Comments on: Call for ‘Intro to Blogging’ Content http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/ A Little Wit. A Little Wisdom. Lots of India. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:03:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: sami http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/comment-page-1/#comment-2471 sami Sat, 18 Mar 2006 15:54:24 +0000 http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/#comment-2471 i have added some content to the wiki(section 2). plan add some more in the coming days. hope others would contribute to the same. wouldn't it be better to first make a small team, create a roadmap, so that the rest of them would have a better idea about what help they can offer. but wiki is really a very good idea. i have added some content to the wiki(section 2).
plan add some more in the coming days. hope others would contribute to the same. wouldn’t it be better to first make a small team, create a roadmap, so that the rest of them would have a better idea about what help they can offer.
but wiki is really a very good idea.

]]> By: karmadude http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/comment-page-1/#comment-2452 karmadude Fri, 17 Mar 2006 07:24:10 +0000 http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/#comment-2452 I agree with MadMan on 1 to 3, why reinvent the wheel? Plenty of information on this already out there on blogs like <a href="http://www.problogger.net" rel="nofollow">problogger.net</a> I agree with MadMan on 1 to 3, why reinvent the wheel? Plenty of information on this already out there on blogs like problogger.net

]]> By: Manaswini http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/comment-page-1/#comment-2449 Manaswini Fri, 17 Mar 2006 00:54:30 +0000 http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/#comment-2449 How about an Indian twist to category 2? As in - so you want to start an Indian language blog? Here's how to do so! It would be great to get some kind of a 101 thing up on how to start a blog in Hindi or Marathi or Bengali. How about an Indian twist to category 2? As in – so you want to start an Indian language blog? Here’s how to do so! It would be great to get some kind of a 101 thing up on how to start a blog in Hindi or Marathi or Bengali.

]]> By: Deepak Shenoy http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/comment-page-1/#comment-2447 Deepak Shenoy Thu, 16 Mar 2006 21:24:23 +0000 http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/#comment-2447 If you really want the answer to all those questions, and in less than 1500 words combined, you will want to read: http://theunknownindian.blogspot.com/2006/03/intro-to-blogging.html If you really want the answer to all those questions, and in less than 1500 words combined, you will want to read:

http://theunknownindian.blogspot.com/2006/03/intro-to-blogging.html

]]> By: Mridula http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/comment-page-1/#comment-2438 Mridula Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:56:07 +0000 http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/#comment-2438 This is slightly OT here but I was wondering: How many Indian corporate blogs are there apart from CNN-IBN http://blog.tatainteractive.com/ and http://www.tekritisoftware.com/blogs.php That is all I know and I am ineterested in knowing what I am missing out. This is slightly OT here but I was wondering: How many Indian corporate blogs are there apart from

CNN-IBN

http://blog.tatainteractive.com/

and

http://www.tekritisoftware.com/blogs.php

That is all I know and I am ineterested in knowing what I am missing out.

]]> By: sandy http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/comment-page-1/#comment-2437 sandy Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:47:46 +0000 http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/#comment-2437 wish i knew what you guys are talking about. but, then, it's for guys like me to get to learn. i've somehow made it till here , now do i have to go to wiki or rebecca or whatever. i hope i 'll learn so that i can have my own spot too, with a little help from you all. wish i knew what you guys are talking about. but, then, it’s for guys like me to get to learn. i’ve somehow made it till here , now do i have to go to wiki or rebecca or whatever. i hope i ‘ll learn so that i can have my own spot too, with a little help from you all.

]]> By: Aaman http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/comment-page-1/#comment-2436 Aaman Thu, 16 Mar 2006 02:17:10 +0000 http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/#comment-2436 very good idea, and this can be expanded to more questions, in fact, newbies could put up questions that more experienced bloggers, desi pundits, as it were, can take a crack at very good idea, and this can be expanded to more questions, in fact, newbies could put up questions that more experienced bloggers, desi pundits, as it were, can take a crack at

]]> By: Patrix http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/comment-page-1/#comment-2434 Patrix Thu, 16 Mar 2006 01:43:02 +0000 http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/#comment-2434 Thanks, Sunny. BTW the wiki isn't for newbies, outcomes from the wiki will be for newbies. Thanks, Sunny. BTW the wiki isn’t for newbies, outcomes from the wiki will be for newbies.

]]> By: Sunny http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/comment-page-1/#comment-2433 Sunny Thu, 16 Mar 2006 01:32:12 +0000 http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/#comment-2433 Patrix - it's a bit tricky to work out who it'll all fit together. You might want to consider that even wikis are difficult for newbies :) Anyway, I've made a holding page... will try and write something up over the weekend if I get a chance. At least I've committed. Patrix – it’s a bit tricky to work out who it’ll all fit together.

You might want to consider that even wikis are difficult for newbies :)

Anyway, I’ve made a holding page… will try and write something up over the weekend if I get a chance. At least I’ve committed.

]]> By: Chetan http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/comment-page-1/#comment-2431 Chetan Wed, 15 Mar 2006 22:44:29 +0000 http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/#comment-2431 Lol @ Patrix's last comment. Lol @ Patrix’s last comment.

]]> By: Patrix http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/comment-page-1/#comment-2425 Patrix Wed, 15 Mar 2006 18:10:27 +0000 http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/#comment-2425 People, all the links are great. Now if only you start writing on the wiki with the help of the links, it would be great. People, all the links are great. Now if only you start writing on the wiki with the help of the links, it would be great.

]]> By: Sudhanshu http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/comment-page-1/#comment-2424 Sudhanshu Wed, 15 Mar 2006 18:05:24 +0000 http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/#comment-2424 I think these two speeches must definitely be part ot it. http://lib.ru/STERLINGB/story.txt http://www.viridiandesign.org/2006/03/viridian-note-00459-emerging.html Thanks to Cory Doctorow, of Boing Boing for linking to them. I think these two speeches must definitely be part ot it.
http://lib.ru/STERLINGB/story.txt
http://www.viridiandesign.org/2006/03/viridian-note-00459-emerging.html

Thanks to Cory Doctorow, of Boing Boing for linking to them.

]]> By: Patrix http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/comment-page-1/#comment-2423 Patrix Wed, 15 Mar 2006 16:30:03 +0000 http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/#comment-2423 Ok. I guess, a wiki would be a better idea. Check for the update above. Ok. I guess, a wiki would be a better idea. Check for the update above.

]]> By: Chetan http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/comment-page-1/#comment-2419 Chetan Wed, 15 Mar 2006 09:49:43 +0000 http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/#comment-2419 I would agree with MadMan. A first page on google search has so many good links: http://www.blogger.com/tour-start.g http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/whatMakesAWeblogAWeblog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog http://www.rebeccablood.net/essays/weblog_history.html http://codex.wordpress.org/Introduction_to_Blogging http://www.ojr.org/ojr/stories/050929/ There's already excellent content out there. Why reinvent the wheel? In the same breath, you could also add links to intros on <em>What's a feed, howto use.</em> I would agree with MadMan. A first page on google search has so many good links:

http://www.blogger.com/tour-start.g
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/whatMakesAWeblogAWeblog
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog
http://www.rebeccablood.net/essays/weblog_history.html
http://codex.wordpress.org/Introduction_to_Blogging
http://www.ojr.org/ojr/stories/050929/

There’s already excellent content out there. Why reinvent the wheel?

In the same breath, you could also add links to intros on What’s a feed, howto use.

]]> By: Chetan http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/comment-page-1/#comment-2418 Chetan Wed, 15 Mar 2006 09:13:14 +0000 http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/#comment-2418 I agree with Ramnath. That is an excellent suggestion. A collective effort on that front will definitely beat out any individual's attempts at collecting and collating so much information. I agree with Ramnath. That is an excellent suggestion. A collective effort on that front will definitely beat out any individual’s attempts at collecting and collating so much information.

]]> By: Patrix http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/comment-page-1/#comment-2417 Patrix Wed, 15 Mar 2006 08:42:14 +0000 http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/#comment-2417 Ramnath, that's an excellent suggestion. Let me mull on that a while and maybe I might have something tomorrow morning. Ramnath, that’s an excellent suggestion. Let me mull on that a while and maybe I might have something tomorrow morning.

]]> By: Ramnath http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/comment-page-1/#comment-2416 Ramnath Wed, 15 Mar 2006 08:26:51 +0000 http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/#comment-2416 <i>State of the Indian Blogosphere (will be updated every 3/6 months....)</i> Perhaps you should also think of posting the winning entry at Wikipedia. Or may be make that a collective effort right from the begining. State of the Indian Blogosphere (will be updated every 3/6 months….)

Perhaps you should also think of posting the winning entry at Wikipedia. Or may be make that a collective effort right from the begining.

]]> By: Patrix http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/comment-page-1/#comment-2413 Patrix Wed, 15 Mar 2006 06:55:25 +0000 http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/#comment-2413 I rather have a pithy customized post in simple language. I rather have a pithy customized post in simple language.

]]> By: MadMan http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/comment-page-1/#comment-2412 MadMan Wed, 15 Mar 2006 06:32:33 +0000 http://www.desipundit.com/2006/03/15/call-for-intro-to-blogging-content/#comment-2412 Why don't you simply link to one of the numerous guides available on the Net for topics 1 to 3, Patrix? Why don’t you simply link to one of the numerous guides available on the Net for topics 1 to 3, Patrix?

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