From the January 2012 Meeting

Social Media Discussion – Paul Fairbanks, Gettysburg College

A conversation about where we’re at with social media.

Links from the presentation:

• Social Media Conferences in 2012
• http://higheredlive.com/
• http://peteberol.posterous.com/science-of-higher-ed-facebook-pages-my-summar
• Facebook’s Edge Algorithm
• http://crowdbooster.com/
• http://www.socialtoaster.com/
• http://postano.com
• http://gigaom.com/2012/01/06/do-authors-have-to-be-social-no-but-it-helps/
• Obama to do Google Hangout after State of the Union
• https://plus.google.com/u/0/102170031868537722022/posts
• http://blog.eladgil.com/2011/12/how-pinterest-will-transform-web-in.html

CSS3 Positioning & Animation – Matt Pierce, Montclair State University

Learn how to make dynamic CSS that adds to your usability & visual interest.

Using the Google Maps API – Paul Dempsey, Ursinus College

Utilizing google’s API to make more useful campus maps.

Email Formatting Tips for Desktops & Smart Phones - Paul Dempsey, Ursinus College

Make sure your email template is bulletproof cross-platform.

Disaster Preparedness – Tryon Eggleston, Drew University

Your site is down. Now what? Learn from past mistakes and have a plan in place.

Free Web Tools – Thomas DiStefano, UMDNJ School of Nursing

Part 2 of our series on free tools to help you work smarter, faster, & cheaper!

• Blogs & Newsletters
• www.webresourcesdepot.com/
• http://www.webappers.com/
• UWEBD – university web developer mailing list
• http://cuwebd.ning.com/ (4000+ members and a free mug)
• http://higheredexperts.com/edu/ (newsletter, classes, workshops)
• Computer & Telecom
• teamviewer.com - for remote use of your computers (all of them)
• http://www.freeconference.com/ - free conference calling
• Google voice - manage your voicemail
• Htaccess Stuff
• www.htaccessredirect.net/ - easy htaccess file creation
• http://tools.dynamicdrive.com/password/ - htaccess password manager
• Forms
• wufoo.com - free is limited, mailchimp/twitter integration, accepts payments
• signupgenius.com - ugly, but very useful.
• Maps - www.batchgeo.com - geocode map points on the fly (Sample)
• Graphics
• http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/ – vectored logos
• http://www.fontsquirrel.com - free font archive
• http://fontdragr.com/gallery - see what your site looks like in any font, live
• http://browsershots.org/ - see how your pages render in any browser
• http://www.wirify.com - turns any page into a wire frame
• Web Archiving - archive.org
• Instant Screen Recording - http://www.screenr.com/
• Coding & Development
• http://codecanyon.net/ – Inexpensive scripts and snippets
• http://envato.com/ – runs code canyon, audio jungle, & other resource sites
• http://www.dynamicdrive.com - script library
• http://www.primarycss.com/ - css frameworks
• http://www.css3.me/ - css3 generator
• vischeck.com - simulates color blind vision
• 960.gs - grid system

From the October 2011 Meeting

Free Tools

• Live Google Analytics
• Prezi (makes snazzy presentations)
• Simplenote (free notes app)
• jpeg mini (reduces file size)
• Mailchimp (free email campaigns)
• CamStudio (easy screen capture)
• Handbrake (quick video encoding)
• contxts (free txt based business cards)

Design

• Kuler (generates complimentary color schemes)
• Samuel L. Ipsum (amusing, NSFW placeholder text)
• Google Web Fonts (use google’s massive library of fonts with css)

CSS3 Tools