 Welcome to Techno Bingo!
Try out this fun way to learn about current technologies that everyone is talking about! Why not make it a game between friends or challenge yourself? Can you complete the entire board? Download a bingo board filled with technology related tasks to complete. Some of the tasks include: joining MySpace or Facebook, learning about Wikipedia, using RSA Cat, Hulu, Photobucket, Twitter and more! For each task you complete, check off that square.
If you have any trouble completing any of the squares, there are tutorials below. The Lillie M. Evans Library is also proud to announce a new service called “Book a Librarian” where you can schedule one-on-one time with a library staff member to get help completing a square or for other research and training needs. You can sign up to Book a Librarian here on our website or schedule an appointment by phone.
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What is a blog?
A blog (a contraction of the term weblog) is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.
Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject; others function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs. Most blogs are primarily textual, although some focus on art (artlog), photographs (photoblog), sketches (sketchblog), videos (vlog), music (MP3 blog), audio (podcasting), which are part of a wider network of social media. Micro-blogging is another type of blogging, one which consists of blogs with very short posts (examples: Twitter-tweets or on social networking sites-the status updates). As of December 2007, blog search engine Technorati was tracking more than 112 million blogs. With the advent of video blogging (vlog), the word blog has taken on an even looser meaning — that of any bit of media wherein the subject expresses his opinion or simply talks about something.
Information courtesy of Wikipedia.
The Lillie M. Evans Library has a blog account through Blogger.com, a division of Google. Our blog will be located on our website and provide information for our library users. You are welcome to post comments about our blogs.
There are also many, many more blog service providers. Here a just a few that you can join for free:
What is Twitter?
Twitter.com is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing? Some people view Twitter as a mini blog that is more easily and frequently updated. Friends can read about your day as it happens through frequent posts via online or text message rather than reading a long blog post at the end of the day. Why? Because even basic updates are meaningful to family members, friends, or colleagues—especially when they’re timely. It can also be a quick way to share your opinions.
- Eating soup? Research shows that moms want to know.
- Running late to a meeting? Your co–workers might find that useful.
- Partying? Your friends may want to join you.
- Having fun on vacation? Let your family and friends know.
With Twitter, you can stay hyper–connected to your friends and always know what they’re doing through text updates on your cell phone. Or, you can stop following them any time. You can even set quiet times on Twitter so you’re not interrupted. Twitter puts you in control and becomes a modern antidote to information overload.
Watch short video about how to use Twitter and why. Then get started Tweeting today.
Information courtesy of Twitter
What is MySpace?
MySpace is a social networking site. Once you are a member you can connect with friends, classmates, co-workers, distant family or make new friends. You can post photos and comments about what is new with you and see what your friends have posted as well. You can also message each other.
Starting a MySpace profile…
1. Once on MySpace.com select “Signup” – When entering your “Full Name:” you may want to include your maiden name if applicable (no hyphen though). Next, be sure to select a password you can remember but can’t be easily guessed by potential hackers. Never make “password” your password. Entering your birth date is for security reasons should you forget/lose your password.
2. It will ask you to “Find Friends now” but you can select skip this step.
3. You must confirm your account to activate it. Go into your email and click the link in the message as instructed.
4. Clicking the link should take you back to MySpace. They will ask you to upload a photo. If you don’t have an image you may skip this step until later.
5. You will be prompted for additional information such as schools attended. It will help you and others from your school find each other. You may skip this step.
6. Next it will ask for location information. This will help your friends to find you.
7. Welcome to YOUR MySpace homepage. This shows your “status and mood.” You can type any comment about what you are up to or feeling that day or events you are looking forward to. You will also see friends’ status updates there as well. No one else can see what is on YOUR homepage.
8. The red box below the photo indicates that this account has new messages. It will also notify you of new friend requests, comments, messages, blog posts and more.
a. NOTE: Tom always starts out as your first friend. He is MySpace’s creator. You may delete him as a friend or leave him.
9. Above the photo is a hyperlink that says “Pick your MySpace URL!” This is a one-time deal. Once you select a URL you may NEVER change it. The Lillie M. Evans Library’s is www.myspace.com/lmelibrary (you only choose what’s after the ‘/’). Short, simple and easy to remember is the key. You may use your name or something cute. It will ask you to confirm several times that you are 100% sure of your choice, just keep telling it ok until it accepts it IF it is what you want. After you have picked your MySpace URL it will display in that spot for you to click and will take you to your public profile.
10. Find friends – you can search by school to find fellow students or alumni. You may also search by name as well. Be sure to try to preview a person’s account before you send a friend request or you may end up adding someone else who just happens to have the same name as your friend. The best way to find a specific person is to search by email address. This guarantees you the “Jane Thomas” you are looking for is the one you get.
Now on to the fun stuff…
1. Hover over “Profile” and click on “Customize Profile.” The first time only you must select upgrade to “Profile 2.0” This takes you to an easy profile editor that allows you to decide who can see what. First, you select a theme. There are 102 different premade themes and you can customize them as well for infinite possibilities. When you click on a theme it automatically gives you a preview of your page in that theme. On the sample below “Happiness” was chosen as the theme.
a. You may do more advanced by choosing “Change Layout,” “Advance Edit,” or “CSS.” (CSS is the area where you would paste html code from another profile layout site)
  
2. Below “Appearance” is “Modules.” This is where you decide what info to display on your profile. There are currently 17 different modules to choose from. You may add or hide any of them you choose (Happy face – module shown; ‘+’ click to add, not currently shown). Generally you only add the ones you actually plan on keeping updated.
3. Once you decide what modules you want to be seen you may then edit them. When you hover over  a module on your profile the module turns grey and there are 3-4 icons to choose from.
4. The lock icon allows you to decide who can see the contents of that module (Everyone, Friends Only, or Just Me). If you want to hide the friends module from EVERYONE you simply either click the smiley face icon above it while in the Modules section or hover over the module and choose “Delete Module.” You can always add it back later.
a. You will still be able to see your friends through your homepage if you hide that module on your public profile page.
5. The paper & pencil icon allows you to edit the contents of the module. This allows you to type information for display and/or paste html codes for videos, photos and added pizzazz.
6. When you have your page the way you want it DO NOT FORGET TO HIT PUBLISH!!!
Applications (apps)
These are additional modules you can add. There are games, polling apps, music apps, book apps, movie apps and more. The Lillie M. Evans Library uses a book app called Shelfari. They use it to display new young adult books. It will look like a bookshelf with titles displayed cover out. If viewers click a book it takes them to Shelfari.com to read the book’s synopsis and reviews. You can register with Shelfari.com as well and be able to add your own reviews and ratings. It’s a great way to keep track of what you are reading, have read and want to read.
There are tons of other apps you may want to take advantage of. You may choose whether they are displayed only on YOUR homepage or on your public profile. See what you can find!
Now What?
Once you get friends you should see their status comments, updates, recently added photos and friends on your Facebook home page. The Lillie M. Evans Library currently has a MySpace profile at www.myspace.com/lmelibrary. Feel free to send us a friend request*.
*Requests from persons under 18 will be required to bring in a signed permission slip before friend request will be accepted.
Note: Once you send a friend request the person is not automatically your friend. That person must login to MySpace and accept your friend request. Until your request is accepted you cannot see that person’s updates. Alternately, if someone sends you a friends request and you do not know them or want them to be your friend you do have the option to ignore the request thus blocking them from seeing your updates. It is also strongly suggested that you only add/accept friend requests for people you know in real life.
What is Facebook?
Facebook is a social networking site. Once you are a member you can connect with friends, classmates, co-workers, distant family or make new friends. You can post photos and comments about what is new with you and see what your friends have posted as well. You can also message each other.
Starting a Facebook profile…
1. Once on Facebook.com, fill in the information under the “Sign Up” section – When entering your “Full Name:” you may want to include your maiden name if applicable (no hyphen though). Next, be sure to select a password you can remember but can’t be easily guessed by potential hackers. Never make “password” your password. Entering your birth date is for security reasons should you forget/lose your password. After selecting “Sign Up” you will be asked to enter a code to ensure you are not a robot account generator and then click “Sign Up” again.
2. It will ask you to “confirm your email address” You must confirm your account to activate it. Log into your email and click the link in the message as instructed. Clicking the link should take you back to Facebook.
3. Facebook will ask you to enter your email account and email password; this allows Facebook one time access to your email’s address book and will see if anyone has a Facebook account. This is optional; you may skip this step.
4. You will be prompted for additional information such as schools attended. It will help you and others from your school find each other. You may skip this step too.
5. Next, you are asked to join a network. Start by entering your city, state. Facebook will automatically find the network (aka major city) closest to you. Then select “Join.” Again, this will help people find you.
6. The next page welcomes you to Facebook. You have 3 options:
a. Find friends you email (same as step 3)
b.  Find friends you know – Search by name or email address, scroll through results, more than one result will most likely be given if searching by name.
c. View and edit your profile – Fill in the blanks; you do not have to fill out everything, just what you are comfortable with.
d. There are additional sections to fill out when you scroll down. (See Fig. 6d.) Click each bar (Personal, Contact and Educational Info and fill out as much or as little as you like.
1. Then select Done Editing.
7. You may upload your own photo, a company logo or picture of your building. To do so, start by hovering over the blue silhouette on your profile page, then click “Upload a Picture.” Choose browse and find the location of the picture you wish to use. After you select the picture the upload starts automatically. When upload completes it will ask you to select a thumbnail of your image. Drag the dotted box to select the most important/interesting portion of your image (try to keep it square, you don’t want anything important cropped out.)
8. Settings: Hover over “Settings” and you get 3 different options.
a. Account Settings
Change your name, email, password, etc.
b. Privacy Settings
Control who can see your profile and personal info, who can search for you and who can see your recent activities (profile updates, friend requests, etc.)
c. Application Settings
Shows what applications you use.
Once you get friends you should see their status comments, updates, recently added photos and friends on your Facebook home page. The Lillie M. Evans Library does not currently have a Facebook account. However, there is a MySpace profile page at www.myspace.com/lmelibrary.
Note: Once you send a friend request the person is not automatically your friend. That person must login to Facebook and accept your friend request. Until your request is accepted you cannot see that person’s profile page or updates. Alternately, if someone sends you a friends request and you do not know them or want them to be your friend you do have the option to ignore the request thus blocking them from seeing your profile. It is also strongly suggested that you only add/accept friend requests for people you know in real life.
Additional information about the library’s catalog, RSA Cat, is available at the library service desk and on the library’s website. Confused? Ask a staff member for help.
Placing Holds Through RSA Cat
To place holds in RSA Cat, login to the catalog (upper right corner of the catalog) using your library barcode and PIN (password). After you login, your name will replace the login boxes. You can place holds without logging in but you will be asked to supply login information for each item.
To Place a Hold:
1. Search for the material you are interested in. The search results page will appear.
2. Click on a blue Details button or the item title to display more information about the item you selected.
3. On the Item Details screen click on the “Place Hold.” link.
4. On the Place Hold screen, you can:
- change your Pickup Library (this is where you will pick up the item, not which library is sending the item).
- set an expiration date after which you no longer want to receive the hold.
- Set a suspension start and end date if you will be out of town and do not want your hold filled during a certain period.
- Click on the “Place Hold” but-ton to complete your hold.
- You will see a message if your hold is successfully placed or a notification if the hold is not allowed. Not all items are eligible for holds.
About Holds:
- Holds are filled in the order in which they are placed in the system.
- Not all materials are available for holds; a message will inform you if your hold is not successful placed.
- You will be notified by the Pickup Library or by email when your hold is available for pickup.
- If you no longer need an item you have on hold, you can cancel it in your “My Account” page. Click the “Review My Account” link then click the “Holds” tab to cancel or suspend items.
- The Item Details screen shows how many total holds in the system have been placed against the item you are viewing.
- If all copies of an item are checked out, the system generates and estimated availability timeframe. This is just a general guideline and can change day by day.
Information courtesy of Alliance Library System/Resource Sharing Alliance
What is Heritage Quest?
This online database is an essential collection of unique material for both genealogical and historical researchers, with coverage dating back to the late 1700s. Researchers can use HeritageQuest Online to find their ancestors, trace their paths across America, and learn what life was like in the areas where they settled.
HeritageQuest Online includes all of the images, and extensive indexing, from the
1790 - 1930 U.S. federal censuses. It offers more than 20,000 book titles, including nearly 8,000 family histories and over 12,000 local histories. Additionally, there are more than 250 primary-source documents such as tax lists, city directories, probate records, and more.
Here’s how you get started:
- At the homepage, choose the Reference Center from the menu on the left side of the page.
- From the Reference Center choose the
 : Catalog, Databases, and Electronic Resources.
- Scroll down and click on the
 icon.
- You need the barcode number from the back of your library card to login.
- After logging in, you will get to the main search page. Off you go on a search that is guaranteed to be exciting and informative.
Patron Books In Print
Patron Books in Print is a great site for searching for books that should be available to you either at the library or through our network of libraries.
It’s easy to get started:
- At the homepage, choose the Reference Center from the menu on the left side of the page.
- From the Reference Center choose the
 : Catalog, Databases, and Electronic Resources.
- Click on the
 icon and that will take you to the main page which has several choices to the left of the page. Choose any of the choices except Nonfiction Connection. This is a separate database to which the library does not subscribe. To the right are topics that you could choose to browse.
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- At the top of the right side of the screen you can choose a quick search option. You can also take a tour of the database by clicking on “Click to take a tour” at the top of the page.
FirstSearch
YOU WILL NEED TO ASK FOR THE LIBRARY PASSWORD TO USE THIS SITE. OCLC FirstSearch is a comprehensive and complete reference service with a rich collection of databases and with links to the World Wide Web, over 5.9 million online full text articles, full-image articles from over 3,300 electronic journals, library holdings, and interlibrary loan. It supports research in a wide range of subject areas with well-known bibliographic and full-text databases in addition to ready-reference tools such as directories, almanacs, and encyclopedias.
It’s easy to get started:
- At the homepage, choose the Reference Center from the menu on the left side of the page.
- From the Reference Center choose the
 : Catalog, Databases, and Electronic Resources.
- Click on the
 icon and that will take you to their login screen.
- You need the authorization and password to log in. We cannot publish this information. You must get the information by calling the library. It does not change so once you have it, save it for future visits to the database.
- To search for a subject, click on the Search tab at the top of the page. You can choose the type of search you wish to do by choosing one of the tabs in the blue bar. Try a basic search first. Enter search terms in one or more boxes and click on Search. Don’t be surprised if your search brings you lots of results. The little icon on the left will tell you the type of material you have found: book, article, sound recording, etc. Mark your selections in the numbered boxes on the left.
- Once you make your selection, click on the title to see more information. If the item is a book you can see how available the book will be by seeing who owns the title. Look at the choices after Availability.
- This is a powerful and comprehensive database. Great for doing research and homework. Full text articles can be found; books that you find can be ordered from the library. Once you get used to using this reference service you will find that you return to use it again and again. Remember, the library staff is ready to help you become adept at using this service.
What is LibraryThing?
LibraryThing.com is a site for book lovers! It helps you create a library-quality catalog of your books. You can do all of them, just what you're reading now or what you’ve read from the library. Once you start cataloging books you will receive recommendations of other books and authors you may like. You can also read and write book reviews to help yourself and others find a good book or avoid a bad one.
Starting a LibraryThing profile…
- It is VERY easy to join. Select “Join Now,” enter a user name and a password (email optional), and you're done.
- You will then be taken to your homepage.
- From here you can:
- Add books to your library.
- Edit your profile.
- Get help.
- or View your books.
- and more.
Adding Books
 To add books you can select the tab at the top that says “Add Books” or from your home page select “Add books to your library” - In the green search box, enter a title, author or an ISBN. Books will appear on the right side of the screen. Click on a book to add it to your library.
- As you can see typing the book title Dewey gave several results, be sure you select the correct book. For the best match, enter the ISBN.
- Once it is added a book to your collection you may edit it to reflect your specific edition (Book club edition, change cover, etc.), rate the book 1-5 stars, write a review, make book as owned or to read, or tag the book.
- Tagging – tags are words to describe the book such as its genre (romance, sci-fi, mystery), characters in the book, age level (teen, juvenile), category (fiction, nonfiction, biography) or tag it borrowed so you know you got it from the library and don’t own it.
More information
There is an “Introduction to LibraryThing/How To” created by LibraryThing available at:
http://www.librarything.com/quickstart.php.
What is Shelfari?
Shelfari.com is a social networking site for book lovers! Shelfari lets you build a shelf to display the books you’ve read, want to read or are reading now. Then you get to be the critic by rating and reviewing your books so your friends can see what you think. See What Your Friends Are Reading. Connect with your friends to see which books you have in common, what they’re reading or what they think of the books they’ve read. Ask your friends for book recommendations or create a group where you can talk about your books. It is a great way to keep track of what you have read so you don’t reread a book you didn’t intend to.
Starting a Shelfari profile…
- It is VERY easy to join. Select “Join Now,” enter your name, email and a password and you're done.
- You will then be asked if you want to look in your address books to add friends. By following the steps and giving them your email password, Shelfari has one time access to your email accounts address book to see if anyone has a Shelfari account. You may skip this step.
- Upload a photo of yourself by clicking “change photo” under the blue silhouette. You may skip this step.
- Add the first book to your shelf.
- Enter the book title, author or ISBN and click “Search.”
- As you type suggestions will show up below the text bar. If one of them is correct you may click it before you have typed the entire title/author name.
- Once you get results, choose the correct item and select “add”
- Once added you may select the grey downward triangle next to edit to mark whether you plan to read it, reading now, I’ve read it, mark it as a favorite, wish list and/or own it.
- By clicking “Edit” you have the same options as in “c.” and you may also rate the book and write a review, tag the book, recommend it and view your recommendation. Then select done.
- Tagging – tags are words to describe the book such as its genre (romance, sci-fi, mystery), characters in the book, age level (teen, juvenile), category (fiction, nonfiction, biography) or tag it borrowed so you know you got it from the library and don’t own it.
If you keep adding books you get better recommendations.
 What is E-mail?
Electronic mail—often abbreviated as e-mail or email—is a method of exchanging digital messages. A message at least consists of its content, a sender address and one or more recipient addresses. Senders can attach photos, text files, videos and music to an email in addition to their message. With the speed of the internet it makes it much faster, and cheaper, to email a document rather than go through the US Postal Service (techies called it “snail-mail). An email usually takes less than an hour, depending on the file size of the attachments, to arrive at the recipients email account. There are lots of great free email service providers. YahooMail.com, GMail.com and Hotmail.com are among the most popular. These providers allow you to access your messages from any computer connected to the internet. To sign up, just follow the prompts (directions) on the screen for any of the providers to start sending emails. Be sure to let your friends know your new email address. BEWARE during registration that you do not accidentally sign up for a “Pro” or other paid service unless you are willing to pay the fees. If they offer you a free trial of the “Pro” service be mindful when accepting the offer as once the trial period is over they will automatically start billing you unless you cancel before the free trial period expires.
Did you know?
The Lillie M. Evans Library offers some free services to its patrons who register their email accounts with them. You can receive overdue notices in your inbox, as well as hold notifications when items you ordered arrive at the library. Another great option is signing up to get advance notice of items due. The library will automatically contact you 2-3 days before an item is due to remind you to return it or renew it. This can help prevent costly overdue fees and accidentally lost items.
What is America's Newspapers?
The electronic editions of record for valuable local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers--all in one easy-to-search database. Each paper provides unique coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community. Paid ads are excluded.
This is the place to go to find information from many different newspapers, information on hot topics, and to find special reports on issues of special importance. You can read the Journal Star, Chicago Tribune and national newspapers and news magazine.
It’s easy to get started:
- At the homepage, choose the Reference Center from the menu on the left side of the page.
- From the Reference Center choose the
 : Catalog, Databases, and Electronic Resources.
- Click on the
 icon and that will take you to their login screen.
- First, you need the barcode number from the back of your library card to log in.
- To do a search in the entire database, click on America's Newspapers at the top of the page. You can also do a limited search and search only one certain newspaper.
Happy exploring!
What is Google Maps?
Google Maps (for a time named Google Local) is a web mapping service application and technology provided by Google, free (for non-commercial use), that powers many map-based services, including the Google Maps website, Google Ride Finder, Google Transit, and maps embedded on third-party websites via the Google Maps API. It offers street maps, a route planner for traveling by foot, bicycle, car, or public transport and an urban business locator for numerous countries around the world. It also can help find the location of businesses. When in “Map” view, you get a standard road map view. As an added perk, Google Maps provides high-resolution satellite images for most urban areas in Canada, and the United States (including Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) as well as parts of Australia and many countries. Google Maps also covers many cities. The third view available is a Terrain map which is good to know for hiking or biking trips. Options such as “Get Directions” make it easy to plan your next trip.
Below is a satellite view of the Lillie M. Evans library and surrounding area. Can you find your house?
Information courtesy of Wikipedia.
What is Tumblebooks?
If you have a youngster in your life, you are going to love Tumblebooks. The TumbleBook Library is a collection of TumbleBooks (animated, talking picture books), puzzles and games, and quizzes, as well as resources for teachers. TumbleBooks are created from existing picture books which have been licensed from children's book publishers and converted to the TumbleBook format. There are digital books that teach foreign languages to children, Tumblereadables, chapter books for older children, and audio books to enjoy. This is an easy resource to use with great graphics and sound effects. This works best with a fast connection to the Internet and sound on your computer. If you do not have these resources, you can also use Tumblebooks on the library computers. The easiest way to get to Tumblebooks is through the library’s website, www.lmelibrary.org .
How do I get there?
- At the homepage, choose the Reference Center from the menu on the left side of the page.
- From the Reference Center choose the
 : Catalog, Databases, and Electronic Resources.
- Click on the
 icon and that will take you to the Tumblebooks homepage. Have fun exploring all the choices and we bet you will come back to Tumblebooks again and again.
 What is Texting?
Text messaging, or texting is the common term for the sending of "short" (originally 160 characters or fewer, including spaces) text messages from mobile phones using the Short Message Service (SMS). It is available on most digital mobile phones and some personal digital assistants with on-board wireless telecommunications. The individual messages which are sent are called text messages or, more colloquially, texts or SMS. Camera phones have that added feature of being able to picture message which works just the same as texting only with a photo and a small caption.
Information courtesy of Wikipedia.
What is NoveList?
If you are looking for a good book to read, use NoveList to help you find it. You can find a book that is similar to one you especially enjoyed, find more choices from your favorite author, find which book comes next in a favorite series, or just explore all of the great fiction just waiting for you at the library. There is a NoveList for children’s books too.
Here’s how you get started:
- At the homepage, choose the Reference Center from the menu on the left side of the page.
- From the Reference Center choose the
 : Catalog, Databases, and Electronic Resources.
- Scroll down and click on the icon.
- You need the barcode number from the back of your library card to login.
- Once you are in NoveList, I suggest you go to Training and take the “Getting Started in NoveList Training.” It is a quick way to learn to navigate the database but you can just begin by typing in a title, author, or subject into the search box at the top of the page.
What is Wikipedia?
Wikipedia.com is a free, multilingual encyclopedia project supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Its name is a portmanteau of the words wiki (a technology for creating collaborative websites, from the Hawaiian word wiki, meaning 'quick') and encyclopedia. Wikipedia's 12 million articles (2.8 million in the English Wikipedia) have been written collaboratively by volunteers around the world, and almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone who can access the Wikipedia website. Launched in January 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger, it is currently the most popular general reference work on the Internet.
You can find information on almost anything old and new, popular to obscure. If it isn’t there, you can add it yourself.
Information courtesy of Wikipedia.
What is Photobucket?
Photobucket.com is an image hosting, video hosting, slideshow creation and photo sharing website. “Hosting” is another word for storage.
Photobucket is usually used for personal photographic albums, remote storage of avatars (avatars are images that represent you while on a website or playing an online game, it is how others identify you/your character) displayed on internet forums, and storage of videos. Photobucket's image hosting is often used for eBay, MySpace, Bebo, Neopets and Facebook accounts, LiveJournals, Open Diarys, or other blogs, and message boards. Users may keep their albums private, allow password-protected guest access, or open them to the public.
Photobucket advertises 99.9% uptime, and offers 1 GB free storage (10 GB with paid PRO account), 25 GB free monthly bandwidth. Uploaded photos must either be smaller than 1 MB or 1024x768 in size (5 MB or 2240x1680 with paid account), uploaded videos must be five minutes or shorter (10 min with paid account).
Since Photobucket does not allow sexually explicit content, they may remove content due to violations of their terms of service.
Photobucket supports FTP uploads, but the user must be a Pro account holder. Windows XP Publisher is supported as an alternative to FTP. It is available in free accounts.
Information courtesy of Wikipedia.
What is Del.icio.us?
Del.icio.us, pronounced "delicious" is a social bookmarking web service for storing, sharing, and discovering web bookmarks. When you join, they automatically upload and save all the favorites/bookmarks on your computer and allow you to make notes about them such as usernames, what the site is for or why it is important. Then, you can login to your Del.icio.us account from ANY computer and go to your favorite sites.
Now available at www.delicious.com or del.icio.us
Information & screenshot courtesy of Wikipedia.
What is YouTube?
YouTube.com is a video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. You can watch tutorials, up-and-coming musicians, stop motion animations, people showing off and much more. If you have digital videos of yourself, your family and friends or nature you can register for a profile the upload the video clips for all to see.
Information courtesy of Wikipedia.
What is Hulu?
Hulu.com is a website that offers commercial-supported streaming video of TV shows and movies from NBC, Fox and many other networks and studios. Hulu videos are currently offered only to users in the United States. Hulu provides video in Flash Video format, including many films and shows that are available in 480p and high-definition. Hulu also provides web syndication services for other websites including AOL, MSN, MySpace, Facebook, Yahoo!, and Comcast's fancast.com.
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