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While we like to think blogging is pretty easy, you still have to wade through blog jargon, as well as knowing a bit about web technology. If you’ve been thrown to the wolves and know nothing about blogging, here are some terms you should familiarize yourself with as you learn about this new communications tool.

We only display common terms that we always talk about here. For more, please see: Samizdata Glossary, Giant Blogging Terms Glossary, or Blogossary.

In our last few posts we have gone back to basics, as our clients have been clamoring for better approaches to blogging. Today, ContentRobot offers some inspiration for generating ideas for your stories in hopes to create conversation and that all-important buzz.

1. State Your Beliefs What do you believe in? By telling these types of stories, you can connect emotionally to your readers. Help them to see into your (or your company’s) soul, they’ll know what you are thinking and why.

2. Be a Newsbreaker Let your readers know about what’s happening at your company or in your industry first. By having the [...]

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NewsGator is another popular and free news reader (although you can sign up for more premium services).

Sign up

1. Access NewsGator here.
2. Click on the “Sign Up” button on the home page.
3. Enter a username, password, first name, last name, and email address. Also, click the checkbox to agree to the Terms of Service and then press the Next Button.
4. Choose your subscription level (Standard / Free is already selected) and scroll down and click on the Next button.
5. Select your starter packs or individual feeds (what feeds you’d like to see) and then click on the Finish button.
6. You will be taken to your “Web Reader” page [...]

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Register with My Yahoo!

1. Go to My Yahoo!.
2. Click the “Sign Up” link in the top left corner. (If you already have a Yahoo account click “Sign In” and skip to the “Adding a Feed to My Yahoo! using the + My Yahoo! Button” section below.)
3. At the next screen, click on your interests, then click Save. (You’ll see the page being “built” in the on-screen preview.)
4. On the next page, click on “Sign Up” to save your interests.
5. On the registration page fill in the form:
• Your first name
• Your last name name
• Choose your Yahoo! ID (you’ll most likely have to check its availability)
• A password
• Whether you [...]

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Signing up with Bloglines is free and easy - only an email address and password are required.

How to Register with Bloglines

1. Go to www.bloglines.com.
2. Click on the Sign up now link.
3. Enter your email address and a password. (Make sure that you type in a correct email address as they will send you an email soon to verify your account).