Blog Glossary

TypePad People List

TypePad People List is another way of saying FOAF (Friend Of A Friend). Basically, it means you would like to be added to my list based upon things we have in common. It builds a social network, of sorts. ...more

Subscribe to this blogs feed, a.k.a.; RSS Feed

The term "feed" is used to describe an XML document published by many weblogs that contains a list of recent posts and entries made to the weblog that publishes it. This document can be read by other weblogs as well as applications called desktop "feed readers" or "feed aggregators"; Web browser. This keeps you informed of updates added to a blog. The links provided here are options you can choose that would enable you to keep in touch with this or any other blog that you may want to. The links are suggested methods of doing this, there are other programs for your desktop or web based readers that are available.

Weblogs or Blogs
Weblogs, or Blogs , are a way of publishing to the web one idea at a time. By simplifying the process of publishing, letting authors create posts easily, and making it simple to link to related ideas on the web, while still making sure your words retain a clear and personal voice.

The simplicity and immediacy of weblogs has made them extremely popular in a very short period of time, and they’re being used today by everyone from media outlets wanting to spread their message to ordinary citizens wanting to keep in touch with friends and family around the world.

As the weblog medium has evolved, it’s become evident that the collective posts which make up the millions of existing weblogs, along with the links that they provide to each other and to other relevant content on the web, represent an important new outlet for expression and communication. Best of all, it’s easy for anyone with basic internet skills to create a blog or to add one to an existing site.

TypeLists
Typelists present supplemental information that’s important to this site author, such as the types of media I enjoy regularly.

TrackBack
TrackBack is a mechanism used in a blog that shows a list of entries in other blogs that refer to a particular post on the first blog. It works by sending a 'ping' between the blogs, and therefore providing the alert. ...more

Permalink
The Permalink is the permanent location for a particular post. When a post is no longer displayed on the Main Index page, it is still always accessible at the Permalink location. With the increasing acceptance of web sources including online books and online journals in academic writing, permalinks are needed to ensure the quoted URL refers to the exact source and not a modified or updated version. So if you wish you could click on the "Permalink" link and it will take you to the location of that Post. Then if you wanted to, you could Bookmark it or make it a Favorite to your desktop. This is not to replace the need or desire for a RSS Feed which will keel you informed in real time of updates to that Post or to new posts added to a Blog that you subscribed to.