links for 2008-12-22

• MACUL Space – connecting educators & enhancing learning
  The Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing educators from all levels together to share their knowledge and concerns about technology in education.
  (tags: technology web tech social space socialnetwork Networking ning MACUL)
• Official Map-tastic Spinscape.com Site!
  Welcome to Spinscape! Spinscape is an exciting, dynamic web application for mind mapping and visual collaboration.
  (tags: web2.0 web tools software webapp tool visualization socialsoftware spinscape)
• PicLits.com – Create a PicLit
  PicLits.com is a creative writing site that matches beautiful images with carefully selected keywords in order to inspire you. The object is to put the right words in the right place and the right order to capture the essence, story, and meaning of the picture.
  (tags: web2.0 tools writing pictures resource picture poetry poems piclits piclit)
• Inkscape. Draw Freely.
  Inkscape supports many advanced SVG features (markers, clones, alpha blending, etc.) and great care is taken in designing a streamlined interface. It is very easy to edit nodes, perform complex path operations, trace bitmaps and much more. We also aim to maintain a thriving user and developer community by using open, community-oriented development.
  (tags: tools software webdesign opensource mac tool osx windows linux vector svg)
• Task2Gather: online task management
  Task2Gather is a free online service for task and project management that organizes your personal, family, social and business lives by keeping all your commitments in one place.
  (tags: web2.0 web tools webapp tool webapps webware webservices)
• Wimba
  Wimba is the leading provider of collaborative learning software applications and services to the education industry.
  (tags: training web2.0 web video voip webconferencing voice virtual wimba)
• Planzone | Online Project Management Software
  With Planzone, create a unique workspace to plan your projects, manage tasks, communicate and collaborate with colleagues and partners, re-use and share project templates.
  (tags: web2.0 online planning projectmanagement)
• Krunchd.com – Krunch Multiple URLs into One Short URL
  Krunchd.com makes it easier for you to share multiple URLs of any category in an easy and short URL. It's especially great for putting the finished URL on your Facebook status, Twitter updates, Ping.fm notifications, websites, forums, emails and more.
  (tags: webservice web2.0 tools utilities urls url urlshortener url-shortening)
• Twitter Backgrounds :: Brand Yourself With TweetSkins!
  Your Friends Will Turn GREEN With Envy As You Grow Your Network While Their FORGETTABLE Tweets Get Lost In The Twitter Stream!
  (tags: web2.0 twitter skin profile)
• Yahoo! Glue – all you need, all in one place.
  Get great images, videos, articles, and more all on one page. Glue topic pages help you get to all the information you want with just one click.
  (tags: web2.0 web tools tech yahoo service searchengines topics yahooglue)
• Online image / photo editor pixlr free
  Pixlr is a free online photo editor, jump in and start edit, adjust, filter. It's just what you imagine.
  (tags: web2.0 web tools tool webapps webapp software webservice)
• 50 YouTube (and Online Video) Tips and Tricks | Chris Pirillo
  It’s a numbers game. YouTube is now 25% of the Internet’s search traffic, and if you’re not doing something on YouTube, you’re… crazy.
  (tags: youtube video tips tech hardware tutorials howto)