Getting Started with Weblogs, IAP 2004 (3)

Introduction to weblogs

• Simple definition
• A frequently updated Web site consisting of posts that are listed in reverse chronological order.
• A few examples
• Personal history, personal history
• Links, with and without commentary
• Company history: then, then, now, now
• Topical: politics, gizmos, regional, regional, legal, legal, educational
• Data of various kinds: text and photos, photos, products, music listened to
• A question, now that you've seen a few
• What makes a weblog different from a regular Web page?
• Fleshing out a bit.
• Finding
• Hyperlinks
• Blogrolls
• Recency index (talk about the XML button)
• Keyword search
• Who's linking to...
• Breaking news stories
• Me
• Directory, ecosystem (blogstreet)
• Top 100
• Sharing (the white on orange XML button)
• The Golden Rule
• Writing
• Goal: Make publication as simple as humanly possible.
• Other characteristics: Baked-in syndication, change notification.