Blog Writing – Use Clipmarks To Snip Content For Quotes
I recently had to reinstall firefox on a new computer and came across an add on called Clipmarks. At first glance it did appear to be a bloggers dream tool, so I added it, but on investigation it wasn’t quite what I hoped for. I tried it out expecting the clips to appear in the blog post, but the clips actually go to the widget when it is installed.
So maybe its not a dream tool! It is still a valuable tool that will enable you to add some quick content to a blog from another site and share some love and some info. I don’t need to tell you not to go plagiarising content but simply quote a few paragraphs and attribute the content to the page where it was clipped from.
If you set up the widget, which I have not done as yet, you can send your clipmark clipping straight to your blog. You also have the option to email it to someone, or to yourself. This how I did this post, in this first example. I clipped a few paragraphs from the FAQ page of the site so you can see what media you can clip and from which sites.I emailed it to myself and added it at the end of the post as a quote.
Clipmarks is a scrapbookers delight. You can snip a bit of info here and there and leave a trail of quotes which people can follow. If you do this carefully, you can lead people through a process with it and be their guide. I hope clipmarks will expand on this project and enable you to create specific trails in folders for example or on different pages, so you can use it for tutorials, without making readers sift through a range of unrelated clips.
It appears to me that with its ability to clip video, it can also help you to write a faster review and perhaps include a video from an affiliate site, or something like that. I need to experiment with it a bit more.
Meanwhile however you can snip awesome videos, amazing pictures and text and use the functionality to post it to the widget on your blog, or as a feed to twitter or tag clips at delicious.
For text, the selection area is around a title or paragraph, but you can select text within the paragraph to filter out what you don’t want. You have a set number of words for each clipping, and you can keep adding until that number is reached. If you then email the clipping to yourself, you can edit the snips to create a post with quotes both easily and very quickly.
clipped from clipmarks.com
Clipmarks lets you clip specific pieces of web pages, then share what you clip with your friends on Facebook, MySpace or anywhere else. Unlike bookmarks that let you share a link to an entire page, our free clip button lets you capture and share the highlights from the page. Clips can also be saved privately, emailed or printed.——————————————————————————–
You can add a widget of your clips to your MySpace page, blog, or any other site. There is a “Get a Widget” link at the top right of all clip lists on clipmarks.com.
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Clipmarks currently supports Blogger, WordPress, TypePad, LiveJournal, Movable Type and Vox. We also provide an embed code so you can embed any clip onto MySpace or any other site. For more information about clipping direclty to your blog, visit the Clip-to-Blog FAQ.
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You can currently clip video that is hosted on the following sites: atomfilms.com, bolt.com, break.com, dailymotion.com, ifilm.com, metacafe.com, myspace.com, podtech.net, stupidvideos.com, uncutvideo.aol.com, video.google.com, video.yahoo.com, vimeo.com and youtube.com.
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