NNA partners with Knowledgewebb.net to offer hands-on training, self-directed courses, webinars

NNA has partnered with Knowledgewebb.net, a site offering hands-on training, self-directed courses, ongoing webinars and more for everyone working in media and communications. Members receive unlimited hands-on training in a very easy-to-use setting, interactive live webinars and chat sessions and access to experts in a dozen different subject areas. Knowledgewebb offers a database of 150+ hands-on lessons to help you learn more, and new lessons are added every week. Topics include how to start a website from scratch, how to use Twitter to market yourself, how to choose a content management system, how to buy a digital camera and much more.

Knowledgewebb, whose tagline is “Don’t sweat the tech,” is designed with the digital newbie — or even the technophobe — in mind. All its content is jargon-free, and everything on the site is tagged to make navigation and search simple and fast.

Site features include:

A special section on entrepreneurship for those looking to set up or improve a Web or new media business.
Learning resources such as worksheets and hands-on activities.
A continually refreshed “Did You Know” section explaining the latest tech trends in plain English.
A database of more than 150 interactive lessons on new media and technology topics, including “Twitter for Publishing & Marketing,” “Personal Blogging 101” and “How to Buy a Digital Camera.” Members can suggest new topics for inclusion.
Weekly live chat sessions with noted experts that cover subject areas ranging from search engine marketing to audio editing and Internet security along with ongoing email access to Knowledgewebb experts.
Monthly Informative webinars on topics like “Reinventing Yourself for an Online World.”

NNA members receive a 30 percent discount on an annual membership. Your membership is all-inclusive; there are no additional fees for any of Knowledgewebb's features.

Watch a 30-second introducton video here.
Take a full site tour (10 minutes) here.
Watch and read coverage of Knowledgewebb here.
Click here to register.
- Login and return to this page to get your NNA members-only discount code.

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