ScrapBook to save stuff for later

For the times when you just can't blog, the next best thing to do is save what you wanted to post for later. While a wealth of syncing or pseudo-social services like Evernote and Clipmarks offer various takes on clipping stuff to save for later, ScrapBook is one of the best simple, streamlined tools for simply getting the job done.

Implemented as a collapsible sidebar and a right-click context menu, ScrapBook allows you to drag content from a page to save for later, or simply right-click a selection for clipping as well. A folder system allows for organization, and ScrapBook is smart about pulling down things like favicons, source URLs, and other metadata to help you identify what you got from where. Comments can be attached to any clipped information, and everything is stored locally in a simple folder structure so you can grab it outside of Firefox if you ever need to.

Clipped stuff can be dragged from ScrapBook into a ScribeFire window for the ultimate in browser-based blogging, though the power-blogger in us is craving for a Smart Folder implementation for even more organization options.

ScribeFire Quick Ads to make a buck or two



Many bloggers want the option of making money from their posts but don't have a sales team primed to do the dirty work. ScribeFire Quick Ads is an advertising service built specifically for bloggers, and it allows users to place both banner ads on the site and in posts. Using automated content analysis, ScibeFire's sales team works with a variety of networks to find the best ads for your site.

A solid set of reporting tools keeps you informed, and a low monthly payout minimum of $5 can show you the money much sooner than many of these ad networks will on their own. We don't recommend going hog-wild with ads scattered throughout your posts, but ScribeFire is one of the easiest services to get started with, and it's integrated right into the ScribeFire add-on.

Shareaholic to get the word out



For the times when you don't have enough to say to warrant a blog post but you still want to share something, Shareaholic is probably the tool for you. Part social sharing tool and part microblogging enabler, Shareaholic lets you easily share the current page you are looking at via social news and bookmarking sites like Digg and Delicious, but it can also post to blogging and microblogging services like Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, and FriendFeed.

Shareaholic adds a button to both Firefox's toolbar and context menu that makes all these social services accessible. The add-on supports 30 services in all, and it allows you to customize which ones you actually want to use to save time. Unfortunately, however, Shareaholic does not allow you to post to multiple services at once, though it does a good job of harnessing third-party services like URL shortening tools when necessary, such as posting a link to Twitter.

That's it for this round of Pimp my Browser—you are now free to get blogging. Be sure to check back for more software pimping articles in the future, as there is a lot more where this came from.