Swagbucks

There are many sites and programs all across the web that offer “points” for using their specific search engine,filling out surveys,taking polls,etc. The points you earn from these tasks can then be redeemed to earn actually prizes. It seems to good to be true,and 99% of the time it is.
One site I have found and you may have heard of,is Swagbucks. This seems to be the most legit out of all the various reward sites out there. Swagbucks features numerous different ways to rack up points toward items.
I almost feel like a kid at the local arcade,trying to save up for the best new thing out there.
The prizes on Swagbucks are actually decent too, there is everything from posters and notepads,to HD plasma TVs.
While I could go on forever on the pros and cons of Swagbucks,I will leave it up to you to decide if this site is for you.
One thing I will mention is that it takes quite a while to gain points,I have been using Swagbucks daily for 6 months and have earned close to 2,000 points.
In the end,if you use it right,Swagbucks could be a great investment in time.
Do you use Swagbucks or any services similar to it?

To sign up for free,Click Here!

4 Uses for Evernote

Recently I have started using Evernote to keep track of all my research information, school work,blogging, hold a to-do list,and much more. Personally I love the wonderful seamless sync across all platforms. For example,the notes I take on my computer will be ready for me as soon as I get on my Android smartphone,and vice versa.
Evernote is a great way to stay organized and have all of your documents there when you need it.
Below I made a list of some ways that you could use Evernote that might help you in day to day life.
1.Blogging
I love using Evernote for blogging because I can keep and work on all my posts, instead of in a junked up blogging platform editing box.
If you blog a lot,then it wouldn’t surprise me at all if you have already taken advantage of Evernote’s great organization and seamless sync features.
2. Ideas
We all are randomly graced with brilliant ideas every now and again,but sadly become distracted and forget them. With Evernote you can head to your computer or smartphone and jot down a quick note or a voice recording.
Evernote has helped save me from losing potential blog post ideas.
3. School
If you are a student in school,I honestly think you will have the biggest gain out of Evernote because face it,we need organization.
Its great to get in the habit of typing up all your school work on Evernote, then print it off. That way if you lose an assignment or need to revise it,you have it stored on Evernote ready to be fixed. Besides,who doesn’t love reading through your old 9th grade history reports,am I right?
4.Writing
This is very similar to blogging,but if you are writing a book it is great to keep all of your information in one centralized hub. Thats great if you like writing by hand,but what if that particular notebook gets lost,your in deep do do now.
I hope you enjoyed this list of everyday uses for Evernote. Of course there are many ways you could use Evernote,the possibilities are endless.
If you use Evernote,then what do you use it for the most?

Update 10/27/2011

I  have realized that the team at Bohrium Bloggers have become very occupied over the past couple of weeks,and I apologize.We are all very busy with school,extra curricular activities,band,church,etc. I will try my best to continue blogging,this blog will NEVER stop. Regardless of how long its been since the last post,always know there will be more to come.

London is currently involved in the production of a movie,The Legend of Olwood,which you can find on his YouTube channel by clicking here. I,Tyler,am very involved with band and blogging.Mixed with school work,this becomes very hectic for both of us. I also have started doing video game commentary along with my vlogs.If you are interested in that,you can Click Here!

Thank you so much for your understanding that we are very busy people. I will try my best to write more in depth posts frequently.

Steve Jobs Has Died

The founder of Apple Inc. Steve Jobs has died today from pancreatic cancer.  He was an innovative man and introduced the iPod to the world and will leave a lasting legacy.  He was 56 years old when he passed on October 5th 2011.Steve Jobs has forever influenced the world of technology around us.Odds are you are using an iPhone,iPad,Mac,etc. to read this article.

Steve Jobs will always be remembered for his large impact on society. R.I.P

YouTube Partner Program

Many of you tech savvy video makers out there are or aspire to be a YouTube partner,I know I do.Even if you do not make regular videos for YouTube,you may or may not be familiar with the YouTube Partnership program.To get everyone on the same page,let me explain what the YouTube partner program is exactly.

First off,YouTube Partners are a select group of people who have gathered a decent following on YouTube.This means you get a fair amount of views,comments,rating,and subscribers from each of your videos.To become a YouTube Partner,you must fill out an application.To be honest,I think the hardest part is the wait time to get feedback if you were accepted or not.I have heard of some people who say it took them nine months to find out they didn’t make it,ouch! If your lucky,it usually takes anywhere from two months to a year.Some people never hear back and have to call YouTube Support.Anyways,regardless of the long wait period,becoming a YouTube partner is definitely worth it.A few of the features you get are;creating your own custom thumbnail,scheduling videos release times,a banner on your channel page,unlimited video size,beta testing,and of course GET PAID! Now I know these are only a few of the many features of being a YouTube Partner,but you get the gist of it.Being a YouTube Partner really can benefit you in a lot more ways than you thought.Maybe one day you too could be like Shane Dawson,who makes an estimated $315,000 each year from YouTube,making him the most paid person on YouTube!

What are your thoughts on the YouTube Partnership program? Do You have a YouTube channel? If so,link to it in the comments below and we will check it out!

Be Sure To Check Out Our YouTube Accounts:

The channel names are clickable,just to let you know!

Tyler(Me): RandomMan800

London: LegendOfOlwood

 

 

YouTube Accounts

Two authors of the Bohrium Bloggers team have YouTube accounts with regularly updated content,so I thought I(Tyler) might make a blog post linking to both. My YouTube channel contains videos from my everyday life,the most recent videos are from my trip in Florida.London’s YouTube channels are LegoJulio,and LegendOfOlwood.The latter contains trailers,previews,etc. for his upcoming movie,The Legend Of Olwood.LegoJulio is his account where he posts Lego related videos.

                              Be Sure To Check These Channels Out!

To Visit RandomMan800,Click Here!

To Visit LegoJulio,Click Here!

To Visit LegendOfOlwood,Click Here!

Vimeo

Today I would like to review a video hosting/sharing website called Vimeo.Now I know what your thinking,whats the point of using something like Vimeo or Metacafe,when there is really one main powerhouse that dominants the market,YouTube.I totally understand your logic on that,in fact YouTube is the only video sharing website I use. Hopefully from doing these series of articles,I will try to convince myself and others to become more open minded,and realize that there are good alternatives out their. I will try to not make this a YouTube vs Vimeo,but it may seem like that because I am trying to present a foreign platform to most people through a known example(ie.Youtube)Now onto the review!
Vimeo is a video sharing site similar to YouTube with a little over 3 million members in its community. Vimeo is very similar to YouTube in the aspect that you upload videos for other viewers to see,comment,rate,etc.The main difference between these two media sharing sites,is content. On YouTube you can find a video on anything,and I mean ANYTHING.Whereas Vimeo is molded more towards musicians,independent film makers,indie artists,etc. The reason for this is because Vimeo is very strict on uploading content that is not yours/Copyrighted.This is really the ultimate reason why Vimeo is not as popular because you will never see game plays,concerts,commercials,unless you are given the creators permission witch rarely happens.I honestly think Vimeo is meaning well by doing this,but in todays market it will be very hard to succeed with such limiting restrictions. This could mean a good thing though,because people that see your work on Vimeo will know for a fact that the content is “yours”. One thing that impressed me about Vimeo,was the strong and supportive community.Browsing through the Vimeo forums,I found that most of the users are a very mature and polite group. Not that YouTube’s users are bad,but you are bound to have a few sour apples in the lot. Overall,Vimeo’s users are a neat and tight knit community.

No harsh feeling towards Vimeo,but I honestly think you would be best off to stick with your YouTube account.Sorry Vimeo, but YouTube’s Google integration,many millions of viewers, nice user interface, and great quality compare close to none.If you are looking for a great place to publish that new piece of violin music you composed,and don’t want to stress about someone infringing you Copyright,then Vimeo is the place to go.In most other cases,I would stick with YouTube.

Vimeo Rating:6/10

What are your thoughts about Vimeo? Are there any other video sharing sites that you would recommend(besides YouTube)?
Stay Tuned for an upcoming review of Metacafe!

Blogger

On top of this blog,I will be working on another. Both sites will have  the same  content,in fact this one will have more “exclusive” content. So don’t worry about running between both Bohrium blogs. The reason I created two separate blogs with the same content,is because some people prefer to use Blogger over WordPress,and vice versa. So all in all,both will be updated the daily,have the same content,and same name. If you would like to visit the Blogger blog,head to bohriumbloggers.blogspot.com

Enjoy!