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Blogging For Dummies
By: Brad HilleBook Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Imprint: For Dummies
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There are currently nine million blogs, with 40,000 new ones created every day;25 percent of Internet users say they read blogs, and 9 percent say they've created one This book walks people through what they need to know to launch a blog, maintain it, publicize it, syndicate it, and even make money from it Topics covered include choosing a Weblog host such as Blogger.com or TypePad, hosting a blog on one's own, solving blog problems, working with blogging software (Movable Type, Greymatter, Radio Userland), and delving into RSS syndication Offers tips from veteran bloggers, a rundown of Blogosphere protocol, savvy pointers on earning revenue from a blog, and advice on specialized blogs such as podcasts, vlogs, and photo and MP3 blogs
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| Release Date: 01-13-2006 | |
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Blogging For Dummies
Chapter One
Understanding Blogging at Last
In This Chapter
* Defining blogs
* Introducing entries, index pages, and other blog elements
* Understanding the role of blog templates
Consider some amazing measurements. (I'm talking about measurements of blogging, not the size of Donald Trump's hair.) According to some sources, about 70 million Weblogs existed in mid-2005. One respected research company reported that 6 percent of the U.S. population had created a Weblog and that 16 percent of the population read blogs. Another study in the summer of 2005 put the number of blog readers somewhat lower, but discovered something amazing about those people who did read blogs: about two-thirds of them didn't know what a blog was.
Ever since the lead-up to the 2004 U.S. presidential election, Weblogs have been in the news. Many articles reporting on the blog phenomenon take a stab at defining them, but these halfhearted attempts don't go far in educating the masses of people who are a bit puzzled by the whole "blog thing." Are blogs 21st-century news outlets? Fund-raising gimmicks? Online diaries? Self-expression for teenagers? Are they Web sites or something different? Are bloggers journalists, columnists, or celebrities, or can anyone be a blogger? Is there money in it? Many people have heard of blogs and even read them but don't really know what they are.
As for creating a blog, despite the millions who have already started one, millions more don't know where to begin. They hear that it's easy, but nothing is easy without a nudge in the right direction. This book provides that productiv
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