Blogging Pathfinder

World Wide Web Resources

Blog Software Comparison Chart
http://www.ojr.org/ojr/images/blog_software_comparison.cfm
Compares and contrasts the basic functionalities and characteristics of some of the larger blogging software.

Blogwise.com
http://www.blogwise.com
“Blogwise is a search engine and a portal to blog sites around the world. The site links to blogs by keyword or by country with a ranking for each of these categories on the main page. Recently updated blogs are continually displayed on Blogwise main page. General information about each blog is given, such as the blog name, the web link to blog, location, date it was last updated and the keywords the blogger uses to describe their blog. Blogwise Statistics page lists in rank order the major blog hosting sites as well as other statistics collected by Blogwise.”

IPL’s Blog Resources
http://www.ipl.org/div/blogs/
“A selected list of blogs on a range of topics, including how to create your own blog. Subjects include law, books, food, travel, medicine, history, politics, business, and more.”

Technorati.com
http://www.technorati.com
"Technorati is a real-time search engine that keeps track of what is going on in the blogosphere- the world of weblogs."  Other features on this web site include the Search the Live Web allows users to search by keyword, the URL of any web page or the tag assigned by the blogger. The Popular News feature lists the top news stories bloggers are discussing right now.

Print Resources

Non Fiction
Bryant, S. C.  Videoblogging for dummies Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley ; Chichester : John Wiley [distributor], 2006. Call # 006.7 BR

Risdahl, Aliza Sherman.  The everything blogging book Avon, MA : Adam Media, c2006. Call # 006.7 RI

Rominger, Lynne.  Extraordinary blogs and ezines New York : Franklin Watts, 2006. Call # YA 006.7 RO

Weil, Debbie. The corporate blogging book : absolutely everything you need to know to get it right New York : Portfolio, 2006. Call # 659.202 WE

Yang, Jonathan.  The rough guide to blogging London : Rough Guides, 2006. Call # 006.7 YA

Fiction
Jance, Judith A. Web of evil Prince Frederick, Md. : Recorded Books, p2007, c2007. Call # CD JAN