow.</p>http://karagos.com/post/1087665945http://karagos.com/post/1087665945Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:24:32 +0300visualizeinfographicse-commerceshopping<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5023b6GRS1qz83w6o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Have you ever wondered about the relationship between mobile phones and social media? </strong></p> <p>This graphic illustrates the rates at which people access the mobile, social web, as well as what they do once they are connected.</p> <p>via: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.flowtown.com">flowtown</a></p>http://karagos.com/post/766600724http://karagos.com/post/766600724Sat, 03 Jul 2010 23:54:00 +0300Social mediamobilesvisualize“If asked about what the ROI on social is, respond by asking what the “Return on Ignoring” is.”<br/><br/> - <em>Jeffrey Hayzlett [CMO of Kodak]</em>http://karagos.com/post/654165141http://karagos.com/post/654165141Tue, 01 Jun 2010 23:07:13 +0300ROISocial media<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1hhajuSq31qz4ws4o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><h2><a href="http://www.webdirections.org/sotw10/" target="_blank">The State of Web Development 2010</a></h2></p>http://karagos.com/post/567922704http://karagos.com/post/567922704Mon, 03 May 2010 13:34:58 +0300infographicsweb designdevelopment<div class="posterous_autopost"><object height="300" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JuThg91-4Nw&hl=en_US&fs=1&hd=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JuThg91-4Nw&hl=en_US&fs=1&hd=1" allowscriptaccess="always" height="300" width="500"></embed></object> Άλλοι φωνάζουν “Twitter is dead” <br/>Άλλοι βρήκαν τα Open Standards για να “πατήσουν” στα περί υπεροχής της Google. <br/>Άλλοι πάλι προσπαθούν να φτιάξουν ακόμη ένα BP [broadcasting point] <br/>για τη ματαιοδοξία τους. <p></p> Το δυστύχημα για μια ακόμη φορά είναι ότι ακόμη κ η Google βάζει, <br/>τελικά, στο κέντρο την τεχνολογία κ όχι το χρήστη. Το Google Buzz, στη σημερινή μορφή του, δεν είναι τίποτε άλλο από ένα <br/>“πηγάδι περιεχομένου” με ανύπαρκτες δυνατότητες filtering. <br/>Τα εκατομμύρια “τόνοι” περιεχομένου από το Twitter & τώρα απο το Buzz <br/>είναι στην ουσία ΑΧΡΗΣΤA μια κ το real time broadcasting χωρις <br/>filtering δεν προσφέρει τίποτε σε κανέναν [ποιος θα βρει κ σε πόση ώρα <br/>τι ήταν σημαντικό -γι’αυτόν- απο όλα όσα γράφηκαν για την τραγωδία <br/>στην Αϊτη;] <p></p> Δεν αναφέρομαι σε αυτούς που “κάθονται” μπροστά από τη σελίδα του <br/>twitter ή κάποιο twitter client περνώντας το 24ωρο με το άγχος μήπως <br/>περάσει κάποιο post κ δεν προλάβουν να το κάνουν re-tweet… <br/>Ούτε σε αυτούς που μετράνε την “αξία” τους με το πόσους followers <br/>έχουν. [για τους τελευταίους το περιεχόμενο είναι δευτερεύουσας <br/>σημασίας :-P <br/>Κ μην μου πει κάποιος ότι τα #tags κ οι λίστες του Twitter είναι <br/>filtering. Αυτό είναι filtering για τα μάτια των άσχετων. Είναι εντυπωσιακό επίσης ότι κ από τα δύο services λείπει εκκωφαντικά <br/>ένα από τα fundamental χαρακτηριστικά των Social Media, αυτό του <br/>ratting. <br/>Η έλλειψη ενδιαφέροντος από τις συγκεκριμένες υπηρεσίες για τη <br/>δημιουργία χαρακτηριστικών ratting, μέσα από τα οποία ο χρήστης - ο <br/>κάθε χρήστης- βαθμολογεί για το ΠΟΣΟ χρήσιμο ή άχρηστο ή relevant ή <br/>funny ή ακριβές ή… είναι το κάθε “κομμάτι” περιεχομένου που παράγουν <br/>οι άλλοι, είναι άξιο απορίας ή καλύτερα άξιο για “κράξιμο” <p></p> Δεν χρειαζόμαστε ένα ακόμη ανταγωνιστή του Twitter όπως δεν <br/>χρειαζόμαστε ένα ακόμη “σωτήρα” για να μας σώσει από την οικονομική <br/>κρίση. <br/>Απλά χρειαζόμαστε εργαλεία για να κάνουμε τη μέρα μας πιο δημιουργική, <br/>πιο διασκεδαστική κ ουσιαστικά πιο παραγωγική, κ το Buzz όπως κ το <br/>Twitter ΔΕΝ είναι τέτοια. Όχι τουλάχιστον ακόμη. <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com" target="_blank">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://karagos.posterous.com/buzz-my-ass" target="_blank">Πρωϊνό στη sKara</a> | <a href="http://karagos.posterous.com/buzz-my-ass#comment" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 11px">Comment »</span></a> </p> </div>http://karagos.com/post/388627689http://karagos.com/post/388627689Sun, 14 Feb 2010 09:49:15 +0200<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nnsSUqgkDwU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><h2>Superbowl Google Commercial</h2> <p>Refreshingly simple and effective. It’s Google’s style.</p>http://karagos.com/post/377716672http://karagos.com/post/377716672Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:37:36 +0200Superbowl Google CommercialSuperbowlGoogle Commercialdifferentiate<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kx48z7MYwJ1qz83w6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Nexus One vs iPhone, Droid & Palm Pre</p>http://karagos.com/post/363251573http://karagos.com/post/363251573Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:45:05 +0200nexus oneiphonedroidvisualizedifferentiate<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvx7ngkUR61qz83w6o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><h1>100 Years of Consumer Spending</h1> <p>A look at the changes in consumer spending habits over the last century.</p>http://karagos.com/post/323063548http://karagos.com/post/323063548Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:59:40 +0200visualize<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvrlgz81i31qz83w6o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://ffffound.com/image/b169f4ed10171cb35c654b424a0f8080b6eb0c12" target="_blank">Inspirational Infographic Roundup 1 on Datavisualization.ch</a></p>http://karagos.com/post/317784722http://karagos.com/post/317784722Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:12:36 +0200<p> <object height="650" width="500" data="http://www.personalizemedia.com/media/socmedcounter.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" id="Garys Social Media Count"> <param name="quality" value="high"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="src" value="http://www.personalizemedia.com/media/socmedcounter.swf"><param name="name" value="myMovieName"></object> </p>http://karagos.com/post/253361020http://karagos.com/post/253361020Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:02:07 +0200guest postssubmission<a href="http://www.yourse.gr/">Πρωτότυπη ελληνική μηχανή αναζήτησης εργασίας</a>: <p>To <a title="Μηχανή αναζήτησης εργασίας" href="http://www.yourse.gr/" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.yourse.gr/" target="_blank">http://www.yourse.gr/</a></a> είναι μία μηχανή αναζήτησης εργασίας που δεν χρησιμοποιεί την προσαρμοσμένη αναζήτηση του google. Διαβάστε <a title="Δυνατότητες χρηστών του yourse.gr" href="http://www.yourse.gr/features-user/" target="_blank">τις δυνατότητες των χρηστών</a>.</p>http://karagos.com/post/253356759http://karagos.com/post/253356759Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:58:01 +0200guest postssubmission<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krpjbkbZPX1qz83w6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><h2>The 5 Levels of Sketching</h2> Sometimes we sketch for fun, but generally - if we’re sketching, it’s for work. From napkin doodles to the images we present to clients, sketches are an integral part of the design process. And regardless of the amount of designers who look down on sketching, its still a valuable communication tool. […]</p>http://karagos.com/post/216223654http://karagos.com/post/216223654Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:16:31 +0300sketching,visualizedifferentiateLevels of Sketchingways of sketch<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kriash0Pqm1qz83w6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><h2>Beyond Eureka</h2> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_70/s0910040453439.htm?chan=smallbiz_smallbiz%20index%20page_top%20small%20business%20stories">Business Week</a> has put together an insightful methodology detailing useful theories and practices for setting the stage to achieve your next great idea.</p> <p>Looking for a great business idea? These five steps will take you from blank slate to booming […]</p>http://karagos.com/post/212847128http://karagos.com/post/212847128Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:29:05 +0300Looking for a great business ideadifferentiatedifferantiationgreat ideaideabusiness idea