Beginners Guide to Blogging

A blog is basically an online journal wherein you can digitally pen down your thoughts, ideas, opinions and practically anything that you want people to read. Blogs come in different styles, formats, and settings, depending on the preference of the user. Many blogging sites, offer built in features such as hyperlink, straight texts, pictures etc. Some blogging sites, even allow you to put video and mp3's on your blogs.

Instead of writing texts, some bloggers choose to make their blogs more audio friendly, by using spoken word entries. This is called audio blogging.

Basically a blog contains these features:

title- which allows you to label your post
body- this is the content of your post
trackback- other sites can be linked back to your blog
permanent link- every article that you write has a URL
comments- this allow readers to post comments on your blog.

One of the advantages of blogging, is that it is made of only a few templates. Unlike, other websites that is made up of numerous individual pages. This make it easier for blog users to create new pages, because it already has a fix setting that include: slots for title, body of the post, category, etc.

This is especially useful for first time users, since they can start blogging right away. They can chose from a number of templates that blogging websites provide.

Anyone who wants to start a blog can do so by becoming a member of a blogging website of their choice. Once they've become members, they automatically become a part of that particular blogging community. They can browse through other bloggers pages, and link them back to their own blogs. They can also make comments on other members' blogs.

Blogging is not just limited to personal usage. There are a lot of blogs that follow a theme such as: sports, politics, philosophy, social commentary, etc. These blogs espouse on their specific themes. This way blogging becomes a medium in which people can share their knowledge and opinions about a variety of themes and topics.

Some bloggers even use their blogs as a means to advertise. Some authors advertise their books on their blogs. While other bloggers, use their blogs to shed light to currents issues, events, news and catastrophes.

Nowadays in education, blogs also play an important part. Professors use blogging to document the lessons that they have discussed and taught. This way, students who who have missed classes, can easily catch up with their assignments.

A lot of entrepreneurs benefit from blogging by promoting their businesses on their blogs, with millions and millions of people logging onto the net everyday, blogging has become a lucrative move. Some bloggers who run online businesses promote their merchandise online. While others profit through advertisement.

But by far, the most popular blog type is the one that takes the form of a personal journal. This is the kind that is usually used by first time bloggers. Individuals who want to document the daily struggle of their everyday lives, poems, rants, opinions, find that blogging offers them a medium in which to express themselves.

Bloggers usually communicate within themselves. This is one of the appeals of blogging. It creates a community of people sharing their ideas, thoughts, and comments with each other.

Blogs varying in topics, themes, and set-ups, can be found in blog directories. First time users who want to get an idea of what the blogging world is all about can browse through a number of blogs using these directories. This way they'd get an idea of what these blogging communities are like.

Blogging is popular all over the world. Blog is short for the term weblog. There are no rules when it comes to blogging. Bloggers have the freedom to express themselves how ever way they want, and the best thing about blogging, is that most blogging sites are free.

There are numerous blogging websites to choose from in the net. This give first time users the option of joining a blogging community that appeals to their interests.

Just search any blogging directory and you'd get a listing of a lot of blogging sites that are available on the net. It's easy to search a blogging directory, because it is organized according to category. This way you would get exactly what you are after. Blogging is really for everyone. It is fun, simple and easy.

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Allah menempatkan cinta sebagai anugrah untuk manusia"
memang benar!

"Allah memposisikan cinta sebagai sesuatu yg mulia"
itu pun benar!

Tapi..

Pantaskah manusia menempatkan "CINTA" menggantikkan Tuhannya?? ALLAH SWT..

Naudzubila...
zaman telah dimobilsir oleh pihak-pihak yg mengkamuflasekan NAFSU sebagai definisi CINTA..
sungguh...

"DEMI ALLAH"
"DEMI ROSULULLAH"

TAK ADA PEGANGAN YG LEBIH AMAN SELAIN AGAMA ALLAH SWT !!!!!
TAK ADA PANDANGAN HIDUP YG LEBIH MULIA SELAIN AL QUR'AN DAN HADITS !!!!

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THE KEYS TO SUCCESS ARE IN YOUR HANDS

Your life will always be what you make of it.
Your thoughts and actions will lead you to success or failure.

Always accept responsibility for your actions.
Always set a higher standard for yourself.
No one is going to do it for you.
Only you can make it happen.

You cannot do everything, but you can do something.
Your success is but a determined action away.

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If your heart is broken...how do you fix it?

well time heals all, but sometimes we dont want to wait in pain........i would recommend a lot of loud, fast music (NO SAD MUSIC!! ESP ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS!!!) and hangin out with friends and staying busy, while still setting aside some alone time. i would also make sure to always have a carton of icecream in the back of the freezer, just in case. but i would highly recommend keeping a bar of dark chocolate around for those low moments. it actually triggers something in your brain that naturally makes you happier....

maybe, hopefully, it will turn out like my broken heart did. one day i woke up after having riskily instant messaging him (after discovering that i had actually used the wrong screen name) and i realized that i had gotten it out, and i didnt love him anymore.

good luck. i know it can be rough.

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Move everything with your brain

A new technology in Japan could let you control electronic devices without lifting a finger simply by reading brain activity.

The ''brain-machine interface'' developed by Hitachi Inc. analyzes slight changes in the brain's blood flow and translates brain motion into electric signals.

A cap connects by optical fibers to a mapping device, which links, in turn, to a toy train set via a control computer and motor during one recent demonstration at Hitachi's Advanced Research Laboratory in Hatoyama, just outside Tokyo.

''Take a deep breath and relax,'' said Kei Utsugi, a researcher.

The toy train immediately sprang forward along the tracks -- apparently indicating activity in the brain's frontal cortex, which handles problem solving. Activating that region of the brain -- by doing sums or singing a song -- is what makes the train run, according to Utsugi.

Several deep breaths to relax eventually got the train to ground to a halt.

Underlying Hitachi's brain-machine interface is a technology called optical topography, which sends a small amount of infrared light through the brain's surface to map out changes in blood flow.

Although brain-machine interface technology has traditionally focused on medical uses, makers like Hitachi and Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. have been racing to refine the technology for commercial application.

Hitachi's scientists are set to develop a brain TV remote controller letting users turn a TV on and off or switch channels by only thinking.

Honda, whose interface monitors the brain with an MRI machine like those used in hospitals, is keen to apply the interface to intelligent, next-generation automobiles.

The technology could one day replace remote controls and keyboards and perhaps help disabled people operate electric wheelchairs, beds or artificial limbs.

Initial uses would be helping people with paralyzing diseases communicate even after they have lost all control of their muscles.

Since 2005, Hitachi has sold a device that lets paralyzed patients communicate ''yes'' or ''no.''

''We are thinking various kinds of applications,'' project leader Hideaki Koizumi said. ''Locked-in patients can speak to other people by using this kind of brain machine interface.''

A key advantage to Hitachi's technology is that sensors don't have to physically enter the brain. Earlier technologies developed by U.S. companies like Neural Signals Inc. required implanting a chip under the skull.

Still, major stumbling blocks remain.

Size is one issue, though Hitachi has developed a prototype compact headband and mapping machine that together weigh only about 2 pounds.

Another would be to tweak the interface to more accurately pick up on the correct signals while ignoring background brain activity.

Any brain-machine interface device for widespread use would be ''a little further down the road,'' Koizumi said.

He added, however, that the technology is entertaining in itself and could easily be applied to toys.

''It's really fun to move a model train just by thinking,'' he said.

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e learning advantages

e-Learning is the perfect complement to a traditional training program. While a company will still have need for personal interaction and mentoring, for most subjects a large amount of the instruction can be effectively put online. e-Learning is the ideal venue to communicate any instructional information, simulate processes, demonstrate proper task performance, train on custom software or equipment, show how to troubleshoot systems, or prepare the learner for classroom training.

Why is e-Learning such a powerful tool? There are a number of reasons. e-Learning lets you:

1. Eliminate wasted time and money.

With traditional training, the more people being trained and the more geographically dispersed they are, the greater the training costs. Often, the money isn’t even spent on the actual training; it goes toward airfare, lodging, meals and refreshments, conference room rental, and the like. With e-Learning, the cost stays the same whether your training 100 people or 1,000 people, and 100% of your training dollar actually goes toward training.

2. Improve Consistency & Effectiveness

When the same training session using the same curriculum is offered on multiple occasions, the delivery will not be consistent. With e-Learning, you can be sure that all of your trainees are getting the same message every time the information is presented. This is helpful in legal situations where you have to prove what concepts were covered in your training.

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10 Rahasia untuk Blogger

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Menurut Jeremy Wright (buku “Blog Marketing” PT Elex Media Komputindo, 2007), kira-kira ada 10 rahasia atau petunjuk agar blog yang Anda buat bisa berhasil, entah dikaitkan dengan masa hidupnya yang lama atau karena memiliki kunjungan yang melimpah.

Ke-10 rahasia tersebut diulas satu demi satu secara singkat dalam point-point di bawah ini:

1. Jadilah yang Sebenarnya

Anda harus tahu benar apa yang akan Anda blogging-kan. Usahakan jangan menulis ”apapun” yang ingin Anda tulis karena akan membuat Anda sangat kerepotan. Lebih baik fokus pada suatu hal yang menarik perhatian dan perasaan Anda.

2. Bersemangat

Tulislah blog dengan berhasrat atau bersemangat agar pembaca tahu Anda sangat bersemangat dan semangat itu akan menular ke mereka.

3. Sering Menulis

Usahakan selalu memperbarui blog Anda secara sering (paling tidak 1x dalam satu hari). Ada banyak keuntungan yang didapat. Pertama, pengunjung akan senang karena setiap saat membaca informasi-informasi terbaru. Kedua, search engine akan berulang-ulang melacak keberadaan blog Anda sehingga akan menjadi lebih mudah dikenali.

4. Banyak Link

Dengan mencantumkan banyak link, blog Anda berpotensi untuk di-link pula oleh pembuat blog lainnya. Apabila Anda rajin bertukar link, maka blogger lain akan merasa hormat dan mau meletakkan link tersebut ke blog mereka sehingga akan memudahkan pihak ketiga menemukan Anda lewat link tersebut.

5. Tinggalkan Komentar pada Blog Lain

Apabila Anda sering meninggalkan komentar (tentu saja komentar tersebut harus ditulis secara etis), orang lain akan mengenali Anda secara cepat. Lebih dari itu, mereka akan tahu bahwa Anda punya minat yang sama terhadap blog yang Anda beri komentar itu. Dengan demikian, bisa jadi mereka akan tertarik masuk ke blog Anda dan membaca informasi apa yang Anda buat tentang minat yang sama itu.

6. Bersenang-Senang

Cobalah untuk bersenang-senang dan berkesan informal pada blog yang Anda tulis. Ini akan membuat para pembaca dan Anda sendiri mencoba dan menemukan hal-hal baru yang berkaitan dengan dunia blog itu.

7. Push the Envelope

Temukan cara-cara baru untuk mengekspresikan perasaan Anda lewat blog. Kalau tidak puas dengan blog dalam bentuk tulisan, mengapa tidak mencoba podcasting yang berbasis file suara atau video blog yang berbasis video. Carilah eksperimen-eksperimen baru yang bisa saja akan menciptakan trend yang unik.

8. Ping

Aktifkan fasilitas Ping (WordPress memiliki fasilitas ini) yang memungkinkan perangkat lunak seperti WordPress memberitahu ke beberapa layanan tertentu bahwa Anda sedang membuat blog baru.

9. Gunakan Feed-Feed

Feeds (yang lebih formal disebut dengan istilah RSS) merupakan suatu metode yang memungkinkan orang lain mengetahui blog-blog terbaru secara cepat. Untuk mendapatkan feed ini, kita membutuhkan perangkat tertentu.

10. Buat Judul yang Bermakna

Judul yang menarik tidak saja memikat orang lain untuk datang dan membaca. Search Engine juga tertarik dengan judul yang menarik karena biasanya, orang-orang menulis kata kunci yang cenderung sama untuk sebuah content. Jadi usahakan untuk menulis judul semenarik mungkin.

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Sakit Hati

Sakit hati..broken heart...buro-kunha-to...gekwetst ternyata emang bukan hanya menyakitkan tapi bisa jadi mengerikan....

Orang yang sakit hati sangat bisa jadi tidak terima dan berniat balas dendam. Ini pun sudah banyak sekali contohnya....

tapi tidak sedikit juga yang sakit hati namun hanya bisa pasrah dan yaaa sudahlah..

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Virus Hati

ada virus di hatiku
virus yg selalu menggelayuti ku
tak mau hilang walau ku basmi
dengan racun serangga, dengan kata-kata
seolah dia tahu
tak bisa aku begitu cepat melupakan

wahai...engkau virus
jalanmu begitu mulus
mendekati hatiku yang kurus
akan cinta dan harapan

kau munculkan seribu bayangan di benakku
suka, benci, gembira, gila, rindu, semua ada

tak lelahnya kau menjangkiti hatiku
siapakah namamu wahai virus..?
..............mungkinkah kau adalah

ah...mungkin aku hanya bermimpi
menginginkan nya
yang tak mungkin bisa kuraih
kugapai hatinya...

tuhan....maafkan diriku
yang terjangkit virus hatiku ini
tak ku ketahui, tak kusadari
dia datang kepadaku
singgah dalam dasar hati,yang selau datang dan pergi

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Ketika segala sesuatu tidak lagi seperti yang kita inginkan,apa yang mesti kita buat
apakah kita harus memaksanya sesuai dengan yang kita inginkan

Temen2 saya pengen tanya!!!
1. apa yang akan temen2 lakuin saat terjadi cinta segitiga???
2. apa yang temen2 lakuin saat patah hati???

Bantuin jawab dunk???

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Patah Hati????

Patah Hati ?

Siapa aja pasti pernah mengalaminya, apalagi patah hati sama pacar pertama yang begitu kita sayangi. Duh enggak enak bo' ! Tapi ada kiatnya nih buat nyiasatin. Rasanya dunia gelap, males ngapa-ngapain. Hari- hari kamu terasa ada yang hilang. Mungkin ini yang dialamin mereka yang sedang patah hati. Wajar banget, setiap kali dalam kehidupan kamu selalu bareng doi. Tiba-tiba kosong tanpa ada lagi yang bisa diajak ngobrol. Bisa dipahami buat yang lagi patah hati, kadang sulit mengembalikan keadaan. Tapi perlu disadari, kita jangan terlalu larut terbawa emosi. Segeralah bangkit, masih banyak kesempatan kok. Berikut tips nyiasatin patah hati : Berdamai dengan diri sendiri dan masa lalu. Manjakan diri kamu untuk melakukan kegiatan yang kamu senangi. Jangan ragu untuk berbuat egois bagi diri sendiri dan jangan perdulikan komentar orang lain tentang kamu. Merenung. Nikmatin aja semua kondisi kehilangan dan kesendirian itu. Berlama-lamalah bicara dengan diri sendiri sambil introspeksi. Ini minimal bisa jadi cara ampuh sebagai penyembuh sakit hati kamu. Pergi dengan temen-temen lama yang bisa bikin kamu tersenyum. Bahkan tertawa lebar. Usahakan nikmatin jalan-jalan ini sepuas hati kamu. Kalo perlu ke pantai atau puncak yang cukup jauh dari situasi keseharian kamu. Berbicara dengan temen yang kamu percayai. Judulnya curhat, setiap orang pasti butuh curhat. Nah jangan segan-segan untuk curhat. Mungkin lewat curhat akan membantu rasa sakit kamu. Jangan mencari pelarian. Orang yang baru putus cinta, cenderung labil dan pengen cari pelarian ke orang lain. Ini salah besar ! Karena pelarian bukan suatu penyelesaian tapi justru bikin masalah baru. Pahami kalo putus cinta itu wajar. Jadi jangan terlalu dipikirkan atau tenggelam dalam kedukaan. Kita yakin bisa keluar dari masalah ini. Sedih, kecewa itu wajar. Cuma jangan terlalu lama. So, menurut kamu lagi patah hati itu rasanya gimana sih ? Ksih comment kamu!!!!

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“Why Men Don’t Listen & Women Can’t Stop Talking”

cowok dan cewek itu sebenernya telah berevolusi secara fisik tapi masih membawa kebiasaan dari cowok-cewek jaman purba.

Pas jaman purba kan cowok berburu, cewek tinggal di gua. Cowok melindungi, cewek mengurus anak. Sebagai akibatnya, tubuh dan otaknya pun berkembang mengikuti kebiasaan jaman purba ini.

Selama jutaan tahun, struktur otak cowok dan cewek terus berubah dengan caranya masing-masing. Sampailah kita pada jaman modern ini, dimana ternyata cowok dan cewek itu berbeda dalam memproses informasi yang masuk ke otaknya. Jalan pikirannya memang berbeda. Pengertiannya akan suatu hal pun berbeda. Persepsi, prioritas dan tingkah lakunya
juga beda.

KASUS MENTEGA DI KULKAS

Setiap cewek di dunia pasti pernah mengalami ini. Kisahnya berawal dari cowok yang berdiri di depan kulkas yang terbuka…

Cowok : “Menteganya mana ya?”
Cewek : “Di dalam kulkas.”
Cowok : “Nggak ada tuh” - sambil celingak-celinguk ke dalam kulkas…
Cewek : “Kok bisa nggak ada? Dari dulu juga ditaruh di kulkas.”
Cowok : “Mana? Nggak ada. Gue udah cari. Nggak ada apa-apa tuh di kulkas.”

Terus si Cewek akhirnya harus ikutan ke dapur ikutan melongok ke kulkas dan……secara ajaib bin sulap, tangannya udah megang mentega.
Apa komentar selanjutnya dari si Cowok?
“Ditaruhnya di situ sih…terang aja tadi nggak keliatan!”..(…gubrak…)

Kejadian semacam ini juga terulang kembali, ketika si cowok mencari selai Strawberry dan tidak ketemu. Dia hanya menemukan selai Nanas, padahal selai Strawberry itu ada di belakang selai Nanas… cowok…..cowok…ampun deh…

Cowok kadang ngerasa cewek suka ngerjain mereka dengan cara ngumpetin barang-barang di laci atau lemari. Baik itu mentega, selai, gunting, handphone, kunci mobil, kunci rumah, dompet - semuanya sih sebenernya ada di situ. Tapi entah kenapa mata cowok kayaknya nggak bisa ngeliat.

Alasan sebenernya nih adalah karena cewek punya jangkauan sudut pandangan yang lebih besar daripada cowok. Bila diukur dari hidung, bisa mencapai 45° ke arah kiri-kanan-atas-bawah, bahkan ada yang mencapai 180°. Jadi cewek bisa liat isi kulkas atau lemari tanpa menggerakkan kepalanya. Sementara cowok kalo ngeliat sesuatu lebih terfokus dan otaknya memproses seolah mereka ngeliat dalam terowongan
yang panjang. Alhasil, mereka bisa ngeliat jelas dan akurat apa yang ada tepat di depan mata dan jaraknya lebih jauh, hampir mirip seperti ngeliat lewat teropong!

Penelitian lain juga mengungkapkan bahwa otak cowok mencari kata M-E-N-T-E-G-A atau S-T-R-A-W-B-E-R-R-Y di kulkas. Kalo kotak mentega atau botol selainya salah arah, udah nggak keliatan deh. Makanya selama mencari kepalanya celingukan terus karena berusaha menemukan benda yang ‘hilang’ tersebut.

Sebenernya ada implikasi lain dari perbedaan besar sudut andang ini. Dengan sudut pandang yang jauh lebih besar dari cowok, mata cewek bisa ngelaba tanpa perlu takut ketahuan. Sementara kalo cowok, udah pasti kena tuduh atau ketangkep basah kalo matanya lagi jelalatan.
Penelitian mengungkapkan bahwa: mata cewek ngeliat bodi-bodi cowok sama seringnya, bahkan lebih sering, daripada cowok ngeliatin bodi-bodi cewek. Tapi, dengan daya pandang yang jauh lebih superior, cewek jarang ketahuan…asyiikk..kan…

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Pria dan Wanita

”Diciptakan alam pria dan wanita
Dua makhluk dalam asuhan dewata
Ditakdirkan bahwa pria berkuasa
Adapun wanita lemah lembut manja
Wanita dijajah pria sejak dulu
Dijadikan perhiasan sangkar madu
Namun ada kala pria tak berdaya
Tekuk lutut di kerling wanita”

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