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So what's all this fuss about blogs? (continued)

Another option to explore if you're a Domino professional (and that's why you're reading DominoPower, right?) is to run your blog using a Domino blog application. There are a number of different applications that have been written for the Domino platform that will allow you to blog using your Notes client to create content for your Web-based blog site.

Two of the top choices in that category are Blogsphere and DominoBlog. Blogsphere (at http://www.blogsphere.net/) was initially created by Declan Lynch (at http://www.qtzar.com/) and turned over to the OpenNTF group as an open source application. Declan is still the "head chef", but many others have contributed numerous features to the application that have been merged into the standard version of the application. You will see many Domino bloggers running a version of this application template.

The other popular choice is DominoBlog (at http://www.dominoblog.com/) by Steve Castledine (at http://www.projectdx.org). Steve has created a very nice application that is maintained and updated periodically, and is used by a large number of Domino bloggers. In either case, both applications are available for downloading from their sites, and all you need to get going is a Domino server that's exposed to the Web. In a very short period of time, you'll be up and sharing your innermost self with the world!

So where does all this end up? Only time will tell. Over the short time I've been blogging, I've seen conversations about blogging vs. journalism, how to consolidate all this information, how to keep up with all the blogs you want to read, and how search engines are handling all the content generated by blogs. By being a blogger, you'll have a front-row seat as this communication phenomenon continues to unfold.

In the next article, we'll explore how Domino blogs are being used both personally and professionally, as well as how to set up your own Domino blog using the Blogsphere open source template.

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For more information on Ray Ozzie's blog, visit http://www.ozzie.net/blog.

For more information on Dave Barry's blog, visit http://davebarry.blogspot.com.

For more information on Ben Langhinrichs' blog, visit http://www.geniisoft.com/showcase.nsf/GeniiBlog.

For more information on Rocky Oliver's blog, visit http://www.lotusgeek.com.

For more information on Joe Litton's technical blog, visit http://joelitton.net. Visit his personal blog at http://littlejoe.typepad.com/blog.

For more information on Ed Brill's personal blog, visit http://www.edbrill.com/ebrill/edbrill.nsf. Visit his official IBM blog at http://www.lotus.com/rw/eblog.nsf.

For more information on Thomas Duff's blog, visit http://www.twduff.com.

For more information on Bruce Elgort blog, visit http://www.bruceelgort.com/blogs/be.nsf.

For more information on how blogging can be a critical part of personal networking, visit http://www.lotusgeek.com/SapphireOak/LotusGeekBlog.nsf/plinks/ROLR-5S6K4A.

For more information on Blogsphere, visit http://www.blogsphere.net.

For more information on Declan Lynch, visit http://www.qtzar.com.

For more information on Steve Castledine, visit http://www.projectdx.org.

For more information on DominoBlog, visit http://www.dominoblog.com.

Thomas Duff is a software consultant in Portland, Oregon working with Marquam Group. He starting to blog post-Lotusphere 2003 and will be speaking down in Orlando this year at Lotussphere 2004. He recently published a series of articles about Java for Lotus Advisor Magazine. You can read his blog at http://www.twduff.com.