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How to Use Trackback when Blogging

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A trackback is a way for bloggers to communicate between their weblogs. If another blogger wishes to share information on the article via their own weblog, trackback will ping the original entry to notify the author of the response.

Steps

At your own blog, type up the information you wish to share with your readers.
In the trackback field on your blog's entry page, enter in the URL of the article you are referencing.
The original blog will be notified, and an excerpt of your own entry will be created in the original article's comments along with your entry's URL.

Tips

In MoveableType, trackback is also called "URLs to ping"
In WordPress, trackback is found under the Advanced Editing (older versions) or Trackbacks (version 8.x+)
One of the major advantages of using trackback is they can be used as a discussion board, between different Websites communicating on similar interests and resources. The only problem of using trackbacks is that they are extremely vulnerable to spam.
For applying trackback it is not necessary for the both sites to be physically linked with each other.
Your own blog entries already have trackbacks enabled for other readers to comment remotely. When someone trackbacks to your blog their details will be listed under your own blog comments. A small title and the URL will be displayed that allows your readers to click to read more.
Trackback is not yet available on LiveJournal[1] (at May 2008).

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Autosave, Timestamping, and Integrated friends

Autosave is a feature that will automatically save your draft posts when you pause in your typing.

With automatic date and time, your posts will now be timestamped with the date and time that they’re published, not the date and time when you first opened the post editor (as has been the case). You can of course still explicitly set the date and time by opening Post Options and switching to Scheduled at instead. Once a post is published, it will keep its date by default, even if you go back even if you go back to edit the post and re-publish.

They’re making it easy to use your existing Gmail contacts in Blogger. Google has added a “Choose from contacts” link below some of your blog’s settings fields, such as Comment > Comment Notification Email and Email > BlogSend Address. Click the link to bring up a window with your Gmail contacts list.

Currently they don’t have the picker built in to the Permissions settings, but Google says they are working on it.

YouTube Videos blocked in the UK!

After negotiations with Britain's music royalty-collecting body broke down, Google Inc. says it will block U.K. users from watching music videos on YouTube .

The PRS for Music, the body which collects money on behalf of writers and publishers worldwide, is asking for royalties. If paid, Google would lose money every time a video was played on YouTube.

"Our previous license from PRS for Music has expired, and we've been unable so far to come to an agreement to renew it on terms that are economically sustainable for us," Google said in a statement. Until a solution is found, it added, "we will be blocking premium music videos in the UK that have been supplied or claimed by record labels."

PRS for Music, said it was outraged by Google's move.

"Google has told us they are taking this step because they wish to pay significantly less than at present to the writers of the music on which their service relies, despite the massive increase in YouTube viewing," the group said in a statement.

Facebook Introduces us to 'Publisher'

There has been some news lately about Facebook updating the home page with the goals of providing immediate news about your friends and giving you more control over the information you receive.

With the new design, Facebook says that they hope that the home page will contain stories that are most relevant to you. They also want to simplify the site and make it easier for you to share content with the people you care about.

ACCORDING TO FACEBOOK:

The real-time stream on your home page will allow you to see what your friends are doing right now. You will be able to choose what types of stories appear by using the Filters in the left sidebar to sort your stream by Friend Lists or applications. The highlights section in the right sidebar will contain information that Facebook thinks you’ll find most interesting. We’ve also made it easier to share content by adding the publisher to your home page and friends’ profiles, as well as your own profile.

As always, your privacy settings will remain in effect to ensure that stories about you are only visible to the people whom you wish to see them.

The Publisher lets you share content on Facebook. It is located at the top of both your home page and your Profile page. Both locations offer the same functionalities.

Typing in the Publisher text box and clicking "Share" updates your status. Clicking inside the text box displays additional types of content that you can share:

* Link (add a web address to external content)
* Photos (upload a photo, create an album, or take a webcam photo)
* Video (upload a video or record a webcam video)
* Note (add from Facebook’s Notes application)
* Import (add external blogs or RSS feeds)
* Gifts (add from Facebook’s Gift Shop)

Once you have added content, you will still need to click "Share" in order to publish a story. To exit the submenu for a specific type of content, simply click the "X" in the upper-right corner of the Publisher box.

If you type in the Publisher box and then add content (e.g., a link or a video), the text will appear as a comment above the content you have shared. It will not appear as a new status update or replace your current status.

While viewing another person’s profile, you can use the Publisher to add content directly to their profile. Typing text alone in the Publisher box will create a Wall post.

When you share any content (e.g., a Wall post, video, or photo), a story will appear on your friend’s profile with a headline indicating that you have shared the information with them. The same story can also appear in the streams of other people who can view your friend’s profile.

If a person’s privacy settings prevent you from sharing a certain type of content on their profile, an error message will appear.

To share information privately with one person, click "Send a Message" below the person’s name on their profile.