Blog Posts About: blogging

Mena Trott on Movable Type 3.0

Mena's Corner: Where's the Beef?

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It's coming and Mena doesn't want everyone to get over-excited. I continue to be impressed with Six Apart's communication style. I liked this:

Movable Type 3.0 and on will not be the solution for everyone, and that's okay. For some users, TypePad makes more sense. For others, non-Six Apart tools make more sense.

What? Other products may make more sense to some users? Did the CEO really say that?

Using NewsGator and MT Bookmarklet to Post Faster

This may be old news, but I just realized a way to use Movable Type's Bookmarklet feature and NewsGator in Outlook to post weblog entries more quickly.

First, you need to know about bookmarklets. From the MT tool: "Setting up a bookmarklet to post to Movable Type allows you to perform one-click posting and publishing without ever entering through the main Movable Type interface."

Once you create a bookmarklet (from the main MT menu), you can go to any web site and click on your bookmarklet and an MT page will be generated that automatically contains an html reference to the site you're on. I use the Bookmarklet in the "Links" section of my browser for quick posting.

I also use NewsGator and often find myself viewing web sites within Outlook. (NewsGator is an RSS reader that integrates with Outlook). In this case, I haven't previously been able to use the bookmarklet within Outlook. I'd have to copy the link into a browser to post.

Then I figured out an easier way...

Just like you can drag "Favorites" into a browser's "Links" section for quick reference, you can drag the bookmarklet into the "Outlook Shortcuts" menu.

So now, I can be reading RSS feeds in Outlook, view a site in Outlook, click the bookmarklet in the shorcuts menu and post to my weblog without ever opening a browser. Such good, efficient fun.

 

 

 

 

Weinberger Blogs the Politics Online Conference

I've found David Weinberger's recent posts from the Politics Online Conference really interesting. All day today he's been feverishly blogging the various goings on, including presentations from Ken Mehlman of the Bush campaign, Joe Trippi and lots of others. I think it provides an interesting snapshot of how the world of poilitics views the Web, weblogs, online communities and all. David's snarky comments are funny too.

For what it's worth, RSS is the *only* reason I can keep up with things like this.

Four Things Every Website Headline Must Do

Four Things Every Web Site Headline Must Do

If you're writing a headline or heading for a site page, here are four things you need to keep in mind, four elements that demand your attention, four separate ‘audiences' you need to satisfy.

1. Make the reader feel he or she is in the right place
2. Make the reader feel good and want to continue
3. Appeal to the search engines
4. Satisfy the needs of the company or organization

 

Via: Robin Good's RSS Feeds