Who Let the Blogs Out?: A Hyperconnected Peek at the World of Weblogs

Blogs--or weblogs--are a huge phenomenon on the internet. From ultra-personal diary entries to specialized information on a wide variety of subjects (teen ranting to presidential campaigns) blogs are the new way to create a virtual community that can effect real-world change. Its not hard to set up a blog but it can be difficult adjusting to life in the Blogosphere. One of the first blogging experts who helped found the weblog community Xanga Biz Stone will help readers:--learn the origins of blogging--discover why blogging is so popular--explore the ettiquette of the blogosphere--bring traffic to a blog--make money by blogging--use a blog to become influential in any industry--maintain a blog and keep it freshWith internet heavies like AOL Microsoft and Google already providing weblog software blogging is moving out of indie geek culture and into the mainstream. Who Let the Blogs Out? is a next generation blogging book for anyone who wants to get started or anyone who wants to keep their blog blooming.