If you constantly find yourself flicking between clients and browser windows for the different social networking apps that you use, you might like to try skimmer, a new lifestreaming app that launched into public beta today that aims to streamline your consumption of social media.
skimmer is a cross-platform desktop client, built using Adobe AIR, that gives you a single interface to Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Youtube and Blogger. Even in beta it works pretty well, and has some nice touches, such as displaying Twitpic images inline so you don’t have to open another browser tab. Think of it as a Tweetdeck-like app that also allows you to keep an eye on what’s happening with your friends on Flickr, Youtube and Blogger. You can also use it to upload photos and video. It is a very elegantly designed application that looks great. Read the rest of this entry »
(Editor’s Note: This is the first of a series of posts from our writers covering all aspects of web working for beginners)
Doing what we do here at WebWorkerDaily, it is sometimes easy to forget from whence we came. That is to say, everything has a beginning, including a career, or part of a career, devoted to working online. For many of us already in the field, the starting point may have been a natural inclination towards technology that gradually blossomed into a full-fledged professional pursuit.
But for those just getting their feet wet, the process might not be so organic. You might be showing up late to the game, and with only a basic grasp of the rules to begin with. Let’s take some of the pressure off by taking an introductory look at two of the basic tools of the trade. Read the rest of this entry »
In a previous post here at WWD, I gave a list of four essential contacts for web workers. The list included a mentor, a newbie, the walking social network, and the non-techie. While those contacts will help you enrich your career, there are other contacts you’ll need if you want to have more opportunities, or if you need help in establishing the businesses side of your web working practice.
The lawyer. Contracts and legal documents are part of every web worker’s life. We often need to sign non-disclosure agreements, independent contractor documents, and telecommuting agreements. Having a lawyer as a contact can be handy, especially if you want to start a business, translate legalese, or draft your own contracts when templates just won’t do.
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When you’re a web worker, time is money. Here at Web Worker Daily, we’re all about helping you efficiently use your time.
In order to have some of the Word Processor features in my blog editor, I often compose my blog posts in Google Docs, then paste them into my blogging software. Well as bavatuesdays has pointed out, Google Documents now features the ability to post directly to your blog software.
To use this quietly rolled out feature, type in your Google Doc as you normally would and hit the “Publish” button. One of the options is to post to your blog. You’re presented with the following screen:
As you can see, the window asks for your blog type, username, password, and blog name. The support a large number of blog engines including WordPress, Blogger, Moveable Type, and more.
Once you’ve set up your blog information, you can easily post the Google Doc to your blog. In my testing, the result was plain looking posts that appear just as they do inside Google Documents.
Web Work 101: How To Escape The Cubicle
