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Blogging Basics

Darlene [email protected]

University of Saskatchewan

Computers In Libraries

Washington, DC

March 14, 2004

Overview

What are blogs? Blog features Hosted blogs Blog software

What is it?

Blog/ Weblog is a web page containing brief entries

arranged chronologically Can be a a journal or diary, ‘What’s

New’ page or links to other web sites

“To me, the blog concept is about three things: Frequency, Brevity, and Personality.”

Evan Williams (creator of Blogger)

Terminology

Blogger – person who maintains a blog Blogging – the act of creating a blog Blogrolling – moving form blog to blog Blogrolodex – a listing of other blogs Blawgs, Klogs, Trackback, Ping, Permalink,

… See discussion of terminology on

MetaFilter

Why blogs?

2000-2003 Tools that made it easy to publish No need to know HTML No need to know FTP Anywhere, anytime

Blogs are currently the province of the young, with 92.4% of blogs created by people under the age of 30.

Blogging demo

1. Login in to an account on www.blogger.com

2. Create a new entry.3. “Post and publish”

1. Login

2. Add a new entry

3. Post and publish

View your web site

Standard features

Let’s take a look beSpacific.com

Accurate, focused law and technology news

www.bespacific.com

Blog post or entry

Features

Headline Time stamp Permanent link Categories Search RSS feeds

Other features

Long entries (newsletter) Comments Draft mode Off line editing Spellchecking Timed release Multiple blogs Track back

Choosing a blogging solution

Lots of options Dive in and try a few for free:

Blogger, Onclave,Web Crimson

Hosted locallyor remotely

Hosted Antville Blogger LiveJournal TypePad

Local Server PMachine Movable Type Bloxsom

Community/Portal Geekblog

Onclave

Market Share

Blog Census, May 2003

Client solutions

Clients FogCreek’s CityDesk, Windows

http://www.fogcreek.com/CityDesk/ Eastgate’s Tinderbox, Macintosh

http://www.eastgate.com/Tinderbox/

Just a few of the factors

Types of blog Features and functions Server platform

Unix or Windows or MAC IT help Scripting languages

Security and privacy

Blogging Software for Intranet Applications. ONLINE, January 2003

Finding out more

Weblogs Compendium www.lights.ca/weblogs/

Library Weblogs www.libdex.com/weblogs/

Articles: Blogging Your Life Away. ONLINE, May, 2001 Blogging Software for Intranet Applications.

ONLINE, January 2003 Why and How to Use Blogs to Promote Your

Library's Services, Marketing Library Services, Nov/Dec 2003

Thank you! Darlene Fichter

[email protected] of Saskatchewan Library