Blogging

Find the tools that can help you start your own online journal - or improve your existing web log using some fun, new tools!

Resources in this category:

Feed Submitter - Submit your RSS Feed
http://www.feedsubmitter.com/

"Feedsubmitter submits your RSS feed to several search engines and aggregators at once." Includes the list of sites to which feeds get submitted as well as links to learn more about RSS specifications. Great for bloggers who want to get their work out to a wider audience.

identica
http://identi.ca/

Identi.ca is a microblogging service. You can join groups or just share information. Users can share "dents" (similar to Twitter's "tweets") up to 140 characters.

MultiURL
http://www.multiurl.com/

Do you need to post multiple URLs to your blog or website, or send them to friends? This web application can easily combine numerous links into a single short link. You can add password protection and branding to your links as well as receive statistics on how many times your links are clicked.

MyBlogLog
http://www.mybloglog.com/

Enables tracking of "that last little bit of information about your website. . .if you have a blog or any other site where you frequently post new content on the main page, you don't have a good way of tracking what people find interesting. One way is to track when people click on the links you provide. Up until now, outbound link tracking has been a pain in the butt, requiring CGIs and managed links. MyBlogLog makes this process easy."

Plurk
http://www.plurk.com/

Plurk is a social networking and micro-blogging site, much like Twitter.

Squidoo
http://www.squidoo.com/

Create one-page webpages (also known as "lenses") based on your interests. Collaborate with others in the Squiddo community.

WordPress
http://wordpress.com/

Create a free blog managed by wordpress.org software. Different theme options, widgets and other aesthetic applications available.

Yammer
https://www.yammer.com/

Yammer is a productivity tool. A basic account is free and includes package of microblogging, file sharing, group creation, SMS integration, mailing list integration, and desktop/iPhone/Blackberry integration.