Resource Roundup 10/10

Overview of Social Networking Tools (Work Literacy)
Detailed introduction to a number of different social networking tools (FaceBook, MySpace, Twitter, many more)

What, Why, and How of Facebook Pages: An Expertise Roundup (Beth's Blog)
Setting up an organizational presence on Facebook? Should you use a Facebook Group, a Facebook Page, or both? Beth Kanter summarizes some thoughts from the blogosphere

Email Appends: Risks and Rewards (Robert L. Weiner Consulting)
Quick post with terrific resources about email appending - sending your list of constituents off to a service to get email addresses for them

The best ad plans of marketers and men… (Beaconfire Wire)
A look at Google's new Ad Planner tool, which helps you view the demographics and viewing habits of those frequent particular sites (cool, although a bit frightening...)

Don’t Just Spam Congress: Creative Ways to Put Your Supporter List to Work (e.politics)
Interesting list of ways to ask your supporters to take action

First Impressions Through Visual Web Design (User Interface Engineering)
Terrific article about using visual design and layout to help your website visitors understand where they are and what they can do there.

Podcasting with Big Duck (NTEN)
Short case study about Big Duck's (a nonprofit marketing firm) podcasting process

Young People Will Switch Online Channels as They Age (e.politics)
Will email die out as a communication media as Gen Y gets older? Or will Gen Y switch communication mediums? Colin Delaney explores.

About Us Information on Websites (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)
Great overview of why it's important to provide solid "About Us" information on your website, and how to do so.