In this episode, Elliot introduces you to the Drupal website and walks you through the process of downloading and installing the Drupal CMS. He further gives tips for those of you installing on Mac, Windows and Linux machines.

   In this video you will begin by configuring your new Drupal installation, creating your first account, setting some key configuration options, choosing the look and feel of your blog with a theme, and enabling the blog. Finally, you will create your first blog post on your new Drupal system.

   Gales customizable widgets are simple but powerful tools that generate short HTML code to be placed directly into any page on your Web site. ou can create widgets at http://access.gale.com/widgets.

   A series of 23 video tutorials, each 2-3 minutes in length explaining how to use Blogger utilizing all of its functions and how to set up your own blog.

   A series of 15 short tutorials on using the Tweet Deck to organize all your Tweets in Twitter. Including: setting; filters; button use; short urls; retweets and more.

   This comprehensive sereis of video tutorial will explain Twitter and show you how to use it - from signing on; to creating your own profile; following by topic; piggybacking; favourites; trending topics and more.

   A short introduction to the concepts behind social networking websites.

   This tutorial demonstrates how to set up your own Bebo profile.

   Google Wave is what e-mail would be were it invented today. Or at least, that's Google's spin on Wave. Google Waveis a new way to communicate with friends, family and co-workers in a truly real-time way. The service is in its early days but shows promise. The only way to get a Google Wave account...

   Google Wave is interesting for any one of a number of reasons. Unlike traditional email, you can add a person into a Wave at any point -- say when the conversation swings in such a way that you know a colleague who really should see what's happening to put her two-cents in the pot -- and he or she...

   Rather than composing and sending a new message, Google Wave works because it allows you to create a new discussion headerand get many people in on the chat. As you type, they see what you're saying. As they type, you see what they're saying. It's more like a real conversation than static email.

   Let's see your e-mail inbox do this: Google Wave lets you share gadgets, videos, documents, directions, RSVP gadgets and more right into the body of a discussion. Gadgets function very much like an attachment in email but are much more powerful and collaborative.

   Because discussions in Google Wave tend to take on a life of their own, you need a place to see everything that's happened in your Waves since you last logged in. Enter the Google Wave inbox, your one-stop shop for seeing what's new.

   Unlike e-mail, with Google Wave people can see what you type as you type it. That flaming missive to your boss that feels good to write out but that you know should never be sent? Google Waveis not the venue. You can mark a Wave as private or set a Wave such that only certain people can see...

   Rather than forcing you into computer forensics, trying to figure who said what and when in an out of control e-mail chain, Google Wave has a handy playback function that lets you watch your Wave unfold in the order it unfolded. Hit the Playback button to see who said what and when and who...

   Google Talk integration with Gmail was our first hint that Google thinks IM and email go together like the cheese and rice... no, peanut butter and jelly, no... well. They go together well. In Google Wave, the next iteration of IM and email convergence is upon us. Introducing Ping in Google Wave.

   Folders are so email circa 1990. All the cool kids are using labels and the really cool kids are using both virtual folders and labels to organize their inboxes. The Google Wave team has not let this go unnoticed; in Google Wave, you get both virtual folders and labels to make organizing your Wave...

   Like your e-mail inbox, your Google Wave stream will become cluttered with old and now irrelevant stuff without a solid organization strategy to keep it in check. In Google Waveyou can easily archive, star, hide and highlight Wavesbased on how important they are.

   Like your e-mail inbox, your Google Wave stream will become cluttered with old and now irrelevant stuff without a solid organization strategy to keep it in check. In Google Waveyou can easily archive, star, hide and highlight Wavesbased on how important they are.

   If you'd like a powerful, yet easy-to-useway to keep in touch with your family and friendsWindows Live may be your solution. It's not just for "chatting" anymore. You can use it to share photos, instant message, play gamesand so much more.

   Learn about social media and a variety of methods of how you can apply it.

   Twitter Lists: Fascinating and powerful. But also a bit confusing! This video solves that problem. You’ll learn what Twitter Lists are and how to use them to gain more control over the tons of information that streams into your life via Twitter.

   LinkedIn is an ideal way to get the business networking possibilities of Facebook with much, much less of the peripheral noise like wall postings, silly applications and games, annoying memes and what have you. The focus here is on building personal and professional connections. It's networking...

   As you fill out more details on your LinkedIn profile, the progress bar on your account page will start to fill up. Adding past and present jobs, uploading a picture, putting your resume online (either public or private) and so on all contribute to your progress meter and the completeness of your...

   Finding your real-world friends, colleagues and business contacts and extending a request to link up on LinkedIn is a great way to network. We'll show you how to find people you know and make contact, delving into the Advanced Search to make sure the John Smith you're looking for is the John Smith...