Welcome to lunch-time sharing session on 14 Sept 05!

Weblogging : The What & How ?

Glad you made your way here.

Please feel free to browse for the blogging resources provided (all links were last accessed & checked on 9 Sept 2004).

Introduction to Weblogging

You are most welcome to participate in this blog by posting your comments under the various topics. In the course of exploring those links provided as resources, you might have come across some nice links, or discover broken links to the resources listed in the blog, kindly report / share them in your comments.

Hope you find the sharing of information in this blog useful to you !

Searching for Blog Resources

These resources can be in the form of hyperlinks, articles, documents, reports, compendium, & portals on blogs.

• 7 Things You Should Know About Blogs (http://www.educause.edu/LibraryDetailPage/666?ID=ELI7006)
• EduResources Weblog--Higher Education Resources Online (http://radio.weblogs.com/0114870/)
• Educational Technology Weblog (http://www.psesd.org/weblogs/edtech/archives/cat_technology_trends.html)
• eatonweb portal (http://portal.eatonweb.com/)
• Wikipedia -- Weblog (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weblog)
• Your Guide to Corporate Blogging (http://www.corporateblogging.info)
• Weblogs Compendium (http://www.lights.com/weblogs/)
• FAQ: What is a Blog? (http://www.andreas.com/faq-blog.html)
• An Overview of the Weblog Tools Market (http://www.elise.com/web/a/weblog_tools_market_update_february_2005.php)

Searching for Blog Feeds

NewIsfree (http://www.newsisfree.com/)
Bloglines (http://www.bloglines.com/)
Technorati (http://www.technorati.com/)
BlogStreet (http://www.blogstreet.com/)
Syndic8 (http://www.syndic8.com/)

Keeping track of blogs

Bloglines (http://www.bloglines.com/)
Bloglines is providing a new service to the subscribed members in which they can include a subscription link to Bloglines in their blogs. This enables visitors to their blogs to easily stay current with their blogs without having to remember to visit them. It even provides several different subscription icons for this purpose. One of the subscription icons, ,is being used in this blog.

Rocketinfo (http://demo.rocketinfo.com/desktop/)

Feedster (http://feedster.com/)

Selecting blogging softwares / tools

1. Free online authoring/Web hosting services
Blogger / Blogspot (http://www.blogger.com/ / http://www.blogspot.com/)
LiveJournal (http://www.livejournal.com/)
Diaryland (http://www.diaryland.com/)
WebCrimson ( http://www.crimsonblog.com/ )

2. Paid online authoring/Web hosting services
Blogger Pro (http://www.blogger.com/ / http://www.blogspot.com/)
LiveJournal (http://www.livejournal.com/)
Typepad (http://www.typepad.com/)

3. Free authoring /hosting at own server
These are basically from the open-source:
Wordpress (http://wordpress.org/ )
Greymatter (http://www.noahgrey.com/greysoft/ )
b2evolution (http://b2evolution.net/ )

4. Licensed authoring /hosting at own server
Movable Type (http://www.movabletype.org/ )
Manila from Radio UserLand (http://manila.userland.com/ )

5. Desktop solution using desktop clients
Radio UserLand (http://radio.userland.com/ )
LiveJournal (http://www.livejournal.com/) – use 3rd party tools
w.bloggar (http://www.wbloggar.com/ )

Publicise via blog search engines & directories

1. Use online syndication services
NewIsfree ( http://www.newsisfree.com/ )
Radio UserLand ( http://radio.userland.com/ )
Syndic8 ( http://www.syndic8.com/ )

2. Submit your blog URL to blog search engines & directories
Yahoo Directory ( http://add.yahoo.com/fast/add?17051064 )
Daypop (http://www.daypop.com/info/submit.htm )
Open Directory ( http://dmoz.org/add.html )
Blog Universe (http://www.bloguniverse.com/radlinks/index.php)
Blogdex (http://blogdex.net/add.asp )