Updated Resources for Creating a Blog

The initial list of Resources for Creating a Blog was published during the first week of the course. I've added in several additional blog posts with tips and links to resources for creating your blog. This week the focus has been on adding gadgets (or widgets), setting blog permissions and controlling blog comments.

List of latest blog posts on Creating a Blog.

• Basic Blogger Gadgets 
• Adding Gadgets to Blogger
• Setting Blog Permissions - Selecting Readers
• Controlling Blog Comments

List of initial blog posts on Creating a Blog.

• Understanding Blogs
  
• How to Create a Blogger Blog
• More on Blogger Reading Lists
• How to Use Google FriendConnect and Blogger Reading List
  
• Getting Started with Google Reader
  
• Understanding RSS Feeds
• Keeping Your Blog More Private
  

With these different posts and the resources available to you under blogger help, with a bit of time, the process of creating a blog will be more fun and less confusing.

Resources for Starting a Blog

I've pulled together several resources in different posts to help get you started in creating a blog for this course.

• Understanding Blogs
  
• How to Create a Blogger Blog
• More on Blogger Reading Lists
• How to Use Google FriendConnect and Blogger Reading List
  
• Getting Started with Google Reader
  
• Understanding RSS Feeds
• Keeping Your Blog More Private
  

Hopefully this will make the process of creating a blog more fun and less confusing.

Understanding RSS Feeds

A basic, short explanation of RSS from Common Craft, where they explain how RSS (Really Simple Syndication) helps save time when reading the web.