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How to see what people are linking to on Twitter

By Julie Starr | Published: December 20, 2008
One of the most useful aspects of Twitter for me is following the links people post to their blogs and things they've been reading/watching. There's always good stuff in there. But Twitter's like a 24-hour water cooler - people drift in for a while then move on and you never know who's going to be there when you show up nor what you've missed in the meantime. Enter Twitturly, which lets you see what people have been linking to.
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RSS in Plain English

By Julie Starr | Published: December 3, 2008
RSS in Plain English is a great introduction to RSS and using RSS readers to keep track of news and blog posts. From www.commoncraft.com.
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The journalist’s toolkit circa 1967

By Julie Starr | Published: October 21, 2008
From the NZ Herald Manual of Journalism, 1967, a NZ Herald reporter breaks news from the scene of a fire via the radio telephone.
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Making better audio slideshows

By Julie Starr | Published: September 27, 2008
More from Mastering Multimedia (loving this blog at the moment), this time top tips on making better audio slide shows. I shoot the photographs for my slideshow like I shoot a video sequence–by taking wide, medium and lots of tight shots. This gives my shows visual variety and allows me to cover my audio by opening with a wide shot, then transitioning to a tight shot of the same scene. It’s best to open your show with a bit of natural sound rather than with a subject talking. The ramp up into your story is important. If you don’t pull the viewer in fast they will bolt. Natural sound eases the viewer into your story without jolting them with dialogue.
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SlideShare is a treasure trove

By Julie Starr | Published: August 18, 2008
I've been mining SlideShare.net a bit lately - mostly looking at journalism & news related slide shows but now and then dipping in elsewhere. Can't recommend it highly enough as a source of ideas and inspiration, especially if you've got a presentation to do anytime soon.
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