[MD] Blog Explosion_usefulList_HorsePart1

[Robert Robinson]

This discussion group as a happy band of writers may find this list useful.  WWW is largely a read only phenomenon for providing information.  The last five years have produced an explosion blogs that now allows that now allows the web to transform to a world wide community of writers:  Enjoy this list of Blog creation resources. It may be an easy adjunct to any web page.
   
  Resources by the Fives:
   
  Blogging Providers: 
  Web log software; Web log platforms; Web log providers; Most of these blog software / systems / applications have free or trial versions. Some offer premium services for a fee.
   
  www.weblogs.about.com/od/listofweblogsoftware/
   
  Subtopics 
  20Six (1) Multiply @ Blogger.com (12) MySpace @ Drupal (1) Nucleus CMS (1) Expression Engine (1) Photo Blog Software & Tools @ Greymatter (1) School / Kids Blog Software @ LiveJournal (7) TypePad (2) MindSay (1) WordPress (8) Movable Type (8) Xanga (2)
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  Blogger— http://weblogs.about.com/od/bloggercom/Bloggercom_Index.htm
                      Owned by Google, Inc.
   
  Xanga—  http://www.xanga.com/
   
   
  Livejournal— http://www.livejournal.com/  Open Source
   
   
  TypePad— http://weblogs.about.com/od/typepad/TypePad.htm  Unix based, monthlyfee
   
   
  20six--  http://weblogs.about.com/od/20six/20Six_Index.htm
  Start a weblog and a photoblog with one 20Six account. Here's a simple step-by-step tutorial for beginners. You can also find some helpful tips!
   
   
  10 Great Blogs
   
  About.com--  http://weblogs.about.com/od/weblogsoftware/index
   
   
  WikiHow-- http://www.wikihow.com/start_a_blog/
   
  DaillyKos-- http://www.dkosopedia.com/wiki/Main_Page
  www.dkosopedia.com/wiki/blog_directory/
   
  News for nerds, stuff that matters:    www.slashdot.com/
  Industrial strength group blog; very popular blog and website covering technology
   
  http://www.kmax.ws/bloglinks.htm
  Alphabetical list of blogs. Links to web log related resources. Top 20 ranking of the most popular and frequently updated blogs.
   
  Andrew Sullivan--  http://time.blogs.com/daily_dish
   
  dir.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Internet/World_Wide_Web/Weblogs/Software/
   
  Delicious--  http://del.icio.us/popular/
  add a link roll to your blog

 
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