Resource Roundup 3/14

Continuing to dig out. But I'm now almost caught up - woohoo!

An Introduction to Effective Use of Video on the Web [2](ICT Hub Knowledgebase)
A great introduction to, well, effectively using video on the web - including production, distribution, accessibility, and more.

MyTheater, Seeking Friends [3] (NYTimes)
An overview of how arts organizations are successfully using MySpace to reach out to young audiences.

Upgrading to MS's New Office Suite [4] (Small Business Computing)
Have you upgraded to Vista? Now consider whether you want to update your office applications as well.

Capture a Screencast with a Mac [5] (Digital Web Magazine)
A great roundup of tools to capture static screenshots and screencasts on a Mac, with a lot of details as to how and why to use them.

Using RSS - Four Screencasts [6] (K-12 Online)
Very well done instructional screencasts on what RSS is, and then step-by-step instruction on how to use Bloglines, Netvibes/ PageFlakes, and social bookmarking tools.

Choosing Among Different Types of Online Collaboration Tools [7] (ONE/Northwest)
A friendly and useful guide to thinking through what collaboration tool would make sense for you, from email discussion lists to IM to screencasting to collaborative writing software. This has been a popular topic of late - also take a look at the detailed discussions of the pros and cons of blogs vs listserves on the Bamboo Project Blog [8], Designing for Civil Society [9], and DoWire.Org [10]

Collaborative Writing Tools And Technology: A Mini-Guide [11](Kollabora)
Kollabora continues their great mini-guide series - this time covering collaborative writing platforms (like Google Docs and Zoho), with an overview of the topic and mini-reviews of twelve different online tools.

What I've learned about donor management [12](gokubi blog)
Steve Andersen from ONE/Northwest shares some of the steps involved in donor management, as a map to help create software to support them

Three Web-Based Mind Mapping Tools Reviewed [13] (Web Worker Daily)
A review of, well, three mind mapping tools

Tracking the DIY phenomenon Part 1: Widgets, badges, and gadgets [14](ZDNet)
An in-depth look at the world of widgets - tiny web applications that distributed users can install on their own sites - and why it might make sense to offer them to your own users. For a more nonprofit specific look, check out TechSoup's article
Charity Badges: Turn Your Supporters into Fundraisers [15]

Chatter about Twitter [16] (Twitter)
There's been a lot of buzz in the community of late about Twitter, an easy text messaging service that's designed to allow group members to communicate "what are you doing now" messages via phone, IM or the web. Michael Gilber gives some detailed thoughts on what it's good for [17], Ian Wilker talks about the tribal aspects of the tool [18], Beth Kanter rounds up the comments and provides a screencast [19], while Andy Carvin muses that Twitter might be useful in disaster response circumstances [20].

7 Things You Should Know About Open Journaling [21] (EduCause)
An overview of open journaling tools - software that allows you to manage publishing peer-reviewed journals online

E-mail Archiving For Small Firms [22] (SmallBusinessComputing)
A useful and practical guide to software that will help you archive your email