I learned so much about the blogosphere from reading Blogging for Dummies by Brad Hill. This book stays true to the established form of the extremely popular "dummies" series published by Wiley Publishing Co. It is chock full of helpful information about everything you wanted to know about blogging....but were afraid to ask!
The first few chapters contain basic technical answers about blogging - entries, posts, indexes, archives, etc. After you get through the easy stuff, you progress to well thought out (and sometimes humorous) ideas about blogging options, finding your voice, TrackBacks explanations, and blog promotion, to name but a few of the topics covered.
If you get this far into the book, you'll then be treated to RSS Feeds, good citizenship in the blogosphere, pod casting, photoblogging (this is usually what we see in ActiveRain), audioblogging, and lots more great information.
While reading the Glossary, I found a few terms with which I was unfamiliar and wanted to share them with you.
- Blogathy - when you become apathetic about posting in your blog
(been there, done that) - Blogorrhea - too much insubstantial blogging (we've all certainly seen this particular disease)
- Blogroach - a derogatory term denoting a blog reader who crawls through comment sections leaving unnecessary comments (yup)
- Fisk - to viciously deconstruct a blog post written by somebody else (it is a common blogging style but definitely not for me)
- Post - this was interesting. When used as a verb, bloggers post entries (your entry is not called a blog, it is called a post); used as a noun, bloggers put their posts in their blogs (get it?)
- Vlog - a video blog
This book is a steal at $21.99. You'll keep this one in your professional library and will refer to it often. I guarantee it!
Peggy Edwards, REALTOR®
Citrus Park/Westchase, Florida
(813) 787-2923
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