Shiny New Toys for Awesome News Sites

Danny Sanchez Digital Platform Manager, Courant.com/CTnow.com Journalistopia.com - Twitter: @dannysanchez

Don't be afraid to just play.

Promote yourself like a hungry freelancer.

Keep digging.

Preferably, with a friend.

On to the On to the toys!toys!

Photo credits (Thank you, Flickr):

alfr3do (Boy with Legos)http://www.flickr.com/photos/alfr3do

PrASanGaM (Girl at beach) http://www.flickr.com/photos/eyes_manish

Bethcanphoto (Gorilla costume) http://www.flickr.com/photos/bethcanphoto

ljpixie75 (Digging dogs) http://www.flickr.com/photos/ljpixie75

Michael Haslam (Toy cars) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikehaslam

Matt Hamm (Wooden background) - http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthamm

And yeah, you can use Creative Commons photos like these in your blog posts. (That'd be Tool #1.)