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Optimizing Facebook posts for the Ticker

You can optimize your Facebook posts for the Ticker by keeping them short, using keywords and maximizing the potential of the headlines.

Journalism: A Cinemagram

Made with Cinemagram.

Learning programming could make you a better copy editor

After nearly a decade in newspapers, I have seen many times the ardor with which dedicated copy editors will argue over the necessity of a comma five minutes before deadline. Being a good copy editor requires a rare blend of fastidiousness and flexibility: you must be exacting enough to remember that the AP Stylebook eschews the Oxford [...]

5 headline styles it’s time to put to rest

Here are five types of headlines I hope to never see on the web again.

Best iPhone game for a toddler: Tozzle

One of the puzzles in Tozzle. You click and drag the piece from the upper-right corner to the correct spot. After a few incorrect tries, the game helpfully suggests where the piece goes.

Tozzle, a fun tap-and-drag puzzle game, is the best iPhone game I’ve found for toddlers. If you already have it, check out this post for info on a useful setting you might not know about.

Add home link to Facebook Developers menu

Add a link to the Facebook home page in the Facebook Developers menu with this simple Greasemonkey script. Updated January 2012.

Sage for Firefox custom CSS: Clean and Blue

The Verge RSS using Sage for Firefox Clean and Blue CSS

Clean and Blue is a custom CSS for Firefox’s Sage add-on that presents a minimalist, single-column layout in a blue-and-white color scheme.

Facebook Comments: Turn Moderate options into row of links

Facebook Comment Moderation Unhide Menu After Screenshot

This user style for Facebook Comment Moderation takes the items from the “Moderate” menu under each comment and makes them a row of links.

Sage for Firefox custom CSS: Simply Readable

Simply Readable is a custom stylesheet for Sage for Firefox. It presents RSS feeds in a clean, single-column view with nice fonts.

Twitter tip: Track @mentions and website links in one search

This simple and quick Twitter tip combines Twitter @mentions with tweets linking to your website so you can keep better track of the conversation about you.

Matt Busse