For the past few weeks. I have been using various resources to complete my weekly blog posts. But the biggest source of inspiration has come from Mashable.com. I have used this resource for mostly story ideas relating to apps, you tube happenings, etc. However, I feel it necessary to say thanks!
I enjoy things that are random. I will admit that I am the one in the office laughing at the cute cat videos. However, when looking for new material for this week I found an advise article that really captured the essence of why Mashable.com is so amazing. It’s almost September and people are rushing to buy school clothes, supplies, and get their children back in the class room. However what we forget is the golden rules of navigating how to survive school. One of the most random reads I came across, on Mashable.com, was 12 People To Avoid on the First Day of School.
The article or collage of don’t all explained what not to do and who to avoid when going to school this Fall. My top piece of advise was:
#11. The Creepy Professor, who you may admire, but may want to keep your distance to avoid the following from happening)
These pieces of advice are just part of the charming tidbits Mashable has to offer.
It gets better! If that wasn’t enough Mashable is also chock full of good ideas and frequented by consumers that are plugged into what people are saying and doing when it comes to social media, marketing, advertising, etc. Mashable.com has created a new app that can predict stuff.
To elaborate: it can predict viral stuff.
They can explain it better than I can, “When our Mashable Velocity algorithm predicts a story is about to go viral, we’ll send an Android notification to all the folks who have installed the app. But we have to warn you, it’s pretty addicting. Just promise us that you’ll read the one story you’re notified about, and then you’ll actually get back to work”. No more fishing through Twitter, Digg, etc to find the trending story or happening of the day. Mashable has you covered. Though some stories are super random, cute, inconsequential they also find a way to bring and create tools that will actually help in consumers everyday lives. Though, if your boss was to catch you looking at cat videos, surfing Mashable, or using their mobile app to find more fleeting information, they would not be too happy you could always blame it on your love and passion for all things random. That might work. 25.345% chance of working and you not getting fired. Pink sware.
Wait there’s more, just in case, if you didnt get caught: http://mashable.com/2013/08/17/25-top-mashable-resources-you-cant-miss-2/
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