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PUBLICITY RESOURCES
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Twitter Resources |
| Summize http://summize.com/ Search Twitter conversations to find like minds. |
| Who Should I Follow? http://whoshouldifollow.com/ Find similar Twitter friends. |
| Loud Twitter http://www.loudtwitter.com/ Ship tweets to your blog daily. |
| twitAbit http://twitabit.com/ Queue up your tweets when Twitter is down. |
| Twitter Feed http://twitterfeed.com/ Feed your blog to Twitter. |
| TwitterFox https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5081 An interface for Twitter via an add-on for Mozilla Firefox. |
| Tweet Later http://www.tweetlater.com/ "Schedule future tweets for all your Twitter accounts." |
| Twitter Packs http://twitterpacks.pbwiki.com/ Find other Twitter users based on content or location, among other criteria. |
| Twhirl http://www.twhirl.org/ A desktop client for Twitter. |
| Find or Follow http://friendorfollow.com Compare your list of "followers" and your list of "following." |
| Twitter Grader http://twitter.grader.com/ Measure the power of your Twitter account. |
| Qwitter http://useqwitter.com/ Qwitter e-mails you when someone stops following you on Twitter and lets you know which Tweet turned them off. |
| We Follow http://wefollow.com/ Twitter directory in which users can add themselves using hashtag keywords they wish to affiliate themselves with. |
Jaiku
http://jaiku.com/
Bebo
http://www.bebo.com/
Meetup
http://www.meetup.com
del.icio.us
http://del.icio.us/
Social bookmarking site.
Add Five by Five PR on del.icio.us!
Stumble Upon
http://www.stumbleupon
Mixx
http://www.mixx.com
Truemors
http://truemors.com
Partner Up
http://www.partnerup.com/
What's On My Bookshelf
http://www.whatsonmybookshelf.com/
Inked In
http://inkedin.ning.com
Social networking for writers, musicians and artists.
Ziggs
http://www.ziggs.com/
"Your one-stop source for
building your online brand,
marketing yourself on the web and
simplifying communications with people."
New Age Directories
http://www.newagedirectories.com/
"The online 'cocktail party'
for the New Age, Spiritual and Alternative community."
Artists' Meeting Place & Resource Collecting (AMP)
http://www.pluginamp.com/network/
"AMP is a powerful tool that connects artists and behind-the-scenes collaborators of all genres, including musicians, painters, performance artists, writers, dancers, and many more, with resources, opportunities, and personal connections."
BLOGGING
Blogger/Blogspot
http://www.blogspot.com
A hosting site for blogs. Free and easy to setup and navigate.
TypePad
http://www.typepad.com/
A hosting site for blogs. Monthly fees are required.
WordPress
http://www.wordpress.com
A hosting site for blogs. Free. Not as easy to setup as Blogger, but it's a lot more flexible and professional.
| WordPress Plug-In Directory http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/ A directory of add-ons for your WordPress blog. |
LiveJournal
http://www.livejournal.com
A hosting site for blogs. Free and easy to setup. A little less intuitive to navigate than Blogger.
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Technorati
http://www.technorati.com/
A search engine for blogs.
Feedburner
http://www.feedburner.com
A great tool for optimizing your blog's syndicated feeds.
StatCounter
http://www.statcounter.com
Track web traffic to your blog or website.
WebMonkey
http://www.webmonkey.com
Teach yourself HTML.
Real-Time HTML Editor
http://htmledit.squarefree.com/
Edit your HTML and see the changes in real time previews.
Add This
http://www.addthis.com/
Easy bookmarking and sharing for your blog. Provides one button for users to submit to various social bookmarking sites.
The Blogger's Glossary
http://www.dailyblogtips.com/the-bloggers-glossary/
Video
AuthorViews
http://www.authorviews.com
Directory of author videos filmed by the company. AuthorViews does an annual tour where they film author's videos for free.
Authors @ Google
http://www.google.com/talks/authors/index.html
YouTube
http://www.youtube.com
Video syndication site. Has the highest traffic and popularity of all of the strictly video sites.
Google Video
http://video.google.com
Video syndication site.
Yahoo Video
http://video.yahoo.com
Video syndication site.
AOL Video
http://video.aol.com
Video syndication site. Requires special software download and installation. Sort of a pain in the butt.
MySpace TV
http://vids.myspace.com
Video syndication site within MySpace.
BuzzNet
http://www.buzznet.com
Video syndication site.
Guba
http://www.guba.com
Video syndication site.
Veoh
http://www.veoh.com/
Crackle
http://crackle.com/
Revver
http://www.revver.com/
Meet the Author
http://www.meettheauthor.com
Articles
Library Journal - "The Book Club Exploded" - 07/15/06
The New York Times - "Publishers Seek to Mine Book Circles" - 11/19/07
The Christian Science Monitor - "Why Book Tours Are Passé" - 11/30/07
Book Promotion Tools - "Ten Sure-Fire Ways to Blow a Book Promotion Interview"
Author! Author! - series of blog posts on applying to literary contests - January & February 2008
The Writing Life - "A Case For Blogging Book Authors"
- 02/03/08
[Terry Whalin posts an excerpt from Steve Weber's great book,
Plug Your Book!]
Itty Biz - "Marketing Your Blog To Advertisers"
- 02/05/08
[Info on getting better metrics for your blog.]
Converstations - Glossary of Blogging and Social Media Terms
A Writer's Words, An Editor's Eye - "Tips and Tricks: How to Write, Send, Reply, and Forward E-Mail" - 09/15/07
Brazen Careerist - "How to Do A Phone Interview" - 04/02/07
Title Z
http://www.titlez.com
Track your Amazon Sales Rank.
Charteous
http://charteo.us/
Track your Amazon Sales Rank.
Sales Rank Express
http://www.salesrankexpress.com/
Track your Amazon Sales Rank. Includes a widget that you can install on your blog or website to show your Amazon stats in real time.
You Publish
https://www.youpublish.com/
Help A Reporter
http://www.helpareporter.com/
Book Events
Book Group Expo
http://www.bookgroupexpo.com
National Book Festival
http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/
Pilcrow Lit Fest
http://www.pilcrowlitfest.com/
Virginia Festival of the Book
http://www.vabook.org
Alabama Book Festival
http://www.alabamabookcenter.org/