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RockMelt: A Time Saving Browser For Authors and Small Business Owners

Sunday, February 5th, 2012

What is RockMelt and why should you care?  It’s a web browser and it has the potential to make your life easier.  One of, if not the most challenging issues facing a self-marketer today is finding-the-time-to-get-it-all-done.  I mean seriously.

Rockmelt, based on Google’s Chromium architecture, is a slick web browser that allows you to research, share, stay in touch with your readers, get inspired, chat with friends, and more—all at the same time. Add chewing bubble gum to that and you just might take over the word.

Here’s what it can do for you:

  • Provide a totally customizable and slick browser that is based on Google’s Chromium (so, it’s fast)
  • Import and organize all your bookmarks, so you can move over seamlessly
  • Deliver instant news from the feeds of your choice (say Twitter, Facebook, HufPo, MSNBC, industry blogs, etc.)
  • Reveal Facebook notifications at the top of your browser (so you’ll never miss an important message or opportunity).
  • Social Reading apps that kick ass
  • One-click sharing
  • Chat with friends (from any window).

It could also distract you, so be sure to set boundaries and only follow those leads that will help further your marketing efforts. It’s too easy to get caught up in the increasingly distracting world of the Internet.  If needed, you can easily turn off your notifications and browse uninterrupted, because alone time is so often under-rated.

New Facebook Lists

Friday, September 16th, 2011

Well, it’s here. Seconds ago I was on Facebook looking around and it went down. My wireless wasn’t the issue so I checked my email for a couple minutes. Returning to Facebook I noticed a new feature – Improved Friends Lists. In an attempt to catchup with some of the Google+ features Facebook now allows you to organize your contacts into various sub groups like:

  • Work
  • School
  • Family
  • City
  • Close Friends
  • Acquaintances

Fortunately, Facebook has a habit of warning of upgrades so I wasn’t too surprised. In fact check out the release here.

It’s nice to see competition driving change even if only incremental.