The Internet is an increasingly social place. You may already have a website of some kind or another, but it’s also important to have a strong brand presence on the major social networks too. How, then, can you combine these two different sets of efforts for the best possible case of synergy?

Well, you might want to think about implementing Social Crowd on your WordPress site. This plugin will automatically pull the latest counts from your favorite social networks, displaying these numbers proudly on your blog. This can help to encourage visitors to your site to also check out your social profiles and “like” or “follow” them accordingly.

For now, the plugin supports Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Vimeo and Feedburner. Each of these can be displayed, with the appropriate identifying icon, as a simple widget in the sidebar of your site. The numbers themselves are not stylized with the plugin, so you can adjust their look and feel to suit the styling of your site.

If there is a social network, like LinkedIn or Foursquare, that you feel should be included, you can leave a note on the developer’s site. That is also where you can see screenshots of Social Crowd (both of the control panel and the widget), as well as download the plugin for your own use.

Moving to a new place can be both one of the most exciting times in your life and one of the most nerve-wracking. Part of the process involves updating your contact information with the many accounts that you have with different companies and institutions. You need to move your cable TV service. You need to update your credit card information. You need to update your WHOIS information.

If you are a service provider who requests the mailing address and other contact information from your customers, it is in your best interest to make the “change address” function as seamless and easy to do as possible. If your website is already set up with a self-serve function, that can be a huge plus for consumers. However, there is one other element that should be included.

Customers always appreciate it when they can post-date their account changes to some point in the future. By doing so, they can take their time to update their addresses days, weeks, or even months ahead of their actual moving day. That removes one more stressor from the process of moving from one home to another; that’s one fewer thing crunched into the day or two it takes to move.

Even if you don’t offer a self-serve function on your website for account updates, it is important to have this kind of feature implemented in your CMS solution. A customer should be able to call in advance and have the mailing address updated for a future date.

Last month, we took a brief look at the Acer Iconia-6886 Dual-Screen Touchbook. It seems like such a fascinating device, but it does cost over $1,000. If you’re looking for a much cheaper alternative that’s a little different than the rest of the crowd, then you may want to divert your attention toward the Acer Aspire ICONIA Tablet W500 instead.

Rather than use the now popular NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor and Google Android combination, this tablet is powered by an AMD C-50 dual core processor and Windows 7 Home Premium. That’s because it’s probably closer to being a netbook or notebook than it is to being a tablet. Even so, it’s 10.1-inch display is actually a touchscreen, giving you tablet functionality when you need it. When you’d prefer a more traditional configuration, the included keyboard dock provides that.

Going through the rest of the technical details, you’ll find a 32GB solid state drive, 2GB of DDR3 SDRAM, 2-in-1 card reader, four USB 2.0 ports, HDMI port with HDCP support, Ethernet (RJ-45) port, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi connectivity, integrated webcam, and built-in Bluetooth. This hybrid device really does aim to provide the best of both worlds, whether you want the traditional setup of a notebook or even more portable solution of a tablet.

The Acer Aspire ICONIA Tablet W500 BZ604 is available now through Amazon for $599.99, which is $49.01 off the regular price. This includes free Super Saver Shipping as well.

The great thing about the Internet is that you get people from all different walks of life, all different kinds of interests, and all different kinds of skill sets gathering together for mutual benefit. And the same kind of variety can be found among the people who trust BlueFur with their web hosting needs. One example is Triumph Drivers Club.

This club is actually comprised of enthusiasts of the little British car known as Triumph, except the club is based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. You don’t have to be from the United Kingdom to like classic British cars! The members of the club own all sorts of different models too, making for some very interesting meets!

If you happen to be out in Manitoba and are similarly interested, be sure to check out the event calendar to see when the next time the Triumph Drivers Club will be getting together. Take a look at the gallery page to see what it’s like to attend what of the TDC events.

Do you use BlueFur to host your websites? Let us know and we can feature you in a future blog post. Send an email message to blogfeature@bluefur.com with your name, website URL, and a brief description of what you’d like to see highlighted.

Do you like the professional polish that you find on popular websites like Engadget, but you can’t possibly afford to hire a professional designer and coder to create a similar custom WordPress theme for you? Fear not. The online community is there to help and one such example is the Widodo theme for WordPress.

This WordPress theme has been designed to include a huge number of features that you may not normally find in a free theme. For instance, it comes pre-configured to integrate with many popular social networks. It integrates with Fllickr, Facebook Pages, Twitter, and more. There’s also drop-down support for the menus, as well as great thumbnails for the posts.

Those thumbnails can be prominently displayed above the fold, enticing your readers to dive into your latest content. You’ll also notice the great use of the sidebar to promote your newest posts, social network contributions, and more. The multi-page navigation makes it easy to get to the older content too.

Head on over to WPGPL.com to get the full list of features, a great screenshot, and even a live demo of Widodo Theme for WordPress. Download the theme through this link on wpgpl.com. Do you like the professional polish that you find on sites like Engadget, but you can

Even before Internet shifted its attention toward social media, it was getting increasingly social in nature. And that’s where we turn for this week’s collection of blog posts.

Jamie Martin lets us know about a little secret: blogging can make you a better person. Yes, there’s something to be said about sticking to your blogging schedule and pouring out your thoughts in plain black and white. Build relationships, improve your writing, and even live longer as a result of your blogging endeavors!

Gretchen Rubin continues along a similar train of thought, telling us why Twitter can make you happy. She lists no fewer than eight different reasons why this holds up to be true. You can pursue your passions, distract yourself when you’re feeling down, and maintain loose relationships that may have otherwise been lost.

Bevan Bird very much recognizes that staying social on the Internet means keeping a a two-way line of communication open. That’s why he says that you should follow up with people who express interest. When someone “likes” your post on Facebook and you don’t know who this person is, follow up and see why they might have been interested. Ask questions and engage.

Neil Patel is a successful entrepreneur, so he knows a thing or two about getting the job done. He also recognizes the importance of morale and passion. That’s why he’s teaching us how to keep your employees happy while still pushing them to do the best job possible. Pushing the wrong way can completely backfire on your goals.

Free Money Finance finishes off today’s set of posts with some surprising findings. You don’t need to earn that much money in order to become wealthy. He shows off the example of a family of four living in Poway, California. Their household income is less than $60k, but they have a net worth of over $400k. Can you do the same?