Archives for "November, 2010"

Posted by Melissa on 29th November 2010
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WordPress Full Text RSS Feed Fix for Firefox and Safari

Should I choose to, I would like to read your blog entirely within my RSS reader. WordPress seems to have a funny quirk where in Firefox or Safari environments, each item in the feed gets cut off abruptly shortly after getting started. Troy Chaplin helped me find a link a few months ago, explaining that [...]

Posted by Melissa on 26th November 2010
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Faculty Blogging

I’m reading an article by Andrew Careaga called “Why researchers should blog” and thought I would note some of the best points for you. Andrew’s blog starts with the case of Peter Janiszewski, a health sciences researcher, who released one of his publications as a five part blog series and went from unknown to being [...]

Posted by Melissa on 23rd November 2010
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Got messy GIF’s?

So, if you’re a Photoshop master – please, off you go.  If you are like me and are not a Photoshop master, and you constantly end up with extra pixels on the edges of your darn transparent background GIF’s, then please read on … RGB, not CMYK! Take yourself up to the Image menu, go [...]

Posted by Melissa on 20th November 2010
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“Hella Drop Shadow”: Presenting and Teaching in the Era of the Backchannel #HighEdWebNotes

Abstract: As Twitter’s growth and hype continue, it seems like everyone is getting in on the act — athletes, actors, politicians, and even educators are joining the virtual conversation. But what happens when that virtual conversation becomes the main event? How should presenters and educators prepare themselves for this reality? And what responsibilities do audience [...]

Posted by Melissa on 8th November 2010
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Bootlegger: Email + Facebook + Contest

Just got this email from Bootlegger – it caught my eye for two reasons.  First, it uses a Custom FBML tab that displays differently depending on whether or not the visitor is a fan. Second, I really like the way that the display images uses white spacing. Above: The Bootlegger Fan Page if you aren’t [...]

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