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Blogging Tutorials

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   Course Description
Blogging! Although in 1999 there were fewer than 100 weblogs known to be in existence, nowadays one is hard-pressed to miss a blog anywhere on the Internet. In this VTC tutorial, master instructor, Tim Warner, presents a comprehensive introduction to the world of blogging. From the history of blogging, to an overview of relevant terminology, to an in-depth consideration of three major blog-creation services, Warner leaves no stone unturned and focuses his instruction on learners of all ability levels. By the conclusion of these lessons the learner will be fully equipped to enter the blogosphere and join the enlightened league of webloggers! To begin learning today, simply click on one of the Blogging lessons.

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How Blogging Works
  Course Introduction
  About the Course Files (04:49)
  What is a Blog? (05:58)
  Touring Some Weblogs (06:23)
How Blogger Works
  What is Blogger? (03:50)
  A Brief History of Blogger.com (04:05)
  A Tour of Blogger.com (04:47)
Creating Your Blogger Account
  Account/Blog Creation pt. 1 (04:13)
  Account/Blog Creation pt. 2 (05:41)
  Account/Blog Creation pt. 3 (03:48)
  Logging In and Out (03:48)
  Touring the Dashboard (05:03)
  Creating Additional Blogs (03:12)
  Deleting a Blog (03:25)
Getting Help with Blogger
  Using Blogger Help pt. 1 (05:14)
  Using Blogger Help pt. 2 (05:33)
  Submitting a Tech Support Request (03:57)
Configuring Your Blog Settings
  Configuring Basic Settings (06:08)
  Configuring Formatting Settings pt. 1 (04:03)
  Configuring Formatting Settings pt. 2 (06:14)
  Managing Your User Profile (04:41)
  Browsing Other User Profiles (03:53)
Blog Hosting Options
  Hosting Options (05:10)
  Publishing on BlogSpot (03:46)
  Publishing with FTP pt. 1 (05:24)
  Publishing with FTP pt. 2 (05:56)
  Switching Hosting Options (02:35)
Creating Posts in Blogger
  Using the Post Editor pt. 1 (04:42)
  Using the Post Editor pt. 2 (04:45)
  Using the Post Editor pt. 3 (04:20)
  Creating Hyperlinks in Posts (04:45)
  Managing Draft Posts (04:26)
  Editing/Deleting Posts (02:25)
  Using Mail-to-Blogger (02:25)
  Using the BlogThis Button (02:25)
  Using AudioBlogger (05:44)
  Using Blogger Mobile (04:47)
Working with Images
  Image-Posting Options (05:24)
  Using Hello BloggerBot pt. 1 (05:12)
  Using Hello BloggerBot pt. 2 (06:10)
  Posting Images by Using Flickr pt. 1 (04:15)
  Posting Images by Using Flickr pt. 2 (05:17)
  Posting Images by Using Flickr pt. 3 (05:25)
  Using the Upload File Button pt. 1 (05:46)
  Using the Upload File Button pt. 2 (06:11)
  Posting Images by Using HTML (05:49)
Managing Blog Comments
  Configuring Comment Options (06:10)
  Leaving Comments (05:56)
  Viewing Comments (04:44)
  Managing Your Blog Comments (04:44)
  Third-Party Commenting Tools (04:57)
Managing Blog Archiving
  Configuring Archiving Options (06:11)
  Archiving in Action (04:03)
  Searching Blog Archives (03:03)
Syndicating Your Blog
  What are Site Feeds? (06:13)
  Enabling an Atom Site Feed pt. 1 (05:06)
  Enabling an Atom Site Feed pt. 2 (05:51)
  Enabling an RSS Site Feed pt. 1 (04:36)
  Enabling an RSS Site Feed pt. 2 (05:54)
  Using RSS Aggregators pt. 1 (04:37)
  Using RSS Aggregators pt. 2 (05:48)
  Using RSS Aggregators pt. 3 (05:38)
  Using RSS Aggregators pt. 4 (05:52)
  Getting Indexed pt. 1 (04:30)
  Getting Indexed pt. 2 (05:54)
  Using Permalinks (05:47)
  Using the BlogSend Address (05:11)
  E-Mail Post Links (03:31)
  Implementing Trackback pt. 1 (04:43)
  Implementing Trackback pt. 2 (04:50)
  Implementing Trackback pt. 3 (06:24)
Team Blogging
  Intro to Team Blogs (02:40)
  Creating a Team Blog pt. 1 (04:16)
  Creating a Team Blog pt. 2 (05:01)
  Administering a Team Blog (04:15)
Customizing Blogger
  Modifying the Blogger NavBar (05:26)
  Picking a New Template (04:49)
  How Blogger Templates Work (05:37)
  Editing the Template pt. 1 (05:29)
  Editing the Template pt. 2 (05:10)
  Applying Third-Party Templates pt. 1 (04:51)
  Applying Third-Party Templates pt. 2 (04:06)
  Creating a Blogroll pt. 1 (05:10)
  Creating a Blogroll pt. 2 (05:41)
  Using Post Templates (03:48)
Other Blogging Packages
  Differences (03:29)
  Movable Type (02:42)
  WordPress (01:24)
  Radio Userland (03:03)
Introduction to Movable Type
  Touring the Web Site (06:08)
  Downloading the Software (06:15)
  Initial Setup (06:02)
Installing Movable Type
  Editing MT.CFG pt. 1 (05:29)
  Editing MT.CFG pt. 2 (03:41)
  Uploading Content Files (03:41)
  Setting Permissions (05:58)
  Running Perl Scripts pt. 1 (04:31)
  Running Perl Scripts pt. 2 (03:48)
Configuring Movable Type
  Initial Login (03:27)
  Basic Weblog Config pt. 1 (05:49)
  Basic Weblog Config pt .2 (04:54)
  Basic Weblog Config pt .3 (05:52)
Using Movable Type
  Creating Categories (02:53)
  Creating an Entry pt. 1 (06:10)
  Creating an Entry pt. 2 (06:04)
  Managing Entries (05:15)
  Managing Comments pt. 1 (06:15)
  Managing Comments pt. 2 (06:00)
Introduction to WordPress
  Touring the Web Site (05:28)
  Downloading the Software (05:28)
  Initial Requirements (05:59)
Installing WordPress
  Editing wp-config.php (05:29)
  Running install.php (05:05)
  Changing Your Password (02:37)
Configuring WordPress
  General Config pt. 1 (06:04)
  General Config pt. 2 (06:22)
  Creating Categories (03:44)
  Creating Users pt. 1 (05:27)
  Creating Users pt. 2 (05:49)
Using WordPress
  Creating a Post pt. 1 (06:04)
  Creating a Post pt. 2 (05:56)
  Multi-User Posting (04:42)
  Password-Protecting Posts (04:30)
  Managing Posts (04:00)
  Managing Comments pt. 1 (05:19)
  Managing Comments pt. 2 (05:54)
  Managing Comments pt. 3 (05:04)
  Managing Comments pt. 4 (04:08)
Customizing WordPress
  Managing the Blogroll (05:44)
  Managing Links (03:55)
  Using Themes pt. 1 (05:20)
  Using Themes pt. 2 (05:45)
  Using Themes pt. 3 (05:04)
  Using Plugins pt. 1 (04:43)
  Using Plugins pt. 2 (05:47)
  Using Plugins pt. 3 (03:32)
  RSS/Atom Syndication pt. 1 (05:08)
  RSS/Atom Syndication pt. 2 (05:05)
Credits
  Course Wrap-Up (04:19)
  About the Author (04:20)