12.02.08     Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,     Filed under: Great tools, Uncategorized

Links for November 6th through December 2nd

Links for November 6th through December 2nd:

Newseum Reduces Staff in Response to Economic Downturn – washingtonpost.com – This site shall now be known as the Newsoleum or the Newsacombs. RIP, in advance.
Amazing Photojournalism: Where to find the best in news photography [...]

10.28.08     Tags: , , , , , , , , ,     Filed under: Great tools, Uncategorized

Links for October 27th from 23:27 to 23:43

Links for October 27th from 23:27 to 23:43:

How to Use FriendFeed as a News Ticker | New Media Bytes | Online journalism, web production and promotion – This intrigues me. For this ticker to convey much information, I’m going to need [...]

08.12.08     Tags: , , ,     Filed under: Self-promotion, Video

How to make a how-to video


How to make a paper rose from Andrew Zahler on Vimeo.

Before I went on vacation last week, I shot and edited a video to go with a story running in our Home section. The subject: How to make a paper rose.

I had never made a how-to video before. Here’s what the experience taught me.

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08.08.08     Tags: , , , ,     Filed under: Great tools, Maps

Tutorials for those starting out with Google Maps

A screen grab of my Google Maps profileWhite Rock Solutions has some accessible tutorials for getting started with Google Maps, which I discovered from a comment on an earlier post.

I like what I see here. Most of this covers areas I’m already comfortable with, such as creating a custom map, adding placemarks or lines and sharing maps.

But I appreciate White Rock’s step-by-step thoroughness, the effective use of screen grabs and the easy, tabbed interface.

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