OutWit.Me

OutWit.Me is a nexus between Twitter and games. The site is dedicated to engaging the Twitter community with stimulating games. More information coming soon as to the nature of the games to be available.

My first project was to create a 3D Tweet Cloud. This shows the most common words people are using in their tweets. It is a real-time display using a variant of the WP-Cumulus flash cloud by Roy Tanck. You can also create a cloud from your own tweets. The cloud rotates and changes by the minute. Use the public timeline to experiment with the composition of tweets to reveal interesting trends, connections, attitudes, relationships. For example searching on "TV" typically lets you know what shows people are watching at any given time. Searching for "lunch" will let you know what most people are planning to eat.

I've extended this to allow you to create a button or badge to use on your website.

The next project is a never-ending game that uses tweets for player participation.

Make a Custom Sign - wikiHow

Make a Custom Sign - wikiHow
WikiHow shows you how to make a custom sign using a free service.

Make a Custom Name Tag - wikiHow

Make a Custom Name Tag - wikiHow
Shows you how to make a custom nametag using a free service.

Break the Ice with Custom Name Tags

You've been there before: a new meeting or conference. You don't really know anyone and need an ice breaker. You have that standard paper name tag stuck onto your shirt or blouse, but that didn't get you too far.

Try this for a change. Instead of the usual "Hello my name is ... ROBIN" name tag, make yourself a walking conversation starter with a custom name tag like

• "I'm Sharon. I really dig diamonds" (mining convention)
• "Invest with me ... Dennis " (venture capitalist)
• "Harry says Hello. I sell kayaks" (sports trade show)
  
• "Hi, I am Giles. Come jump with me" (sky diving instructor)
• "I'm LOST and looking for Derek"
  
• "I'm Sandy. I'm a Veteran".

Get the idea? By revealing something personal or business-specific, even being funny, you will have an opening for someone else to start that (sometimes awkward) conversation.

Photoshop is one way to make name tags, but most of us don't have this tool.

One site for custom tag making is www.nametag.me where you can create that unique name tag and even get ideas on what other people have used to break the ice. You can either draw your name in special effects like 3-D or neon or create tags dynamically, choosing fonts and colors.

The site also lets you customize and print blank name tags in bulk as well as making your own signs.

Save money - it's all available for free.



Mark Kolb
www.nametag.me
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