The web is packed with free learning tools that will strengthen your understanding of the online culture, its tools and its phenomenal capabilities. The sites we’ve listed are free and often include video and podcast learning options. Explore these sites and make it a goal to learn a little more each day about the online world.
Here are just a few great resources to get you going:
HowStuffWorks.com is the one of the web’s most credible, unbiased, and easy-to-understand sites offering free explanations of how technology, social networks (and the world in general) works.
eHow.com is a great online tech community with solutions and tips on everything pertaining to social media and tech. Just type what you are looking for into the search box. If you learn better by video, eHow offers that too.
MakeUseOf.com is a daily blog that features cool websites, computer tips, and downloads that make you more productive. It also has a great free download section that includes free downloads and guides such as, “The Complete Guide to Twitter.”
Dummies.com is a spin-off of the best-selling Dummies books series. It’s a wonderful, easy-to-understand site packed with experts presenting the most complex subjects in plain English. You’ll find 1-2-3 steps to a ton of “how-tos” on social networks, technology, mobile devices, and tools on the Web.
About.com helps you easily understand the tools of the online world. It’s one of the few advertorial-based sites that maintains an excellent standard for quality and speaks in very simple language.
Ask.com gives you qualified answers online to make searching quick and easy. It functions like a search engine and pulls the best content from around the web on whatever your search may be. It also has a great feature for kids called “AskKids“ to help with homework and research.
Videotutorials.com is a collection of free video tutorials with no strings attached. This site contains high quality instructional videos for the upper crust of the tech world. Here, you will find everything from SEO to content management videos. This is a site for the sophisticated technology user.
Facebook ‘s blog is loaded with helpful stories, news, and updates.
YouTube this top social networking site is a great learning tool. In fact, you can almost go to school there. Just go to the search box on YouTube.com and find our favorite “how to” videos. Be warned: quality of instruction varies on YouTube.
Mashable.com is a power-packed site for everything new media including breaking news, mobile updates, commentary, current events and how tos. Just type what you are looking for in the search box. This is also the site you want to go to once you are pretty immersed in social networking and want to stay ahead of the curve. We recommend getting the Mashable RSS feed sent directly to your email inbox.
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