September 2006
Beginner
256 pages
6h 3m
English
Overview
The term "blog" wasn't coined until 1999 and yet by 2004, it had
become Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year. Globally, the number of
blogs is doubling every six months, with more than 50 million blogs
online today. Here to offer a unique overview of the emerging
phenomenon that even armchair observers will find
curiosity-satisfying is Dispatches from Blogistan: A
Travel Guide for the Modern Blogger.
Filled with practical, easy-to-implement advice for making blogging
more enjoyable, useful, and profitable, this book covers everything
from blogging and how it fits into the history of journalism to
practical tips for planning and managing a blog, attracting and
retaining an active readership. Written by noted technology
journalist and interactive media veteran Suzanne
Stefanac, the book features a fresh and succinct approach;
quotes and commentary from noted and celebrity bloggers
(author/futurist Bruce Sterling, NPR commentator Farai Chideya,
Craig Newmark of craigslist.com, and Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing
editor and science fiction author, among others); an accompanying
blog site (dispatchesfromblogistan.com); and more. Stefanac
explores issues of trust, influence, privacy, discovery, and the
power of collaborative discourse, making this is a blog book like
no other!
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