Tools from Talking Tech Panel
Here are the accumulated tools from the Saturday Morning Talkign Tech Panel, with Michelle Murrain (Pearlbear’s Blog,) Chris Walton, (Philocrites,) and Stephen Rockwell (CrossLeft.)
Blogging tools:
- Typepad - online service
- Blogger - online service
- Blogsome - online service
- MoveableType - software
- Wordpress - open source software
- Drupal - open source software
- Scoop - open source software
- Joomla/Mambo - open source software
- Ecto - offline blog editor
- Flock - offline blog editor/del.icio.us and flickr client
Promotion Tools:
Technorati- Google AdWords
- Google Mashups
- Feedburner
- Podcasting
- Newsletter (zookoda.com)
- Vertical Response
RSS Aggregators
- Netvibes - online aggregator
- Bloglines - online aggregator
- Kinja.com - online aggregator
- Findory - online news source
- NewsFire - offline reader (Mac)
- NetNewsWire - offline reader (Mac)
Other Tools
- Online Advocacy
- Democracty in Action - online service
- CivicSpace/CitizenSpeak - open source software/online service
- Audioblogging from Blogger
- Libsyn (podcast hosting)
- GarageBand - Apple software for music/podcasting
- odeo.com
- Freshtags (for Blogger)
- Technorati
- Mandarin Design (Blogger Templates)
- Vox (new Six Apart service)
Best promotion ideas
- Media coverage
- Google Rankings
- progfaithblogcon list
- media forums (nytimes.com washingtonpost.com)
- traffic monitors (sitemeter)
- cross posting

I would add W.Bloggar as a blog client. I’ve used it with blogspot and now use it with my wordpress blogs and it is a wonderful way to one-click your troublesome links and images.
Comment by Xpatriated Texan — July 16, 2006 @ 1:24 am
Progressive faith bloggers
Thanks to TheCorner for a link to the Progressive Faith Con Blog. It sounds like it was a fascinating event, and even though it’s over, its blogroll invites lots of interesting surfing, and its conference weblog has some interesting ideas….
Trackback by Tensegrities — July 19, 2006 @ 1:33 am
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Comment by Rosie — April 30, 2007 @ 9:37 am