Digital journalist toolbox
Tools for the digital journalist (under construction):
Audio
Audioboo – upload and embed audio files.
WordPress audio player – add audio players to your WordPress.org blog.
Cinchcast – Record and share audio on the web.
oneforty – guide to Twitter applications.
Blackbird – publish a tweet in HTML.
Twitter search operators – improve your Twitter searches.
Backtweets – see how many people you reach on Twitter.
Friend or Follow – see who follows you back and who doesn’t.
Twitter Counter – track and compare the number of followers of Twitter accounts.
Twitter Grader – see how influential you are on Twitter.
Wildfire social media monitor – track followers of Facebook pages and Twitter accounts.
Wildfire social media monitor – track followers of Facebook pages and Twitter accounts.
Page statistics – top pages and fastest-growing pages.
Static FBML troubleshooting guide – answers to all of your questions.
Facebook statistics – in case you were wondering if anyone used the site.
Social plugins – bring Facebook to your site.
Social page evaluator – measure your Facebook ROI potential.
WordPress
Postrank plugin – showcases your site’s most-popular posts.
Theme showcase – browse and search all wordpress.com themes.
Photo editing
Picnik – online photo cropping and editing.
Photoshop.com – Photoshop lives in your browser.
Search engine optimization
Website grade – grades your site on SEO friendliness
Compete – compare keywords and web traffic.
Google Adwords Keyword Tool – find out which search terms are most popular.
Analytics
Wildfire social media monitor – track followers of Facebook pages and Twitter accounts.
Misc.
Google alerts – set up alerts for subjects on your beat (and of course your name).
Delicious – social bookmarking. Also try: Diigo
