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Blogging as Conversation

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Embedding Links in Comments (via Bootcamp for GeneaBloggers)

Links Open in New Windows

Give Good Link Karma (via Bootcamp for GeneaBloggers)

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Blogger Trackbacks and Pingbacks (via Bootcamp for GeneaBloggers)

WordPress Trackbacks and Pingbacks (via Bootcamp for GeneaBloggers)

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Creating Your Own Blogger Link Gadget

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Resources for Linking

New Blogger Template Designer

Great news!  Blogger has just announced the beta-version of Blogger Template Designer which allows you to easily customize your template for Blogger-based blogs!
In order to access this new feature, you must go to Blogger In Draft to access your Blogger dashboard (the normal URL will not give you access to the new feature).  And keep [...]

Resource: Tagul For Gorgeous Tag Clouds

At GeneaBloggers we’re always looking for new ways to help you display information on your blog including tags and labels.  While there are many built-in gadgets and widgets to display the data in a “cloud” format, a new program called Tagul actually takes the process up another notch.
For now, Tagul is free and you simply [...]

Ancestry Magazine Ceases Publication

Ancestry Magazine has announced that it has ceased publication after 25 years.  The final issue will be the March/April 2010 issue.
It appears as if the demise of the print magazine industry has crept into the genealogy industry as well.  This is no surprise since the latest Nielsen Wire report states that magazine ad revenues continue [...]

What Would You Ask ancestry.com?

For those of you who don’t read my personal genealogy blog – Destination: Austin Family – you may not have heard that I will be visiting Ancestry’s headquarters in Provo, Utah later this week for Blogger’s Day.
Not only will I be given a “behind-the-scenes” tour of the Ancestry data center (which as a techie I [...]

Resources for PDF

Many genealogists as well as bloggers take advantage of the PDF file format when creating and posting content.  Here are some tools to leverage the power of PDF:
General

Adobe PDF Guide: How to Do Everything with PDF Files (via digital inspiration)

YouPublisher (for creating two-page flip PDFs – very slick!)

Converting

Create PDFs For Free & Convert PDFs To [...]

Resources for Holiday Blog Decorating

The December holidays are filled with lots of decorating activities and blogs are no exception. Very often genealogy bloggers will use a temporary template with a holiday theme for the month of December. Here is GeneaBloggers’ current list of resources for holiday blog decorating:
How-To Videos
Produced by yours truly, these screen casts will show [...]

Planning A Blog Redesign

So you’ve had your genealogy blog up and running for about six months or more and you finally reached the point where you want to make some changes.  The changes could be as drastic as a whole new template or as simple as adding/removing sidebar items.
While change is good, change also takes planning and preparation. [...]

Resources for Blog Design

When it is time for renovating or sprucing up your blog, look at these tools to get the job done!
Browser Testing

Browsershots – Preview A Web Page In Different Browsers & Multiple OS’s (via makeuseof)

Google Browser Tool (test resolution of web pages)

TestSize.com (test resolution of web pages)

Test Your Web Pages in Different Browsers with Adobe Browser [...]

Resources for Blog Templates

Let’s face it – when you set up your genealogy blog, you probably selected one of the standard templates from Blogger or WordPress, right?  And now as you’ve become more comfortable with your blog, you want a “look and feel” that communicates your personality, right?  Here are some great resources, many of which are free!
Blogger

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