Maybe it’s the result of our tech-focused society, but it seems we’re always looking for new apps, sites or software programs to help us operate in more efficient and effective ways.
I attended a conference session with Tara Puckey and Andrew Seaman where they provided 50 helpful websites in 50 minutes. Here were some I found appealing, although I admit that I haven’t had time yet to test them all out:
Jux.com
This site is an alternative to creating slideshows with PowerPoint, Keynote or Prezi. Jux appears to focus on visuals. It also creates responsive presentations, which means they’re ready to view on mobile devices.
Who.Unfollowed.Me
This site allows you to to check your Twitter account to see who unfollowed you, who is not following you back and who you are not following. I’m not sure I want that type of information, but I know people who like to track this carefully to determine how well they’re serving their audience.
Vizify.com
This site helps you take your personal data and build an online resume site, showing your information in visual, graphic form. Everyone needs a site in today’s job market. This might be a good way for you to have one. Oh, it’s also mobile responsive, which is a cool added feature.
Iftt.com
I’ve seen rave reviews from people using IFTT to simplify their online interactions by writing recipes that result in one function automatically creating another. If you decide to use the site, you may want to read this post on 35 Super Useful IFTT Recipes You Might Not Know About.
Qik.com
I see all sorts of possibilities for student journalists from this app, which allows you to live stream video from your mobile device.
Soundnote
This app records audio while you type and draw on your iPad. When you play back your recording, you can tap a word and SoundNote will jump to that point in the audio. It seems like a great app for students and journalists to verify notes and never miss anything. Mindmeld performs a similar function, but seems to be more for organizing.
Piktochart.com
I will use this site soon. It allows you to input your own stats to create quick, free graphics. It looks great for bloggers like me! I’m not fully certain of the physical publishing criteria for using these graphics, but it could be a way for student media staffs without graphic designers to create graphics. It also could be a method for making story data sharable on Pinterest. Another site that does this same type of thing is Infogr.am.
Zeega.com
This site allows you to use all of your multimedia storytelling techniques in one place. It seems like a powerful, free tool for student journalists. Meograph seems to perform the same function.
Tweetreach.com
This site allows you to measure the reach of your tweets, providing data such as your estimated reach and exposure, and providing a list of your top contributors. I haven’t determined what I would fully use the realtime data for yet, but it’s interesting to review.
Liveblogpro.com
This site brings all of your social media accounts together to allow you to quickly and effectively live blog events. It may be worthy to check this one out for breaking news events and live blogging meetings.
Contently.com
A site for journalists who want to bring all of their online content together on a single page. I wondered if this would be a good thing to link to your resume site to display your digital clips. Take a look.
Marksta
An app that adds your watermark to your photos while on your iPhone or iPad.
Tout.com
This was described as “Vine with 16 seconds of video.” That’s a good description.
Highlig.ht
This app helps you locate people nearby. It’s a bit creepy, but could be a great interviewing tool.
Macfreedom.com
Want to be more productive? Lock yourself out of your computer’s Internet for awhile. The only way to get online when this site is activated is to restart your computer. Talk about forced focus!
As a result of attending this informative session, I put together a list of the tools in my toolbox. I modeled the list after the toolbox list of one of my favorite bloggers, Michael Hyatt. Michael has one of the most well-organized sites I visit.
janleighbee says
crazy helpful “profkrg: 50 Helpful Websites in 50 Minutes and a link to my tools. http://t.co/zZnPnoNWl6W#CMANYC13C13”
profkrg says
janleighbee I’m so glad you found it useful. A list of my tools also is linked to the post.
Faryna says
Do you see something like Tout (or Tout) serving citizen media? Or is it just a platform for main stream media?
Recently on my blog:
The Evilest App Ever
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iammrsmathieson says
Julie_Faulkner profkrg Thanks for sharing!