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DROP.IO/33SITESLinks to all the sites discussed thus far in this workshop, and relevant videos and other resources.

URL: drop.io/33sites, delicious.com/silverboat/33sites

POSTEROUS

Blog by e-mail. Automatically post to Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, etc. Enables group blogging and crowdsourcing.

URL: posterous.comALSO TRY: soup.io, ping.fm

TUMBLR

Elegant microblogging tool. Numerous available themes. Easy+well-designed.

URL: tumblr.comALSO TRY: blogger.com, wordpress.com

The sites chosen for this

workshop have three

qualities. They are free and

easy to use, and they help

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 - 22The first sites in this workshop

focus on gathering, managing and

organizing information. The second

set, in Part II, address the

process of creating and sharing

ideas, stories and information.

The last sites, in Part III, are useful

for adding multimedia and polishing

and presenting ideas and stories.

33 Sites Every Journalist Should Know

PART I: GATHERING & ORGANIZING

PART II: CREATING & SHARING

PART III: POLISHING & PRESENTING

A Workshop Guide by Jeremy Caplan

Feedback and input is welcome: jeremy@jeremycaplan.com

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BIT.LYShorten URLs and monitor responses and reference to your stories.

URL: bit.lyALSO TRY: fur.ly, cl1p.net, snipurl.com

NINGCreate and participate in niche social networks about subjects or communities of interest.

URL: ning.comALSO TRY: grou.ps, groups.google.com

FRIENDFEEDMonitor subjects, keep track of feeds, publish updates. (Recently bought by Facebook).

URL: friendfeed.comALSO TRY: digg.com, linkedin.com, analytics.google.com

DROP.IOCreate a collaborative workpace to share and publish materials.

URL: drop.ioALSO TRY: dropbox.com, skydrive.com, glidedigital.com

GOOGLE MODERATORCollect ideas and questions. Enable voting and moderation.

URL: google.com/moderatorALSO TRY: allourideas.org, Wridea.com, kindlingapp.com

SEECLICKFIXTrack local issues and community complaints. Embed local reports.

URL: seeclickfix.comALSO TRY: outside.in, fwix.com

GOOGLE DOCSWrite and instantly publish. Organize data and sources info in spreadsheets.

URL: docs.google.comALSO TRY: docs.zoho.com, officelive.com, ommwriter.com, darkcopy.com

GOOGLE FORMSCreate instant surveys and polls. Automate information collection.

URL: docs.google.com/formsALSO TRY: polldaddy.com, polleverywhere.com, doodle.com

ZEEMAPSBuild maps to supplement stories or to add geographic info to blog posts.

URL: zeemaps.comALSO TRY: umapper.com, communitywalk.com

PART II: CREATING & SHARING

Google Forms