Posts Tagged ‘How To’
6 Ways To Create Your Avatar Fast
Whether you are on Facebook, Twitter, or any other social networking website, chances are you have the option to add your own avatar to your profile. Many don’t even take the time to change the default picture on their profile, but those who have come to appreciate what the social media is all about never forget to do that. One way to express yourself and your fun side is by creating an online likeness for yourself. I am not a big fan of cartoonish avatars myself, but there are plenty of marketers who have used their avatars to brand themselves. Some prefer using their real pictures. I am not going to argue which choice is better. However, if you plan on creating your own avatar and have no idea where to start, here are 6 services you should try:
urfooz: a cool service that lets you create your own online portable profile. You have a lot of options to choose from when designing your avatars. Once you are done, you can post your avatar to pop social media sites.
Face Your Manga: another avatar creation tool that lets you use your creativity to develop highly sophisticated avatars. You can then grab and share it on top social networking sites out there.
Avatar Creator: one killer iPhone app that lets you create your own avatar on your iPhone fast. It actually a decent number of customization options, which is pretty neat considering this is a mobile application. Read more »
How To: Feed Your Blog Posts To Twitter with Feedburner
Ladies and Gentlemen, Feedburner has just got a whole lot of fun again. Google has introduced a new feature that allows you to feed your blog posts to Twitter automatically without having to rely on services such as TwitterFeed or Hootsuite. So every-time you make a new post and update your blog, Google will automatically post your blog post to your Twitter.
Here is how it works. First, you have to log on to Feedburner and choose your “Publicize” tab. Once there, you should be able to see the new “Socialize” feature on the page:
That’s really all you have to do. Here you can define how many posts you want this service to post to your Twitter account. You can also define prefix and suffix phrases for your posts. And don’t forget about tags either. The service is not as flexible as some of the other ones on the market, but it’s certainly easy to use. Feedburner just got a whole lot more fun.
