Being EDU™

A recent article by Susannah Gardner in the USC Annenberg Online Journalism Review titled "Time to Check: Are you using the right blogging tool?" is a great starting point if you're new to blogs (features, terminology, uses) or looking for a blog software comparison chart.

As big fans of Basecamp, we were excited to try out 37signals' personal information manager, Backpack. A lot of applications have claimed to be online organizers, but Backpack is the first web app that really comes close to being a true web-based brain.

Most colleges and universities have an IT department that deals with incoming spam to your school. However, If you're a department or administrative webmaster you may have noticed you still get spam to the email addresses on your site. Or worse, administrators or professors complain to you that they do.

If you haven't heard of flickr yet, it's the perfect time to visit, sign up for a free account, and start photo-sharing, photoblogging, and using one of the most user-friendly web applications available today. If you're a school, read on for some ideas on what your admissions office or alumni association might do with Flickr.

If you're considering blog software and want to save some time trying to navigate various feature lists and options, take a look at this blog software chart comparing features of various user-installed (not hosted) blog software packages. It's a good start. I suggest downloading the trial versions, installing them, and testing them out for yourself. It's also a great idea to read through the user manual and the user forums and see if the blog can be configured to your needs. If you're looking for someone to create a blog for you, contact us.