Blogging Tools

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Blogging Tools
Internet Librarian
Monterey, CA

• Darlene Fichter
• darlene.fichter_at_usask.ca
• University of Saskatchewan

November 5, 2003
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Overview

• What are blogs?
• Blog features
• Hosted blogs
• Blog software

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What is it?

• Blog/ Weblog is
• a web page containing brief entries arranged
  chronologically
• Can be a a journal or diary, Whats New page or
  links to other web sites

To me, the blog concept is about three things
Frequency, Brevity, and Personality. Evan
Williams (creator of Blogger)
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Standard features

• Lets take a look
• beSpacific.com
• Accurate, focused law and technology news
• www.bespacific.com

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Blog post or entry
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Major Features

• Headline
• Time stamp
• Permanent link
• Archive options
• Categories
• Search
• RSS feeds

• Comments
• Ping
• Track back
• Email subscriptions

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Other features

• Long entries (newsletter)
• Comments
• Draft mode
• Off line editing
• Spellchecking
• Timed release
• Multiple blogs
• Track back

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Choosing a blogging solution

• Lots of options
• Dive in and try a few for free
• Blogger, Onclave,Web Crimson
• TypePad

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Hosted locallyor remotely

• Hosted
• Antville
• Blogger
• LiveJournal
• TypePad
• Local Server
• pMachine
• Movable Type
• Bloxsom

• Community
• Geekblog
• Onclave

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pMachine control panel
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Create a new entry

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Member profile page
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Movable Type add an entry
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Blogger add an entry
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(No Transcript)
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Annotation support
http//radio.weblogs.com/0107019/stories/2002/04/2
6/postLinkAndAnnotate.html
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RSS
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Client solutions

• Clients
• FogCreeks CityDesk, Windows
• http//www.fogcreek.com/CityDesk/
• Eastgates Tinderbox, Macintosh
• http//www.eastgate.com/Tinderbox/

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Just a few of the factors

• Types of blog
• Features and functions
• Server platform
• Unix or Windows or MAC
• IT help
• Scripting languages
• Security and privacy

Blogging Software for Intranet Applications.
ONLINE, January 2003
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Market Share
Blog Census, May 2003
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Finding out more

• Weblogs Compendium
• www.lights.com/weblogs/
• Library Weblogs
• www.libdex.com/weblogs/
• Articles
• Darlene Fichter - Blogging Your Life Away.
  ONLINE, May, 2001 View
• Darlene Fichter. Blogging Software for Intranet
  Applications. ONLINE, January 2003

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Thank you!

• Darlene Fichter
• darlene.fichter_at_usask.ca
• University of Saskatchewan Library