New Media Resources

Here are some new media resources we've come across at AIDS.gov. Please note that this list is just a sample of the many new media resources available on the web.

Please leave a comment if you have other suggestions.

Click on the topics below to see resources:

• Blogs
• Data on New Media Use
• New Media Basics
• Online Games
• Podcasting

• RSS Feeds
• Social Networking
• Text Messaging
• Virtual Worlds
• Wikis
• Website Accessibility and 508 Compliance
• Website Usability

Blogs

• Where can I learn about blogging basics?
  • Common Craft’s video on blogs “in plain English”
• What are examples of government public health blogs?
  • AIDS.gov Blog
  • Health and Human Service Secretary Mike Leavitt’s Blog
  • CDC’s Health Marketing Musings Blog by Dr. Jay Bernhardt
• What are examples of HIV/AIDS-focused blogs?
  • AIDS.gov Blog
  • AIDS Action Committee’s Blog
  • Dr. David Wessner’s The AIDS Pandemic Blog
  • POZ's autobiographical stories of people living with HIV/AIDS
• What are platforms I can use to set up a blog?
  • Blogger
  • TypePad
  • WordPress

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Data on New Media Use

• Where can I access data on new media use among diverse populations?
  • CDC’s eHealth data briefs
  • Pew Internet and American Life Project

New Media Basics

• Where can I learn the basics about new media tools?
  • Common Craft’s video series on new media tools “in plain English”

Online Games

• What is an example of an online HIV/AIDS-focused game?
  • Pos or Not -- by MTV’s college network and the Kaiser Family Foundation

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Podcasting

• Where can I learn about podcasting basics?
  • Common Craft’s video on podcastings “in plain English”
• What are examples of government public health podcasts?
  • AHRQ's Healthcare 411
  • CDC's Podcasts
  • HHS HealthBeat
  • NIH Research Radio
• What are examples of HIV/AIDS-focused podcasts?
  • Conversations on AIDS.gov
  • The Body’s This Month in HIV
  • San Francisco AIDS Foundation Podcasts
• What are examples of podcast subscription software?
  • iTunes
  • Juice
• What are examples of audio podcast recording software?
  • Garageband for Mac
  • Audacity for Windows, Mac and Linux.
• What are examples of video editing software?
  • iMovie for Mac
  • Movie Maker 2 for Windows
• What are additional podcasting resources?
  • PodCamps -- free events around the world attracting influential podcasters
  • Jason Van Orden’s How to podcast a step-by-step guide
  • Wes Fryer’s Podcasting resources on Teach Digital
  • Tech Soup’s How to Record, Edit, and Promote your Nonprofit Podcast
  • Streamingmedia.com’s How to Build a Video Podcast in 3 Steps

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RSS Feeds

• Where can I learn about RSS feed basics?
  • Common Craft’s video on RSS Feeds “in plain English”
• What are examples of RSS readers?
  • GoogleReader
  • NetVibes
  • Bloglines
• What are examples of tools to receive RSS feeds via email?
  • Feedblitz
  • ZapTXT
  • SendMeRSS
• What are additional RSS feed resources?
  • SeachEngineWatch.com’s How to Make an RSS Feed
  • Web Dev Tip’s RSS Headline Creator
  • Why RSS?’s The Really Simple Guide to RSS
  • Feedburner’s Feeds 101

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Social Networking

• Where can I learn about online social networking basics?
  • Common Craft’s video on social networking “in plain English”
• What are some examples of general social networking sites?
  • Facebook
  • MySpace
• What are examples of government public social networking sites?
  • CDC on MySpace
• What are examples of HIV/AIDS-focused social networking sites?
  • AIDS.gov on MySpace
  • AIDS.gov on Facebook
• What are some examples of health-focused social networking sites with HIV/AIDS communities?
  • Daily Strength
  • PatientsLikeMe
• What are additional social networking resources?
  • Tech Soup’s How to Use MySpace to Raise Awareness

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Text Messaging

• What are examples of ways people are using texting in response to HIV/AIDS?
  • KNOWIT Campaign -- to locate local HIV testing centers using your ZIP code
  • SexInfo -- to ask sexual health questions and locate health services
• What are examples of companies that manage texting campaigns?
  • DrTxt
  • Kiwanja
  • Mobile Commons
  • Rip Road
  • Smart Reply
  • Smart Text Healthcare
  • Voxiva
• What are additional texting resources?
  • Texting 4Health -- conference on using mobile text messaging (SMS) to improve health (website has slides from presentations)
  • United Nations Foundation’s Wireless Technology for Social Change
  • WikiHow’s How to Send a Text
  • Jott -- converts voice into emails, text messages, and reminders

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Virtual Worlds

• What are some examples of virtual worlds?
  • Club Penguin
  • Habbo
  • Second Life
  • Whyville

Wikis

• Where can I learn about wiki basics?
  • Common Craft’s video on wikis “in plain English”
• What are examples of free wikis?
  • PBwiki
  • Wetpaint
  • WikiSpace
• What are additional wiki resources?
• Wikipedia -- the largest wiki in the world
• Wiki matrix

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Website Accessibility and 508 Compliance

• Where can I learn about website accessibility and Section 508?
  • Section 508 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act
  • HHS Section 508 Accessibility
  • Section508.gov
  • U.S. Access Board's standards
  • Information Technology Assistance and Training Center
  • JimThatcher.com's 508 accessibility tutorial
  • National Center for Accessible Media
  • WebAim.org
  • World Wide Web Consortium's Website Accessibility Initiative
• What are examples of tools I can use to identify accessibility issues?
  • Cynthia Says
  • UITest.com
  • Website Accessibility Toolbar (for Internet Explorer)
  • Firefox add-ons such as the Web Developer Toolbar and Fangs (simulates a screen reader).

Website Usability

• Where can I learn about website usability?
  • Usability.gov
  • Usability Professionals Association (national and local chapters)
  • Ginny Redish’s Letting Go of the Words: Writing Web Content that Works (You can download two chapters from the book’s website )
  • Joseph Dumas and Ginny Redish’s A Practical Guide to Usability Testing
  • Steve Krug’s Don't Make Me Think
  • Jakob Nielsen’s www.useit.com
  • Donald Norman’s The Design of Everyday Things
• How can I improve my website’s usability?
  • Usability.gov’s step-by-step usability improvement guide

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