Posts Tagged ‘tools

SEO tends to have a bad reputation among some journalists. Many tend to see search engine optimisation as the equivalent of writing headlines for robots. But SEO isn’t about turning out bland headlines for Google. It is about helping readers find what they are looking it. It is about matching readers searching for specific news [...]

This compilation of the top 100 tools of 2009 for learning published by social learning consultant Jane Hart could just as well apply to journalism. The darling of the year, Twitter, came top.  Other valuable tools in the top 10 are Delicious, YouTube, Google Reader, Google Docs, WordPress, Slideshare, Google Search, Audacity and Firefox. I, [...]

As 2008 draws to a close and a near year begins, I would like to thank all of you who read this blog for your time and support. Here are the top 10 stories on Reportr.net for 2008. It is an eclectic mix, dominated by the Spitzer scandal: How to follow the US election results [...]


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