The 20 most useful social media tools of 2011: Adam Vincenzini

ants coworking 520x245 The 20 most useful social media tools of 2011: Part One

Throughout 2011 we have been bringing you five new social media tools each week to show our love for you.

Now that December has arrived, we are bringing you the ‘best of the best’ as we countdown our picks for the top 20 of the year. Instead of giving you the top five today, we’ll start at the other end of the chart and bring you 20 through to 16.

Next week we’ll bring you 15 to 11 before unveiling the last two installments just before Christmas.

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I liked this: 7 Must-Have Web Apps For Designers And Developers Toolbox

There are many online tools and web applications out there, but getting by free and good ones is not that easy. Today, we are sharing 7 Must-Have Web Apps For Designers And Developers Toolbox. Read each entry in the list and see which one suits your needs best.

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Golden Ratio

There are two scenarios the calculator is designed for. The first is that you have a column with a certain width (perhaps to achieve a nice word:line ratio). You wish to find a matching column. Type in the width and use the left side, which gives you both a smaller and larger column. The second scenario is that you have a container and wish to divide it in two. Type in the container width and use the right side measurements.

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I liked this: The Ultimate (Free!) WordPress Theme Development Toolkit

When building WordPress themes ( or any websites for that matter ) it helps to build up some resources that you can use over and over again to cut down on development time. The development process starts with the initial layout in a program like Photoshop or Fireworks and then on to the HTML / CSS coding. Once you have the required pages coded up, you can then start developing the theme itself and then finally testing the theme within WordPress.

Today’s post is one for your bookmarks as I roundup lots of resources for each stage of the development process. Continue reading