My 5 prefered new media tools for online communications.

I thought I would list my 5 top online tools I use on a regular basis, if not daily, in the context of online communications.

Hope you can find some inspiration and discover new tools with this list.

1. Squarespace: my preferred blogging platform. I tell you, I have used and tried TypePad, WordPress and many other blogging platforms on the "usual suspects list" and Squarespace still does it for me. Easy set up, editing on the page and all the features you can expect from a enterprise level platform. Perfect for non technical people like most of us business communicators are.
2. Furl.net: my preferred bookmarking system. Allows me to keep all my links and URLs on a single page, ordered by topic and always accessible. I can make the efforts of my research available to everyone or keep them to myself. The best about this is that when you change PC's (or your portable is stolen like I recently experienced) you still have all your "knowledge" available to you.
3. Zoundry: here also I have tried different remote blogging tools which allow you to write posts without having to log into your blogging platform and have found zoundry to be the best. All features that you would need are in there (categories, tagging, image management, pinging etc...) and it is very easy to use. You can also manage different blogs with this writer + it recognizes your lay out and font type from your blog.
4. Gizmo Project: I used Skype for VOIP calls before but when I discovered Gizmo Project I changed immediately. Why ? First it is open source. Secondly, it allows to record my conversations to an audio file straight from within the application and it provides me with a free conference call number. Great to do podcast interviews even when your interviewee didn't (or can not) download a VOIP tool.
5. 9cays: this is maybe a not so usual tool but it allows you to order all those email conversations you have with friends and colleagues on a nicely laid out web-page and easily follow the complete trail of the story. Great for when you e-mail several people with the same questions or to keep a record of let's say email interview with the press...

Hope these helped. This list was created as a result of an article written by Darren Rowse, over at Problogger.com. If you're also publishing a list of your top 5/top 10 etc... consider participating in his group writing project.

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Comments

[Matt O'Neill]

i dunno... what happened to smoke signals, semaphore, and morse code?

[Philippe Borremans]

Matt,

I was in the Navy so the last 2 I know (once you learn them you don't forget) but where are the others who would understand .-- .... .- - / .. / .- -- / - -.-- .--. .. -. --. / .. -. / -- --- .-. ... . --..-- / .-.. . - / .- .-.. --- -. . / ... . -- .- .--. .... --- .-. .

[Matt O'Neill]

Philippe:

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[Philippe Borremans]

Hi Matt,

I know you can not "type" semaphore but check this out: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pajottenland/217748324/

[Mamaduck]

Hmmmm. I've always just used Wordpress, now you are making me thik, eh? Nice list! <a href="http://lilduckduck.com/ducky-moments-in-time/240">Our list is up</a> if you’d like to look… have a great day!

[Michael]

Glad to hear you are finding Furl.net useful!
-- Michael (from the Furl team)

[Linda]

What a coincidence! The name of my assignment in Tech Communications was 5 new tools for web communication. I came across your blog and used it. Of course I gave you the credit! I'd send you the report if I knew how to do it. I just learned what a blog is this weekend and had to create one. So many things to learn, and I thought I knew everything.
Thanks so much for the information. I can't wait to check them out.

[Philippe Borremans]

Hi Linda, just send me an email...