Steal this Film II

Screenshots of Entire Webpages

Something that might be useful for niche analysis or design. This widget is free from apaulodesign and allows for easy screenshots of entire pages (available on Mac): http://www.apaulodesign.com/widgets/page-capture.php Here’s an example of The Age website from this morning:

Dirtstyle

Geocities-izer allows you to view webpages as they would have appeared as if “made by a 13 year old in 1996″. A cool little application worth checking out for retro-design and the turn toward Web kitsch and nostalgia: http://wonder-tonic.com/geocitiesizer/index.php

Critique of Free Culture – Geert Lovink

Berlin 15 April at re:publica, presentation by Geert Lovink about Politics of Internet culture. Some material here will be relevant for the topic for this week:

How to Add a Creative Commons License to WordPress.com

When you approach the Creative Commons question you have some choices available to you. You need to critically reflect on your own choices. How to Add a Creative Commons License to Your WordPress Blog Adding a CC Mark to a WordPress Blog (Using a Widget)

There are So Many Different Types of Blogposts

For your assessment task 2 there are so many different ways you can showcase your blog and writing talents. Here’s an example of 20 or so courtesy of problogger: 20 Types of Blog Post

Why You Should Use Social Media

Customizable Typekit Fonts if You so Wish

If you want to play around with the design of your blog you can use customizable fonts from Typekit. You can see it highlighted in the image to the left. Here’s a tutorial from typekit how to do it. This TUTORIAL takes it even further.

You Need Powerful Headlines

A great way to hook readers is through powerful headlines. The best headlines are those that intrigue readers. If you’re short of ideas, however, you might want to check out these posts on headlines courtesy of copyblogger: Why You Should Always Write Your Headline First The Cheater’s Guide to Writing Great Headlines Do Key Words… [Read more…]

Take Advantage of these Best Practice Blogging Guides

There is a school of thought that blogging is something that requires passion and natural instinct. There’s obviously not one way to build a blog that captivates people. But having said that, there are some common elements in the art of effective blogging. This is where some blogging best practice guides can come in handy.… [Read more…]