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Publish Your Work Online with Issuu

Posted on 12. Nov, 2009 by Nelba Quintana.

For more than 500 years, humanity has disseminated information in the forms of printed books and journals. Printing implies a delay of several months after an article is written before it is published in a paper journal, and this makes journals not an ideal format for disseminating the latest scientific research.

But now with the Internet, people can express themselves  by electronic publishing or e-publishing which combines text, images, video, and sound to create dynamic expressions of their thoughts and knowledge in minutes.

Since online publishing is usually free, it is perfect for writers, teachers, students, photographers, composers and musicians who can bring their creations alive and reach a global audiences. According to Wikipedia “There is statistical evidence that electronic publishing provides wider dissemination than printed one”.  Moreover, an e-published writer has the possibility to correct an error of fact or judgment because e-publishing is a fluid medium where the user can change content.

If you are looking  for an online publisher, you might want to try Issuu where  you can explore a world of publications by people and publishers alike. You can also collect, share and publish in a format designed to make your documents look their best.  Issuu is a popular destination for quality publications on the web, and it allows you to post parts or all of your work.

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10 Resources Bloggers Will Love

Posted on 30. Apr, 2009 by srikanth.

Blogging is all about ‘Freedom for Expression’. It is THE trend of Web 2.0 and everyday we come across many tools from Widgets to Platforms(WordPress, Blogger, TypePad) to Scripts to Web Apps, which aid the process of blogging.

Though blogging platforms provide us with a variety of features and other extensions, you might need a few tools for specific tasks like image search, file  compression, time tracking, desktop publishing clients, RSS, subscription services and yes…Twitter.

To make your quest for the right resources to blog easy, we present you 10 tools which you will really love as a blogger.

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Top 5 Blogging Tools for Mac Series Summary

Posted on 13. Jan, 2009 by Luis Sandoval.

For all our Mac fans, I took to listing the top five blogging tools for the platform. Blogging has quickly become the media form of choice not just for individuals, but for large news outlets as well. The freedom that comes with blogging has attracted people from all walks of life, with interests as varied as stars in the sky.

With all the opportunity in the blogosphere, it was important for me to share the tools that I use as a Mac owner with the audience of Lost in Technology.  If you’ve not blogged out there before, these tools are not blogging platform specific. Blogger, Typepad, Movable Type and Wordpress all work with these tools. Take the plunge and share your thoughts with the world. Make sure you leave a comment below with your blog site so that our readers can visit and interact with you on your site.

Please note that not all the tools came FREE, some had a small price attached, but the software more than paid for itself when it came time to get posts done. If you are a MAC owner, make sure to check the series out and chime in with your thoughts on the applications, or perhaps if you use other methods, share those as well.

Tool #1: Newsfire

Tool #2: Ecto

Tool #3: Image Shackle

Tools #4 & #5: Pingoat & Pukka

Check back with Lost in Technology as we develop a new series of posts for Mac users!

Luis Sandoval is a media professional and consultant who shares his insights on social media and technology on his blog The Daily Slackr.

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Top 5 Blogging Tools for Mac: Tool #2 Ecto

Posted on 19. Nov, 2008 by Luis Sandoval.

After gathering all your information through Newsfire and formulating the post in your head, it’s time to take that idea and put it on “paper.” Writing can be the hardest for those that are not used to writing on a regular basis, and writing via the online tools like Blogger and Wordpress may not be what that person needs. Even if you are a great writer, sometimes you have ideas you want to put down and an online connection is just not something you can find at the moment. Sure you can open Microsoft Word and take matters into your own hands, but there is an alternative.

A very popular tool that I use a regular basis and one that I’m using right now is called Ecto. Ecto is an offline blog writing application that allows you to have all the tools that a standard blog application would have, except you do not rely on an internet connection. The application is intuitive, easy to use, and once set up (which you do need an internet connection for), Ecto is yours to create with.

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Top 5 Blogging Tools for Mac: Tool #1 NewsFire

Posted on 10. Nov, 2008 by Luis Sandoval.

The next series of posts that I will be writing will remain in line with some themes that I wanted to share with everyone following Lost In Technology’s new move to include Apple coverage. In the coming months I will tackle topics to include software for blogging, designing, writing, business, creative, and educational.

My hope is to provide for you the best of what I have found, but also create an open environment for others to share what they use. I’m sure that there are Apple fans out there that want to give their two cents and I gladly welcome it.

The first tool that I want to cover is NewsFire. Typically, prior to writing I look for tools that will help me gather information. Before, I would aimlessly search the net for previous stories written on a topic, or go to the subject matter’s website for more insight from their “About” page. Luckily now a lot of that trouble is saved by subscribing to RSS Feeds.

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Top 5 Free Applications Every Blogger Needs

Posted on 21. May, 2008 by Kyle Judkins.

I have only been a blogger for a short time, but there are already certain applications I can’t live without. They improve my productivity and help me better manage my blog. Here are the five applications I can’t live without.

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