Twitter, a microblogging platform that allows users to broadcast their questions, ideas and opinions to millions of users all over the world, and Facebook, a social networking platform that allows users to directly connect with millions of users all of the world, each feed a specific niche of online social networking. While they may be different enough for both of them to coexist in the competitive online world, they also possess deep similarities....

As more adults seek more mobility when using the Internet, the options for satisfying what they seek keep growing. A Pew Research study has shown that, as of May 2010, 40 percent of American adults use mobile devices such as Internet enabled phones to either browse the Internet or send email or instant messages, an 8 percent increase from 2009. Writer Bio

In laymen’s terms, Twitter is a website for sharing what you are doing an any given moment with other people online. In more complicated terms, Twitter is a powerful social networking tool for both business and personal use. Twitter uses “tweets,” which are the 140-character (maximum) messages you post to your Twitter profile. The restriction on length is one of the features that makes Twitter unique compared with other social networking sites....

You may experience low quality or short phone conversations if the battery for your Panasonic cordless phone is not charging. Sometimes the trouble may not have anything to do with the phone, but with the type of battery you purchased. Make sure you only purchase compatible batteries for Panasonic devices. If you exhaust all the steps in troubleshooting the battery with no resolution to your problem, the issue may be with the telephone wiring and you should contact Panasonic or your retailer....

With the ubiquity of computers in homes and the workplace, typing proficiency has grown into a must-have skill. From novices to advanced typists, practice exercises help grow keyboarding abilities with finger stretches, warm-up drills and games, often with fun or word puzzle challenges. With enough practice, these exercises can improve work or ease recreational computer use. Writer Bio

Garmin GPS devices operate, like all portable electronic devices, using a combination of hardware and software. On occasion, these devices may freeze or become unresponsive, creating the need to reset the device. Portable Garmin units, whether used on the trail, in your car or on the water, may also require firmware updates. Re-calibrating the screen also frequently alleviates these issues, restoring your GPS device to normal operation. Writer Bio

Computers and other devices, such as smartphones, that contain factory loaded software contain a standard operating system and application package called a “factory image.” Instead of loading each system from media such as CDs in a step-by-step process for each computer, using a factory image allows quick and consistent delivery of software to each production unit of a particular device model. The “image” is delivered by disk copy or from a network imaging server....

DIM is a computer “word” in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), a special subset of Visual Basic built into Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office programs to develop macros. Writer Bio

Internet networking uses the concept of ports to differentiate different programs, or services, located at the same IP address. For example, a computer could run a Web server and an FTP server at the same time using ports 80 and 21, respectively. A port scan attack occurs when one computer scans the ports of another computer in attempt to determine which services are running on the remote computer for purposes of exploitation....

A laptop is a powerful yet delicate piece of technology. Because of its size, it is easy to move around and carry with you, but it is also easy to damage, especially since a large portion of the laptop itself is the screen. If you dropped your MacBook, you may see some form of distortion on the screen, such as different colored stripes. There can be multiple causes for this distortion....

IP Office is a small business phone system offered by the Avaya corporation. The phone system is designed to make a better experience for customers and make workers throughout the company more efficient. IP stands for Internet protocol, as the phone system is set up through the Internet. Writer Bio

PayPal and Payoneer both offer online financial services that allow you to make and receive payments. They differ in their fee structure and the way they interact with your other accounts. The two services also differ in how you can use them for making purchases, as well as international availability. Writer Bio

Unwanted messages from contacts on Yahoo Messenger create annoying pop-ups that you have to close; the messages can even continue when you’re offline, greeting you as soon as you sign in. Blocking the contact gets rid of the problem, but may offend the person being blocked. Luckily, Yahoo Messenger doesn’t notify the blocked person of the block at any point in the process or after it’s complete. Writer Bio

Some users have difficulty locating and launching the Microsoft Paint simple graphics application in Windows 8. Though the location of the app is not obvious, you can find and launch MS Paint through the Windows 8 desktop by searching for the app. Create a shortcut to MS Paint on the Windows 8 desktop for easy access in the future. Tips Writer Bio

In the Tumblr Theme HTML You can embed a style sheet inside the theme’s HTML by choosing the “Customize” button on your Tumblr dashboard settings page for the relevant blog. Click “Edit HTML” to make changes to the theme. Here you can type or paste your CSS guidelines. For style sheets that are more than a few lines in length, hosting the CSS file externally is preferable to embedding it within the HTML....

Norton is a security suite that includes antivirus programs, spyware removal tools and Internet protection programs. Computer security is very important in protecting personal information such as passwords and credit card numbers, limiting network intrusions and protecting system components from hackers and attackers. When used under the wrong circumstances, Norton products will drastically slow down your computer and hamper system performance. Writer Bio

The fact that email has great importance in modern business communication is undeniable. Every day, millions of emails are sent from companies to customers and suppliers, from employees to their managers and from one coworker to another. There are several reasons for the preponderance of email when compared to other methods of communication. Writer Bio

Facebook events limit the type of information that you can include when creating an event. You can add photos and videos using the event wizard during initial creation, or you can add media after the event has been created through the event page. To add an attachment that isn’t a photo or video, you need to host the attachment on a free external file hosting service such as Wikisend, Hotfile, Senduit or another file sharing service of your choice....

You can use invisible characters to add blank text into text fields on websites, such as your posts on Facebook. Go to the Character Map in Windows 8 to find an invisible character, and then copy it to your system clipboard and paste it into a text field on Facebook. Writer Bio

Many vehicles are now made with a built-in backup camera. This allows you to back up your vehicle without looking behind you, which is especially helpful for those with larger vehicles. On occasion, the backup camera is going to malfunction. Issues range from the video feed not loading on your reviewer mirror or the LCD display in the dash (the vehicle has one or the other to display the backup camera) just displaying a black or brown screen....