Social Media Roundup: Great Tools From Great Ideas

As we shed a tear for the end of this year’s Great Ideas Conference (be sure to check out our other updates from the event (opens in a new tab)), we’d like take a moment to reflect on the tools from the event.

We hope that when they make your job easier, you think, “I learned that at Great Ideas!” Anyway, here it goes:

Take These Tools With You

#ideas13  (opens in a new tab) Apps, apps and more apps! Download these resources from 2 nerdy sessions to share w/peers. http://t.co/OcTGfAqMFe  (opens in a new tab)

— Beth Ziesenis (@NerdyBFF) March 12, 2013  (opens in a new tab)

Trying to figure out the things that should be in your toolkit? Ask “Your Nerdy Best Friend  (opens in a new tab),” Beth Ziesenis, who was nice enough to offer handouts  (opens in a new tab) from her 2013 Great Ideas Conference sessions featuring a ton of her useful tools, including a few of Associations Now’s own favorites—from the infographic maker Piktochart to the web app automation dynamo IFTTT. If you’re looking for a tool, it’s probably hiding in Beth’s list. Check it out!

Speaking of Tools …

If you don’t already have dropbox, get it. Stop emailing yourself, requiring a thumb drive, etc. Dropbox is the one stop shop. #ideas13  (opens in a new tab) LH3

— Denhardt Productions (@mdenhardt) March 10, 2013  (opens in a new tab)

http://twitter.com/christytj/status/310861843025498112

http://twitter.com/lseller/status/311542970191052800

One of the big talkers during this week’s conference was Dropbox, along with similar cloud services. As it turns out, Dropbox just got a heckuva lot better today, after the service announced its 2.0 desktop app  (opens in a new tab), which includes a new drop-down box that makes accessing recently changed files, along with files shared with you by other people, a breeze. “There’s a lot to dig into here, but it’s worth noting that the redesigned menu just looks great—it’s a refreshing change of space from the spartan menu of yore,” writes TechCrunch’s Chris Velazco  (opens in a new tab). Have you tried the new Dropbox yet? Tell us your thoughts.

What was your favorite part of this year’s Great Ideas Conference? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.