5 Cool Micro Blogging sites that are actually better than Twitter

Microblogging is always referred to as Twitter, it begins with Twitter and ends with Twitter. But that’s not the reality. Although Twitter is the most popular, there are technically better micro blogging sites than Twitter, that are fortunately or unfortunately not as popular. However, here are some of the other Twitter alternatives, for those who dare take the offbeat road !

1. Kontain

Site

Kontain

Features

Microblogging with rich media 
Easy & Simple to start with 
iPhone app available

Comparison with Twitter

Its more content rich compared to Twitter, and has a fancy interface that’s very easy to use because of its simplicity.

2. Present.ly

Site

Present.ly

Features

Microblogging much like Twitter but for groups / companies specifically. Lets you share videos and documents among them.

Comparison with Twitter

Present.ly allows individuals to post short, frequent updates that are tracked or "followed" by others. Unlike Twitter, Present.ly provides a secure and private way to share updates among members of a company, without them being visible to the outside world.

3. Yammer

Site

Yammer

Features

Another microblogging and social networking tool for companies or groups. Takes microblogging to another level with groups/communities/profiles etc.

Comparison with Twitter

Though it looks like Twitter, its more than Twitter. More functions and features. And a wide range of apps to chose from for integration.

4. Tumblr

Site

Tumblr

Features

Nothing can get simpler than Tumblr when it comes to blogging. The easiest way to start and keep blogging. Its as simple as drag and drop.

Comparison with Twitter

Tumblr is actually a bit different from Twitter, it has a larger canvas when it comes to content. Its actually a cross between blogging and micro blogging.

5. Identi.ca

Site

Identi.ca

Features

Microblogging with subscription options. RSS and Atom feeds available to your updates. Much like twitter, but also gives you some additional features like Statistics for every profile.

Comparison with Twitter

Its more like Twitter, but un-popular. Nothing much to compare.

• And Other Site's:

  Shoutem
• Posterous 
• TSKSOFT : Just A Small Blog 

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Gmail Gets New Contact Manager and New Look

Gmail has finally got a new contact manager, which is 100 times better than the earlier one. The new contact manager is fast and easier to use, and is definitely a welcome change to one of the best email services available online today.

I have been a Gmail user for a while now and to be frank, managing contacts was definitely a pain. The older contacts interface was mediocre at its best when compared to how powerful Gmail in itself was. However, that is now a thing of the past as Google is rolling out a new contact manager for all Gmail users starting today.

The new contacts manager has a more prominent link as seen in the first screenshot above and will also work pretty much like Gmail works, fast. The new contacts manager now supports Keyboard shortcuts, sorting by name, custom labels for contact fields, ability to undo changes you made and automatic saving just like Gmail compose among other things.
In addition to the contact manager changes, Gmail also sports links to Mail, Contacts and Tasks in the top left and displays a Compose mail button instead of a text. There is also some screen estate recovery thanks to the reduction in the header area. However, Google has also made it a bit painful to select messages by removing the links and putting it into a dropdown.
Overall these changes are pretty good and make Gmail the best free email service out there. The new changes to the Gmail contact manager and overall email layout will be rolled out to all users in a phased manner.
(Official Gmail Blog)

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How to set up Blogger custom domain with GoDaddy

Hi Friends,one of my friend and blogger...! Has transferred is blogger  to Wordpress and got a .com Domain from godaddy.com,so...it helped me think about it and  write this article on my blog.I think it may help you..! :)

Here are few simple steps to set up a custom domain from GoDaddy to point on your Blogger blog. I select GoDaddy’s domain since they are one of  the cheapest domain register on the web.First let’s discuss on how we can set up a Blogger/Blogspot blog custom domain with GoDaddy, then I’ll be discussing on my next post on how to set up the custom domain on Blogger.

1. Log in to your account at www.godaddy.com.
2. Open the Domains tab and select My Domain Names. You'll be directed to the Domain Manager page.
3. Click the domain that you'd like to use with your blog.
4. Click the Total DNS Control And MX Records link at the bottom of the section entitled Total DNS.
5. Look for a record prefixed "WWW". If there isn't one, add a new CNAME record; if there is one, you'll need to edit this record instead.
6. For the Name, enter only the subdomain of the address you want to use for your blog. For example, if you picked www.mydomain.com as your address, enter “www” here. (you can leave it as is)
7. Enter ghs.google.com as the Host Name. Specify a TTL or use the default setting of 1 hour.
8. Click OK, and then click OK again.

Example Image Below

If you are getting confuse on what to fill up on Step 6, personally I don’t modified it and leave it as is “www” since it is just a “name” for that set up and when you are not hosting your Blogger blog then it has no bearing at all. I think it will be necessary if you will be handling or hosting a site with subdomains, labeling as alias is great to organize your domain set up. So basically you just need to modify “Host Name” by entering “ghs.google.com”.

Now it is advisable that you set your URL with appended “www”, like Example http://www.tsksoft.com than http://tsksoft.com ,("Please Note That(www.tsksoft.com)Is Just An Example Domain Name And "TSKSOFT" Don't Have Self-Hosted Domain Yet").

Here are few steps to set it up on GoDaddy;

1. Log in to your account at www.godaddy.com.
2. Open the Domains tab and select My Domain Names. You'll be directed to the Domain Manager page.
3. Click the domain that you'd like to use with your blog.
4. Find Forwarding and click Manage.
5. Enter your URL with appended “www” as www.yourdomain.com, then tick “Update my DNS settings to support this change. (Recommended)”, clicking the “Advanced Option” will show you that your URL is permanently forwarded (permanent redirect 301) to your specified www.yourdomain.com.
5. Click OK.

Example Image Below

You need to wait for few minutes to test if your forwarding is working; you can check it by typing to your browser address tab your URL without appended “www” (http://yourdomain.com) then you’ll see if the page load the URL will be automatically change to http://www.yourdomain.com.

If you’re encountering troubles setting up this process, you may leave your questions & comments on the comment form below and I’ll try to answer it as soon as possible!! :)

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