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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

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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.

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.

How to add driving directions links to Caspio Datapages

Results of adding driving directions links to Caspio pages

Adding driving directions links to Caspio Search and Report Datapages is easy and useful.

Matt Busse