The art and craft of the personal blog ā and the business of blogging as part of the creator economy.
blog advice
The reason clichĆ©s become clichĆ©s is that clearly articulating ideas in an easily understood manner is actually pretty hard. When people hit on a really good formulation, they tend to stick to it. This has come home to me because Iāve spent the last hour looking at a set
Blogging
[https://i1.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2007/08/timscats.jpg] Now, this [blog post by Tim Relf](http://www.fwi.co.uk/blogs/rural-life/2007/08/my-pet-subject.html) makes me happy. You see, as well as being one of our bloggers, heās one of our journalists.
Atom
Is a blog really a blog, if it isnāt publishing some flavour of feed, be it Atom or RSS? Or is it merely a web page with some blog-like characteristics?
Blogging
Bloggingās been a bit erratic around here of late for a number of reasons. High amongst those is that a lot of what I want to blog about is my job. Now, thereās no inherent problem with that ā my employers are pretty good about that sort of thing
Atom
Todayās entry in the really-not-very-surprising stakes:Google Sets Feedburner Pro Free! [http://www.somewhatfrank.com/2007/07/feedburner-goes.html] > FeedBurner, the Chicago-based feed management startup that was recently acquired by Google, has decided to offer its Pro services for free. Users can now get all the Pro stats
Blogging
Werewolves would win. They regenerate. Robots just get torn apart. [via Tango in her Eyes [http://tangoinhereyes.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-blogs-are-born.html])
Blogging
Hold on to your hats. Iām going to do something I donāt often do: Kids See Teacherās Blog Rant [http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007281055,00.html] Yes, I just linked to The Sun. Why? Because this is yet another example of people failing to
bloggers
Iām fighting a losing battle. To me, a blog is a frequently updated website, with a characteristic reverse chronological style and plenty of oppotunities for interaction. It is short for āweblogā. In my day to day work, aiding and abetting blogging journalists, and as I read around blogs in
Blogging
[http://mingle2.com/blog-rating] Iām so ashamed. I need to swear moreā¦ Via Kate [http://lewishamsucks.blogspot.com/2007/06/another-copy.html] and Andrew [http://andrewkbrown.wordpress.com/2007/06/21/this-is-a-mild-mannered-blog/].
bloggers
The Doctor's view on bloggingā¦
Blogging
This is something of a token post. Iāve spent the day āfacilitatingā a workshop for all our bloggers within RBI, and Iām shattered. Never has my respect for those of you who do this sort of thing for a living been higher: itās absolutely exhausting. However, it
Blogging
Whatās the one thing that all blogging journalists should know?
