The sites chosen for this workshop have three
33 Sites
qualities. They are free and easy to use, and they help
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journalists work more efficiently. This list isn’t comprehensive. It’s intended to serve as a starting point. I welcome input in building on and improving this guide.
PART 2 SITES 12 - 22 The first sites in this workshop
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focus on gathering, managing and
PART I: GATHERING & ORGANIZING
set, in Part II, address the
organizing information. The second process of creating and sharing ideas, stories and information.
PART II: CREATING & SHARING
The last sites, in Part III, are useful for adding multimedia and polishing and presenting ideas and stories.
PART III: POLISHING & PRESENTING
DROP.IO/33SITES Links to all the sites discussed thus far in this workshop, and relevant videos and other resources.
POSTEROUS
TUMBLR
Blog by e-mail. Automatically post to Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, etc. Enables group blogging and crowdsourcing.
Elegant microblogging tool. Numerous available themes. Easy+well-designed.
URL: drop.io/33sites, delicious.com/ silverboat/33sites
URL: posterous.com ALSO TRY: soup.io, ping.fm
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URL: tumblr.com ALSO TRY: blogger.com, wordpress.com
PART II: CREATING & SHARING
Google Forms GOOGLE DOCS
GOOGLE FORMS
ZEEMAPS
Write and instantly publish. Organize data and sources info in spreadsheets.
Create instant surveys and polls. Automate information collection.
Build maps to supplement stories or to add geographic info to blog posts.
URL: docs.google.com ALSO TRY: docs.zoho.com, officelive.com, ommwriter.com, darkcopy.com
URL: docs.google.com/forms ALSO TRY: polldaddy.com, polleverywhere.com, doodle.com
URL: zeemaps.com ALSO TRY: umapper.com, communitywalk.com
DROP.IO Create a collaborative workpace to share and publish materials.
GOOGLE MODERATOR
SEECLICKFIX
Collect ideas and questions. Enable voting and moderation.
Track local issues and community complaints. Embed local reports.
URL: drop.io ALSO TRY: dropbox.com, skydrive.com, glidedigital.com
URL: google.com/moderator ALSO TRY: allourideas.org, Wridea.com, kindlingapp.com
URL: seeclickfix.com ALSO TRY: outside.in, fwix.com
BIT.LY
NING
FRIENDFEED
Shorten URLs and monitor responses and reference to your stories.
Create and participate in niche social networks about subjects or communities of interest.
Monitor subjects, keep track of feeds, publish updates. (Recently bought by Facebook).
URL: ning.com ALSO TRY: grou.ps, groups.google.com
URL: friendfeed.com ALSO TRY: digg.com, linkedin.com, analytics.google.com
URL: bit.ly ALSO TRY: fur.ly, cl1p.net, snipurl.com
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