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The Huffington Post Complete Guide to Blogging

by Huffington Post

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Publisher Comments:

The editors of The Huffington Post — the most linked-to blog on the web — offer an A-Z guide to all things blog, with information for everyone from the tech-challenged newbie looking to get a handle on this new way of communicating to the experienced blogger looking to break through the clutter of the Internet. With an introduction by Arianna Huffington, the site's cofounder and editor in chief, this book is everything you want to know about blogging, but didn't know who to ask.

As entertaining as it is informative, The Huffington Post Complete Guide to Blogging will show you what to do to get your blog started. You'll find tools to help you build your blog, strategies to create your community, tips on finding your voice, and entertaining anecdotes from HuffPost bloggers that will make you wonder what took you so long to blog in the first place.

The Guide also includes choice selections from HuffPost's wide-ranging mix of top-notch bloggers. Among those who have blogged on HuffPost are Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Larry David, Jane Smiley, Bill Maher, Nora Ephron, Jon Robin Baitz, Steve Martin, Lawrence O'Donnell, Ari Emanuel, Mia Farrow, Al Franken, Gary Hart, Barbara Ehrenreich, Edward Kennedy, Harry Shearer, Nancy Pelosi, Adam McKay, John Ridley, and Alec Baldwin.

Book News Annotation:

In this entertaining and informative 7x8" guide, the editors of The Huffington Post, the most linked to blog on the web, offer an A-Z guide to blogging for tech-challenged newbies and for experienced bloggers. The book provides advice on getting started, getting noticed, finding your voice, and creating a community, with a focus on the crucial question, 'What should I write about?' A brief history of The Huffington Post and its impact leads to discussion on how the blogosphere is remaking the media. A resource section describes many notable blogs, provides a glossary of blogging terms, and includes selections from the best of The Huffington Post's bloggers, including Barack Obama, Al Franken, Bill Maher, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Erica Jong. The book is peppered with fact boxes, links, checklists, and advice from real bloggers. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Review:

"...capture(s) all of the excitement of the blogosphere, enabling the would-be blogger to take a confident step online....A must read for blog newbies."-- Andrea Sachs, Time Magazine

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Helen Cota, December 28, 2008 (view all comments by Helen Cota)
There's a lot of padding in this book, but there's more than enough practical information to make it worth your time and money. Here's a sample: "Perfect is the enemy of done." In other words, your blog entry doesn't have to be polished and perfectly formed. It has to be short, timely, and NOW!
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781439105009
Author:
Huffington Post
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
Introduction:
Huffington, Arianna
Foreword:
Huffington, Arianna
Foreword:
Lerer, Kenneth
Author:
Huffington, Arianna
Author:
The Editors of the Huffington Post
Subject:
Reference - General
Subject:
Journalism
Subject:
Reference
Subject:
Management
Subject:
Design
Subject:
Blogs
Subject:
Blogs - Design
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Publication Date:
December 2008
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
230
Dimensions:
8 x 7 in

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