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slu.sh is a social-learning site where registered users can store for themselves and the community, links to resources from around the web.
Stored, shared and rated for anyone who uses the web as a tool.
Unlike other Search Engines and Tutorial Sites, slu.sh is dedicated to being a direct line between you and the information you need and want to learn. While slushers focus on the quality of the resources they slush and whether they are fundamentally relevant and usable, slu.sh users then pit those slushes against others in the same Heading. Its through this process those slushes are ranked.
slu.sh is not about drilling-down for the information you need, turning what should be a simple 'search-then-find' mission into an unreliable 'guess-then-leave' frustration.
No longer should algorithms, spiders and the SEO'dness of a website factor into whether or not a resource lands in front of your eyes. This is one of the fundamental ideas behind slu.sh; that not all resources are equal and that search results, without context and accountability are a waste of time and a terrible way to learn.
And lets face it, every day there are more of us turning to the web to learn something. Isn't it about time we had some tools to do that properly?
By registering and using slu.sh during this Open BETA phase, you are under no obligation to report issues. Reporting anything is purely at your discretion. slu.sh is in Open BETA and as such is subject to hiccups. Please be patient with us. Don't hesitate to (ab)use slu.sh, though. We're open and we're excited to have people use it, just be aware of the following:
If you break something or find a bug and are willing to bring it to our attention, please take a moment to post on the slu.sh forums (separate registration required) along with any pertinent information such as the time it occured, the steps you took to reproduce it and a detailed explanation of the results and screenshots if possible. The more information you can provide the better. However, as was mentioned above, you are under no obligation to do this. Don't let the notion of having to report bugs or 'test' slu.sh and it's features dissuade you from registering and using it. The basic features of the site are in working order so the functionality is here. It's just that some features aren't live and during this phase, the probability of issues arising are higher than average.
Do you think there is something that isn't as good as it should be? Do you have an idea or a suggestion about how to improve a feature? (other than enabling the ones that aren't currently working ((har-har)) Let's hear it! Hit the slu.sh forums (separate registration required) and post your ideas. We are looking forward to hearing from you!
When you join the slu.sh community you can begin slushing the web for those high quality nuggets of information then store and share them with other slu.sh users.
What is key here is that only registered users can slush, comment, and rank. While it isn't necessary to register with slu.sh in order to benefit from the resources herein linked, registration does have its benefits.
slu.sh is a community of “Teachers & Learners” brought together with the singular goal of aggregating and sharing the resources we all need in order to create, understand and share. slu.sh's database only grows if you join. The quality of the web only gets better when your voice is heard. Register already!
Ready to get started? Excellent!
You will receive an authorization key in your email. Once you've received it, clicking it will take you to the slu.sh authorization page and your account will be activated.
Once your account is activated, sign in. Your email address is half of your sign-in credentials *Please note, during this initial Open BETA phase you do not have access to your account details and cannot change your email address or password. Please write down your password in a secure location - we will not change user credentials. Your account page will be available in the future.
Once you've signed in, the next step is to add the slu.sh toolbar button. *Please note, only Chrome, Firefox and IE9 are supported for use with the slu.sh toolbar button. All other users may use the Submissions link located in the footer of the slu.sh main-page which will open up a small box with a field to paste the URL you wish to slush.
Upon registration, a userpage is automatically created for you. From your userpage, you'll be able to search your own slushes just as you would from the slu.sh mainpage except that these are all the ones you've made. You can access your userpage by either clicking the "Your slushes" link in the header or by typing slu.sh/yourusername in the url bar. (replacing yourusername with your actual slu.sh username). You can change your avatar and bio by clicking on them.
slushing is a fairly simple affair. Once you've found a resource you wish to slush click the slush this toolbar button (or use the Submissions link located in the footer of the slu.sh main-page) which will open up the submission form.
Please watch The Breakdown & slushing Primer for a quick and dirty explanation.
slu.sh this!
<-- Drag this to your Firefox, Chrome or IE9 bookmarks/favorites toolbar
Once you've got it in your toolbar, you're ready to start slushing!
When you land on a page with slushable content, simply click the "slu.sh this!" button on your bookmarks toolbar and you will be taken to the submission page. You must already be logged in or you will be prompted to login before you can submit.
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