Website Design Resources Pg5 » Weblogs
- HyperText Markup Language / eXtensible Markup Language ( HTML/XML )
- Cascading Style Sheets ( CSS )
- Javascript / DHTML
- Really Simple Syndication ( RSS )
- Weblog
- Google Sitemaps
- Common Gateway Interface ( CGI )
- Active Server Pages ( ASP )
- Multiple IE Versions
- Accessible Web Design
A weblog (usually shortened to blog, but occasionally spelled web log) is a web-based publication consisting primarily of periodic articles (normally in reverse chronological order).
Although most early weblogs were manually updated, tools to automate the maintenance of such sites made them accessible to a much larger population, and the use of some sort of browser-based software is now a typical aspect of "blogging".
The format of weblogs varies, from simple bullet lists of hyperlinks, to article summaries or complete articles with user-provided comments and ratings.
Individual weblog entries are almost always date and time-stamped, with the newest post at the top of the page, and reader comments often appearing below it.
Because incoming links to specific entries are important to many weblogs, most have a way of archiving older entries and generating a static address for them; this static link is referred to as a permalink. The latest headlines, with hyperlinks and summaries, are frequently offered in weblogs in the RSS or Atom XML format, to be read with a feed reader.
The tools for editing, organizing, and publishing weblogs are variously referred to as "content management systems", "publishing platforms", and simply "weblog software".
There are a number of places you can now go to set up your own FREE weblog including: WordPress, Blogger - Create your Own Blog, and LiveJournal to name a few.
Or you can try Typepad as a paid option.
Once you have set up your Blog and published a number of comments and /or articles to it you can then announce your Blog to the Web using Pingomatic.
