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Blogging 101
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Originally posted on Sept. 13, 2005. Updated: Feb. 18, 2009
People are still asking where to go for a "blogging 101." That question momentarily stumps me. There's so much information out there it's hard to know where to begin. To simplify, I decided to be literal and look for resources labelled Blogging 101. I've also included several links to microblogging -- and specifically, to Twitter.
A key point about blogging is that it's only one piece of the bigger social media pie. It's a key piece, however. Think of it as your home base or the hub of the wheel. From your blog people should easily be able to find you on Delicious, Facebook, Flickr, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube.
For close to 100 examples of corporate blogs, see The Big List of Big Brand Blogs I've compiled.
Note: I include RSS and podcasting because they were hot buzz concepts in 2005, when I originally wrote this post.
Blogging 101
Blogs 101 by Rich Meislin in The New York Times
Beginner's Guide to Business Blogging by Debbie Weil (PDF download)
Blogging 101 by Technorati
Blog knowledge center by Cymfony
Business Blogging 101 on the NEWPRWiki
Blogging 101 by Kari Chisholm
Weblog Basics on About.com
Wikipedia definition of Weblog
Twitter in plain English (video)
RSS 101
RSS 101: "Really Simple" 5-Step Guide to Get Started
RSS 101 for Marketers (Forrester report, July 2005)
About Feeds (XML, RSS, Atom) by Anil Dash for SixApart
RSS Beyond Blogs (round-up of corporate RSS feeds by Toby Bloomberg)
Podcasting 101
Podcasting 101 on MacZealots.com
How to Record a Podcast by Glenn Fleishman
Useful Links
- Copyblogger (best blog on how to write a great blog)
- Start Your Own (by Mitch Joel)
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Comments
Alex Barnett blog said on September 14, 2005 at 02:16 AM
101 for RSS, Blogging and Podcating,
Debbie Weil has a useful collection of links to noob content - 101s for Bloggers, Podcasters and RSSers....
ben.hamilton.id.au said on September 14, 2005 at 09:36 PM
Tips on how to get blogged
TechCrunch have a list of the Top Ten Things You Can Do To Get Blogged.
I especially liked these three (although all of them are worthy):
2. Approach Bloggers Directly.
3. Be Persistent. Don’t be defensive when you are asked hard questions.
4. Sta…
TomorrowConnecting.biz said on September 15, 2005 at 04:48 PM
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If youre not already using Firefox as your default Interent browser, get with the programme. It is more user-friendly and efficient than its proprietary counterpart, Internet Explorer. And as if that wasnt enough motivation, its…
Ellen Finkelstein said on October 9, 2005 at 12:32 PM
Not a Web resource, but a book:
Syndicating Web Sites with RSS Feeds For Dummies
Biotope - Blog de Geoffroi Garon said on October 10, 2005 at 09:42 PM
Blogging 101, Podcasting 101 et RSS 101
Voici un billet [en] de Debbie Weil du BlogWrite for CEO [en] qui présente diverses ressources, billets et références sur les blogue corporatifs. Cela dans 3 grandes catégories : les blogues, les podcastings et les RSS.
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