Online database of social media policies has 176 policies from organizations of various types and sizes. It’s an invaluable tool if you need to create or update your policies.
9 Web Apps for Gathering Customer Feedback – a list of web-enabled tools for eliciting customer feedback, but many of these could be harnessed to gather employee feedback, too.
Inspiring quotes to move and inspire you – a nicely curated list of quotations
Dropbox – “a free service that lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere. This means that any file you save to your Dropbox will automatically save to all your computers, phones and even the Dropbox website. Dropbox also makes it super easy to share with others, whether you’re a student or professional, parent or grandparent.” You get 2 GB of free storage space to synchronize files.
How to disable Facebook facial recognition – Facial recognition technology examines photos as they’re being uploaded and suggest matches to faces in the photos of your Facebook friends. This article offers steps to opt out to ensure that your privacy is protected.
DocuTicker – is a research tool that “collects abstracts from ‘grey literature’: PDF reports published by government agencies, think tanks, NGOs, research institutes and other public interest groups.”
SLR Camera Simulator – Want to be a better photographer? Whether you need to improve your photo-taking skills for your job or just for fum, this online silulator lets you experiment with lighting, ISO, aperture, shutter, and distance settings and see the effects.
DuckDuckGo – a general purpose search engine like Google or Bing – but one that says it offers more privacy (it does not collect your browsing history) and more “goodies”, or specialized search tools.
Free Conference Call – supply a name and email and get a dial-in number and access code for immediate phone conferencing for up to 96 people. Teleconferencing is available 24/7 with no need to schedule or make reservations. Many features, including free recording and free downloading.
Creately – a collaborative online tool for creating diagrams, flowcharts, organizational charts and more.
New Google tools including voice searches and the ability to search using images. Cool stuff!
Malwarebytes – protect your computer from a rogue’s gallery of viruses, worms, trojans, rootkits, dialers and spyware. This program is a long-time favorite of techies and in-the-know nerds. Download a free version or pay a one-time fee for real time protection.