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Howstuffworks "How Blogs Work"

2005-03-11T00:59:00.000-08:00

Howstuffworks "How Blogs Work": "Blogs appear on the news pretty often these days. For example, a reporter is tipped to a story by a blog, or a blog reports another angle on a story. Blogs show up in magazines a lot, too.

But there is a good chance you have never seen a blog (also known as a weblog) or experienced the Blogosphere. What are blogs? There are now millions of them -- where did they all come from?"

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2005-02-20T00:41:00.002-08:00

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2005-02-20T00:41:00.001-08:00

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2005-02-20T00:41:00.000-08:00

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Set Up a Blog at Blogger

2005-02-16T18:58:00.000-08:00

Set Up a Blog at Blogger: "A short how-to for individuals who wish to set-up a blog using Blogger.com.

Difficulty: Easy

Time Required: 5 to 10 minutes
Here's How:

1. Go to the Blogger site at http://www.blogger.com/

2. Click on the 'sign-up now' link or 'start now' button. You will be directed to the registration page.

3. When you get to the 'Create a Blogger Account' page, you will be asked for a Username*, your first and last name, your email address ('you@yourdomain.com'), and a password. You have to type your password twice for security and confirmation purposes. Once you've read the Terms and Conditions of Blogger, you can check the box that indicates your acceptance. As soon as you've completed this process, click on the 'Sign Up' button.

4. As soon as you are registered with a user name and password, you will be taken to the 'Create a New Blog' page.

5. Provide a title and description for your new blog. Don't sweat it too much if you come up with something less than perfect description at this time. You'll have time to edit and re-write later. You will also have to decide whether you want your blog to be private (only you can give away the URL address of your blog) or public (Blogger can list you in their 'recently updated' list and other promotions)."

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Blogs now among the important mix of communication tools: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

2005-02-14T21:19:00.000-08:00

Blogs now among the important mix of communication tools: South Florida Sun-Sentinel: "Blogs now among the important mix of communication tools

By Jeffery D. Zbar
Special to the Sun-Sentinel
Posted February 14 2005

The Internet and interactive media have found their place as effective marketing tools. Add to those tools the "blog," which is finding a home in the online marketing world.

Called the top tech trend to watch in 2005 by Fortune magazine, the Web log, or "blog," is an online journal or diary designed to be frequently updated and posted or distributed to readers. Marketing and communications professionals are finding value in the community-building that starts with the online journal.

Topics vary depending on the blogger and that person's audience, from car enthusiasts to political followers or gadflys to sports enthusiasts. As the number grows -- about 23,000 new blogs are created each day, according to blog-tracking firm Technorati -- the need to reach these audiences, or become part of an increasingly relevant trend, only grows in kind.

Marketing shop Moxie Group has suggested its technology client, The Casey Group, start a blog to reach its audience, said agency principal Lisa Buyer. Blogging for business makes sense for Casey for obvious reasons, she said. Blogging allows the software and information technology firm to reach its clients with a pertinent message in a medium its clients are using, she said. Besides, Casey is a tech firm, after all.

"They need to walk the talk," Buyer said. "Blogs are the next generation of marketing, and they're operating in a next-generation industry. That's why it was appropriate to put it in their mix."

By their "journaling" nature, blogs require fresh and timely entries be posted regularly. Buyer recommended Casey assign an employee to write and post entries several times a week if not daily, and monitor customer responses before posting appropriate entries on the blog site.

Keeping it fresh and monitoring it for content will help control the credibility of the message as well as its tone and style, and "communicate a message that's consistent with the rest of the marketing," she said.

Blogs also hit where other media might miss. With spam filters set on high alert and catching many marketing messages before they reach their targets, a blog can be a smart alternative to delivering a newsletter by e-mail, Buyer said. With something as simple as a page on the Casey Group site that can be frequently updated, readers who subscribe to the blog can be alerted about new postings.

Balanced communication is are essential to creating the appropriate tone for a blog. Miami PR firm AJR & Partners has launched the "AJR Spin Zone." Casual and light, the blog looks at national trends and issues: President Bush's State of the Union address, the use of sound bites, or event marketing from the perspective of someone in the business.

Though informal, the site presents an emerging trend among progressive companies that seek "conversations" with their customers, said Alec J. Rosen, the company's president.

The informal nature of blogs presents both hazard and opportunity, Buyer said.

A company risks casting a casual impression that might belie its otherwise polished corporate image. Use of language that's too loose or informal can damage an organization or industry's reputation, said Rissig Licha, senior partner and managing director with Fleishman-Hillard Miami/Latin America.

But because of their impromptu nature, blog entries should avoid polished language and highbrow content to connect with readers, Buyer said.

"The informal style is the beauty of the blog. It's not a formulated marketing and advertising message," Buyer said. "It can be casual and informal, but you can still control the message. You have to balance that so it works as a true marketing tool."

Marketers interested in creating blogs for their sites should inquire with their site host as to whether blog technology is provided. They also can visit blog sites, such as Blogger.com, Bloglines.com and TypePad.com.

Jeff Zbar is a freelance writer. He can be reached at jeff@jeffzbar.com.

Start here How To Set Up Your Blog bloggers Blogging:

2005-01-30T17:25:00.000-08:00

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How To Set Up Your Blog bloggers Blogging: Learning Blogger

2005-01-30T17:20:00.000-08:00

How To Set Up Your Blog bloggers Blogging: Learning Blogger: "Click here to see a great video on how to set up your blog!Learning Blogger: 'Introduction
::welcome0:43(3 MB)

1. Preparing to Blog
::what's a blog, really?4:50(12 MB)
::gathering your thoughts6:44(16.1 MB)

2. Setting Up Your Account
::creating your account3:41(8 MB)
::naming your blog1:53(2.8 MB)
::choosing a template'"

ABC News: People of the Year: Bloggers

2005-01-15T01:05:00.000-08:00

ABC News: People of the Year: Bloggers

ABC News: People of the Year: Bloggers

Internet Phenomenon Provides Unique Insight Into People's Thoughts

>Blogs have made such an impact this year that Merriam-Webster named it the word of the year.

>Dylan Verdi, an 11-year-old known as the world's youngest videoblogger, says she covers "things that I've seen that I like or that I've heard of, or just anything that happened to me that day that I'm thinking."

There are millions of blogs on the Internet — a new one is created every seven-and-a-half seconds. More than 10,000 new additions are added to the "blogosphere" each day.

>Firsthand Reporting on Asian Tsunami Catastrophes

This week, their influence has become readily apparent. Dozens of bloggers have been filing firsthand reports from the areas devastated by southern Asia's deadly tsunamis.

"There is kind of an immediacy that people can relate to — can't help but relate to that in a very intimate way," said Jardin.

"Day three," one blogger writes from the scene, "this may be an unexpected challenge and responsibility, and it hurts to see people in pain. But it's also a remarkable experience to be on hand to do something modest, but useful, in the aftermath of a disaster."

Bloggers around the world have made themselves useful, encouraging donations to relief groups, posting the names of the missing and expressing sympathy for the victims.

>As a driving force in politics this year, bloggers covered the 2004 presidential campaigns and election. Political candidates also used them as valuable campaign tools.

"The Internet taught us, rather than the other way around," said former Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean.

This year, for the first time, bloggers were permitted to cover the national political conventions firsthand.

Bloggers have taken the lead over traditional media on a number of stories, including racist remarks made by then-Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., at former Sen. Strom Thurmond's birthday party.

>"Suddenly the mainstream media, the nightly news, on all three networks and on cable, picked up the story and the papers picked up the story and the next thing you know, Trent Lott's resigning and gone," said Democratic strategist Joe Trippi, who masterminded Dean's groundbreaking online campaign efforts.

>Some of the most compelling images of 2004 found their way to blogs first, from the Florida hurricanes to the war in Iraq. It was a blogger who got the first photographs of coffins carrying U.S. soldiers arriving in the United States from Iraq.

ABC News' Elizabeth Vargas filed this report for "World News Tonight."

IE Bugs Now 'Extremely Critical' Don't Use Internet Explorer

2005-01-10T15:53:00.000-08:00

IE Bugs Now 'Extremely Critical' Jan. 10, 2005
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An unpatched, months-old vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer is now even more dangerous, security firms warn.
By Gregg Keizer
TechWeb News

An unpatched, months-old vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer is now even more dangerous, security firms reported Monday.

Danish security vendor Secunia warned that new exploits of an earlier series of vulnerabilities in IE now let hackers compromise Windows computers without any more work than enticing users to malicious Web sites.

In August and then again in October 2004, Secunia broadcast warnings of similar threats to IE, but at the latter date posted proof-of-concept code which required the user to actually drag and drop a file within the browser to be at risk. The exploits now in the wild, said Secunia and the SAN Institute's Internet Storm Center, are automated and require no user action except visiting a hacker-constructed site.

In response, Secunia upped its assessment of the vulnerability to "extremely critical,' its most dire warning.

The three vulnerabilities noted by Secunia affect Internet Explorer 6.x, including the version bundled with Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), the massive update from last October which was touted by Microsoft as a major security upgrade.

SAN Institute's Internet Storm Center confirmed the vulnerabilities, which "will allow remote code execution on a victim's system just by visiting the [malicious] site."

The Center said it had received e-mail with a link to such a site -- users would still have to be drawn to the site -- and noted that "as of now, there is no patch available."

Secunia has posted an online test that users can run to determine if their browser is vulnerable.

Until a patch is available, IE users should consider switching browsers, said Secunia, or disabling the "Drag and Drop or copy and paste files option in Internet Explorer. Microsoft has posted a document on its support site that explains the process.

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2005-01-03T11:34:00.000-08:00

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Happy 2005 New Year Everybody!

2005-01-01T15:40:00.000-08:00

Happy 2005 New Year Everybody!

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Learning Blogger

2004-12-07T14:17:00.000-08:00

Click here to see a great video on how to set up your blog!Learning Blogger: "Introduction
::welcome0:43(3 MB)

1. Preparing to Blog
::what's a blog, really?4:50(12 MB)
::gathering your thoughts6:44(16.1 MB)

2. Setting Up Your Account
::creating your account3:41(8 MB)
::naming your blog1:53(2.8 MB)
::choosing a template"

Blogger: Tour - Get Started With Blogger

2004-12-02T08:46:00.000-08:00

Blogger: Tour - Get Started With Blogger

The fastest way to understand blogging is to try it out. We've worked really hard to make it really easy for you. Just click the link below, and you can be part of the phenomenon that's transforming web and media to a participatory activity in less than five minutes. Seriously.

What will happen then? Who knows. It might be fun, though.

And remember: Blogger is totally free, and if you have trouble, just click the Help button from any screen, and you can find the answer you're looking for—or even ask our dedicated support staff.

Forbes.com: Blogging For The Eyes And Ears

2004-12-02T00:20:00.000-08:00

Forbes.com: Blogging For The Eyes And Ears: "NEW YORK - Last year it seemed everyone had a blog. The word blog--in case you didn't already know--comes from the contraction of Web and log, and more than a few times last year it was combined in some way with the phrase 'blah, blah, blah.' "

Globetechnology: Flickr offers snapshot of where the Web's headed

2004-12-01T23:31:00.000-08:00

Globetechnology: Flickr offers snapshot of where the Web's headed: "Vancouver-based Ludicorp's photo-sharing/social networking service Flickr is all the rage with shutterbugs. But it's also contributing to something much more significant: an evolution of the Web that could change the way people use on-line sites."

Audio Blogger

2004-12-01T16:38:00.000-08:00

This is The Audio Blogger, this is really cool!

Blogger Knowledge: On The Road with Audioblogger

2004-12-01T16:32:00.000-08:00

Blogger Knowledge: On The Road with Audioblogger: "Blogger has always been about giving you a voice on the web. However, until now we only meant that figuratively. With our new audioblogger service you have the ability to phone-in your audio posts from anywhere, anytime. This is especially useful when you're on location, on the road, or if you really just need to be heard.
Get Your Voice on The Web
Audioblogging has been around for a while as a paid service; we're just making a big fuss about it now because we decided it would be much better if it were free. So we went ahead and made that happen. Once you sign up, all you have to do is call a number and speak. It's like leaving a voice mail except way cooler because it gets published to your blog as a sound file that people can play right from your web site. Neat huh?
See: Audioblogger.com
See: The Audioblogger FAQ"

Blogger Knowledge: Promoting Your Blog

2004-12-01T16:25:00.000-08:00

Blogger Knowledge: Promoting Your Blog

Blogger Help : Posting and Editing

2004-12-01T16:23:00.000-08:00

Blogger Help : Posting and Editing

Blogger Help : How do I post pictures?

2004-12-01T16:22:00.000-08:00

Blogger Help : How do I post pictures?

Blogger Help : Can I have a blog to which more than one person posts?

2004-12-01T16:21:00.001-08:00

Blogger Help : Can I have a blog to which more than one person posts?

Blogger Help : Welcome to Blogger!

2004-12-01T16:21:00.000-08:00

Blogger Help : Welcome to Blogger!: "Welcome to Blogger!"

Blogger Help : Blogger Basics

2004-12-01T16:20:00.000-08:00

Blogger Help : Blogger Basics: "Blogger Basics"

Google AdSense Tour

2004-12-01T16:19:00.000-08:00

Google AdSense Tour: "Google AdSense is the program that can give you advertising revenue from each page on your website�with a minimal investment in time and no additional resources.
AdSense delivers relevant ads that are precisely targeted�on a page-by-page basis�to the content people find on your site. And when you add a Google search box to your site, AdSense delivers relevant ads that are targeted to the Google search results pages generated by your visitors� search request."