If you've been using Twitter for any length of time, you've probably noticed that many people have spiffed up their personal Twitter backgrounds with all sorts of fun stuff: favorite photos, information about their business, images from their favorite TV show, etc. There are a lot of sites that offer Twitter backgrounds for free use or for a small fee, but not all of them are good. Here are the top five Twitter background sites that I like to visit: - TwitterPatterns: Most of these patterns are very retro, which I love. All are going for about $5.00.
- Twitter Backgrounds: Great selection here of free, personalized, or custom backgrounds (the custom ones you'll have to pay for).
- TwitPaper: HUGE assortment of free Twitter backgrounds with enough variety to satisfy even the pickiest Tweeter.
- BGPatterns: Make your own tiled Twitter background from a great selection of patterns.
- Noupe: Utterly gorgeous designs here that you can easily slip into your Twitter background settings.
Want to create your own Twitter background? You can do that, and pretty easily. Here are a few great tutorials: - TwitBacks: In less time than it takes for you to watch a commercial break, you can make your own personalized Twitter background - and for free.
- How to Create a Custom Twitter Background: Little bit more advanced instruction here for those folks who want to make their Twitter page really stand out.
Oh, and if you want to get some serious inspiration, check out these amazing Twitter background galleries: Do you have a special Twitter background? Check mine out at @wboswell; I'd love to hear from you! More about Twitter How to find the best Twitter backgrounds on the Web originally appeared on About.com Web Search on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 at 08:19:48. Permalink | Comment | Email this
Google has a few search options that many people are not aware of. First, Search Options, a collection of tools you can use to filter your searches: by type (reviews, videos, images, etc.), by time (most recent, a week ago, etc.), related searches that you can use to expand your query, and more. You can access these expanded search options by first typing in your initial query, then clicking on the Search Options link. My favorite? Finding images from the text on the page that your search results are on. Next, the well-named Wonder Wheel! The Wonder Wheel takes your search phrase and shows you related phrases; for instance, my search for "tennis" brought back "history of tennis", "tennis rules", "wimbledon", etc. Last, but not least, the Timeline. The Timeline shows you searches for your query in a chronological manner - you can see all the search results for tennis here go clear back to 1780! More about Google Google Wonder Wheel - have you tried it? originally appeared on About.com Web Search on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 at 08:30:23. Permalink | Comment | Email this
Google Maps has a fun (and extremely useful) feature - walking directions. Simply type in the address you'd like to walk from and to, and you'll see a link for "walking directions". You'll see an extremely detailed map that you can use on your walk; mileage included. Google Maps is not the only search engine that is currently offering walking directions - Ask.com also offers maps with walking directions. Just fill out the to and from fields, click on the "Walking" tab, and you're all set. More fun with Google Maps And speaking of maps.... Create walking directions with Google Maps originally appeared on About.com Web Search on Friday, February 26th, 2010 at 09:32:12. Permalink | Comment | Email this
Google Books, a digitized library of print materials, has quite a few magazines available in addition to all their other high quality offerings. For instance, you can browse through archives of LIFE, Yoga Journal, New York Magazine, Popular Mechanics, Weekly World News, Jet, and many more. Don't forget to check out the LIFE Photo Archive while you're at it! More free books and magazines online Use Google Books to browse through your favorite magazine's online archives originally appeared on About.com Web Search on Thursday, March 4th, 2010 at 12:09:39. Permalink | Comment | Email this
Here's what happened in the world of search this week: Web search news round up for Feb.28-Mar.6: Yahoo and Twitter, Google Stars, Bing censoring searches originally appeared on About.com Web Search on Saturday, March 6th, 2010 at 00:58:52. Permalink | Comment | Email this
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