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How to make a sculpted dog cake

a shared story    25 weeks 2 days 9 hours 59 minutes ago
This 4 and 1/2 minute video shows how to make a sculpted cake of your favorite dog - but it would feel weird to eat it.  comments (0)  | report problem
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Seeking new owners for their old treasures

a shared story    59 weeks 2 days 4 hours 33 minutes ago
Wally G. Shidler is a connoisseur of Southern California ephemera. He owns thousands of schedules for the old Red Car transit system, old tour books and pamphlets, faded histories of Los Angeles-area cities. The retired film engineer from Walnut Park was in his element Saturday, caught up...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem



Use CityTools list to create how-to guides

a list    63 weeks 5 days 12 hours 8 minutes ago
Hey, we eat our own dog-food here -- we use lists for many of our how-tos. Here's a super quick list that explains how-to make a how-to.   comments (0)  | report problem


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How to link lists

a list    63 weeks 5 days 13 hours 30 minutes ago
If you are reading a list and you find yourself agreeing, or disagreeing or simply you have something to add, you can create a list linked to the original one. The great thing about this approach is that when two lists are linked together, they can...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem
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How to create a new list

a list    63 weeks 5 days 14 hours 53 minutes ago
CityTools lists are cool and unusual. You can use them to create ranked lists on any topic or, even use them to create how-tos (this how-to is a list!) They're simple to create and powerful. Here's how....   comments (0)  | report problem
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The basics of how to write an original story on CityTools

a list    64 weeks 2 days 5 hours 58 minutes ago
We offer a lot of flexibility in writing original content on CityTools. This guide is mean to be a quick starter to help you finish your first story. Other guides are available that deal with more advanced features.  comments (0)  | report problem



Use e-mail to publish stories on CityTools!

a list    64 weeks 4 days 12 hours 52 minutes ago
It's easy to use email to save -- and even publish! -- stories on CityTools! Read on and we'll give you all the details on how it's done in a couple of quick steps.  comments (1)  | report problem



How to join a private team on CityTools

a list    70 weeks 6 days 6 hours 8 minutes ago
Here is a quick guide to joining a private team on CityTools. The title of each step is linked to the relevant portion of the site.  comments (0)  | report problem



Community group publishing with CityTools

a list    70 weeks 6 days 10 hours 42 minutes ago
Among other things, CityTools has been designed from the ground up to be a platform that allows community groups of any kind -- activist, church, groups of friends, neighborhood associations -- the ability to manage online publishing. This how to focuses on how an organization can use...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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CT Teams enable collaborative journalism

a list    71 weeks 1 day 12 hours 40 minutes ago
Sometimes it takes more than one person to tell a story -- and CityTools teams are a great way for people to collaborate on a story. There are several different approaches to this, and we'll touch on them in this mini-howto Also, please note that if you want...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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CT real-time live collaborative journalism

a list    71 weeks 1 day 15 hours 44 minutes ago
There are many circumstances in which you might want to write about an event in real time from many perspectives and CityTools is the best (only?) way to do it! Imagine you want to write about a demonstration in real time from 10 different locations and have...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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CT tools for creating live, updated coverage

a list    71 weeks 4 days 1 hour 30 minutes ago
Any member of CityTools can use our free writing tools -- and a special feature of them -- to deliver continuous, live coverage of unfolding events. Whether it's a meeting, a demonstration, a sports event, or simply your blow-by-blow reaction to a concert or television program, your...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem



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