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Chapter 1: What Is a Weblog?
Referenced Weblogs:
Now This
Scripting News
Filtered for Purity (now 'stating the obvious')
Robot Wisdom
Infosift (on permanent hiatus)
Camworld
--Anatomy of a Weblog
Peterme
Lemonyellow (Internet Archive)
Be Nice to Bears (currently on hiatus)
Tomalak's Realm
MetaFilter
Slashdot
Kuro5hin

Other Referenced Websites:
As We May Think, Vannevar Bush (beware--popup window)
Mosaic What's New
The Chucks Connection
Blending In
The Peculiar Art of Mr. Frahm
Pitas
Blogger
Eatonweb Portal

Chapter 2: Why a Weblog?
Business and Reputation Building Weblogs:
Delaware Law Office
Librarian.net
The Scoop
X-Blog

Chapter 3: Creating and Maintaining Your Weblog
Referenced Websites:
Google

Find a weblog management tool:
Google directory of weblog tools [new url]
Weblog Madness Roll Your Own (no longer being updated)

Chapter 4: Finding Your Voice
Referenced URLs:
Wood S Lot

Good Advice on Weblogging and Writing:
Adding value to your links, Jorn Barger
The Elements of Style, William Strunk, Jr (beware--popup window)

Voice:
There are many fine writers on the Web today. This is an arbitrary and very incomplete sampling of weblogs that I think have very strong voices.
Ancient World Web
Caught In Between [new url]
Daily Brad
Dollarshort
Follow Me Here
Geegaw
Jish.nu
Larkfarm (which has been abandoned for...)
--the New Larkfarm
Misc
Mister Pants
rc3.org
Riley Dog
Strange Brew
Textism
Waterloo Wide Web
The Web Today
What's On It For Me?

Chapter 5: Finding an Audience
Referenced URLs:
Yahoo!
Search Engine Watch
Search Engine Tutorial for Web Designers
Altavista
Yahoo! Groups
Plastic
Link and Think
The Bradlands
Behind the Curtain
Friday Five

Chapter 6: Weblog Community and Etiquette
page 116 footnote: Dave Winer on integrity in weblogging

Journalism Codes of Ethics:
Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics
The Poynter High School Journalism Guide Ethics Checklist
Guiding Principles for Journalists
International Journalists Network--International Codes of Ethics
European Codes of Journalism Ethics

Chapter 7: Living Online
Referenced Websites:
Internet Archive
Spamcop

Spamproofing Your Site:
Google resources: Preventing Spam Abuse
Hivelogic Email Address Encoder & Javascript Wrapper
Thwarting Spambots

Afterword: Another Look Back and a Look Forward
Referenced Websites:
Fear of Links, Scott Rosenberg
Here Come the Weblogs, Jon Katz
Manila
Guardian weblog
Beebo Metalog (Internet Archive)
Beebo Weblog Ratings (Internet Archive)
Weblog Scoop Index (Internet Archive)
Daypop
Blogdex
A Changed World
WIL WHEATON DOT NET
Rupaul's weblog
Neil Gaiman's journal

Appendix I: Creating a Practice Weblog
Find listings of weblog tools at:
Weblog Madness - Roll Your Own (no longer being updated)

Appendix II: Adding Links to Your Weblog
www.brunching.com

Appendix III: Nuts and Bolts
Alternadomains
ISSN for weblogs

WEBLOG / SPEAKING / ARTICLES / PORTAL / BOOKS / FILM / DOMESTIC / GOTHIC / GAIA







Amazon Best of 2002 amazon editors' best of 2002, digital culture
The Weblog Handbook: Practical Advice on Creating and Maintaining Your Blog
Perseus Publishing
ISBN: 073820756X
Available from Amazon.com

excerpts:

» weblog ethics
» etica de blogs (bitácoras)
» निरंतर ~ विश्व की पहली हिन्दी ब्लॉगज़ीन - वेबलॉग नीतिशास्त्र
» choosing the right blog tool
» there is a blog in your future

weblog handbook translations:

» Weblog...il tuo diario online
» ウェブログ・ハンドブック―ブログの作成と運営に関する実践的なアドバイス
» O Livro de Bolso do Weblogue
» Universo del weblog

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