If a blog is too much, and a link isn’t enough, the answer might be Tumblr. This free service is like a mini-blog. It’s designed to be a quick place to toss some content.
I send most of my “cool” info to del.icio.us because a link is often enough. Tumblr will handle a link, text, pictures, and embedded objects. I setup an account in about a minute and added several different kinds of content.
Graphical buttons across the screen let you create:
Regular Post – just like a blog post
Photo – you are permitted to upload a photo up to 10MB in size. I’m not sure if there is a limit on the number of photos that can be uploaded.
Quote – enter a few words and Tumblr formats it like as a quote.
Link – a link
Conversation – this is dialog archived so every other line is prefixed with the person speaking it.
Video – embedded video or other embedded content. I also added a Slideshare presentation.
Things like this are useful for class. There are times I want to send my students to one page with different kinds of content. I have used Protopage to do this before. Tumblr loads quicker and has a simpler interface. Plus it has an RSS feed.
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Alvin, thank you for posting this info about Tumblr. I went on it today and signed up my family account. (http://wasil.tumblr.com/) This is a great concept for wanting to share videos and pictures to family that live out of state. You got me going on You Tube 2 weeks ago with your post about uploading videos for free and now you have me Tumblring (if such a word). You are a wealth of information and I enjoy reading you posts. Thanks so much.
Todd