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The sites chosen for this workshop have three

33 Sites

qualities. They are free and easy to use, and they help

Every Journalist Should Know A Workshop Guide by Jeremy Caplan

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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