Resource Roundup 9/26

Comparison of Email Newsletter Tools - Updated for 2008 [2] (ONE/Blog)
Update of ONE/ Northwest's terrific, detailed comparison (with matrix and all!) of a number of blast emailing tools.

Make a Comic [3] (The Bamboo Project)
This is fun: it's a list of tools that can help you easily create a comic, using wizard-like tools. I've been thinking of comics as potential ways to communicate concepts myself.

Web Apps Failure: A Pain in the SaaS [4] (Small Business Computing)
High level look at what you can do to protect yourself from hosted application downtime and failures - by asking the right questions up front.

Grating Expectations: Sending Constituents the Emails they Expect [5] (Beaconfire)
Thoughtful exploration of what supporters might expect when they join an email list, compared to what we send them - and how to make them match.

Measuring the Effects of Social Media Marketing [6] (e.politics)
Great look at the difficulties and possibilities in measuring ROI of social media

New Metrics for Success: What I Learned from the Drudge Report [7] (NTEN)
NTEN provides a thoughtful look at the online metrics they're using to measure their own efficacy

Salesforce 101: Fun with Campaigns and Workflows [8] (A View from Judi Sohn)
Great case study of how the Colorectal Cancer Coalition is using campaigns in Salesforce to support less obvious processes - like event registration and memorial gifts

7 Ways To Stay Informed And Up-To-Date Online [9] (MakeUseOf.com)
Nice overview of tools that help you monitor what's being said about you or a topic online