Bye Bye Blackberry!

Honestly as much as I hated my Blackberry Storm since the moment I got it, I hated it even more when it broke for good last week.

So what is a person supposed to do if they don't like Blackberries and don't want to switch to AT & T to use the iPhone?

It is a dilemma but I found the solution. My new Droid Eris is awesome! With all the features of a Blackberry and iPhone combined along with a great interface and lightening fast transitions, this phone is making me very happy.

The amount of Apps available is insane but my favorite feature is being able to load whatever apps, programs and shortcuts onto the 6 easily accessed home screens. This makes it so easy for me to find what I am looking for. I grouped all of my favorites onto their own home screens that I can access just by scrolling the home screen to the left or right.

So far I have no complaints other than the battery life is poor (only stays charged for about 8 hours) but so was my Blackberry's so I am used to having to plug it in every once in a while.

If want to find out more about the phone, feel free to contact me!

The Buzz on Google Buzz

Last Tuesday, Google announced Buzz, a new social networking service integrated with Gmail. Buzz is a brand-new social tool that helps users to share updates, links, photos, videos, and more.

Just when we all thought we had mastered tweating now we have to master buzzing! Google Buzz is built right into Gmail so if you are a Gmail user it is already built right into your account. It can also be used on your mobile phone. If you don't use Gmail you can sign up for a free account to use the service. http://www.google.com/buzz

How is Google Buzz different from Facebook and Twitter? In many ways it's very similar. Users can post new buzz by sharing links, photos, videos, and status updates. You can comment on and "like" friends' postings just as on Facebook, and send @ messages to get specific users' attention much like on Twitter. Picasa, Flickr, Google Reader, YouTube, Blogger, and Twitter are currently integrated into Buzz.

So what should you do about this? Like anything new, try it out and see if you like it. I have a feeling we will be adding another social media icon to our websites!

Have you played with Google Buzz yet? What do you think about it? Let me know.

New Facebook Layout

I want to give you all a quick heads-up on the new facebook layout. Some of you saw this change over the weekend. Others will get the change soon as facebook rolls it out for you. I know a lot of you don't like change but this one isn't that bad. Facebook has put out a full description of the layout changes along with a diagram for you to refer to if you need help http://www.facebook.com/sitetour/homepage.php

Don't see your changes yet? The company says they would take another week to make the changes to the over 400 million members of Facebook.

I hope this helps and remember "change is good."

Did you miss a commercial?

Like a lot of people I watched the superbowl yesterday entirely to see the commercials. I had some interest in the game and I did want the Saints to win but the ads are what really kept me interested.

Some of them were good enough to watch again. My favorite was the Snickers one featuring Betty White. Now that was funny. But of course I loved the e-trade baby ones and I am glad that godaddy is still hanging in there. My daughter really wants the Black Go-daddy jacket that Danica wears. And of course, you know I loved the Brett Favre one!

Just in case you missed the game all together or some of the commercials or if you just want to see some of them again, there is a a website for that! http://superbowlads.fanhouse.com/

Phil - I demand a do-over

Much to my dismay, Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog, saw his shadow the other day – so now he has forced me into another 6 weeks of winter. I went onto http://www.groundhog.org/ to see if I could do anything but all I found was useful information about the day and the groundhog.

Maybe if Phil was be blogging, tweating and facebooking about himself instead of walking around looking for his shadow I wouldn't have to endure more of this global warming.

Oh well, it was a nice visit to his website and his pictures were cute too. Hopefully next year he will be too busy to come out. He can always contact me at Wize Dezigns if he needs help setting up his social marketing campaign or optimizing his website. I will be happy to get him started and next year he can just post to his fan page. He can't see his shadow if he is staring a computer screen.