Blog On: Building Online Communities with Web Logs

Weblogs -- or blogs -- are taking the Internet by storm! Now you can expand your site using message boards, mailing lists, and numerous other features to maintain and promote community with help from this easy-to-understand guide. Includes practical tips for making tweaks and improvements with HTML, Flash, Web images, and much more.

Contents  

   Part I: What’s a Weblog and How Do I Get One?
    1: Do I Need a Weblog?
    2: Choosing Your Weblog Software and Server

   Part II: Using Your Weblog
    3: The Simple Blog
    4: Using a Hosted Weblog
    5: Setting Up and Using Greymatter
    6: Setting Up and Using Movable Type
    7: Setting Up and Using pMachine

   Part III: Extending Your Weblog
    8: Writing, Designing, and Tweaking Your Blog
    9: Add-Ons for Your Weblog

   Part IV: Publicity and Possibilities
    10: Publicizing Your Weblog Site
    11: Using Weblogs in Organizations

    Appendix: Internet Resources