Anyone can run a blog (an online journal). From personal diaries to political commentary and technology observations, bloggers are making their voices heard around the world. Essential Blogging helps you select the right blogging software for your needs and show how to get your blog up and running.You'll learn the ingredients of a successful blog, and then get detailed installation, configuration and operation instructions for the leading blogging software: Blogger, Radio Userland, Movable Type, and Blosxom. For each blogging tool you'll learn how to post, edit and delete entries; add pictures; syndicate your stories with RSS; change the appearance of your blog; and manage archives. You'll also learn about the desktop clients that make blogging simple, and get advice and read the stories of real bloggers. Written by prominent bloggers and authors of blogging tools, Essential Blogging is a no-nonsense guide to the technology of blogging.
