Wie von moe schon berichtet ist Microsofts Blog-Plattform - MSN Spaces genannt - nun als Testversion online:

http://spaces.msn.com

[Via: moe und Computerwoche.de ]

Die französische Tageszeitung le Monde bietet nun auch ihren Internet-Seiten auch die Möglichkeit ein Blog zu führen. Bedingung: man muss Abonnent/Abonnentin der online-Ausgabe von Le Monde sein. (Preis: 6 € pro Monat):

LeMonde.fr: Blogs

The Blog Herad mit einer Tipp-Liste zum Thema: Building blog traffic for newbies:

1: Don’t use blogrolling: it may be easier to use but the javascript stuffs up search engines when they are looking for links and makes the links useless, use WordPress’s managed links feature or similar product, or even hard code it, I did for the 18 months I used MT before changing to WordPress

2. Pinging to weblogs et al is good but trackbacking to sites is better, when of course your post is in relation to that sites topic. Also legitimate commenting directly on other sites helps expose your site to others. But remember, it must be legitimate comment and not spam!

Weiter zu den Punkten 3 bis 6. [Via: The Blog Herald ]

LE PHENOMENE DES BLOGS - Enquête anonyme et adresses des principaux hébergeurs de blogs francophones:

http://sondagesurlesblogs.site.voila.fr/

Langue Sauce picante ist das Weblog der beiden le monde-Korrektoren Martine Rousseau et Olivier Houdart:

Martine Rousseau et Olivier Houdart sont les correcteurs du Monde.fr.Alors que nous corrigeons le site du "Monde" en alternance, à chaque fois seul(e) devant l'écran, "LSP" nous donne l'occasion de travailler à 4 mains. Nous avons beau "corriger", nous n'administrons pas de correction, même si nous aimons le langage châtié.
http://correcteurs.blog.lemonde.fr/

New York Times Kolumnist David Pogue startet "daily blogging" mit einem Techie-Schwerpunkt:

Welcome to the very first Pogue’s Posts, an experiment in daily blogging. I’m the weekly Circuits columnist who reviews all things techie — computer stuff, personal electronics, cellphones, home theater gear, digital music and video — and I’ll be here each day with my musings on the state of consumer technology. Sometimes, a weekly print column, a weekly e-mail column and a weekly online video just aren’t enough avenues of expression. (Insert your own wisecrack here.)

I plan to use this space to answer reader questions, follow up on the other columns, flag emerging tech news issues, point out hilarious or important developments on the Web, share cool tips and write about other topics that don’t justify a longer-form treatment.
http://www.nytimes.com/technology/poguesposts/index.html

WordsFromIraq.com serves as an independent, unbiased, compilation of first hand accounts, written by those most affected by the Iraq conflict; both the Iraqi citizens and U.S. soldiers stationed there.

When one of our chosen "weblogs" is updated with a thought or comment, this site automatically shows that update. This makes it easy for one to check numerous weblogs at one location. Additionally, we create a web forum thread for each post, allowing you to easily discuss each weblog post with other readers.

WordsFromIraq.com is maintained by SilenceIsDefeat.org; Chris Brunner and Alex Stram, in an effort to provide first hand information to the general public about the Iraqi conflict. By doing so, we hope to eliminate the trend for public opinion to be based on biased, bureaucratic media sources, and instead a more accurate, independent perspective.

http://www.wordsfromiraq.com/

[Via einsodernull ]

National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30.

Valuing enthusiasm and perseverance over talent and craft, NaNoWriMo is a novel-writing program for everyone who has thought fleetingly about writing a novel but has been scared away by the time and effort involved.

Because of the limited writing window, the ONLY thing that matters in NaNoWriMo is output. It's all about quantity, not quality. The kamikaze approach forces you to lower your expectations, take risks, and write on the fly.

Na-No-Blog-Mo, das Weblog zu NaNoWriMo.

The main criticism of blogging, however, is that there's no editing function in this medium. Blogs can easily degenerate into little more than rumor mills, or sites where one vents, but does not inform.

Not so fast, say blogging advocates. Bloggers now watch other bloggers and can correct factual errors instantly, either by posting better information on their own sites or simply by posting a comment at the offender's site.

Conscientious bloggers can also make additions to an ongoing story as fresh information becomes available. The most scrupulous bloggers dutifully post links to their source data in an effort to back up whatever claims they're making.

"Bloggers point to the Dan Rather fiasco. He had a whole lot of editors, and look what happened to him," said Claybourn.

Artikel im Indianapolis Star: Tales from the blogosphere - Personal online sites allow writers to post their views for the world to see

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http://blog.ch - An aggregator of Swiss blog feeds (by Matthias Gutfeld)