Reference Shelf 7.20.06

It’s Christmas in July for those of you who are looking for tips, shortcuts and resources!
Looking for new ways to get paid? Check out Funds for Writers: “You don’t see grants often on writing websites, but you find them here! Contests and markets that only pay in cold hard cash, too. To FFW, success means earning a living doing what you love.”
I just signed up to teach a class on blogging for mb. I probably will be checking out The Journalist’s Toolbox resources on teaching.
A few from Sree:
Do you love it when you get reminder phone calls for appointments? Wish that you could get those for everything? You can!
Misery loves company: check out some of the pieces that the New Yorker has rejected.
Is your email service not letting you send big files? Send anything as big as a GB for free.

Create a social media strategy, launch your campaign, and track the results in our Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting February 16. The online event and workshop will feature speakers including The Onion's Baratunde Thurston (left), Facebook's Morin Oluwole, and bitly's Tim Devane. Register now.