Dropon, new communication platform like Twitter with a focus on privacy

We are already accustomed to the emergence of new media platforms on the Internet that are aimed to the users are connected between them without having to give up your privacy. This objective is also available in Dropon , new communication platform similar to popular online microblogging platform Twitter.

For us to be part of the community Dropon simply have to fill a form, where it is the only way to be part of this community. Once inside, and we can perform the usual duties of customization of our accounts, establishing our imágenesn profile, indicating the URL of our sites, adding a small bio and some other aspects that this platform allows us to easily configure through a simple and clear interface.

Thus, in the configuration tabs we have focused on privacy, where we have a number of concepts on which we can define who can access them, either publicly, but only followers, or only us. Similarly, section profile, both in the fields of general information and personalized information, we can also define who can access the data they contain.

Like Twitter, Dropon also have followers and followed independently, and also have a counter publications to date. If we have recorded, this counter is obviously zero.

Once we have our accounts and lists, we can publish our status updates, allowing us to use up to 500 characters, taking a field where the labels indicate the same. If we want to know those topics that is being published, to the right is a list of prominent labels, allowing us to access each of them to find the publications that carry them.

Each status update can contain an image, and once published, can be added as a favorite, republish and respond. Also supports Dropon mentions. Finally, note that we can keep track of publications that occur under specific tags.

Dropon is a new platform recently launched, so we can not expect our friends are already using it, but something similar also happened in the early days of Twitter.

One of the users of this platform says about it: "This website is the next step for our future social media and technology. It is a very detailed and great website that provides an innovative and elegant look and style. This is the foundation for a new future .... " We will see the level of acceptance among users may have, because as always, a critical mass of users to be with our acquaintances and find interesting people to follow will be necessary.

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Making efficient searches in Twitter

The messaging service Twitter offers outstanding advantage over Facebook, is that the publications that we are made ​​in real time . On Facebook it is sometimes really frustrating to see publications from previous days and find out what is really new.

This invaluable feature allows Twitter we know about the latest or the most relevant with respect to some topic and it is also a useful search engine content .But on Twitter there are some tricks to improve search results and make them more efficient, then we tell you what they are.

Search on Twitter

The option to search Twitter displayed on the homepage in the upper right and searchable on the word mentioned in a tweet , a hashtag or a user name.

Sometimes we can not find the content they need because Twitter makes an automatic filter search results to only show the content of the tweets or accounts quality , thus eliminating Twitter search results in hazardous or inappropriate for users .

For your tweets to be included in search results (and prevent your account being suspended ), Twitter also recommends:

• Do not publish duplicate content (links or tweets).
• Do not overuse hashtags in one tweet.
• Do not send automated responses.
• Do not use "robots" or applications to post similar messages based on keywords.
• No posting similar messages in multiple accounts.
• Do not use follow and unfollow aggressively.

To search on Twitter you can enter the word or query in the search box and press Enter. The search results will be a combination of people, photos, videos, news and timelines .

Although results to display a particular user can use "usuario" followed by the keyword you want to search.

Operators

Twitter also offers the possibility of using operators in search queries you make. Here are some examples:

Operator	Find tweets ...
twitter search	containing "twitter" and "search". This is the default operator.
"Happy hour"	containing the exact phrase "happy hour".
love OR hate	containing the word "love" or the word "hate" (or both).
Beer Rooter	containing "beer" but not "root".
#haiku	hashtag containing the word "haiku".
from: writenjoy	containing it shipped by "writenjoy" user.
to: writenjoy	containing it sent to the user "writenjoy".
writenjoy	that refer to the user "writenjoy".
"Happy hour" near: "san francisco"	containing the exact phrase "happy hour" sent near "san francisco".
near: NYC within: 15mi	they were sent within 15 miles near "NYC".
superhero since: 2010-12-27	containing the word "superhero" sent from the date "2010-12-27" (year, month, day).
ftw Until: 2010-12-27	containing the word "ftw" sent date "2010-12-27"
:)-horror movie	that contain the word "movie" than "horror" and show positive attitude.
flight :(	containing the word "fly" with a negative attitude.
traffic?	containing the word "traffic" and ask a question.
funny filter: links	containing the word "fun" and linking to a URL.
News source: twitterfeed	containing the word "news" that were entered via TwitterFeed.

Advanced searches

What you did not know Twitter has a search engine specifically where you also have the ability to perform advanced searches.

The option of advanced search is just a form that prevents you learn all the operators described above, because very simply, you enter words and the form is responsible for placing the operators. Thus, the advanced Twitter search allows you to query for more efficient search and find better results.

Now that you know the search options that gives you Twitter, begins to search for relevant content near your current location , filter words or users or to know the things you like best to your followers.

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PhotoSpotLand, a social network of photography in which the camera and accessories found in each photograph used

Today we present you a new website that will be of interest to more than an amateur and professional photographer. The aim of PhotoSpotLand is to let us know all the details about how and where a particular photo was taken .

To do this, once we have registered on their website (which is now in beta) will have access to photographs taken by users on the web. Thus, below the image, the photographer will offer all the features of the image, so you can know the aperture and ISO settings, if you used flash or tripod and filter, lens or shutter employee. Furthermore, PhotoSpotLand intended to function similarly to a kind of travel guide, why at all times where a photo was taken specifically with a number of details like current temperature, indicate the best way arrived, the period of the ideal year to take pictures.

As usual, PhotoSpotLand also have a social aspect, allowing us to connect with other photographers who are around us. This is something will be useful once the application for mobile devices, which is in the final phase of its development is available. One of the outstanding features of this application is that a data connection to use it will not be necessary, since it is sufficient to have coverage in order to send and receive SMS in which share our location with other photographers. Of course, we can not send photographs in this way, but it's an interesting solution when put in contact with others if we are in foreign countries and do not want to use mobile data to find no surprises on the bill.

It certainly is a website really interesting for all lovers of photography, but being a service in beta could have errors.

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