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Blogging with the New Google Blogger is a digital short cut that covers Google's newest version of Blogger, their free software for creating a website from which to post thoughts, interact with people, and more. This short cut serves as an introduction to the world of blogging and to the Blogger application, as well as a guide to the new version of Blogger. Readers will learn how the new version of Blogger differs from the original version and how to create a Blogger blog. Advanced users will appreciate the information on customizing blog templates, using HTML, hosting their own Blogger blog, syndicating their blogs with RSS and Atom feeds, and making money with blog advertising.Table of ContentsWelcome to the Blogosphereï ï ï A general discussion on blogs--what they are, how they work, and why people blogIntroducing the New Version of Bloggerï ï ï Introduction to Blogger; discussion of the new and changed features in the new version of BloggerLaunching Your First Blogï ï ï Detailed step-by-step instructions on how to create a Blogger blogCreating New Blog Postsï ï ï Posting from the Blogger dashboard, posting from the Google toolbar, categorizing your posts with labelsMultimedia and Mobile Bloggingï ï ï Including photos, feeds, and other media in your posts; mobloging from mobile phonesManaging Your Blogï ï ï Using the Dashboard to manage your blog, controlling who can read your blog, creating a private blog, managing comments, examining blog usage statisticsCustomizing Your Blogï ï ï Choosing new Blogger templates, customizing templates, adding new page elements, coding non-standard elements with HTMLHosting Your Own Blogï ï ï Detailed instructions on how to host a Blogger blog on your own website; also covers how to assign a dedicated domain or URL to your blogSyndicating Your Blogï ï ï Adding RSS and Atom feeds, syndicating the feed, customizing your feed for individual posts or commentsMaking Money from Your Blogï ï ï Adding Google AdSense and other advertising to your blog