iLibrarian http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian News and resources on Library 2.0 and the information revolution. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:57:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 How to Write a Great Blog Post in Just 15 Minutes http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2010/how-to-write-a-great-blog-post-in-just-15-minutes/ http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2010/how-to-write-a-great-blog-post-in-just-15-minutes/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:57:11 +0000 Ellyssa http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/?p=4892 Nerma Moore at the Social Media Examiner tells us How to Write a Great Blog Post in Just 15 Minutes. This handy article provides five practical tactics to help you write stellar posts in a fraction of the time.

  • Tactic #1: Plan Your Writing
  • Tactic #2: Create a Headline Bank
  • Tactic #3: Time Yourself (Watch the Clock)
  • Tactic #4: Use the “Series Approach”
  • Tactic #5: Get to “the Meat of the Problem”
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Jacob Gube at Mashable posts about 10 Tools for Getting Web Design Feedback. If you’re designing a new website, or redesigning an old one and want to gather users’ reactions, these are great resources. Each of the tools listed includes a feature review and screenshot.

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Have you thought about posting spoken word tweets? Amy-Mae Elliott at Mashable gathers a list of five services which will enable you to Send an Audio Tweet. All of the applications listed are free of charge, don’t require a phone, and are easy to use.

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The folks at Eloqua have published a free Social Media Playbook. This 42-page ebook is a guide to organizational use of 10 different social media platforms. Here are some of the highlights:

  • Do you know how to weave Twitter “trending topics” into your communications mix?
  • Are you are aware that Wikipedia articles are governed by 50 rules and 100 guidelines?
  • Is your sales team “vulturing” online? (Do you know what “vulturing” is?)
  • Have you considered a tiered administrative structure for your Facebook Fan Page?
  • Which social platform promises, “Only the good stuff”?
  • Should you join foursquare or Gowalla?
  • What iPhone app is the best RSS reader?
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Vadim Lavrusik gathers the Top 20 Sites to Improve Your Twitter Experience. Each section of this useful list reviews the features of third-party websites that will make your Twitter experience more effective. Here’s what’s covered:

  • Web Applications: HootSuite and Brizzly
  • Filtering Through the Noise: TwitterTimes and Paper.li
  • Trends: TweetMeme and Trendistic
  • Twitter Lists: Tlists and PubliTweet
  • Hashtag Stats: TwapperKeeper
  • Embedding Tweets: QuoteURL
  • Location: MapMash.in and Monitter
  • Discovery: WeFollow and Twellow
  • Influence: Klout and TwitterCounter
  • Photos and Videos: TwitPic and yfrog
  • Polls: PollDaddy and TwtPoll
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Vitaly Friedman writes for Smashing Magazine about 50 Useful Tools and Resources For Web Designers. This comprehensive guide is a fantastic resource for all things Web design. It’s broken up into the following categories:

  • Typography
  • Bookmarklets
  • CSS, HTML and JavaScript Tools
  • Useful Online Tools and Services
  • Useful References and Guides
  • Usability and User Experience

And if that’s not enough, head over to the Web Design Ledger for a list of 10 Free Online Books for Web Designers.

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Jason Fitzpatrick at Lifehacker reviews the Five Best Book Recommendation Services. Each list entry includes a review of the website features, cost, and a screenshot. I rely on Amazon’s “Customers Who Bought This…” service as well as LibraryThing. What’s your favorite?

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Cameron Chapman has written A Complete Guide To Tumblr at Smashing Magazine. This comprehensive resource includes everything from how to set up your Tumblelog to creating themes. The article is divided into the following sections:

  • Why Use Tumblr?
  • Getting Started
  • Creating Custom Tumblr Themes
  • Tumblr-Specific Memes
  • Further Resources
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