This is the companion blog to “The Rough Guide to Blogging,” available now (Fall 2006).
Here’s a fun little application. Writertopia provides a little bit of code that allows you to graphically display how many words you’ve written on your blog. It’s used primarily for NanoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) but it can be interesting to chart your blog’s progress too.
Business Week Online has a two part article providing advice for small business owners who are looking to start a blog, or trying to maximize the potential of their blog.
Ever wonder what Abraham Lincoln, Napoleon, Marilyn Monroe, Shakespeare, and Walt Disney might have said if they kept a blog? Well, wonder no more. Author Paul Davidson (author of Consumer Joe) has written a hilarious collection of fictionalized blogs by over 150+ famous people. Check out excerpts here.
For those of you who are too lazy to blog for yourselves, now you can let your XBOX 360 blog for you. Automatic blogging probably defeats the purpose of having a blog, but the results are pretty amusing as the XBOX 360 mimics the tone and attitude of a neglected (and jealous) friend.
