So what is this clp.ly thing?

This blog is mostly created using clips and quotes generated by clp.ly. It's a tool that lets me easily grab a quote or a screen clip, format it how I want and paste it into any application that accepts rich text. It's great for turning what would have been a one line "look at this interesting link" blog post or email into something more visually compelling.

But that's only half the story. The other half of clp.ly is the 'Clip this story' button that you see below each post. It lets you grab a visual clip (just click the button) or a quote (select text and click the button) from an article in a way that give the author trackbacks and correct linkbacks at the same time as giving you, the person clipping, a great looking quote or clip.

Why does that matter? Well the web is a link economy, your links out and back are important, it's the primary way people discover your content. By making it easy for people to cite and link clp.ly drives traffic.

Try it - click the "Clip this story" button and paste a quote or image into an email or blog post. Easy!

Clipped from: Hey this is interesting! by clp.ly