Bloggingtricks

If you're new to blogging, you may want to understand what some of the basic terms surrounding blogs, bloggers and blogging are all about. So this brief primer will get you started.

Archive - A collection of all your posts on one page. Can be categorized by month etc.

Blogosphere - This is the online community of people who blog and their writings.

Dashboard - When you login to your blogging account, it is the first screen with all controls, tools and functions.

Permalink - A permanent identifier to a specific weblog post. Permalinks can be used to point to a blog post that someone wants to archive or access later. Since blogs change frequently, not all posts stay on the front page. The permalink helps readers keep track of their favorite posts for posterity.

Ping - This is short for Packet Internet Grouper. Pings notify other blog tracking tools for updates, changes and trackbacks. It's a way of saying - "Hey - I am here."

Tags - Labelling / attaching keywords to collect similar posts.

Trackback - When one blogger references another blogger's post in a blog, the second blogger usually sends a trackback. A system by which a ping is sent by a blogger to another blogger of a mention.

Weblogs - Weblogs or blogs are similar to websites but they are usually diary-style journals that are updated regularly and read via syndication.