Barry Schwartz -- ResourceShelf friend and one of the most well-known and respected search bloggers (Search Engine Land and Search Engine Roundtable) -- and his software development company, RustyBrick, are in the process of developing some new software aimed at weblogs with more than one writer/contributor/editor. However, the service also has something to offer solo bloggers.
Barry has invited ResourceShelf readers to register (it's free for two users and a small fee for additional users), try it out, and share any feedback you might have with him and the other RB developers.
By storing URL's and annotations in a single location, editors and writers can quickly see (make changes if needed) what everyone in the blogging group (aka writing staff) is working on. Save time, effort, and aggravation (when you can see that two people are working on the same story).
However, we've also used it as a tool to annotate, save and store URL's for our own use and/or with invited guests. It works well.
+ Look for some screen caps on the homepage and remember new features are being added regularly. It's truly an early beta release.
+ Bookmarklets are Available to Save Content into a Specific Budget (no coding needed) and Are Real-Timesavers for Adding Content
+ Set-up Multiple Budgets with a Single Account, View Budgets in List Form or in Separate "Buckets" on Your "RustyBudget Dashboard"
+ A History of the Last 35 Changes (additions, deletions, rejections, etc.) with RustBudget Are Listed Available.
+ The Leader(s)/Editor(s) have Complete Control of What an Invited Member/Writer Can Do Down to the Folder Level. These are called "folder rights."
These "rights" include:
+ View (Read what's in a Budget Folder)
+ Add (Add Content, URLS, etc.)
+ Reassign (More an Item from One Writer to Another)
+ Reject (aka Say No)
+ Add Notes, Comments to Each Item
+ Individual Items can be Placed/Nested as a Sub-Topic of Another Item. Useful for Placing "Related Resources" Nearby the Primary Article.
Finally, as we said before, RustyBudget is truly an early beta release. Stop by and give it a try. It's ideal for group work (library blogs, school blogs, blogs inside traditional media companies that already have "traditional" budgeting software). However, for solo bloggers we think it's also worthy of your attention. Now, in a single web-based service (don't lose a thing if your system crashes) you can keep URL's and notes in single, organized location.
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