I’ve started using the Publish2 bookmarklet.

I think I’ll blog about it, but I thought you might be interested in some direct feedback. As you know, there’s lots of ways of setting up and using Publish2 but here’s how I’m using it.

When I’ve read a page I think other tech writers might be interested in I just go to my Bookmarks list, click the Publish2 link and fill out the sidebar form that’s displayed.

I type in a description of what I like about the page in the “Public Comments” box. I select the check box for the “Technical Communication” newsgroup. The check box for twitter is selected by default – I just add some tweet text. In the “Also add this link to” section I select the check box for my blog (ITauthor.com) – my “What I’m Reading” category is already selected – I just have to copy some text from the “Public Comments” box and that becomes a link to the article in the resulting blog post.

Then I just have to click Save and I’m done. My blog’s updated with a new post, Writer River also gets a new link entry and a tweet gets sent out to my twitter followers. Quick, easy and kills three birds with one stone. Brilliant!

My only quibble would be that I have to remind myself that “Technical Communication” is “Writer River.” I’d have found it clearer if you’d called the “Technical Communication” newsgroup “Writer River.” That aside, I like it a lot! Thanks.