Tuesday, November 25, 2008

That? Which? Or What?

That? Which? Or What?

After Deadline examines questions of grammar, usage and style encountered by writers and editors of The Times.

AfterDeadline

It is adapted from a weekly newsroom critique overseen by Philip B. Corbett, the deputy news editor who is also in charge of The Times’s style manual. The goal is not to chastise, but to point out recurring problems and suggest solutions.

Since most writers are likely to encounter similar troubles, we think these observations might interest general readers, too.

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Cool New Image Tools: Mind 42 and Jing

Being a web application, mind42 enables another interesting feature realizable on the web: collaboration. Brainstorming is no longer a single user activity

Simply select an area of your screen, capture it as an image or record it as a video, and then click Share. Jing conveniently places a URL to your content that you can paste into any of your conversations.

Here's a cool video about Jing.

DEPARTMENTAL NOTE--We should use these tools to help build the Cyberia Activity Guide.

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