Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Publishing a Blog with Blogger: Visual QuickProject Guide (2nd Edition)

Publishing a Blog with Blogger: Visual QuickProject Guide (2nd Edition) Review



If you want to start blogging fast but don't want to get sidetracked by the details, then you need a Visual QuickProject Guide!
  • You don't need to know every feature-you just want to know how to get your project done.
  • Full-color illustrations show you how to perform each step of your project from start to finish.
  • Low-pricedwhy pay more than you need?
In Publishing a Blog with Blogger: Visual QuickProject Guide, best-selling author, Elizabeth Castro, shows users how to get started in the wonderful world of blogging. This book features large color illustrations and a minimum of verbiage to show brand-new Blogger users each step of the blogging process.  Castro first acquaints readers with the interface and standard options, then walks them through blog setup, creating their profile, posting email, adding pictures and audio. She also covers adding widgets to a blog; tools for tracking Web traffic and following subscriber traffic; using color and customizing layouts; understanding template tags and using tags to categorize content; combating spam; understanding balance and deciding how many blog posts to have on the homepage; privacy issues; posting photos; blogging mobile; and more.

This is ideal entry point to the blogosphere for anyone who wants to get started fast, but doesn't need to know every featurejust how to get the project done!


Monday, October 3, 2011

Blogging between the lines: the mainstream media have fallen in love with blogs, launching them on everything from politics to life in Las Vegas to bowling. ... An article from: American Journalism Review

Blogging between the lines: the mainstream media have fallen in love with blogs, launching them on everything from politics to life in Las Vegas to bowling. ... An article from: American Journalism Review Review



This digital document is an article from American Journalism Review, published by Thomson Gale on December 1, 2006. The length of the article is 4033 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: Blogging between the lines: the mainstream media have fallen in love with blogs, launching them on everything from politics to life in Las Vegas to bowling. But does the inherent tension between the blogosphere's anything-goes ethos and the standards of traditional journalism mean this relationship is doomed?
Author: Dana Hull
Publication:American Journalism Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 28 Issue: 6 Page: 62(6)

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Sunday, October 2, 2011

Kindle for Newspapers, Magazines and Blogs

Kindle for Newspapers, Magazines and Blogs Review



The only newspapers that specifically offer Kindle subscriptions do so for a fee through Amazon.

This book, Kindle for Newspapers, Magazines and Blogs, shows you how to subscribe to the world's best newspapers, blogs and magazines on your Kindle absolutely free. This is not something you can do through Amazon or a service the publications offer, themselves.

These are not minor or obscure titles, either. Top rated titles include the Guardian, the Economist, the New York Times. Free magazines available include Wired, the New Yorker and Fast Company.

Those publications are just a handful of the 400 free international newspapers, magazines and blogs you can choose to subscribe to for free on your Kindle.

Kindle for Newspapers, Magazines and Blogs takes you step-by-step through the tools you need and how to use them to subscribe to the publications of your choice. You'll also learn how to set up your subscriptions so you never have to think about downloading your newspapers again. Your publications will just be on your Kindle when you want them.


Saturday, October 1, 2011

Stay connected with social media: an array of social media--blogs, tweets, Facebook and websites--keeps consumer product companies connected to their buying ... from: Household & Personal Products Industry

Stay connected with social media: an array of social media--blogs, tweets, Facebook and websites--keeps consumer product companies connected to their buying ... from: Household & Personal Products Industry Review



This digital document is an article from Household & Personal Products Industry, published by Rodman Publishing on March 1, 2010. The length of the article is 1003 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: Stay connected with social media: an array of social media--blogs, tweets, Facebook and websites--keeps consumer product companies connected to their buying audience.
Author: Imogen Matthews
Publication:Household & Personal Products Industry (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2010
Publisher: Rodman Publishing
Volume: 47 Issue: 3 Page: 54(2)

Distributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning


Thursday, September 29, 2011

Should projects get trials by jury?(from the blog): An article from: California Planning & Development Report

Should projects get trials by jury?(from the blog): An article from: California Planning & Development Report Review



This digital document is an article from California Planning & Development Report, published by California Planning & Development Report on April 15, 2010. The length of the article is 1035 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: Should projects get trials by jury?(from the blog)
Author: Josh Stephens
Publication:California Planning & Development Report (Newsletter)
Date: April 15, 2010
Publisher: California Planning & Development Report
Volume: 25 Issue: 8 Page: 11(1)

Distributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning


Wednesday, September 28, 2011

WordPress: Visual QuickStart Guide (2nd Edition)

WordPress: Visual QuickStart Guide (2nd Edition) Review



WordPress: Visual QuickStart Guide, 2E uses a visual approach to teach the essential elements of WordPress, one of the world's most popular publishing platforms. This book gives readers the tools they need to create beautiful, functional WordPress-powered sites with minimal hassle. Using plenty of screenshots and a clear, organized format, authors Jessica Neuman Beck and Matt Beck walk new users through the installation and setup process while providing valuable tips and tricks for more experienced users. With no other resource but this guide, readers can set up a fully-functional and well-designed WordPress site that takes advantage of all the features WordPress has to offer.

This new, fully updated version covers all the key new features of WordPress 3, including an improved welcome screen with enhanced security and usability; internal linking to articles on one's own blog; support for individual author templates; improved menu interface allowing for changes to be made from inside the WordPress dashboard; and the new, easily customizable Default Theme, Twentyten, with support for child themes and header and background adjustments. It also covers more advanced features, such as improved content management with Custom Post types, which allow WordPress theme developers to create custom content types outside of pages and posts; and integration of the WordPress Multi-User into the WordPress core so that users can create and manage hundreds of blogs.


Tuesday, September 27, 2011

OFF-LEASH BLOG VISCIOUS ATTACK SPURS DOG TRAINER TO ACTION.(Scoop): An article from: The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)

OFF-LEASH BLOG VISCIOUS ATTACK SPURS DOG TRAINER TO ACTION.(Scoop): An article from: The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM) Review



This digital document is an article from The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM), published by The Santa Fe New Mexican on August 10, 2008. The length of the article is 729 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: OFF-LEASH BLOG VISCIOUS ATTACK SPURS DOG TRAINER TO ACTION.(Scoop)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication:The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM) (Newspaper)
Date: August 10, 2008
Publisher: The Santa Fe New Mexican
Page: E-4

Distributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning