Hey everyone! We’ve made it to week two of the bi-weekly link roundup. Miracle of miracles! The problem? Google Reader ate my shared items, so I’m at a loss for some of the stuff I had planned to send your way. Never fear though: this leaner and meaner version of the link roundup is still worth the read.
As before, I’ve collected some awesome articles I think are worth the read below. Give them a look and be sure to share your thoughts in the comments!
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Hey readers!
I thought I’d open up the floodgates with our first official open thread. This time, we’ll be focusing on our current projects.
Plug your stuff in the comments, and be sure to check out everyone’s stuff.
I’m excited to see what the community is working on!
Chris
Over the weekend, I put YouMakeMedia’s sister site FOSSwire.com through its paces with some visual and structural updates. Be sure to check it out, but also take some time to examine your old projects. Updating an old project with new knowledge is always a worthwhile activity.
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About five years ago (wow, time flies…) I posted a review of a program that helped you calculate timecode on Windows. Since then, the app disappeared from the web, but the post remained quite popular. After a bit of searching, I have found and posted a mirror. Check it out!
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The Round Up, by Flickr user Benimoto
Hey there YMMers! I read a lot of blogs, and I thought it might be fun to share with you my favorite posts. I’ll try to keep this on a regular schedule, but as always this blog is sort of “that thing I do in my spare time” so I make no promises!
In the meantime, enjoy these excellent articles from around the web. I’ll be posting material that spans a whole range of categories: freelancing, productivity, writing, arts and culture, and media tips and tricks. I’ll also add in some random “grab bag”/”potpourri” links that don’t directly relate to YouMakeMedia, but are worth looking at anyway.
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Editor emeritus Joel and I have been writing a movie for awhile, as regular YMM readers (bless your patient, patient hearts) should know. Recently, we decided to jump on the Kickstarter bandwagon with our own project.
Of course, you’re welcome to donate, but this isn’t about us.
This post is about ubiquity though, and whether or not Kickstarter’s ubiquity is hurting the projects it supports. The Kickstarter premise (for those few not in the know) is that it offers a crowd-sourced funding platform where random folks can donate to your project in exchange for rewards (that you set). And there’s a layer of safety: you only get their donations (pledges) if the project reaches its threshold: a set goal that you specify.
As anyone in creative fields can tell you, Kickstarter has exploded, and the number of projects with it. It seems like every day you see a new Kickstarter project appear in your Facebook or Twitter stream. How do you stand out against the crowd with your project? How do you set yourself apart? How do you make sure that you’re the one getting pledges when you’re up against a sea of (often equally spirited) competitors?
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