add and keep contacts using free internet sites

A list of links to free internet sites people are using to add personal contacts and to stay in touch.

LinkedIn - add professional contacts
FaceBook - add personal contacts
Twitter - send short messages about what you are doing
YouTube - send videos
Flickr - send photos
Blogger - send internet newsletters
Meetup - meet groups of people with hobbies
SurveyMonkey - ask for feedback
Creative Commons - give credit to sources

Free sites to improve your efficiency of internet communications :

TinyURL - turn a long internet address into a short one
FB Twitter App - automatically send your Twitter messages to Facebook
Twitterfeed - automatically send messages to Twitter about your new blog articles
Blog Link - send your blog articles to LinkedIn
Scribd - send faster .pdf files
SlideShare - send faster PowerPoint files
Google Reader - automatically get news and articles
PostRank - filter news and articles
iGoogle - put all your Google applications on your home page

iPhone applications that keep you in contact:

Twitterrific - update Twitter and send Twitter photos from your iPhone
Bloomberg - financial news, markets, portfolio
Ustream - live streaming video
Evernote - send audio recordings
ShoZu - one place to send photos to all sites: Facebook, Flickr, WebShots, Twitpic, Picasa

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