I've never seen the book you refer to, but from the Amazon description and reviews, it looks like it would fit the bill perfectly. And, for students who choose to buy their books online, it looks as though Amazon offers a discount if the Blood book is also purchased.
I'm really impressed at some the additions Blogger has made to its available features in just the last year. Just today, I noticed you can now upload files...nifty. If only they added in categories for posts, I'd have no complaints.
And if anyone out there has stumbled on the Daybook because they are considering Blogs and Wikis for spring...Take the class!! It ranks as one of my favorites in my BSU career. (/shameless course alumni plug)
posted by Berne at 12:58 PM
Looking for Weblogs and Wikis booksThe Weblogs and Wikis course is back in spring (tell your friends!), and I'm looking for recommendations for a text.
We'll be using Rebecca Blood,
The Weblog Handbook (still the best on the market for writing a blog), but I'm looking for a good how-to book:
- how to set up your blog,
- how to find templates,
- how to tinker with templates,
- how to find cool stuff for your side bar...
You know the kind of things. We've used
Blog On! one year (now out of print), and Biz Stone another year. I'm looking now at
Publishing a Blog with Blogger : Visual QuickProject Guide (Visual Quickproject Series) by Elizabeth Castro. Inexpensive, and focused on blogger.
Anyone have any suggestions? Has anyone seen
Publishing a Blog with Blogger? The book needs to be inexpensive, and the kind of book the techno-timid will find usable and useful.
Thanks in advance -
posted by morgan at 5:07 PM
Blogging can lead to some money, in a round-about-sense.
This summer I was contacted by a twin cities public education group to create/teach/share knowledge on weblogs. This particular group pays $15 per person/per hour. That means a 3 hour course will pay $45.00 per person.
If anyone wants to do this, pick up the public education flyers in your community and contact them. I'm teaching one in November that is directed towards the parents of teen-age bloggers. Because what their children blog can end up in the courts; and then who is liable?
Be creative. Read stories in the news that mention blogs (thats what I did) and sell yourself.
What you learn in Bemidji should be very valuable.
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